Acer Launches the $399, 1TB Aspire easyStore Windows Home Server
It looks like HP's MediaSmart Server line has got some competition to worry about. Acer today has unveiled its own Windows Home Server (WHS), called the Aspire easyStore, that places itself somewhere between the 640GB single drive HP LX ($399) and multi-drive, powerhouse EX series (starting $599). Personally, I think the 1TB Acer easyStore ($399) [...]
QNAP Rolls Out the First Intel Atom, 2.5″ / 4-Bay NAS on the Market
Think: compact, power-efficient, and fully loaded. The new QNAP SS-439 Pro Turbo NAS is a leaner version of its popular selling big brothers, but without the bloat. Highlights include: 18W power consumption, 1GB of memory, a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N270 processor, 4 hot-swap bays, 3 x USB 2.0 ports, 2 x eSATA ports, RAID 0/1/5/6/5+ [...]
$36/yr Pandora One Subscription Plan Launched
Pandora today has unveiled its new $36 a year subscription plan that they hope will entice users to upgrade (and keep the company profitable). The new Pandora One plan [FAQ] provides 192Kbps audio streams (the highest bitrate stream currently on the Net), the removal of in-stream and webpage ads, 8 custom skins to personalize your [...]
Netflix Arrives on Windows Media Center
It's been a long time in coming, but Netflix has finally provided Microsoft a Silverlight powered add-in to roll out to Windows Vista (Home Premium, Ultimate) Media Center users that gives subscribers access to its 12,000 "Watch it now" movie and TV collection. Users of the new service (located under the "TV+Movies" heading) will be [...]
LG BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player Featuring 802.11n and DivX HD Playback Now Available
If you've been holding out on buying a Blu-ray disc player or just waiting for one that included both network connectivity and built-in Wi-Fi, then wait no longer. LG's new BD390 is now the hands-down hottest device of its type on the market (MSRP $450). What makes it so great? Well, for starters, it's the [...]
CNET Demos the Correct Way to Migrate Your iTunes Music Collection to an External Hard Drive
Okoro Announces the OMS-AX100 Entertainment PC with a Built-In 100W Amplifier
It's been a while since we've seen an Entertainment PC that offered a built-in audio amplifier (not sure why that never caught on?). In any case, Okoro Media Systems is announcing the availability of the OMS-AX100 that features the Intersil D2Audio 5-channel, 100 watt per channel audio amplifier so users can connect their home stereo [...]
Android TV Set-Top Box?
Lately we've seen Android (a mobile device OS) getting ported to portable media players, netbooks, and digital photo frames. Now, Android is being leveraged for use in a prototype TV set-top box by Japanese firm, ISB Corp. Engadget reports that the set-top is powered by Texas Instruments' OMAP 3530 600Mhz ARM processor, can connect to [...]