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- About HSIHome System Integration was born out of the desire to share and learn new ways of connecting the different technologies many of us have throughout the home. From connecting a game console to a surround sound receiver to setting up a streaming media server, there seems to be a multitude of way in accomplishing these tasks. The crew at Home System Integration (HSI), being a group of IT professionals with an affinity for home theater and home technology, thought this would be a great place to share what we know in hopes that the rest of the world will share what they know in return! That idea has evolved into creating something bigger. This isn’t just a website with reviews and articles, this is meant to be interactive! This is about creating a community where no matter what your skill level, no matter how obscure the question, there will be someone here that can answer it! So please, come visit often! Share your opinions, knowledge, and especially your “lessons learned” about how to create something technologically stunning in your homes! Home System Integration Team Member Bio’s Tom Abell (a.k.a. Billy) – Editor in Chief Put simply, Tom loves technology! He’s…
Say Goodbye to Your Set-Top Box with Verizon Home Media Server
0One of the largest wireless network operators in America, Verizon is coming up with a home media server product that removes the need for your set-top box.
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Are You Watching This? – Don’t Ever Miss a Big Sports Moment Again
Sports fans using Android mobile, tablet, and Google TV devices can now install the new Android sports application called –“Are You Watching It?” This app is designed to make sure that you don’t miss great moments in sports, ranging from football, NASCAR to hockey. ‘Are …
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Unity Home Theatre System – Home Theater in a Box
Imagine a home theater system in a box, without the hassles of too many cords or multiple remotes. Sounds great, right? Well, it is the new all-in-one Unity Home Theatre System that In2Technologies, an audio and video product design and development company based in …
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LG Infinia 42LV5500 Smart LED TV Review
The LG Infinia 42LV5500 LED TV is not just another LED TV from LG. Its unique features give a luxurious touch with great LED picture quality. The LED TV, first and foremost, is a Smart TV. The LE
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Shift Happens – Why Broadcast Television Is Doomed
A start-up client of mine maintains an interesting page on their intranet that showed when employees typically come and go. The CEO routinely arrives at the office around 8:00AM, the software ar
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Lenovo’s Latest Home Theatre PC IdeaCenter Q180 as Big as Paperback Book
Check out the Lenovo IdeaCenter Q180 which could turn out to be the best HTPC option for your Media Center streaming needs!
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Drive Extender’s removal from WHS 2011 did NOT kill the WHS platform
Most people swore off WHS when Drive Extender was removed in WHS 2011, claiming the platform was forever dead. We now have hope of future iterations of WHS that include a DE replacement: Storage Spaces.
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Kinect Effect to Change the World
Microsoft has waded through troubled waters and dealt with heavy criticism in the past as many behemoth sized companies do but their world altering innovation appears relentless. Not only has Microsoft invaded the lives of almost every desktop and laptop throughout the world with the …
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