Media Distribution/Extenders
Not so much a full review as an update, as Netgear has released a new firmware on their 550 Media Player. The price (and looks IMO) are still somewhat of an issue given the competition. And call me crazy, but for $170 you should really be including an HDMI cable. The NeoTV 550’s glaring weakness is in its internet […]
Read moreIf anyone has ever modded a first generation Xbox you are fully aware of Xbox Media Center (XBMC). It was basically a new front end for consuming media through the xbox hardware. Over the hears XBMC has been forked into many different media front ends, one of which is Plex. Plex is now running the Plex client on the Roku […]
Read moreI wonder if Damian (dbone) gets tired of reviewing Media Players? 🙂 In his seemingly 50th review, he’s got the Nixeus Fusion HD up to the gauntlet. It’s tough when a company has a first generation anything, and unfortunately it seems this one is no exception. Let’s hope they don’t abandon the field though. But just as shown in our […]
Read moreSonos, one of if not the best audio distribution systems out there, announced today an official Android application. The application now brings full Sonos control and management to any Andriod phone or tablet. The other news is a new software upgrade to the Sonos platform that brings Apple Airplay support. The new Airplay support allows users to send music via […]
Read moreIf you use your Xbox360 to play Netflix, there should be an update now that enables Kinect for hand controls and voice controls. You are able to talk to you Xbox like my son loves to do while watching a movie on the Xbox because he is hungry or thirsty. You can navigate Netflix like the Zune Marketplace. Hopefully Hulu […]
Read moreSometimes I take for granted the fact that I have no kids in the home to have to be careful around, but for those of you that do here’s a pretty good run down of the parental services provided by some of the most popular streaming services. On the playground the other day, parents were swapping stories about movies they […]
Read moreSome nice news from two of the more prominent media player companies. First Roku answers the recent Boxee in Best Buy news with an announcement that not only are they in Best Buy, but also at BJ’s, Fry’s and Radioshack—did I just say Radioshack? How on earth is that company still in business. Ok, I digress. And in other news, […]
Read moreMedia players are turning into a commodity these days. Are you going to go cheap or pay extra for more capabilities such as streaming from a premium service? This appears to be on the lower end of the media player market with very little in the way of added services and benefits. If you’re in the market for a media […]
Read moreSome readers here might dismiss this as non-news, but I think this is *HUGE* for Boxee being able to get into one of the largest electronic retailers in Best Buy. Not just for the convenience factor, but for a lot of people that are intimidated by new technologies, the ability to be able to conveniently return a product to a […]
Read moreAfter the XBMC team quickly got working on the AppleTV2 box, I don’t think anyone is going to be surprised to see them running on even more embedded devices. The potential here is pretty sweet, so kudos to the team. This is beta though. From MeegoExperts
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