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Asus, QNAP release new 1080p HD media streamers

why not use a ps3? does same and more!?well....almost the same!!RE: Asus, QNAP release new 1080p HD media streamersHave been putting an NMP through it's paces for a month. Impressive performance so far, very flexible. User interface could use some improving, but it is early days. Has caused...

Tags: Media players, Digital music, new 1080p HD media streamer, QNap, media streamer, 1080p, ASUS, media player

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Popcorn Hour C-200: Hot, buttery media streamer

Popcorn Hour C-200: Hot, buttery media streamerNo Netflix? No Roku? Why bother...Streaming your own content over the network let's you watch what you already own, but the future is streaming services. Any device which doesn't support a streaming service is going to win very few sales these days.I can't wait...

Tags: Backups, Popcorn Hour C-200, media streamer, backup, hard drive

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Asus will launch budget O!Play media streamer at Computex

Asus revolutionized the laptop industry with the launch of its Eee PC netbooks roughly a year ago, and now it's hoping to strike gold twice with a new low-priced media streamer that will be introduced at the massive Computex show this week. According to Hardware.info, Asus will debut the unfortunately...

Tags: ASUS, Computex, Video, O!Play, Media Streamer, Corporate Communications, Ethernet, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Marketing, Networking, Hardware, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-05-31

D-Link (finally) releases the DSM-750 media extender

It’s been a very long time coming--D-Link first unveiled the MediaLounge DSM-750 at CES in January 2007--but the company announced today that it is finally shipping the media extender. The $329.99 DSM-750 is a Windows Media Center Extender that enables you to stream...

Tags: D-Link Systems, Windows Media, PC, Video, Microsoft Windows Media Center, MediaLounge DSM-750, Media Streamer, Microsoft Windows, Home Networking, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, TVs, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Home Entertainment, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-05-07

LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini - Home Edition (500GB)

Network media streamers are slowly starting to take off--thanks to mainstream products such as the Apple TV and the Sony PS3--but one of the annoying caveats with most streamers is that you need to have your computer on any time you want to access those files. One way around this...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Ethernet, Advertising & Promotion, casing, Overall IT, LaCie, LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini, LaCie Ethernet Disk, media streamer, media, network

Product reviews 2008-04-15

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News to know: Windows 7, Net Neutrality, Nokia-Apple; Kindle

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Windows 7 Coverage Andrew Nusca: Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-10-23

New Roku XR will add 802.11n Wi-Fi upgrade to cheap media streamer

Stability and antenna more important than 802.11nVideo streams are 4.5 Mbps at best. Even 802.11b can handle it so long as you have a very stable stream with no radio interference. In come cases, 802.11b is more resilient against interference because each pulse of data occupies a longer...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.11n, Roku Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

New Roku XR will add 802.11n Wi-Fi upgrade to cheap media streamer

It may not be the ultimate media streaming solution, but for $99.99 the Roku Digital Video Player already does quite a bit, including offering Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand and Major League Baseball games. Unlike many of its competitors, Roku even offers built-in Wi-Fi to go along with its...

Tags: IEEE 802.11n, Roku Inc., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Video On Demand (VoD), Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Asus' wireless HDMI streamer coming next month?

fast and reliable streaming won't be here for a whilelimitations because of low power and interference will slow down adoption.If it works in lab conditions, that's no guarantee for a home environment.You are probably better off today with a WD media player or with a DVD player with a USB2...

Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, ASUS, wireless, Amimon, SiBeam, HDMI

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Netgear Digital Entertainer Live

The first few rounds of network media streamers we tested weren't necessarily recommendable. Sure, this was partially because most of these devices depend on Windows Media Center for connectivity and content, but we also had issues with their interfaces and performance. Unlike the company's previous solutions to home...

