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Sep 21 2005

Elgato intros EyeTV EZ– New low-cost USB 2.0 TV receiver

45303224 44603e793d m Elgato intros EyeTV EZ New low cost USB 2.0 TV receiverElgato Systems today unveiled EyeTV EZ, a new product that enables high-quality television viewing on the Mac. EyeTV EZ is a USB 2.0 and bus-powered device combining Elgato’s award-winning software with TerraTec’s best of breed TV receiver product. EyeTV EZ is an appealing piece of hardware, complementing Apple’s aesthetics perfectly. It can accept antenna or cable connections and has a built-in 125-channel analog TV tuner transferring raw, uncompressed video directly to the Mac. EyeTV EZ also connects seamlessly to external devices like camcorders, VCRs, satellite and cable boxes and gaming consoles.

EyeTV EZ comes with an online TV guide that shows you what’s on and when. Just click on the show you want to watch and tune in instantly. EyeTV EZ will be shipped internationally starting today for US$149.00.

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Aug 25 2005

Geek Your Ride– O’Reilly Releases ”Car PC Hacks”

It started with the addition of satellite radio and then
an iPod. Now DVD and MP3 players, navigation systems, and touch screens
are standard in many vehicles. But installing an actual computer in a car
with TiVo-like functionality? Absolutely! “The time for in-car computing
has arrived,” says Damien Stolarz–and his groundbreaking new “Car PC
Hacks” (Stolarz, O’Reilly, USD$24.95) is the first book to show readers
how to put a PC (or Mac) in their ride and create a powerful mobile digital hub.

Fully illustrated and written by innovative computer hardware hackers and
automobile customizers, “Car PC Hacks” is a collection of tips, tutorials,
and techniques for installing, displaying, and controlling a car PC. It
shows readers how to use a keyboard touch screen, or voice-activated
in-car computers for things like watching (and even pausing and rewinding)
live TV on the road; videoconferencing on the go; and using GPS to create
a constant travel record.

It is unknown at this time how much of this book is Mac-compatible.

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Jul 25 2005

What is wrong with this MSN Virtual Earth picture?

28517797 b416052baa m What is wrong with this MSN Virtual Earth picture?Sharp eyed JochenW pointed out this oddity on Microsoft’s Virtual Earth–the Apple Campus at Cupertino is gone!!

It is clear that the satellite images used by Virtual Earth may be so old that they predate the Apple campus. The roads appear to be current but old imagery kinda defeats the purpose of having them, don’t you think?

Dmitry Nikiforov adds:

To add to your article about lost Apple campus in Cupertino – according to News.com, Apple moved to Cupertino in January of 1977. Assuming that they moved into that exact location, and that to build a campus takes about 1 year, we can sort of ‘guesstimate’ the age of the image: about 30 years old icon smile What is wrong with this MSN Virtual Earth picture?

Google Maps is a bit more up to date:
28523027 22269b385e m What is wrong with this MSN Virtual Earth picture?

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