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iRiver photo frame is capable of MPEG4 AVC/H.264 encoded AVI

Daniel Lim, Dec 12th 2008 Discuss [2]

Wrapped in a lovely interchangeable clear acrylic or a brown wooden frame, this iriver Digital Photo Frame takes on digital still and motion images with its WVGA 7-inch LCD display. The 800x480 Framee-L is capable of 200cd/m2 display brightness and 500:1 contrast; it also packs an internal 1GB memory, and supports a variety of memory cards, including SD/MMC/Memory Stick/CF. Read The Full Story

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite with 500GB and 1080P coming soon

Daniel Lim, Dec 11th 2008 Discuss [0]

Facing the increasingly crowded multimedia streaming players market, Netgear is set to launch its elite lineup of a digital media player with price and features that may fall short of competitions. The new EVA9150 Digital Entertainer Elite streaming media player, though packs with largest storage for its kind (500GB), supports free videos and photos from Youtube and Flicker, and with 1080P full HD output on contents from your PC, is planning to launch at a suggested retail of $400 without major content providers on-boarded. Read The Full Story

YouTube goes High-Def

Chris Davies, Dec 5th 2008 Discuss [3]

YouTube have switched on High Definition viewing for online content that has been uploaded in suitably high-resolution. Although there has been no official comment from the company as yet, a search for "HD" shows multiple clips with the option "watch in HD" where once it said "watch in higher quality". Comparison screenshots after the cut. Read The Full Story

Sooloos Ensemble System offers lower-cost storage, playback option

Brenda Stokes, Nov 25th 2008 Discuss [1]

If you are a serious audiophile, then you're going to love to hear the news that the Sooloos Ensemble System has just gotten a price cut, making it cheaper (though no one would dare to say inexpensive) way to dive into their playback and digital music storage systems. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Sony Vaio RT Review – Top Tier All-in-One Multimedia PC

Daniel Lim, Nov 24th 2008 Discuss [3]

Forget the iMac, HP Touchsmart, Gateway or Dell XPS “One”, we’ve got a powerhouse all-in-one multimedia PC from Sony; it might not have a catchy name but it sure means business. The Sony VAIO Sony VGC-RT150Y no ordinary PC; It is a top notch VAIO that combines the technology of an HDTV with the computing power of a quad core multimedia PC. Behind the 25.5-inch XBRITE Full HD LCD Screen there’s an Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 processor, 8GB of RAM and 1TB of hard-drive with built-in digital TV tuners, Blu-ray burner and masses of A/V input and outputs for full 1080p living room entertainment. But with the price tag of $4,000, can it live up to the hype?

Sony VAIO VGC-RT150Y Review

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Fiio E5 headphone amplifier

Chris Davies, Nov 19th 2008 Discuss [3]

It may look like a Shuffle, but the Fiio E5 isn't even a PMP. In actual fact it's a clip-on headphone amplifier, intended to boost volume from your favorite media player and drive higher impedance cans than might normally work. With an Apple-style clip, the E5 measures just 44 x 38 x 12.2mm but boasts 150mW (at 16Ω; or 12MW to 300Ω) power output with under 0.009-percent distortion at 10mW. Read The Full Story

Netflix Xbox 360 streaming suffers Sony Pictures pull-out

Chris Davies, Nov 19th 2008 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's New Xbox Experience update is currently installing on consoles all over, but those hoping to gorge themselves on Netflix streaming movies may find their appetite left unsated. Licencing issues with Columbia Pictures, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, has left the Netflix options suddenly truncated; films available to view through other Netflix routes are not permitted on the Xbox 360. Read The Full Story

RIM planning Didiom-based mobile music service?

Chris Davies, Nov 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

RIM could be preparing to launch a music streaming service based on Didiom, according to our latest tip. Didiom is both a music marketplace, which offers on-device downloads, and a way of streaming tracks from a user's iTunes library direct to their handset. The company already has a number of client apps for different devices, but according to our source this would be a Didiom-powered collaboration with RIM. Read The Full Story

LaCie LaCinema Rugged announced for US release

Brenda Stokes, Nov 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

LaCie is expanding their line and have announced their LaCinema Rugged multimedia storage device for release in the US. In fact, you can get your hands on the device now, which sports some serious multimedia capability, with the capacity for HD quality. Read The Full Story

Teac releases Ipod Companion with Digital Amp

Daniel Lim, Nov 14th 2008 Discuss [0]

Whether it is just an Ipod companion or a set of bookshelf speakers from the Teac, an entry model from the high end line of TEAC usually means unaffordable for most of the music lovers. You can say the same for the newly announced TEAC Reference 600 series AG-H600 – a 126,000 yen (~$1,300) integrated digital amp designed exclusively for Ipod. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu Scaleo Home Server updated with 2TB capacity

Chris Davies, Nov 13th 2008 Discuss [0]

Fujitsu have updated their Scaleo Home Server range with two new models, adding capacity to the media streaming and NAS backup products. The Home Server 2205 is preinstalled with two 1TB drives, while the Home Server 2105 is preinstalled with two 500GB drives; however there's room for a total of four drives in each. Fujitsu have used Western Digital Caviar Green SATA HDDs, for reduced power consumption. Read The Full Story

LaCie LaCinema Rugged announced

Brenda Stokes, Oct 22nd 2008 Discuss [1]

LaCie announced their LaCinema Rugged hard drive today that's meant for mostly multimedia. It makes it easy to keep your media collection with you at all times whether at home or while out and about. Read The Full Story