Tags: Corporate communications, PRODUCTIVITY, Storage, Digital media, Digital music, Netgear Inc., Digital Entertainer, Digital Entertainer Live

Product reviews 2009-10-08

Harry Potter and the search for a true Media Center experience

After spending hours researching, learning and trying to understand media streaming over a wireless network, I took a bold move and bought a Linksys Media Center Extender DMA2100 without entirely knowing what it would do, provide me, or even if it was what I wanted. I took...

Tags: Potter Inc., Windows Media, Media Center PC, Network, PC, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Media Extender, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Media Center PCs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-21

Popcorn Hour C-200: Hot, buttery media streamer

Streaming media devices for your home theater are quickly becoming a dime a dozen, so any company that doesn't already have a big name needs to stand out in order for anyone to pay attention. Popcorn Hour certainly has a moniker that's easier to recall than...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Dolby Digital, HDMI, Video, Popcorn Hour C-200, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Computex attendance falls, but Android 'coming out party' succeeds

The weeklong Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show wrapped up Saturday with lower attendance from last year, despite mobile manufacturers using the show as a splashy introduction to a wealth of Google Android-based products. An estimated 100,000 people visited Computex Taipei 2009 from around the world, down a...

Tags: Computex, Google Android, Chinese Company, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-08

News to know: Windows 7; Google Wave in enterprise; SaaS in Europe; Wordcamp;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Mager: Live: Wordcamp 2009 Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft sees sense,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Data Center, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Storage, Software As A Service (SaaS), Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-01

NewsBliss 3.0.2 (Windows)

NewsBliss is a real-time windows based desktop media streamer built on media RSS. NewsBliss scrolls customized information and images across a user's desktop and displays summary information, images, and video in a drop-down window on mouse-over. NewsBliss provides great features and many associated benefits: scrolls feed thumbnails, multiple bands with...

Tags: Desktop, Window, Microsoft Windows, Video, eMarket Software, NewsBliss, RSS, Corporate Communications, Construction, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-04-30

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150

Many of the networked-media players we've looked at recently rely heavily on interfacing with Windows Media Center, the digital media hub software that's available on many--but not all--PCs running Windows XP and Vista. Some models, such as the HP MediaSmart Connect, can operate in "WMC Extender mode" or via their...

Tags: Home networking, Media Center PCs, Digital media, NetGear

Product reviews 2009-04-21

Hands on with Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD media player

Still playing catch-up from CES. You usually find Seagate inside devices that store media in your living room, but the hard drive giant is making a bid for more visibility with a player of its own. Its new FreeAgent Theater HD media player, due for release in March, is a...

Tags: Seagate Technology LLC, Media Player, Media Players, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Home Networking, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-17

CES 2009: Hands-on with Netgear's new streaming media devices

Certainly one of the big stories at CES this year has been TV manufacturers finally embracing the Internet on their new sets, thanks in large part to the widget platform that adds real-time streaming info on-screen while you're watching shows. But home networking companies aren't yielding the living room just...

Tags: Video, NetGear, Streaming Media, Elite, Home Networking, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Networking, Personal Technology, Marketing, Internet, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Is on-demand slowly killing traditional broadcasting?

Is on-demand slowly killing traditional broadcasting?I'm happy for television and on-demand.I do have my antenna with my HDTV, so I can watch local shows broadcasted from ABC, FOX, and CBS (don't care for NBC due to broadcasting in real channel 2 in zip code 32304). I only watch local digital...

Tags: ABC Inc., BBC website, British Broadcasting Corp., broadcasting, NBC Universal Inc., on-demand, traditional broadcasting, TV

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

Sony Bravia Internet Video Link (DMX-NV1)

The moment Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link (also known as the BIVL or DMX-NV1) was announced last year, we knew the product would face an uphill battle. What could Sony's proprietary video streamer offer that you can't already get from Apple TV, Xbox 360, Sony PS3, Vudu, or the Netflix...

Tags: Video on demand (VoD), Corporate communications, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Cable, Broadband Internet, BIVL, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-02