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Apple iMac 27in. (3.1GHz, Spring 2011)

Apple iMac 27in. (3.1GHz, Spring 2011)

We recommend Apple's new 27in. iMac to digital media editors and others with serious performance needs on the strength of its impressive speed, its connected device potential, and its market-leading 27in. display. Read more

4 May, 2011 by Rich Brown
XBMC Remote Control for iPad 1.5.0

XBMC Remote Control for iPad 1.5.0

...connecting through WiFi with XBMC running on any supported device like a Media PC, Windows PC, Mac or an AppleTV. Full retina graphics support, works... Read more

6 May, 2012
A New Input 1.0

A New Input 1.0

Media PC Controlled from Joystick Controller Speed Wheel combines a keyboard and a... Read more

27 April, 2012
U+Box 1.18.04

U+Box 1.18.04

...Box ! PC, , U+Box ~4. - , USB ? U+Box . U+ Box 1) My Media PC U+Box , , , ., , .2) VOD , , , / VOD .3) , U+Box . 4) My Media... Read more

24 March, 2011
MCME (64-bit) 1.0

MCME (64-bit) 1.0

...process explorer for listing all the running applications and processes on the Media PC and allows you to switch or terminate them. This is useful... Read more

4 February, 2011

Sony media PC makes its mark

...new VAIO PCV-RXG408 Sony has created a successful version of the "media PC" -- a computer that doubles as a personal video recorder (PVR) -- but... Read more

15 January, 2003 by Matthew Broersma
Hack your ride, install a <endeca_term>media PC</endeca_term>, and be ready for your next road trip

Hack your ride, install a media PC, and be ready for your next road trip

You don't have to buy a new luxury SUV or mini-van to get the benefits of an in-car media personal computer; you can... Read more

5 October, 2005
Away Mode in Windows Vista

Away Mode in Windows Vista

Away Mode is a Windows Vista feature that is designed for media PC scenarios. Away Mode enables the Windows Vista PC to appear off... Read more

1 February, 2007

Geocast unveils TV/Web technology

Start-up bypasses the Internet to deliver rich-media PC content through your telly Read more

11 October, 1999 by Dave Wilby
ASUS Eee Box

ASUS Eee Box

...you might instead be interested in the Eee Box as a small media PC. It would certainly disappear next to the rest of your living... Read more

4 August, 2008 by Rich Brown
RemoteControl II PRO, v3.01 3.01

RemoteControl II PRO, v3.01 3.01

...requests via WLAN, Bluetooth or USB connections to network capable devices like Media- PC's, Set- Top boxes, IR- transmitters and RF switches. Controls home... Read more

22 June, 2006

Is Apple about to take on the video market?

...thinking. The pint-sized £339 computer looks and works more like a media PC than a laptop or desktop. It's small enough to sit... Read more

21 July, 2005 by Ina Fried, Jeff Pelline and John Borland

TiVo upgrade sets up streaming network

...a second interface for accessing content such as music, photos and DVDs. Media PC owners can also watch TV and record programmes to the PC... Read more

9 April, 2003 by John G.Spooner

Neptune: Home hub of the future?

...Typical of these non-standard form factors are a "Game PC" and "Media PC," both of which Microsoft is developing as part of a program... Read more

7 July, 1999 by John G.Spooner and Mary Jo Foley

Neptune - the new Windows

...Microsoft is considering are a Game PC for gaming applications and a Media PC for browsing the Internet. Some features slated for Neptune, such as... Read more

5 July, 1999 by John G.Spooner and Mary Jo Foley

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