Computing with Macs

MacNN has reviewed the iLive IS108B, a portable speaker system with a built-in iPod dock. The unit folds up into the size of a paperback, and can be powered either through AA batteries or an AC adapter. A clock display is situated in the dock, which fits many different iPods.... Read Full Story

MacNN has reviewed the iLive IS108B, a portable speaker system with a built-in iPod dock. The unit folds up into the size of a paperback, and can be powered either through AA batteries or an AC adapter. A clock display is situated in the dock, which fits many different iPods.... Read Full Story

Connect your Wii to your mac or PC by following the instructions. Connect up your Wii and all its peripherals as you would if it were a TV Connect the Display and Audio Cables to the EyeTv device through the composite connector Connect the EyeTv device via the USB Launch EyeTv 3 and click video then composite Then your done. Let me know how it works for you. Compatible devices to use EyeTv Hybrid Eyetv 250 Plus Equipment Needed: Compatible Elgato EyeTv (All necessary equipment needed comes... Read Full Story

Elgato has introduced EyeTV Live3G, a new web app designed to stream live TV from a Mac to an iPhone over a 3G connection. The app is a part of EyeTV's 3.3 update, and utilizes HTTP Live Streaming technology, combined with H.264 video and AAC audio. The latter allows hardware acceleration, for better video and battery performance.... Read Full Story

Here’s a quick and dirty list of USB, FireWire and Ethernet compatible computer TV tuners supported by ElGato’s EyeTV version 3.x as of Spring 2009: ElGato EyeTV USB, EyeTV 200, EyeTV 250, EyeTV 250 Plus, EyeTV 300/310, EyeTV 400/410, EyeTV 500, EyeTV 610, EyeTV Diversity, EyeTV EZ, EyeTV for DTT (Cinergy T2), EyeTV for DTT (Stick) , EyeTV Wonder USB 2.0, EyeTV Hybrid, HD HomeRun (North America) Freebox. Hauppague WinTV-HVR-900, WinTV-HVR-950, WinTV-Nova-T Stick, WinTV-Nova-TD Stick, WinTV... Read Full Story

23 Apr, 2009   Everything and Anything , Product Reviews Missed a day… busy, busy.. ============================ Title: XFX AMD HD4850 XXX: Triple X Graphic Card Review on Technic3D Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-857,1-kurztest-xfx-amd-hd4850-xxx-triple-x.htm Quote: “The XFX HD 4850 XXX arrived Technic3D. The Overclocking Graphic Card with a Dual Slot Heatsink better than the Sapphire HD4850 Dual-Slot Graphic Card? Technic3D will see the ”XXX” in the following... Read Full Story

There has been a lot of chatter and nearly as much activity around turning computers into entertainment centers. Windows machines get the bulk of the attention (naturally), but now there is a device to bring TV magic to Mac devices. Elgato Systems, a maker of TV software for Macs, has created the EyeTV Hybrid, which the company says “turns your Mac into the world’s most affordable flat-screen HDTV.” The EyeTV Hybrid is an HDTV tuner stick that can receive unencrypted digital and analog TV... Read Full Story

Buy Cheap Elgato Systems 10020974 EyeTV Hybrid TV Tuner Stick for Analog, HDTV and FM Radio Reception Buy Low Price From Here Now Enjoy stunning quality HDTV on the high-resolution display of your Mac with EyeTV Hybrid. EyeTV Hybrid receives unencrypted digital and analog TV by antenna and cable, so it not only turns your Mac into the world¿s most affordable flat-screen HDTV and DVR, it is also an excellent solution for the Digital Transition.What¿s more, you can use EyeTV Hybrid to tune in... Read Full Story

Elgato Video Capture records analog for Macs Elgato today released the Video Capture, a Mac-specific peripheral for recording analog video from VCRs or other sources to a digital format. The USB stick accepts RCA, S-video and (through an adapter) SCART footage and, through Elgato’s own software, can convert it to H.264 or MPEG-4 for export to iTunes or editing through software like iMovie. It can adapt to 4:3 or 16:9 widescreen videos and recognizes international video standards like... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia My writings, my podcasts, and basically my predictions have come true. Today it was announced that Apple will no longer be a part of MacWorld Expo, the very event that was almost defined by the very company. “ Philip Schiller , Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the opening keynote for this year’s Macworld Conference & Expo , and it will be Apple’s last keynote at the show.” This is monumental ladies and gentleman... Read Full Story