Archive for September, 2009
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 by emily at 8:09 am
CNET recently announced that podcast aggregator, Mediafly will soon be available on the Roku media player. Mediafly will make content available from popular television and web content providers, including Comedy Central, CNN, ESPN, and NBC. While these programs are easily available on a PC, the Mediafly channel should provide a quick and easy way to enjoy them on a TV or living room audio system as well. The capability to access audio and video podcasts exists on competing products such as Apple TV and TiVo DVRs, but both of them are considerably more expensive than the $99 Roku box.
For the full story from CNET, click here.
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Posted on Sep 25, 2009 by emily at 8:49 am
An article in yesterday’s New York Times featured FrameChannel in a review of the new Toshiba wifi frames. While the author didn’t give a glowing review to the frames he mentioned (Toshiba and HP), he was pleased with FrameChannel and it’s vast content offerings.
To read the full article, click here.
The author on FrameChannel:
“Toshiba’s frame lets you subscribe to any of 1,000 widgets at Framechannel.com. It’s a fantastic variety: BBC. Facebook updates. Twitter posts. Favorite sports teams. Concert info. Cartoons. Trivia. Horoscopes. Local traffic. Channel after channel of gorgeous photography.”
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 by emily at 7:21 am
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) , the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today unveiled its new FreeAgent Theater+(TM) [Plus] HD media player, the next generation home theater solution designed to instantly and easily connect your digital media library to your home entertainment system.
The FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player leverages a docking system unique to Seagate FreeAgent Go(TM) portable drives and accessories, providing a quick and easy way to connect your external hard drive to your television or home entertainment center. After loading the drive with your favorite movies, videos, music and pictures from the home PC, simply slide it into the FreeAgent Theater+ dock to get instant access to your digital media library. With the FreeAgent Theater+ player, you can just sit back, relax, point, click and enjoy as digitally captured memories and your favorite movies come to life in 1080p HD video, DTS(TM) 2.0 + Digital Out, or Dolby Digital technology. The interface is easily navigated with the included remote control, and you can choose from video, photos or music with the up/down arrows on the remote to make your selection.
The Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player includes two additional USB ports for connecting other USB attached storage devices. Also incorporated into FreeAgent Theater+ is an Ethernet port for network connectivity, which allows access to digital media through your home network. Seagate intends to launch a USB Wireless Adapter in October to enable this same access with 802.11n wireless connectivity to a home network. Enjoy it all, with the included new and improved remote control, from the comfort of your couch.
“There is so much media that is now being captured and created through various methods and stored on the PC, yet the computer is not the ideal way to enjoy these photos and videos,” said Terry Cunningham, senior vice president, Seagate Branded Solutions. “The FreeAgent Theater provides the easiest way to view and enjoy video and photos on your HDTV. Simply load up a Seagate FreeAgent Go(TM) hard drive and drop it into the FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player dock. It’s a behavior we’ve all been familiar with for years with VHS and DVDs, but now with digital HD enjoyment.”
For the full press release, click here.
For a review from engadget, click here.
Posted on Sep 9, 2009 by emily at 10:22 am
The Palm Pixi, a small webOS-based handset, will be coming to Sprint this holiday season. The Pixi is a smaller, cheaper version of the Palm and is geared toward a younger consumer audience. It has 8GB of storage onboard, a 2 megapixel camera (with flash), a full QWERTY keyboard, and a 2.63-inch, 320 x 400 capacitive display. The Pixi also integrates with Facebook, Linked In, and Yahoo contacts.
For a review, read this article on CNET.
Posted on Sep 4, 2009 by emily at 6:30 am
NetGear’s Digital Entertainer Live will be available next week and is already on sale at amazon. The Digital Entertainer Live retails for $180, about half the price of the earlier Digital Entertainer Elite.
The new model allows you to:
- Play movies, video, music and photos stored on USB drives, computers or NAS devices
- Enjoy YouTube on your TV, without a computer
- Watch pay-per-view new release movies on-demand via CinemaNow
- Watch streaming video from Popular Websites and Live Internet TV via VuNow trial serviceBrowse and play popular movies and TV shows from Hulu¿, Netflix¿, CBS¿, and more using PlayOn¿ on your PC (free trial and special discount)
The Digital Entertainer Live will be available on Sept. 8th.
For a good review of the product. Click here.
