gadgetsThought I’d be choosing between Apple TV and Roku, but here were my primary requirements: Netflix Play recorded video from my Windows Media Center shares The only device that seems to do both right out of the box is the WD TV Live Plus. I picked one up for under $100 with an HDMI cable. [...]
I’ve been running a home-built DVR next to my TV for quite a few years. It ran Windows XP with GBPVR and custom XMLTV scripts to get guide information. It was just what we needed when we had a BUD (Big Ugly Dish), since we could customize the guide for all of the crazy c-band [...]
This makes me wish I were back and Penn and working in the GRASP lab. Eleven recipients have been chosen to receive these Willow Garage robots:
Can’t wait until this kind of thing becomes widespread!
If this really works, it’s incredible!
Check out Blue Jeans Cable.
This is a cool little project that will let you measure the power consumption of an appliance.? It’s especially interesting to see how much power your devices use when they’re turned off but still powering clocks, memory, etc. See enerjar.net.
