WD Live TV Hub media streamer / NAS leaks out of Best Buy with gigabit ethernet, 1TB hard drive
October 17, 2010 No Comment
Western Digital’s got a few different media streamers to its name, but the only one with sizable internal storage was the pared-down Elements Play . No more, because the AVS Forums have stumbled upon a feature-packed alternative — the WD TV Live Hub. Purchased at a Best Buy before the blue shirts realized their mistake, the slim new set-top comes with 1TB of storage, 1080p playback over HDMI 1.4, component and composite video out, optical S/PDIF, and all the internet connectivity you’d expect (including Netflix, Blockbuster, Pandora, YouTube and Facebook) over speedy gigabit ethernet. We don’t know how robust the network-attached-storage functionality is, but the lucky owner of this box says it serves up iTunes and DLNA and can function as a network share, just like the My Book Live . Not too shabby for $229, eh? Find pics of the interface and a list of supported formats at our source link. [Thanks, Arjun] WD Live TV Hub media streamer / NAS leaks out of Best Buy with gigabit ethernet, 1TB hard drive originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading …NYT Write-up on Japan Ignores Decades of Stimulus, Fails to ID Causes of Deficit
October 16, 2010 No CommentOnly the New York Times could burn through 2,500 words about Japan's economy and not use the word “stimulus.” The Old Gray Lady's Martin Fackler did refer to Fed Chair Ben Bernanke's just-announced second attempt to “stimulate” economy, but dodged the central lession: The government created the Japanese people's malaise, and our government, despite Japan's experience, seems determined to do the same to us. The Times item is the first in a series, so I suppose Fackler may get around to it in subsequent reports, but it doesn't seem likely. Here are some paragraphs from Fackler's report that show how intent he and the Times were on not getting to the real root causes of Japan's nearly two-decade malaise (bolds are mine): read more
Continue reading …NYT Japan Write-up Downplays Decades of Stimulus, Fails to ID Causes of Malaise
October 16, 2010 No CommentOnly the New York Times could burn through 2,500 words about Japan's economy and not use the word “stimulus.” The Old Gray Lady's Martin Fackler did refer to Fed Chair Ben Bernanke's just-announced second attempt to “stimulate” economy, but dodged the central lession: The government created the Japanese people's malaise, and our government, despite Japan's experience, seems determined to do the same to us. The Times item is the first in a series, so I suppose Fackler may get around to it in subsequent reports, but it doesn't seem likely. Here are some paragraphs from Fackler's report that show how intent he and the Times were on not getting to the real root causes of Japan's nearly two-decade malaise (bolds are mine): read more
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