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AMD designs prototype PC for the living room

November 16, 2006 Created to function as a media vault, computer is the latest entry in competition to get PCs in the living room. TAGS: living room, Intel Viiv, AMD, entertainment, Intel, PC, TV

Intel rethinking the living room PC

March 4, 2005 Its Entertainment PCs haven't taken off, but Intel is revamping their look and cost--as well as what they're used for. TAGS: Don MacDonald, Entertainment PC, living room, Intel, notebook computer, PC, TV

Apple aiming for TV breakthrough

March 12, 2007 Tech companies haven't had much success in the living room. Can the iPod maker do any better with its Apple TV? TAGS: Apple TV, Michelle Abraham, living room, set-top, Apple Computer, TV, set-top box, Macworld, IEEE 802.11n, HDMI, movies, entertainment, Apple iTunes, Apple Macintosh, video, PC

AMD: Vista only a tiny step to convergence

May 24, 2006 PCs have a way to go, despite advances in hardware and software aimed to bring PC technology into the living room. TAGS: living room, AMD, WinHEC, Bose, streaming audio, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Microsoft Windows Vista, standards, consumer electronics, researcher, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, DVD, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo boosts stake in wired home

April 18, 2006 Portal buys Meedio, software maker that specializes in delivering digital content into living rooms. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., living room, TV, digital music, software company, video game, video, photograph

Is that a Media Center PC--or an end table?

October 15, 2004 Design specialists dream up the unexpected to help Microsoft get a foothold in the living room. Photo gallery: Redesigning Microsoft's look and feel TAGS: Media Center PC, couch, living room, design company, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, PC company, TV, design, PC, Microsoft Corp., idea, entertainment, function

The digital home: Still a handyman's special?

May 9, 2007 Someday soon, it'll be easy to stream video to every room and every device. For now, it's still a labor of love.Bringing wireless connections home TAGS: living room, consumer electronics, High-speed Internet, Apple TV, set-top, TV, set-top box, copy protection, digital video, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, HP, electronics, service provider, recorder, entertainment

Commentary: HP in your living room

October 13, 2004 Media-loving consumers will learn to embrace boxes like Hewlett-Packard's new Digital Entertainment Center, especially once the price drops. TAGS: Digital Equipment Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, living room, DVR, HP, commentary, Media Center PC, TV, Apple iTunes, entertainment, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, photograph, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

With new OS, Microsoft seeks couch potatoes' eyes

September 16, 2004 New version of Media Center and accompanying gadget support will make TV shows recorded on a PC available all over the house. TAGS: Media Center PC, PC company, living room, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Microsoft Windows XP, TV, Microsoft Corp., eye, operating system, entertainment, console, Sony Corp., PC, HP, Microsoft Windows

Apple, Microsoft have designs on your living room

January 16, 2007 Microsoft's plan calls for servers in the home, while the Mac maker packs a wallop in its new Apple TV. TAGS: Apple TV, Apple Computer, DLO, TV, living room, Steve Jobs, Media Center PC, Mac maker, Apple iTunes, Consumer Electronics Show, Apple iPod, movies, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Xbox, server, Microsoft Corp.

Apple offers peek at iTV wireless router

September 12, 2006 In rare advance look at an unreleased product, company shows device that will stream movies from a computer to a TV. TAGS: iTV, Steve Jobs, wireless router, Apple Computer, living room, router, movies, TV, networking, San Francisco, video, CEO, Apple Macintosh, PC

Intel, Microsoft join forces for entertainment PCs

January 5, 2006 The companies decide that giving users access to their desired programs is best achieved with a united front. TAGS: Don MacDonald, Entertainment PC, Media Center PC, living room, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Intel, TV Tuner, set-top box, brand, TV, PC, satellite, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Microsoft, CinemaNow expand Net movie alliance

January 7, 2005 Microsoft TV to update broadband service so people can rent films online from CinemaNow and watch them in their living rooms. TAGS: CinemaNow, MSN TV, film, living room, MSN, VoD, set-top, set-top box, broadband, broadband service, Media Center PC, TV, entertainment, Microsoft Corp., movie, PC

Look homeward, PC maker

October 24, 2003 Dell, Gateway and HP once again heed the call of consumer electronics. But is the public ready this time to buy what they're selling? TAGS: Gateway Inc., PC company, electronics, living room, digital content, DVD player, TV, music player, consumer electronics, HP, MP3 player, Samsung Electronics, family, digital camera, multimedia, brand

Sony gets personal with its line dance

February 28, 2007 Consumer electronics giant shows off its new wares with an emphasis on "lifestyle," "emotional" and "experience."Photos: Sony struts its stuff TAGS: commoditization, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, living room, TV, electronics company, consumer electronics, notebook computer, electronics, vice president, brand, PC

Xbox Live cues up TV, movie downloads

November 7, 2006 New feature appears to be Microsoft's latest attempt to colonize the living room. TAGS: Xbox Live, content provider, living room, Microsoft Xbox, movies, CBS Broadcasting Inc., movie, Cisco Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., pricing, Apple Computer, TV, games

CES 2004: Digitizing entertainment

January 11, 2004 Technology companies large and small descend on Las Vegas as competition for a piece of the digital living room heats up. TAGS: Las Vegas, living room, Consumer Electronics Show, digital media, entertainment, wireless network, antivirus, VoIP, brand, TV, Wi-Fi, HP, Intel, video, Microsoft Corp., photograph

Intel's Viiv low on holiday shopping lists

December 14, 2006 It's the most wonderful time of the year for the PC industry, but a major piece of Intel's home entertainment strategy remains out in the cold. TAGS: Intel Viiv, home entertainment, Intel, living room, satellite company, set-top, TV Tuner, set-top box, Intel Centrino, DVR, on-demand, PC, PC company, TV, entertainment, satellite

ARMed for the living room

April 3, 2006 Not content with "anonymous ubiquity" in cell phones, chip designer ARM is ratcheting up its focus on consumer electronics. TAGS: ARM, Warren East, mobile phone, living room, content company, consumer electronics, architecture, set-top box, set-top, electronics, TV, Intel

iPod Hi-Fi has big-sounding ambitions

March 1, 2006 Jobs says Apple's new stereo system will replace his speakers. But where does it really fit? Photos: iPod Hi-Fi is not alone Video: iPod goes Hi-Fi TAGS: Apple iPod Hi-Fi, home stereo, home entertainment, Apple iPod, DLO, living room, speakers, Apple Computer, TV, video
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