Save big on the best Windows ever!
Microsoft has just announced pricing for its next version of operating system – Windows 7.
The Windows 7 Home Premium and Ultimate editions feature the best Media Center experience you can get, with built-in support for TV recording, Internet video, Netflix and a wealth of plug-ins from third-party developers.
The estimated retail prices for upgrading your existing XP or Vista system to Windows 7 in the U.S. will be as follows:
- Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
- Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99
The full retail versions of Windows 7 will sell in the U.S. for:
- Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
- Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99
That’s a bit cheaper than similar packages of Windows Vista.
But here’s the good news…
Only from now till July 11, 2009 you can pre-order the greatest MS operating system ever with up to 58% savings! Wow! Don’t miss this chance!
If you have several systems to upgrade (and most of us do) your savings will multiply! Order direct from Microsoft Store below…
Multi room audio is coming to power lines near you
Retrofit-friendly multi-room audio will be truly possible very, very soon. This year, NuVo will ship a multi-room audio system that runs over the electrical wiring already in every home. This system, called Renovia, will be based on the HomePlug 1.0 standard for power line communications (PLC). This standard and this technology are tested and proven, says David Rodarte, President and Chief Operating Officer of NuVo Technologies LLC in an interview to HomeToys.
Read the complete article in the latest issue of eMagazine at HomeToys.com
Via AVSForum.
YouTube XL is for big screen
YouTube has released a Flash-based video player called YouTube XL “optimized for watching YouTube videos on any large screen”.
In addition to an all new design offering large text and simplified navigation, YouTube XL offers a continuous play feature, which lets you search for a topic on YouTube and then press “play” once to watch all of the videos sequentially on that topic. Also, getting from one video to the next takes just a few clicks, and you can control the action with a blue tooth enabled remote control, or even some mobile phones.