Okoro offers two models of its OMS Ultimate Series, which are the fastest (and probably the priciest) Home Theater Personal Computers in the world. Each comes with an Apple iPad for multi-zone music control. The GX100 starts at $4995. More »

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A category of computers popularized by Apple’s Mac Mini, small desktop PCs are starting to gain mainstream acceptance thanks to low voltage processors that make them possible. eMachine’s Mini-e departs from the mold and uses an AMD Neo (1.7GHz) CPU instead of conventional Intel Atom processors found in the same class of computers. More »

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On the exterior, the Pandora Box is a virtual carbon copy of last generation’s Mac Mini. Apple has priced its new unibody model outside of the low end, but for budget HTPC shoppers who do not mind doing some work to get OS X running on the duo-core Intel Atom 330 processor (1.6 GHz, 4 threads) and NVIDIA’s Ion (GeForce 9400m) graphics, then take a look at a pretty little wannabe that is set for full HD video. More »

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The idea is so simple and useful that I am perplexed as to why there are not more of them around: a compact wireless keyboard and mouse combo designed to work on your lap for couch typing/gaming/music listening/film viewing sessions. Phantom’s $130 Lapboard is literally an all-in-one KBM device whose full-size keyboard can swivel 360 degrees and be pulled up by 20 degrees, leaving the board underneath to act as a mousepad for the small laser mouse. In theory, the product is an HTPC dream, but does it work? More »

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Home Theater PCs are joining 3D too. Lower tier computer manufacturer ASRock is introducing its Vision 3D HTPC, which is encased in a small aluminum enclosure like the Mac Mini, except with cutting-edge technology such as USB 3.0, HDMI 1.4, Blu-Ray, and NVIDIA GeForce graphics featuring 3D Vision. More »

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HTPCs are staples of many home theater systems. Thanks to inexpensive motherboards with decent integrated graphics from Intel and AMD, most budget HTPCs can be built for little. For many home theater set-ups the HTPC units are probably the cheapest components. However, HTPCs are still computers and need to be controlled. This $60 mini keyboard could be what you want. More »

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What’s not to love about the new Dell Inspiron Zino HD? It’s compact, cheap, and cute to boot. The 7.75- x 7.75- x 3.5-inch mini-PC is finally gracing store shelves after making us wait for what seemed like eons. More »

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Asus keeps laying on the innovations: another interesting product they demoed at the recent CeBIT was the Eee Keyboard PC, a full-blown home theater PC equipped with a 5″ 800×480 touchscreen where the numpad is typically found. The bevy of ports found in the back show how serious Asus is at making this a true HTPC: More »

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