Stories about: SnapStream

Seeking to build on its lead over rival, AMD, in the race to sell quad-core processors, Intel has launched three quad-core processors.

Comdex is dead, long live CES: Las Vegas will be packed this week with products ranging from humungous TVs to home entertainment servers, smart cars, portable music and video players, and wireless devices. The 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show will draw over 120,000 attendees and more than 2400 exhibitors. Only the massive CeBIT show in Germany exceeds the sheer volume of attendees, exhibitors, and announcements expected at the 2005 CES show, which opens Thursday and runs through Sunday.

For those that have not yet checked Windows Media Player 10 out, here's what you can expect.

If your coffee table doesn't have enough remotes already, SnapStream Media Inc. is now offering the Firefly, a handheld remote device that helps you navigate from afar your PC's music, photo, and video content -- and, with a new version of its software, also access premium entertainment channels.

In the October 2003 issue of PC World, available now: Media centre PCs -- The latest home-theatre PCs, plus build your own entertainment machine; Pain-free Windows tweaks; Music encoding guide -- Compressing digital audio; Beginner’s guide to automating tasks and customising your PC;Web and You -- E-mail evolves: fight in-box overload; LinuxWorld -- Graphics with the GIMP; In the Test Centre -- Colour laser printers; PLUS, Best Buys reviews of PCs and Notebooks, Tech.Files and Sweet Spot.
PLUS on the CD:
Three free full versions, over $100 of free utilities -- Argentum Backup 1.5, 4Diskclean Lite 3, Globex 1.51; Top shareware: Memory utilities; plus Browsers, Essentials, Game demos, Features, HelpScreen, Patches and updates.
AND ON THE BONUS LINUX CD: Full free version of Linux Knoppix 3.2.

Dedicated digital video recorder (DVR) boxes that let you auto­matically record, watch and pause live TV programs without using VHS tapes are all the rage in the US, though they have yet to arrive in Australia. It is possible, however, to achieve something similar using SnapStream Personal Video Station 3 and your PC.

Despite the overwhelmingly positive buzz at the Consumer Electronics Show here, history shows that even the coolest-sounding gadgets at this year's show could be long gone by next year. (Does anybody remember Internet appliances?)