Original Airdate: January 12, 2008

What, you might ask, does it take to be media smart? Well if you happen to be a tv, you need plenty of inputs, technical specs like a fast response time and a wide viewing angle, and the ability to wirelessly stream video, music, and slide shows from a PC with the click of a remote control. Steve leads a tour of HP’s MediaSmart TV.

HP Media Centre

HD, LCD, HDMI in the DLR??? Steve gets us up to speed on what we need to know before purchasing our next television set. Take HP’s LC3700N, for example: this 37" TV can deliver uncompressed video for more than double the image quality of regular TV. Pair it with HP’s Pavilion 7170n Media Center PC to play back prerecorded shows, or wow guests with surround sound music and a personal slide show at your next party. Did we say party? Caroline shows how to get the word out with a free service from Evite.com.

Portable Audio

Take your entertainment with you when you leave the digital living room. We visit Audible.com where you can purchase & download talking books, newspapers or magazines for portable devices such as the Palm Treo 650 smartphone. And Apple’s iPod Nano is the pencil-thin little brother of the iPod family, great for storing music and photos.

Adobe Acrobat 7.0

Colin Smith joins us this week to demonstrate the newest powerhouse in the pdf world, Adobe Acrobat 7.0 professional. This software is the advanced way to create, control, and deliver more secure, high-quality Adobe PDF documents. Assemble electronic or paper files — even Web sites, engineering drawings, and e-mail — into reliable PDF documents that are easy to share with others using free Adobe Reader® 7.0 software.