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Happy birthday: take a trip in America's largest flying gadget (part 1) {Engadget}
Mar 25th 2008 12:24PM Happy Birthday Engadget
Ask Engadget: Can a NAS device really change your life? {Engadget}
Oct 5th 2007 6:36PM I've got the ReadyNas NV+ and I love it. It works flawlessly with Mac, Windows, and Linux clients. I'm also using a hacked AppleTV to play audio and video from. Being able to access my Handbraked DVD collection instantly is a beautiful thing.
I also like that it is easy to expand the storage array. I currently have 4x320GB hard drives which translates to ~870GB of usable space. That is rapidly filling and when I want to upgrade that I can replace the drives one at a time with larger drives. Once the final larger is initialized the array expands to the new, larger size.
The torrents would haven be run on an additional machine, but it would be easy enough to automatically save the files to an AppleTV accessible share on the ReadyNAS.
Bye bye, HiFi {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Sep 5th 2007 11:16PM I picked up one for $200 awhile back. It makes for a very nice mobile speaker. Even at that price it is pretty expensive since I only use it a couple times a month. Still, it is very convenient when I use it (and it sounds very good too).
How would you change the Apple TV? {Engadget}
Aug 13th 2007 12:27PM I have an Apple TV and I like it quite a bit. I have a ton of movies stored on my NAS so this adds a ton of functionality to my setup at home. I did have to hack it to add more codec support (thanks Perian!) and to be able to mount and browse NFS shares, but that was pretty easy. It would be nice if that stuff was built in out of the box though.
I don't really see the need for it to have DVR/PVR functionality. That just isn't what this device is designed to do. I would like to see a more powerful processor to decode higher bitrates and resolutions. I imagine that the second version will have more horsepower.
My guess is that downloading HD content directly to the box from the iTunes store is coming in September when the new television schedule begins. Let's be honest, adding direct downloading is a no brainer and I think the reason we haven't seen it yet is because SD content looks like garbage. Stuff like the Washington Post HD video podcast and Macbreak look stunning on the Apple TV. So until stuff downloaded from the iTunes store looks that good I don't think there will be direct downloading to the Apple TV.
Transmisison 0.71 Fixes Announce Issue {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Apr 24th 2007 3:46PM Azureus certainly has more features and options than Transmission, but for some people that isn't a benefit. Different strokes for different folks.
Toshiba's second-gen HD-XA2 reviewed {Engadget}
Feb 7th 2007 2:26PM The startup delay is due to the HDCP key exchange. The spec sucks and because of it startup is always going to be slow on these next gen discs.
Engadget Black Friday giveaways (part 1): Xbox 360 Premium pack! {Engadget}
Nov 24th 2006 1:08PM Hopefully I can get in on some of this sweet, sweet 360 action.
Zune complete interface walkthrough video {Engadget}
Nov 3rd 2006 4:25PM I guess I am one of the few people not feeling this interface. It didn't look particularly intuitive or functional to me. I'll reserve judgment until I can give it a try though.
Steve Jobs worried about the Zune? In a word: "No." {Engadget}
Oct 16th 2006 12:38PM Peter and Ryan have nailed this on the podcast.
Downloading tacks directly off the internet... COOL
Syncing wirelessly with your computer... COOL
Trading limited use, DRM'd files within a closed market of players... NOT SO COOL
Wireless could be a great feature on a PMP, but at this point the wireless on the Zune is pretty lame. Perhaps, Microsoft will upgrade the Zune at some point to do some cool stuff, but I can't see buying it before then.
Engadget's relaunch giveaways: Xbox 360 Premium pack number three {Engadget}
Oct 13th 2006 1:30PM Most likely the wireless headset
