Microsoft's working hard to get people believing in its Windows Embedded Standard platform as a real set-top box contender and one of its vanguard devices is the above Gateway Media Console. It's still a concept product in the Acer / Gateway labs, but what it promises to deliver makes us wish it hurries up and makes the leap to retail nice and quickly. Based around a Sandy Bridge Intel CPU, this machine runs Windows Media Center and gives you access all the internet-connected content that you can enjoy on your Windows 7 Home Premium-equipped PC, but it also boasts a Ceton CableCARD tuner that permits up to six broadcast TV stre
