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Popcorn Hour C-200 media player gets iPlayer update

, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

We have talked about the Popcorn Hour C-200 streaming media player a long time ago when the device first launched. The launch of that device was a few years ago now, but Syabas, the market of the Popcorn Hour device hasn’t forgot about the owners of the C-200. Read The Full Story

Microsoft May Finally Kill Zune?

, Mar 14th 2011 Discuss [6]

According to a Bloomberg source, Microsoft will discontinue production of its Zune media player. Instead, the company will shift its focus to other devices and concentrate on developing the Zune software for mobile phones. Read The Full Story

ASUS O!Play HD2 detailed; launches this week for £109

, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [9]

It's been a while since we've heard from ASUS about their USB 3.0 toting O!Play HD2 multimedia center, but now - with the launch tipped for this week - the company is being a little more forthright about the specifications.  Supporting USB 2.0 and eSATA external drives, the ASUS O!Play HD2 also has an internal 3.5-inch hard-drive bay and can be used as a regular USB 3.0 external HDD in its own right. Read The Full Story

QNAP NMP-1000P network media player offers vast format support

, Sep 30th 2010 Discuss [1]

QNAP has outed its latest network media player, the NMP-1000P, a compact STB that offers Full HD 1080p video, Dolby and DTS digital surround sound, optional NAS functionality and internet media streaming.  Able to gobble up a 3.5-inch hard-drive in its internal bay - either for storing local content or acting as a backup drive for networked computers - the NMP-1000P uses Sigma Designs new 667MHz SMP8643 SoC video/audio decoder. Read The Full Story

Boxee comments on new Apple TV

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Yesterday Apple unveiled the new Apple TV that doesn’t suck nearly as much as the original. The new device is much more of a direct competitor to the Boxee Box that is due for an update this November. Boxee has commented on the new Apple TV and defends its coming update and the roughly $100 more expensive price point. Read The Full Story

Amex Digital MP-501 Boasts Smallest 1080p Media Player Title

, Aug 18th 2010 Discuss [1]

Sitting right next to your big computer, or your big screen HDTV, you'll probably already find some ridiculously small gadget. After all, even our memory is getting smaller. And while there may already be options out there for you to purchase in the whole HD media player market, this new one from Amex Digital definitely aches to take the "smallest" title. Its measurements are noteworthy in of themselves, but the features speak for themselves, just as loudly. Read The Full Story

Western Digital Debuts WD Elements Play multimedia drive

, Aug 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

WD has been in the business of making external storage solutions about as long as external storage has been around. The company has also been wrapping its storage tech into products like media players for a while now. Read The Full Story

Buffalo LinkTheater LT-V100 network HD media player hits Japan

, Jul 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

Buffalo Japan has outed its latest networked media player, the Buffalo LinkTheater LT-V100, now capable of 1080p Full HD playback.  The LT-V100 has HMDI and composite video outputs, together with analog and optical-digital audio outputs, and a 10/100 ethernet port for network streaming. Read The Full Story

Brite-View CinemaGo BV-5005HD Mini CG HD Media Player Announced, Pre-Order Now

, Jul 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

It's been almost a full year since we reported on Brite-View's CinemaTube media player, and that means it's just about perfect timing to get an upgraded, new model, right? Well lucky you, because Brite-View agrees with that sentiment. They've just pulled the cover off their CinemaGo BV-5005HD Mini CG HD media player -- and yes, that may be the longest title for a gadget we've seen in awhile. Read The Full Story

PopBox from Syabas gets delayed until late July

, Jul 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Back during CES, the Syabas PopBox media player was spied. The device was expected to ship this weekend after turning up for pre-order in April on Amazon. If you pre-ordered the device and were looking forward to some media watching action over the holiday weekend you are out of luck. Read The Full Story

Boxee defend Hulu integration in response to NBC blast

, Feb 5th 2010 Discuss [1]

Boxee's on-again, off-again love affair with Hulu has been one of the more frustrating elements of the otherwise excellent media player, and while we pondered out loud last month that paywall propositions from both companies might lead to a more amicable arrangement, it seems the entertainment industry knives are still out.  Earlier this week, Jeff Zucker, President and CEO of NBC, accused Boxee of "illegally taking" Hulu content and that NBC would be "open to negotiations" with the software firm; Boxee have responded by denying that they have done anything illegal, and pointed at the content providers, not Hulu, for insisting on the block. Read The Full Story

Iomega ScreenPlay Director HD media players announced

, Jan 5th 2010 Discuss [2]

Iomega has announced their latest digital media devices, the Iomega ScreenPlay Director HD, ScreenPlay Plus HD and the ScreenPlay TV Link Director, each of which promise to funnel your video, audio and image content onto your HDTV.  The top-spec ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player has 1TB of onboard storage together with an ethernet connection for DLNA streaming playback across a network; there are also three USB 2.0 ports, for plugging in external storage, a USB WiFi adapter or cameras for direct playback. It supports up to 1080p HD 24fps video playback in H.264, WMV and MKV formats (among others) in addition to streaming YouTube, Shoutcast radio, RSS feeds and podcasts.  The Iomega ScreenPlay Director HD will arrive in the US later in January 2010, priced at $249. Read The Full Story
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