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Just in time for the New Year, the XBMC team have released the first beta version of XBMC 11, codenamed Eden. Eden follows on from XBMC 10 Dharma, which itself entered beta 16 months ago and was released this time last year. The developers have not been idle in that time, as you can see [...]

The end of another year of digital home tech and a chance to pause and take stock. This years top twenty most read home automation articles cover a wide range of topics and new comer LightaveRF appears twice in the list (make sure to check out the review at number 5). More of [...]

If LG was simply bringing an 84″ set to CES 2012 the news would make the rounds. But the massive display is more than just a 1080p TV that attracts
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As film studios continue their push to release more and more 3D movies, it’s likely that this time round 3D isn’t a passing fad. The cinema-goer has been enjoying the newest 3D technologies, boasting reduced eye-strain and increased comfort, and these technologies are beginning to filter down to the home electronics market. The Viewsonic V3D231 [...]

Whether we want to admit it or not, there are some times when smaller, cheaper speakers are what's called for. Unless you're very determined to do so, you're not
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It is apparent that the consumer home network is evolving. It used to be simply a couple of telephone lines and a data modem to connect to the internet, but now it is becoming a center for high quality online data and video services – clearly transforming the game. It is due to this new [...]

Jetpacks, flying cars and OLED displays - they're all technologies that we've been promised for years but we've never seen. Or to be more accurate, we've seen them but we've
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A new selection of interactive academic content for the children within the household will be heading to a television set near you. AT&T has formed an agreement with TVTextbook to supply connectivity via mobile broadband to TVTextbook’s eLearning linked device portfolio. TVTextbook (TVT) provides K-12 curriculum that is of high quality and is distributed via [...]

One of the HDTV world’s Holy Grails is the resurrection of OLED as a viable display technology. The U.S. market has seen exactly one OLED set — a 11.1-inch Sony model that cost about ,500 when it was released a few years back. In the meantime, a couple of other sets popped up in Asia, [...]

UK families that are fed up of watching the same Christmas shows and films on TV could find themselves footing unexpected bills if they decide to rent movies online instead. Huge names including Apple and Google, as well as several DVD rental organizations such as Amazon owned Lovefilm, encourage people rent the most recent TV [...]