http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/30/front.row.meets.twitter/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/boxee.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />For the past six years, a group of developers scattered across the globe has been quietly working to reinvent the way we watch movies and listen to music. The result is Boxee -- a media player based on the XBMC Open Source platform -- released in alpha form this month initially on the Mac. The developers says Boxee was born of frustration over what they saw as the somewhat clunky way computers gat... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/30/front.row.meets.twitter/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/25/sony.vaio.tp1.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/sonyvaiotp1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony has updated the VAIO TP1, a Media Center PC based on an unusual puck-shaped chassis. The VGX-TP1DQ/B and VGX-TP1D are both equipped with two land-based digital TV tuners, HDMI output, and new video recording software. The DQ/B however is considered the top model, and is equipped with a Blu-ray drive, along with a 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB of system RAM, a 500GB hard drive and a GeForce 8400M G... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/25/sony.vaio.tp1.update/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/17/hp.mediasmart.connect/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/16-media-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP on Tuesday unveiled the MediaSmart Connect, a new digital media receiver that can obtain images, music, and movie files from a home network to display on an HDTV. The piano black-finished device also includes connectivity with online media services like Snapfish, CinemaNow, Live365, and several others, as well as Windows Media Center Extender functionality. HP is expected to sell the MediaSmart... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/17/hp.mediasmart.connect/ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/16/vista.mc.halts.recordings/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/nbc-drm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Users of Microsoft Vista's Media Center were unable to record prime-time NBC TV shows on Monday night. Reports maintain the problem was caused by a broadcast flag which activated Media Center's DRM copy protection measures, stopping recordings of over-the-air and cable broadcasts. Neither NBC nor Microsoft have an explanation for the issue, but are looking into it. No other reports of such problem... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/16/vista.mc.halts.recordings/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/01/hi.def.media.center/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/1-mivx-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mvix on Thursday launched an ultra-compact HDD-based, portable media player: the new high-definition Mvix MV-2500U media decoder supports the small 2.5-inch hard drive, while including key features of its predecessors like MX-780HD or MX-760. The black device, which can support HDDs as large as 250GB, measures under 5x3x0.5 inches; it uses a 2.5-inch PATA / IDE HDD and when connected to the PC, it... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/01/hi.def.media.center/ Fri, 02 May 2008 01:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/17/macs.better.at.vista/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/vistahomepremium-box.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Popular Mechanics says that Macs run Windows Vista better than PCs designed to run the operating system. The magazine published an analysis based on user feedback and performance benchmarks for similarly equipped machines, using a number of 'real world' tests to evaluate the machines. Testers were asked to set up the computers right out of the box and "explore the machines through everyday tasks s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/17/macs.better.at.vista/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/21/zepto.a32.and.a40/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/zeptoa32.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Danish luxury HDTV maker Zepto has wrapped up its year by releasing its new Helios LCD sets. Both the 32-inch A32 and 40-inch A40 have the option of a built-in wireless media center that picks up nearby Windows XP Media Center or Vista Home Premium computers on the local network, allowing the TV to stream video or other content without a separate set-top box. The bundled TV remote switches over ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/21/zepto.a32.and.a40/ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:15:00 GMT