All Articles Tagged Windows 7

Robert Archer | 01/25 04:18 AM,

Some people have dubbed 2011 as the year of the tablet. Legitimizing this title are products like the newly announced ViewPad 10 from ViewSonic. Launched at the just completed CES Show in Las Vegas, the ViewPad 10 offers users a 10.1-inch screen, Wi-Fi connectivity, dual operating systems that includes a choice of Windows 7 or Google's Android 1.6, an Intel Atom 1.66GHz processor and a 1024x600 LED backlit screen. ViewSonic says that it incorporates dual operating systems to provide users the opportunity to utilize Flash-based programs and Windows programs for… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 05/03 04:21 AM, 2 Comments

Microsoft is late to the TV apps business, but it has finally arrived with the new Windows Embedded Standard 7 (formerly Windows Embedded Standard 2009), which the company recently released to OEM developers. The application could bring Windows Media Center to TVs and set-top boxes, without the need for a dedicated PC. Then again, that’s what they all said as early as 2005, when we thought Intel Viiv, AMD Live and Microsoft TV would be built into CE devices. Those initiatives fell flat. The closest near-miss might have been HP,… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 03/08 08:07 AM, 1 Comment

Denon Electronics has announced that several of its A/V receivers are now officially “Compatible with Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. According to the company, the “Compatible with Windows 7” certification ensures that its products are fully compatible with the new Microsoft operating system. The following receivers and iPod docks have passed Microsoft-designed tests for compatibility and reliability with Windows 7: AVR-4310CI (SRP: $1,999)AVR-3310CI (SRP: $1,499)AVR-990 (SRP: $1,499)AVR-4810CI (SRP: $2,999)ASD-51W (SRP: $299)ASD-51N (SRP:$249) Network Enabled iPod DocksIn addition, all of Denon’s new receivers scheduled for introduction in 2010 will feature the… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/13 03:10 AM, 0 Comments

Niveus Media, one of the original developers of Windows Media Center systems for the channel, has added Sirius XM satellite radio to its content offerings. To be sure, you can access Sirius XM via other Media Center interfaces, but none looks quite like this one. Niveus is well known for taking traditional services – like home control, movie management and multizone content distribution – and wrapping them into a seamless Media Center interface. “You’ll notice it looks a lot like our Niveus Movie Library,” says Niveus CEO Tim Cutting. “Like… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 12/13 07:30 AM, 9 Comments

Microsoft will suffer in the consumer space, according to Mark Anderson, author of the Strategic News Service newsletter, and an influential technology watcher. In his annual Top 10 list of technology predictions, Anderson proclaims 2010 the year that Microsoft "loses" in the consumer space: Microsoft loses in its Consumer play: except for gaming, it is Game Over for MS in Consumer. This will make Consumer the place to be, where the most robust and exciting change artists will work. Anderson believes that Microsoft's vision of integrating front-end platforms with a… View this story

Geoffrey Oldmixon | 11/11 07:52 AM, 0 Comments

The non-profit Media Center Integrator Alliance (MCIA) recently celebrated its first birthday. In one year, the MCIA has had to shift gears a number of times, accommodating an economy it didn't expect to be quite so rocky. MCIA president Kevin Collins reflected on that tough first 365 days. With one year under your belt, how do you feel about MCIA's progress? Last year, we formed before we had an inkling of this economic downturn. We had three major premises when we formed: General awarenessTrainingToolsWe came out with objectives, and we… View this story