Glad to see this one, well the wife will be :). Version 1.05 is in process of publishing to the app store. This version includes a fix for Live TV playback getting stuck on the first frame and then not recovering. Big thanks to everyone in the beta group who helped tested this issue.
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It looks like 2016 might be the year when WiSA wireless speaker tech finally hits the market in a real way. I have been following the standard for several years, and having heard it in action can attest to its performance. Really looking forward to seeing how it develops, sad I couldn’t make it this year to listen to Klipsch’s […]
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I think ASUS forgot to mention HTPC as a key use case for its recently announced mini-PCs. Looking at the spec’s and product photos, they would slot right into the A/V cabinet :). VivoMini VC65 Series ASUS’ VivoMini VC65 Series PCs are the world’s smallest with support for up to four storage devices and RAID functionality, making them ideally suited […]
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D-Link made a few announcements earlier today around new products and features (IFTTT!), but I think the most interesting is a home 802.11AC kit with adaptive roaming. Of all the questions I get asked about Wi-Fi, how to seemlessly extend a wireless network is the most common. Adaptive roaming has been around for ages in the enterprise space, but AFAIK […]
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It’s unclear to me what’s different between the router and Amped Wireless’s earlier AC2600 device, but it’s great that they now have an AC2600 extender and the price of both is pretty compelling. January 5, 2016, Las Vegas, NV – Amped Wireless, the leading manufacturer of high power, long range wireless solutions for the home and office, announced the newest […]
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Range is a big problem with Wi-Fi cameras because they usually get deployed at the edges, so 3x the range of normal devices sounds like a killer feature for the new Amped Wireless cameras. January 5, 2016, Las Vegas, NV – Amped Wireless, the leading manufacturer of high power, long range wireless solutions for the home and office, announced the […]
Read moreIf you’re looking for a snazzy looking home automation controller (HAC), the quad-core ARM9 Android 5 based ZipTILE looks really interesting. Especially considering the compute power, HA ecosystem support (Z-Wave, Zigbee, Nest, etc.) and sensors. I’ve never played with Zipato’s kit, but the demo I saw last year was pretty impressive. Zipatile is the breakthrough system in a form of […]
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Roku has one of the best OTT platforms available. I wish more TV OEMs would include it on board, instead of their proprietary SmartTV implementation. While I doubt it will happen, it’s great that Roku is expanding the offering and produced a HDR reference design – it could happen :).
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NETGEAR has added an AC2600 802.11AC router, expanded its cable modem router offering, brought out the first AC2200 Wi-Fi range extender, and a PowerLINE Wi-Fi 1000 adapter kit to its product portfolio as well as annouced that the Arlo Q (hardwired) cameras are now available for purchase. NEW NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK X4S AC2600 SMART WIFI ROUTER DELIVERS FASTEST ONLINE GAMING AND […]
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More details about Axiim’s wireless home audio solution have come out ahead of CES. The more important is that the “AVR” + speakers will leverage WiSA (a good thing IMO) and they are planning a paid ($1500) BETA program that you can sign up at the website. Key Specs: Less than 20 minute out-of-the-box set-up time High quality powered speakers […]
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