Apple Updates Time Capsule with a 2TB Storage Option
Not much news here other than the storage capacity updates and pricing of Apple's Time Capsule. As of today, you can pick up a 2TB Time Capsule for $499 or 1TB for $299. Not bad, but those prices are roughly about $100 more than the Time Machine compatible WD My Book World Edition 2TB NAS. [...]
LG Broadband HDTVs First to Get VUDU On-Demand Movie Service
Well, well, well.... Those who counted VUDU out may be surprised by today's announcement. VUDU has teamed up with LG to bring their 1080p HD and HDX, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound movies to LG's "NetCast Entertainment Access" enabled LH50 and PS80 HDTVs starting this August. VUDU states that LG HDTV owners will be able [...]
ASUS O!Play HDP-R1 Media Player
ASUS has a new product in the pipeline that is set to compete with all the current crop of HD media players and digital media adapters. The ASUS O!Play HDP-R1 [promo] is a compact device that connects directly to your HDTV and is able to playback audio, 1080p video, photo content directly from an external [...]
Creative’s ZiiLABS Intros the Ground Breaking Zii Plaszma OS and EGG StemCell PMP Platform
I've been bearish on portable media players (PMP) for quite some time now since the introduction of multimedia smartphones. Well, Creative's ZiiLABS subsidiary is gunning to change that general sentiment with the introduction of the Zii Plaszma open-standards OS and EGG StemCell (ZMS-05 chip) powered handheld computer that's capable of running Android. In other words, [...]
Sonos Introduces the Sonos Controller 200
It looks like all the leaked photos of the next-gen Sonos remote were accurate. Today the company is announcing the availability of the Sonos Controller 200 (CR200). The new capacitive touch screen remote will sell for $349 and will replace the company's original (and might I add, innovative for its time) Controller 100. Product highlights [...]
Systm Digs into TVersity, MediaTomb, and Other Media Server Applications
MediaGate M2TV Media Player
Think your TV's current feature set is bit boring? You might want to give it additional capabilities with the new MediaGate M²TVMedia Player (aka M2TV). The M2TV is essentially a media player set-top box (6.5 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches) that is capable of navigating and playing back audio, video, and photos stored on an external [...]
Sony Unveils the ES Series Blu-ray Disc Player with Wi-Fi and DLNA Support
If you've been holding out on buying a Blu-ray disc player until something utterly cool comes out, then Sony's ES Series player just might fit the bill. The BDP-S1000ES (MSRP $699) offers full HD 1080p (60/24fps) True Cinema video output, Blu-ray BD-Live support (includes a 4GB USB flash drive for download file storage), 7.1 channel [...]