Category Archives: General Tech

XStreamHD to deliver ‘Full HD’ to the home

Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 by MegaZone

After a mention at EngadgetHD I dug up the company’s website to find some more info – but details are light. They basically have a press release from last Tuesday and a schedule for their product launch at CES in … Continue reading →

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Interesting TiVo mention

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 by MegaZone

SearchNetworking.com has an article about Cisco’s movies into the IP video market which contains a couple of TiVo mentions: Second, the Scientific Atlanta deal helped Cisco find an ally in TiVo, the digital video recording company. “The combination of Scientific … Continue reading →

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Monsoon Multimedia Announces HAVA Titanium HD

Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 by MegaZone

Monsoon has released another HAVA variant – the HAVA Titanium HD. It seems to be an updated version of the HAVA Platinum HD, with the addition of USB ports. They also bundle a USB 802.11g WiFi adapter with the unit … Continue reading →

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BusyBox settles GPL lawsuit against Monsoon over Hava

Posted on Friday, November 2, 2007 by MegaZone

In September I reported on a lawsuit against Monsoon for violating the GPL with their Hava products. They used GPL’d code from BusyBox in the Hava but didn’t make the source code available to users, as required by the GPL. … Continue reading →

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Good deal on a UPS

Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 by MegaZone

It is a good idea to put your electronics devices on a UPS – it helps protect them from surges and dirty power, as well as riding out any brownouts or short black outs. I keep all of my entertainment … Continue reading →

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