In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad.
Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.
Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”
Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.
Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.
During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.
There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.
When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.
It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.
Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.
Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.
Technology companies have been trying for years to develop the ultimate portable media center – a product that can finally bridge the gap between the computer and the TV. I’ve always felt that whoever could develop this product would have a strangle hold on the living room for many years to come.
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to test out a product called the TVIX HD M-5000A distributed by MLC MediaLink Communications Inc. that will give the big guys some serious competition. Just by taking one look at the back of the unit, your jaw will drop at the vast array of gold plated outputs available. Output connections include RCA, S-Video, Optical, DVI, USB and HDMI. It’s safe to say that this product will connect to anything. It’s also one of the only products that can output at 1080p, in addition to 1080i, 720i/p and 480i/p.
The Setup
The TVIX easily plugs into your home network using the Ethernet port on the back. Simply configure the network settings to either DHCP or static IP on the unit, and you’re ready to begin transferring files to the internal hard disk, or streaming them wirelessly over the network, with the help of a wireless hub. Using an FTP client or the included NetShare software, your entire media catalog is now available for viewing on your TV.
By using the feature-laden included remote, you can browse the screen and select the videos you want to watch. Whether it’s video formats such as Windows Media 9, Divx, XVid, MPEG1 or 2, audio formats such as MP3, AAC, PCM, OGG or WMAM or any image format, the TVIX displays them with no trouble at all.
Take it anywhere
What I really liked about the TVIX is its portability. You can take this thing anywhere. Because it uses a hard drive, which can be easily upgraded at any time, the TVIX can store all your media and is easily transportable. Its unique cylinder design and easy-to-read LED screen, adds to the overall look and feel of your home entertainment system.
Missing Features
It’s easy to overlook some of the missing features, considering what this product already includes. However, we really wished that the product included built-in wireless, to truly create the ultimate media center. It’s hard to imagine that with all the outputs already included, wireless was left out. We think it’s because the current technologies at the time were just not fast enough to stream large HDTV file formats, but with the upcoming 802.11n specification, we’re sure they are already working on a wireless model. If so, Apple and Microsoft better watch it.
Final Word
Priced competitively at under CAD$400 for the base model, and with an upgradeable hard drive, it’s kind of difficult to figure out what could really be better than this. With the price of hard drives falling, you could have a fully loaded, portable media center for under CAD$500. Visit http://www.tvixcanada.com or http://www.tvixamerica.com to get one. You better hurry up, because these things will be the hot item this holiday season.
Comparison Between Mvix 760HD and the Tvix 5000a
| Mvix 760HD | Tvix 5000 | |
| Ease of Use | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Wireless | Yes | No (Requires USB Wireless Adapter) |
| Streaming | Yes | Yes |
| Setup | 3.5/5 | 4/5 |
| Design | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| FTP Support | No (Coming Soon) | Yes |
| Hard Drive Support | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI Output | No | Yes |
| Price | $299 | $399 |
We reviewed two very similar products that compete for space in your living room. We found both products to have very strong offerings for a media centre, however, we felt that the TVix just slightly beat out the Mvix, although it may really come down to personal preference. While the Mvix 760HD has built in wireless support, if your house is already networked with Ethernet wires, this feature won’t matter as much. Furthermore, streaming video is much quicker through Ethernet than through a wireless setup.
Another feature that we felt was helpful was the FTP server feature, currently only available on the Tvix unit. If you use a Windows based PC, this feature is not as important for you then if you have a Macintosh computer, since the software for streaming only runs on PCs. With the FTP support, a Mac user could upload their media files directly to the unit.
The lack of an HDMI output on the Mvix is another feature that really depends on your personal preference. You can still get an HD signal through the composite outputs.
Nevertheless, adding either of these units to your home theatre is a must. Find one that fits your personal needs for features and design, as we found both units adequately did the job they were advertising.
