AirTrek- June 23, 2005 Have you ever gone temporarily mad trying to book a multi-stop business trip only to hit the back button and lose everything CoolHunting points us to AirTreks new TripPlanner, a Flash-based trip planning and pricing service that took 14 the time to pull up a 4-stop trip than a 1 stop at ahem... the other folks' site. I cannot vouch for pricing but I'd pay $5 per trip just for the convenience of actually being able to work through what-if scenarios quickly. <rant>While..http://blog.seanalexander.com/2005/06/23/AirTrek.aspx In-wall Remote Control for MCE- June 23, 2005 Via eHomeUpgrade: If you've been looking for slick and inexpensive way to control your MCE PC from any room in the house, checkout ACS' new, $99 Graphical Media Center Remote Front Panel (via F-Stop Blues). The manufacture claims: "Not only does it display the current MCE state on a 128 x 64 LCD, it also allows you to control MCE using the membrane switch overlay change radio stations, browse photos, control your PVR and more. Take a look at the manual at the link above for more. I love...http://blog.seanalexander.com/2005/06/23/InwallRemoteControlForMCE.aspx Logitech Harmony 880 Remote: Now on sale- June 1, 2005 I'm the proud owner of a Logitech Harmony 688 Remote Control- it has brought an unparalleled level of usability to our home theater and returned matrimonial bliss to events such as oh, watching TV, a DVD, viewing photos, or listening to music in our main living space. Dr. Phil should give away these remotes in a Father's Day special. But now my 688 just got schooled by the new kid on the block- the Harmony 880. A color screen, Alpha letters on the numeric keys for...http://blog.seanalexander.com/2005/06/01/LogitechHarmony880RemoteNowOnSale.aspx AOpen's new MCE PCs- June 1, 2005 While all the fervor has been around AOpen and Intel's Mac Mini-killer, "Pandora" at Computex, AOpen has also been plenty busy in the Home Entertainment PC space: AOpen XC REC6 (Upper-right) AV system for sitting room, a combination of bedroom AV system and conventional PC Although AOpen XC REC6 is also designed for providing digital home entertainment, the look-and-feel of XC REC6 is totally different from that of AOpen Media Center Server. The stylish and super slim.http://blog.seanalexander.com/2005/06/01/AOpensNewMCEPCs.aspx |