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VidaBox launches media center PC line-up

Filed under: In a market becoming saturated with one HTPC offering after another, VidaBox is launching what seems like just another HTPC line-up for those too busy to build their own. Four strangely familiar looking models are headed your way: the ROOMMATE, SLIM, LUX, and MAX, which aside from performing all the usual functions -- recording live TV, storing music and photos, and sporting a snazzy case -- feature "unparalleled storage offerings." The LUX and MAX models offer up to 3.75TB of storage and includes their "VidaSafe" technology (which appears to be RAID, folks) to keep the machine running and your files recoverable, even if one of the hard drives fails while operating. As with most pre-built HTPCs, they don't come cheap, and with prices ranging from $1,499 to near-infinity, the VidaBox line-up can satisfy your wildest home theater desires if your credit card can stand the punishment.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Madhens auctions timeshare image ads

Madhens is a new site for auctioning off image ad space on web pages for a set period of time. It looks like a simple, smart system. It’s already scored real estate on ThoughtMechanics, the #6 blog on the Technorati 100.Through August the revenue split goes 90% to site publishers, 10% to Madhens. [...]

WindCurrent Sekmet

Still working on it, but it's a ship designed with insect, fish and motorcycle influences.

iTunes and Facebook Team Up

Facebook.com, the online social networking site, announced on Tuesday that it would give away 10 million music samplers to students returning back to school.

How is this tool used? (paths)

http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/7185/pickn9.jpgwhat is that tool?It seemed to be able to create boxes that show a border but clear inside, which is what i want, but it doesnt seem to go on any laye

LG intros LN710 in-car nav system for Europe

Filed under: It looks like LG is poised to muscle its way into yet another product category -- in Europe, at least -- with the new LN710 in-car navigation system. Running on Windows Mobile CE.Net 5.0, the SiRF Star III-powered model features a 300MHz processor, 4-inch, 320 x 240 pixel display, 64MB RAM / 32MB ROM, and an SD slot for loading up maps from the included CDs -- not too bad, but nothing that Garmin, TomTom, and friends will lose any sleep over. It's not exactly clear who's getting this model or when they'll be getting it, but we did see it on a German website for about $467 (including a 1GB card; packages with 256MB, 512MB, or 2GB cards will also be available), so that should give you some idea of the pricing structure.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

How can I do this? (Dont know how to explain it)

I would please like to learn how to do things like this (Lines, not things)http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/7655/askxp0.jpghttp://img501.imageshack.us/img501/987/ask2am7.jpgat first i thought they were boxes, and the lines were outer glowed that color, but i was wrong.

Not at my desk , Adrian Cristea (3D)

TiVo launches division to collect, sell data on ad viewing

Filed under: Talk about having your cake and eating it too: after having sent the advertising industry into a tizzy by enabling consumers to skip over its commercials, TiVo is now offering to sell those very same ad agencies and their clients hard data on the actual effects of DVR usage. The company's new Audience Research and Measurement division will initially utilize a random sampling of 22,000 subscribers to provide corporate customers will information about specific ads -- such as how many people viewed them during certain airings -- though the numbers will not be tied to specific demographic information. It will also use the collected data to tease out trends that may help advertisers combat the growing "problem" of commercial skipping; for instance, the type of program hosting an ad and its position in the commercial block may explain why it was viewed more often during one broadcast than another. This new offering may see TiVo heading towards a marketplace showdown with ratings giant Nielsen Media Research, whose own ad-tracking initiative is scheduled to launch this fall -- although it will not actually collect data on individual commercials. Once again, we've really got to hand it to TiVo -- the company that once looked poised for bankruptcy in the face of increasing DVR commodification has once again managed to stay in the game by leveraging the power of its considerable subscriber base to further diversify its revenue stream.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

2006 MAX Awards

The Fourth Annual MAX Awards will take place at MAX 2006 in Las Vegas. This customer recognition program highlights some of the most innovative projects built with Adobe technology over the past year.