Mediaplayer - SlashGear

Posts Tagged ‘mediaplayer’

Skifta promises easy DLNA media-shifting [Video]

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 No Comments

One of Qualcomm’s more low-key demonstrations from today is actually the one thing you can try most readily yourself. Skifta aims to make media shifting more straightforward, using a single client PC or Mac that can then be accessed by any DLNA and UPnP client in your home or remotely. The system works using a simple web-based interface which will work on your desktop or cellphone browser (the Skifta team had an HTC Hero on hand to do just that), and then that content from pretty much any DLNA device gets funnelled around.

Qualcomm Skifta 10 540x304

Video demo after the cut

Continued »

Cowon iAudio 9 PMP gets unboxed

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 17th 2009 No Comments

Perhaps it’s a 2009 thing and, come the new year, packaging will won’t enthral us so, but for now there’s a great deal of geeky appeal in how manufacturers choose to present their tech. Cowon have generally been associated more with audio performance than they have with style, but it looks like some of the “shape up” message is getting through: DAP Review have just taken delivery of the iAudio 9 PMP, and as their unboxing photoset shows there’s obviously been a lot of thought put into how it’s packaged.

cowon iaudio i9 unboxing 1 540x361

Continued »

Qualcomm FLO TV on sale today; major stampedes not expected

By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 13th 2009 No Comments

Remember FLO TV? We’d forgive you if Qualcomm’s standalone streaming TV handheld had slipped your mind; after all, the market for a dedicated device for mobile TV (that’s already available on certain mainstream cellphones) seems pretty limited. Still, if you’ve been saving your pennies and waiting anxiously to pick up a FLO TV Personal Television, salvation is at hand: it’s going on sale today.

qualcomm flo tv personal television 1 540x401

Continued »

Boxee Box official: debut on December7th

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 12th 2009 1 Comment

Boxee has long been the darling of the homebrew DVR crowd, turning the Apple TV into a far more capable – and less iTunes-centric – media system and brightening DIY HTPCs no end. Now the company has announced its plans for an off-the-shelf Boxee Box, which will deliver the same sort of experience but without the need to build it youself.

boxee box

Continued »

Sungale Cyberus Smart Info tablet: jack of all trades?

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 5th 2009 1 Comment

Details on Sungale’s Cyberus Smart Info tablet are scarce, but to look at the product listing on Amazon you’d ask yourself what the darned thing couldn’t do. Centered around a 7-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, the Cyberus promises not only ebook access but – courtesy of WiFi – a web browser, YouTube viewer and internet radio streaming.

sungale ID700WTA

Continued »

Sonos ZonePlayer S5 goes on sale today [update with Video]

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 3rd 2009 No Comments

Sonos' latest ZonePlayer, the all-in-one S5, has gone on sale in the US today. Packing a wireless receiver and an amplified 5-driver speaker array into a single, bedroom and kitchen friendly unit, the S5 automatically integrates into an existing Sonos setup, or alternatively could be used by those not wanting the extraneous mess and hassle of separate speakers demanded by the company's previous ZonePlayers.

Continued »

Cowon W2 MID with Atom CPU revealed by Bluetooth SIG

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 2nd 2009 No Comments

Gadgets leaked by text are far less exciting than blurry, hurriedly-snapped photos, but we won’t turn up our noses at a preview no matter the method. It now appears that Cowon have a touchscreen MID in the works, the Cowon W2, according to a test page at the Bluetooth SIG, though specifications are still scant.

cowon w2 mid

Continued »

Sony Ericsson Rachael mediascape UI gets leaked video demo

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Nov 1st 2009 1 Comment

If our assumptions are correct, this coming week should see Sony Ericsson officially unveil their first Android smartphone, the handset variously known as the Sony Ericsson Rachael (or Rachel), XPERIA X3 and X10 and – most recently – the Sony Ericsson Infinity. We’ve already seen a video demo of what Sony Ericsson’s custom UI might look like (and darned pretty it is too) but now a second demo has emerged and gadzooks it has us interested.

sony ericsson rachael mediascape ui 540x469

Video demo after the cut

Continued »

Apple iPod Bluetooth Headset patent app splits opinion

By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 30th 2009 1 Comment

ipod headset patent application diagram 1 340x500 Apple patent applications either meet with resounding “I want that, give that to me now!” or “meh, why?” and it seems the reception to these iPod Bluetooth Headset illustrations is leaning toward the latter. The patent application shows a device similar in shape to the existing Apple Bluetooth headset, but that would have a detachable second earbud, an integrated display and onboard storage.

That storage would turn the headset into a full-blown iPod, similar to the shuffle. You would also be able to record voice notes, since it would have an integrated microphone, and of course it could be used for hands-free calling in the regular way. Apple’s application also describe a form of basic automatic volume adjustment that would change earpiece volume depending on the ambient noise picked up by the microphone.

Continued »