LG’s Network Blu-ray Player to Get CinemaNow and YouTube Support
Looks like the guys at LG aren't threatened by the likes of Samsung's BD-P2500. LG is announcing that in the next few weeks owners of their BD300 Network Blu-ray Player will gain access to CinemaNow – including its HD library – and YouTube content directly from their player. These new enhancements are in addition to [...]
Cisco to Push into Home Electronics – Why?
I get and respect Cisco’s desire to dig deeper into the home, but I am not convinced that a piece of consumer electronics gear is the way to do it. According to the NYT, Cisco is looking to develop a “a digital stereo system that is meant to move music wirelessly around a house.” I [...]
U.S. Consumer Interest in Home Networking Migrates to Mobile and Portable Devices
A new study from international research firm Parks Associates finds consumer demand for networking features will drive the next wave of consumer electronics purchasing, particularly for imaging and mobile devices such as digital cameras, photo frames, and mobile phones. Digital Media Evolution, a new survey from Parks Associates, finds nearly 50% of U.S. broadband households [...]
HP Unveils a Pair of New Juiced Up MediaSmart Servers with Added Mac Time Machine Support
If you live in a dual Mac and Windows PC environment, HP's new ex485 (750GB - $599) and ex487 (1.5TB - $749) MediaSmart Servers launching in February 2009 are going to be right up your alley. The new machines, which come packed with a 2Ghz 64-bit Celeron processor and 2GB of DDR2 RAM, now offer [...]
Video Demo: Cowon S9 Portable Media Player
TwonkyMedia Manager PC Server App Released for UPnP / DLNA Compatible Devices
As most of you know already, UPnP PC server apps traditionally have been pretty bland and limited in functionality. Seriously... their sole purpose is to provide media streamers connected to your TV or Internet radios a database of available media content for playback (and handle any transcoding duties, if necessary). Well, one of the leaders [...]
HDGIANTS and Niveus Media Team Up to Deliver HD Movies to Niveus Product Owners
In an effort to provide Niveus Media Server and Niveus Storage Server – Cargo Edition owners a higher end movie experience, Niveus Media has integrated the ability for people to download HD quality feature films from HDGIANTS' movie collection directly through the company's Niveus Movie Library application. The Niveus Movie Library, for those unfamiliar, is [...]
Roku’s Netflix Player Gets Instant HD and a New Channel Home Screen
The day many of you Netflix Player by Roku owners have been waiting for has arrived. As of this week your favorite little $99 box will now support Instant HD video streaming from Netflix. In addition, Roku has added a new home screen that in the future will become your gateway to third party content. [...]