Asus just gave out a press release about what they already call 'the world's smallest desktop PC'. They will probably beat their own statement (if the rumors are true) with their own Asus Eee desktop. But although very likely to also be in a different price class, the Essentio has some impressive hardware specifications that just scream 'Media Center'. Everything inside the small, glossy, black box is focused on silence (23.9 dB when idle), high definition video (powerful video (...)  read more

Today Sony announced playTV, a combination of a TV tuner and a personal video recorder (PVR) for the PlayStation 3.  Apart from the fact that it's a great marketing strategy from Sony, it really bundles the separate strengths of the Sony products for multimedia entertainment. The playTV box features two TV tuners (HD ready) and connects to the PS3 which will act as a standard PVR with an electronic program guide and time shifting. It uses the harddrive of the PS3 to record television. So far, (...)  read more