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Yamaha MusicCAST2 wireless audio system sets sights on Sonos

, Jun 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

Yamaha have announced a new version of their home audio streaming system, the MusicCAST2.  Set to take on Sonos in the high-end audiophile market, MusicCAST2 currently consists of a touchscreen LCD controller, the MCX-RC100 Network Music Commander, and two types of Network Music Players, the MCX-A300, which has an integrated amplifier, or the MCX-P200, which is non-amplified for integration with an existing AV setup. Read The Full Story

PopcornHour C200 media streamer: Blu-ray & BitTorrent ready [Video] [Updated with price]

, Jun 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

PopcornHour have revealed their latest media streamer, the C200, and compared to the previous-gen models it's a significant step up.  As well as a new 667MHz processor, the Sigma SMP8643, the PopcornHour C200 gets an HDMI 1.3 port, two SATA connectors, and a user-accessible drive bay for a HDD, DVD or Blu-ray drive. Video demo after the cut Updated with pricing/availability after the cut Read The Full Story

Opera Unite browser offers cloud-based file, media sharing

, Jun 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

After Apple made such bold claims about Safari 4 during their WWDC keynote last week, it was only a matter of time until another browser company came along and claimed to "reinvent the web".  Opera have done just that with Opera Unite, a cloud-based system integrated with the company's browser, that synchronizes user data - including files, music, photos and notes - and makes it available to any internet-connected browser. Video demo after the cut  Read The Full Story

Sony GIGA Juke NAS-SC500PK and NAS-E300HD media streamers announced

, Jun 3rd 2009 Discuss [2]

Sony have announced two new products in its GIGA Juke range of streaming home audio equipment, which also add docks for the company's Walkman range such as the OLED-touchscreen Walkman-X we reviewed.  The NAS-SC500PK (shown here) gets increased amplification - up to 100W - and a chunkier 160GB hard-drive, while the NAS-E300HD (shown after the cut) sticks with 60W and half the storage.   Read The Full Story

QNAP SS-439 Pro Turbo NAS offers RAID, server, more

, May 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

QNAP have announced their latest network-attached storage device, the four-bay SS-439 Pro Turbo NAS.  Capable of establishing various levels of RAID array for up to 2TB of total capacity, the SS-439 is based on Intel's Atom N270 processor and offers media server, backup, print and web server functionality.  Connectivity includes three USB 2.0 ports and two eSATA ports, which can be used to add more storage plus make removable backups, together with two gigabit ethernet connections.   Read The Full Story

Acer easyStore AH340-UA230N Home Server: 1TB+ for $400

, May 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

Acer have announced their first consumer NAS running Windows Home Server, the Aspire easyStore AH340-UA230N.  It may not have a snappy name, but it does have 1TB of standard storage plus three hot-swappable 3.5-inch hard-drive bays for a total of 7TB capacity.  There are also five USB 2.0 ports and an eSATA connection. Read The Full Story

RealNetworks Facet DVD jukebox case hits courts today

, Apr 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

RealNetworks are developing a rival to the expensive Kaleidescape DVD jukebox, based on their own DVD encryption-bypassing Facet application, which would retail for under $300.  A prototype of the Facet DVD server can store around seventy movies, and is based on Linux; however the movie studios are hoping to cut Real off before a release, in a lawsuit that will reach the bench today. Read The Full Story

HP MediaSmart Servers updated; stream media to iPod/iPhone and PSP

, Apr 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

The HP MediaSmart servers (EX485/EX487 models) received a software update today from HP. The news software allows media to be streamed to wireless devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch and PlayStation Portables. The new software also adds the ability for the servers to convert videos (including unprotected DVD's) into two separate formats: one high-resolution for playing on home devices, and a lower resolution for portable media players. Read The Full Story

Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive Review – 500GB

, Apr 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

As the name implies, the Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive is essentially a NAS device with media hub abilities, intended to back up and playback multimedia files across your home network. Where it stands slightly out from the crowd is in its support of UPnP for DLNA-certified devices and iTunes, allowing the NAS to store and stream music, video and pictures to a variety of PC, laptop, home consumer electronics and Apple products.

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Emtec Movie Cube S800 review

, Apr 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

With more people amassing vast collections of digital media, the demand for a straightforward way to pipe that out through an HDTV is only increasing.  Emtec’s Movie Cube S800 not only offers video streaming, but expandable local storage, internet radio and dual TV tuners for recording fresh content or pausing live TV.  SlashGear hooked it up to see if our home entertainment prayers had been answered.

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Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150 reviewed: expensive & excellent

, Apr 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

Netgear's Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150 was announced last December, but it's taken a while for reviews to emerge.  Promising a huge collection of supported video and audio codecs, plus 1080p output, wireless and wired HD streaming, YouTube and a removable 500GB hard-drive, the EVA9150 landed on My Digital Entertainers test bench for a good going-over. Read The Full Story

SanDisk SDC and CompactFlash Extreme IV

, Apr 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

We caught up with SanDisk while at CTIA this week, to check out their Service Delivery Cards.  SDCs are pre-loaded custom memory cards, each full of digital content ranging from videos clips, TV shows and music, to games and wallpapers.  SanDisk also whipped out their CompactFlash Extreme IV series storage to try to tempt resident SlashGear photographer Daniel Lim.

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