Entropic Shows MoCA Is Alive and Well

Jan 27, 2012 by

MoCA, the technology that piggy-backs network traffic onto your existing Coax infrastructure, gets a boost from increasing demand for multi-room entertainment solutions.

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Paramount’s Messy UltraViolet Debut

Jan 27, 2012 by

Our high hopes for Paramount's UltraViolet launch get quickly dashed as they unveil an unreasonably expensive storefront with severe limitations and problems. Perhaps the best news is that Paramount continues to include iTunes and Windows Media digital copies in their combo packs.

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Paramount Introduces UltraViolet Titles While Fox Waits

Jan 24, 2012 by

As Hollywood and the press tell decidedly different stories of UltraViolet's success, Paramount joins the fray while Fox sits back and waits.

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A Closer Look at Ceton’s “Q” Entertainment Platform

Jan 19, 2012 by

We're taking a close look at Ceton's "Q" entertainment platform, including a video preview of the on-screen experience. This multi-room media solution has the potential to popularize and improve upon one of the best home media platforms available today.

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Acoustic Research Announces Affordable New Power Solutions at CES

Jan 17, 2012 by

Power conditioning is one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated aspects of home theater, but Acoustic Research may likely change all of that with a new line of power solutions available later this year at affordable prices.

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Ceton Discusses Its New “Q” Entertainment Platform

Jan 16, 2012 by

In our interview with Ceton, we discuss the exciting technology preview of the "Q" 6-tuner media hub, Media Center Extender, and companion apps.

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How Dish Records Six Programs with Three Tuners

Jan 15, 2012 by

How does Dish Network manage to record six programs with three tuners on its new Hopper whole-home DVR? Dish walks us through the new feature and explains everything.

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Sennheiser Shows New RS 220 Wireless Headphones

Jan 14, 2012 by

Sennheiser gives The Digital Media Zone readers a video preview of the new RS 220 wireless headphones.

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TiVo Previews SDK and Discusses Roadmap

Jan 12, 2012 by

TiVo today previewed an SDK that will allow developers to extend the capabilities of its Series 4 Premier line. We sat down with them to discuss the road ahead.

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Microsoft CES Keynote 2012 in Pictures

Jan 10, 2012 by

Going into the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 Keynote we knew it would be Microsoft’s last. What we didn’t know is whether it would be extremely enlightening about Microsoft’s plans for 2012, or if it would be more of a review of everything Microsoft has done over the last few...

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DISH Introduces Hopper and Joey Multiroom DVR

Jan 9, 2012 by

DISH Network today introduced Hopper, a three-tuner, whole-home DVR with a 2TB storage capacity for over 250 hours of HD programming. The device purports to stream four programs around the home at once and record up to six programs at once during prime time. The six programs claim likely takes...

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Nuance to Control TV with Voice via Dragon TV

Jan 9, 2012 by

Remember Dragon Mobile? No? Not many do, but the company behind it, Nuance, been around for a while churning out voice-to-text software that’s been allowing smart phone hipsters to search the web using their own human voice (robot voices to come in the near future.) Before Apple’s Siri...

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