Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound.
Promo copy:
The fastest bi-ped robot with character and attitude. You command Prime-8 using the ergomomic remote control handset. Test your skills and him in turbo mode or try one of his five action games. Launches rubber darts at intruders when guarding your room. Moves around the room and avoids obstacles in automonomous mode. Includes, Prime-8 robot, remote controller, two launchers, two rubber darts. He can be your friend and your protector. He can change from a good gorilla to a mad gorilla that goes bananas. You can also play games with two or more Prime-8’s at once.
This now becomes the centerpiece to my gorilla shrine! To learn more about this incredible robot check out my interview with creator Sarjoun Skaff.
Promo copy:
High profile lawyer, Martin Hunter (Michael Douglas) has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist, C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe) begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney’s perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the corrupt D.A. in the act.
Promo copy:
It’s Time To Unleash Your TV
The ultimate digital media player, the Popcorn Hour C-200 is the most powerful and versatile member of the Networked Media Tank family. Building on the success of the Popcorn Hour A-110, the C-200 combines an upgraded processor, optional Blu-ray capability, and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for blazing fast file access and transfer.
All Media, One Box
With Popcorn Hour you can stream or playback digital media content from a variety of sources, such as your PC, network-attached storage, digital camera or USB storage (Flash drive, HDD, DVD drive). Popcorn Hour also makes it easy to download and stream content directly from popular Internet sites like SHOUTcast™ Radio, Blip.tv, Revision 3 and dozens of other online content sources*. Popcorn Hour even has a built-in download utility, eliminating the need to rely on your PC to download files from the Internet.
Expand Your Possibilities
* Add a Blu-ray drive** to turn your Popcorn Hour C-200 into a full-featured Blu-ray player.
* Create a central library of all your movie and video files, ready to play on your TV at any time.
* Enable local playback and offloading of media files from other devices.
* Easily share media with friends and family—Popcorn Hour can act as a file server to send files over the local area network and the Internet.
Digital Entertainment Your Way
Popcorn Hour’s interface uses familiar HTML features and navigation prompts, so first-time users can quickly get up to speed on even the most advanced features. The C-200 uses RF remote control technology, which is functional over greater distances so you don’t need to be right in front of the device to control programming. What’s more, the newest Popcorn Hour has a built-in LCD front panel and navigation so you can access, manage and playback your MP3 music without going through the TV interface.
Features
* Organize your media library with the myiHome Media Server streaming video utility.
* Play virtually any digital media files on your TV.
* Supports the most advanced high-def video and audio standards, including Blu-ray and Dolby.
This potentially powerful device has one major flaw: it lacks a built-in wifi nor drivers for any. I’ve had it for nearly two weeks and haven’t had a chance to use it. Until this afternoon, it appeared the best way without running a fifty foot cable to access the Internet was a wifi bridge, which I planned to set up this weekend. Then while writing this up, I learned a wifi became available for the C-200. I’ll wait for the wifi card to set it up. More details (and probably a review) on the C-200 later.