Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Fringe Video from Comic-Con - Peter Auditions


The season finale of Fringe left us (Spoilers!) facing two realities without Peter Bishop.  Fringe without Peter would be like Dawson's Creek without Pacey!

Luckily, it looks like producers are auditioning a wide variety of possible replacements, and check out the final few seconds for what could be a total mind-blower (or just a throw-away Comic-Con gag):

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Plex Media Server - Review


Plex Media Center is a set of server and client applications that allow you to organize and play your media from a Mac or PC (with Linux Server Support on the way).  On the client side, there are options not just for Macs and PC's, but for Apple IOS and Android Mobile devices as well.  Plex even includes support for devices such as LG Smart TV's and Roku Streaming Media Players.  With an active development community, Plex is constantly adding features, updates and support for additional services.

While there are many other applications which provide similar functionality, such as Boxee, Plex has a very slick interface and great support across a variety of platforms.  Plex began as a development fork of the Xbox Media Center, and is now supported by a corporation behind the development which includes a freeware/open-source development community as well as some sections which are proprietary and closed-sourced.

Plex provides a great "10 foot experience" when viewed on a television.  The interface for movies, TV and music includes information gathered from the Internet to provide a detailed summary and graphics to identify your selection.

"Lost" Mysteries Explained at San Diego Comic-Con 2011


"Lost" Producers Damon Lindelhoff and Carlton Cuse broke their self-imposed silence since the controversial end of the series when they crashed a "Lost: One Year Later" discussion panel at this years' Comic-Con.  They brought along a video to fill in some of the blanks fans have been most curious about, such as the Man In Black's name:



Bose Companion 3 Series II Speakers - Review


Bose speakers have an excellent reputation for sound quality and range, and this set is an excellent way to bring that sound to your computer, portable device or home media center.  The Companion 3 set includes a sub-woofer, known as the "Acoustimass Module", two compact full-range speakers and a "Multi-Function Control Pod".
Setup is a snap connect the remote and speakers to the Acoustimass Module, and a standard mini-jack cable to your computer or other audio source, plug in the power and you are ready to go.  The sound is incredible, with deep bass and clear mid and high-range - it really fills the room.  There is no comparison to standard computer speakers - these are definitely Bose.