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Review: Elgato EyeTV Diversity

23 February 2009 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

EyeTV Diversity

As you may know, I have a PVR for my Mac called Bastard. It was originally called Bastard because of its occasional refusal to record programmes for no adequately explored reason. After a few software updates, it got better and started to behave, even if it still warranted the name Bastard for refusing to export anything over an hour long to my AppleTV without giving an error (allegedly the fault lies with my Turbo H.264, made by the same company. They’re the ones doing the alleging. Twats).

Anyway, I’ve moved flat and my Mac is no longer sitting comfortably near a TV socket. So I had two options: either stick a great big trailing cable around the room to where there is a TV socket or invest in an EyeTV Diversity, which employs two mini antennae and some fancy signal processing skills to supposedly produce great pictures and reception even indoors.

I bought the Diversity. Suffice it to say, the trailing cable’s now arriving this week some time.

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Thursday’s Lost in Hollywood news

12 February 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

Film

Comic

Theatre

Technology

British TV

Canadian TV

  • Broadcasters’ profits plummet  

US TV

Tuesday’s gods behaving very badly news

10 February 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

Awards

Film

  • Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to star in a comedy directed by Nancy Meyers
  • Universal acquires rights to Spencer Quinn’s Dog On It
  • James Mangold to direct a legal thriller about an oil rig disaster
  • Mickey Rourke to star in Walter Hill-directed hitman movie St Vincent
  • New Watchmen TV spots
  • Moneypenny and Q back for next Bond movie?
  • McG trying to get Arnie into Terminator: Salvation

Comics

  • The Shield’s Michael Chiklis to launch comic book about Greek gods returning to the present-day Earth

Theatre

British TV

  • Beeb adding HD programmes to iTunes

US TV

Friday’s “I have the power!” news

30 January 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Film

Art

Theatre

British TV

US TV

  • Lauren Graham pilot gets a green light
  • CBS greenlights three new drama pilots
  • Promo for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles promises fresh start
  • Life on Mars‘ ratings not good

Potentially useful widget things

28 January 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

They’ve been pestering me for a while, so just in case you’re interested:

123WebTV, the search engine for watching TV and movies, has released a number of free online gadgets which will make searching for and watching the best TV shows, sports highlights, movies and user-generated videos online a whole lot easier.

Users can visit www.123webtv.com/applications where they can install the applications including a Facebook app, iGoogle gadget, Mac Dashboard widget and Vista gadget.

The widgets allows users access to a wide range of TV shows, videos and channels available to UK audience. Channels include BBC, ITV and Channel 4, with the ability to browse by genre (e.g. sports, entertainment, music and news) and themes or search for specific content. Much of the content is free whilst other content is available by subscription or pay per download.

All applications can be found at: www.123webtv.com/applications

1. Facebook Application With the 123WebTV Facebook App
You can search and find TV shows, sports highlights, Film, and User Generated video direct from your Facebook profile or Facebook Page. You can also share the application with your friends. You need to be on Facebook to use this application.

2. iGoogle Gadget
Use the iGoogle Gadget to search and find TV shows, sports highlights, Film, and User Generated video direct from your Google home.

3. Mac Dashboard Widget
With the Mac Dashboard widget you can search and find TV shows, sports highlights, Film, and User Generated video direct from your Dashboard.

4. Windows Vista sidebar gadget
With the Windows Vista sidebar gadget you can search and find TV shows, sports highlights, Film, and User Generated video direct from your Sidebar.

5. Widget for your website or blog
Include the 123WebTV search widget on your website or blog for your users to easily search TV shows, sports highlights, Film, and User Generated video direct from your site.

I’ve not found the searching that good, but your mileage may vary.