Monthly Archives: August 2009

Aspire Revo: The Ultimate STB?

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Jose Miguel Cansado

I came back from Taipei, and instead of an Asus Eee Box I dreamt about, I got a much cheaper box with much better specs: the Acer Aspire Revo. For around  180 Euro this is what I got: Intel Atom … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate STB!

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Jose Miguel Cansado

I will be in Taiwan in a few days, and I do not plan to leave without one of these boxes. I already posted about it. The newest Asus Eee Box is a great product. Small-form that can be (VESA) … Continue reading →

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Why Is Google Acquiring On2?

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Google has announced the acquisition of On2, the company that owns some of the video compression codecs widely used in online video, but that were recently losing ground in favor of h.264. Why is Google spending $106 million in purchasing … Continue reading →

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