FeaturesIn the Lab: Will Smith Gets Burned by the Apple TV

As part of my testing for this month’s cover feature, I spent a few quality days watching movies from the iTunes Store on my PC and in my living room. By necessity, I had to integrate a newly updated Apple TV into my entertainment center, which is a fairly common closed cabinet with a few air vents in the back. All of my other electronics devices—my receiver, my TiVo, my Xbox 360—live happily in this environment (although I do open the cabinet door when I fire up the 360).

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NewsFirst Look: The Phantom Lapboard

It's real, but is it fabulous? The controversial Phantom console is confirmed vaporware, but the sofa-friendly keyboard/mouse is coming soon. We've got an exclusive hands-on!

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NewsInternet TV the Adobe Way with Adobe Media Player

You don't need a TV tuner to bring a wide variety of TV programs to your desktop - just add the new Adobe Media Player and click away. Find out what's on.

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ReviewsLinksys DMA2200 Media Center Extender

We’ve been waiting for media-streaming devices to catch up to 802.11n, and the Linksys DMA2200 does it in style—geek style, that is. The box isn’t particularly attractive, but we dig the dual-band Wi-Fi radio inside that’s capable of operating on either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz frequency bands.

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NewsWhy Wait for SP1? Improve Windows Vista Now!

While some Vista improvements won't arrive until SP1, Microsoft rolls out some fixes early - get them today!

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FROM THE ARCHIVENext-gen Media Center Extenders to use 802.11n

New media-streaming devices from D-Link, Linksys, and Niveus make some mighty big promises.

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PDF ArchivesOctober 2006 - Build the Ultimate Media Center PC!

The complete PDF archive of the October 2006 edition of Maximum PC, every article included, every page posted! Download it now!

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FROM THE ARCHIVEYou Call That Energy Savings?

Some government regulations could make political conservatives of us all.

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