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Thursday, July 26, 2007

A single drive can play both Blu-ray and HD-DVD movies for Inteset’s Denzel and Maximus Media Centers. View this story

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Rip a DVD at the lake house and then watch it on the home TV. View this story

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Kaleidescape, manufacturer of high-end movie servers, beat the DVD CCA the first go-around. Now the organization, which licenses the DVD scrambling system, is fighting back. So is Kaleidescape, with cries of antitrust. View this story

Monday, April 02, 2007

The system includes 12 built-in “moods” for audio, including “relax,” “be together,” “be inspired” and “romance.” Users can categorize their music according to moods, with different moods able to be played simultaneously in different rooms of the home. View this story

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Judge ruled that the manufacturer did not breach a contract with the DVD CCA, the group that licenses DVD encryption/decryption technology. So Kaleidescape can continue making its 5- and 6-figure movie servers, but the case has little or no implication for DVD ripping in general. The copyright issues that could have emerged in the non-jury trial, in fact did not. View this story

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

The DVD CCA says its lawsuit against movie-server manufacturer Kaleidescape is simply about a breach of contract. But Kaleidescape argues copyright rules are at stake. The case goes to trial today. View this story

Thursday, March 15, 2007

The DVD police want to eliminate ripping once and for all. Laughably, the voice of Hollywood wants the trial closed to the public, claiming the CSS encryption scheme, which was broken in 1999 by a 15-year-old and spread widely on the Internet, is still a trade secret. View this story

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

CEPro.com has asked Demo Alley participants to share their demo plans to give you a sneak preview of what each room will be showing. The following was provided by Niveus Media. View this story

Monday, February 12, 2007

Longtime integrator Steve Moore of London-based SMC and Digital Plumbers is launching “Free Speakers” featuring Sonos wireless technology and smokin’ digital amps. The products, developed in conjunction with speaker-maker PMC, ship as a complete solution with a Sonos touchscreen controller. View this story

Saturday, February 03, 2007

Axonix, maker of the MediaMax music and video servers, demonstrated several new products and enhancements at EHX Fall in November. View this story

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Reporting from the show floor of the Electronic House Expo (EHX) in Long Beach, Calif. is Web editor Jason Unger, speaking with Brian Paper about Niveus Media’s Rainier Vista Media Server. View this story

Monday, November 06, 2006

The November issue of CE Pro features a host of great audio and video products. Headlining this group are new components from CodexNovus, Optoma, Soundstring, Mirage and Stewart Filmscreen. View this story

Monday, October 09, 2006

Request is finally shaking its reliance on third-party control systems. The company introduced its own controllers for the first time at the CEDIA Expo in September. View this story

Sunday, September 10, 2006

So you want all the benefits of a dedicated, integration-friendly music server, but you don’t want to be beholden to the manufacturer’s own hard drive?View this story

Monday, June 05, 2006

It only took five years, but now Escient offers Fireball-PC software, enabling its music servers to tap music stored on networked PCs and storage devices. View this story