Toshiba has rolled out its latest updates to the company's multimedia-heavy Qosmio range. Top of the list has to be the new G50-series, which is the first to feature the SpursEngine processor (as seen with the PS3's cell processor), here under the Quad Core HD Processor banner, for some serious media grunt. Toshiba are quoting 10x faster video transcoding with the G50-series than a standard notebook from its stables, courtesy of the SpursEngine and NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GR 512MB graphics. Storage options range up to 500GB space, and there's Harman Kardon stereo speakers and subwoofer to go with the 18.4-inch widescreen display.
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Monster Cable combo coax & wireless 1080p streaming
Monster Cables might be a contentious brand among those who pay a lot of attention to cables, but so far they're the first I've heard to be planning a combination wireless HDAV and UWB-over-Coax system [pdf link]. Developed using Sigma Designs' UWB technology, the so-called Monster Wireless Digital Express HD system will stream high-definition media from your DVD or Blu-ray player, DVR or cable tuner, and is capable of simultaneously upscaling the signal en-route. Wirelessly the signal will reach up to 30 feet, while over existing coax cabling it will stretch to 330 feet.
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tvCompass Ultimate Remote: WiFi, EPG & now ESPN content
Call your new remote control the "Ultimate Remote" and you'd better have some meat to back up the name, but that's how tvCompass have decided to brand their WiFi-enabled universal zapper. We first saw the device back in January at CES, and now the company have partnered with ESPN to launch both the remote and an exclusive media content service for users. Sports-fans will be able to check out news and stats while they watch the game, as well as browse the EPG on the Ultimate Remote's full-color 2.2-inch display.
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Panasonic PZ850 HDTVs with YouTube & Picasa released
Panasonic's latest range of web-enabled LCD TVs have finally launched in the US. Announced back in January, the high-definition VIERA PZ850 is available in sizes ranging from 46 to 65-inches, and is compatible with Panasonic's "VIERA CAST" multimedia content system. That offers both YouTube videos and Google Picasa Web Album browsing on your big-screen TV, without requiring a media PC.
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AMEX Digital RM-mp1 Wireless USB touchpad media remote
AMEX Digital have taken a break from making DVD and Blu-ray decks to unveil their new RM-mp1 remote control. Using Wireless USB rather than IR or a proprietary RF link, the RM-mp1 works as a media remote, a presentation controller and for general PC control courtesy of the built-in touchpad and mouse buttons. It's also fitted with a USB pointer for momentarily dazzling anybody who tries to throw eggs at you during presentations.
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Acer Aspire Gemstone Blue media laptops available now
Back in March, Acer rather breathlessly announced that they would be pretty much revolutionising the laptop market; in the end, they produced a new range of media notebooks, the Aspire Gemstone Blue, which while not exactly earth-shattering were still vaguely attractive and capable machines. Now, two months later, the Aspire 8920 and 6920 are finally available in North America. Both powered by Intel Core2 Duo T9500 processors, HD-resolution displays and optional Blu-ray drives, the 6920 has a 16-inch widescreen LCD while the 8920 has an even larger 18.4-inch 16:9 aspect panel.
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Toshiba Cell-based SpursEngine to hit Qosmio notebooks this year
After teasing us back in January with a working prototype but no plan to implement it, Toshiba have changed their tune over their graphically marvellous SpursEngine. Based on the same Cell CPU that gives the PlayStation 3 its graphical grunt, their SE1000 chip in fact contains four of those processors. Toshiba have now confirmed that the SE1000 will be included in their own high-end multimedia laptops later in 2008, presumably the Qosmio G40.
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Sony 1.5TB Home Media Server
Sony's latest cookie-tin media PCs, the VGF-HS1 and HS1S "Liblog Station", will launch in Japan on May 17th. The compact system is intended as a home server, with gigabit ethernet, support for the DLNA media sharing standard and a choice of either 1TB (the HS1) or 1.5TB (the HS1S) of storage. Media can be either accessed on the home network or from a remote location either through a browser interface or via a pre-established "data link function" that makes a non-local device appear local.
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DIY Multitouch table project offers low-cost alternative to Microsoft Surface
Eyebeam are looking to bring DIY multitouch to the masses with their open-source Cubit project. Promising a touchscreen table in the style of Microsoft's Surface, only with a far smaller $500-1,000 build cost, Eyebeam have made the hardware schematics and software source code available for anyone to download. They also sell a kit that includes the table, frosted surface and most of the electronics, with builders only needing to supply the computer, a simple projector and a webcam.
Check out the video of the Eyebeam Cubit in action after the cut
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Sezmi unified IPTV & digital over-the-air home media begins pilots
When it comes to breaking into a competitive market, you can either make your product super-niche and fit into a gap, or you can attempt to smash through rivals like a wrecking ball. Startup Sezmi appears to be taking the latter route: they're aiming to replace customers' satellite or cable subscriptions (and the set-top boxes that go with them) with their own, 1TB hard-drive equipped hardware. Blending high-definition digital broadcast TV and broadband-based video-on-demand, Sezmi has partnered with Harris Corp and Sun and is rolling out the system in pilot areas.
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Homemade A/V & automation rack wins DIYer a Prius
Keen A/V addict Simon Smith set out to save money by building his own component rack from scratch. However, as the install continued - complete with multiple audio zones, MythTV-powered PVR and even a fire suppression system - his hobby won him a new set of wheels. Courtesy of Intel and the ZDNet Homebrew Challenge, a brand new Toyota Prius hybrid is sitting outside Simon's house.
The car - worth around £20k in the UK - is almost as gadget packed as Simon's house, and of course is the ideal excuse for him to keep buying A/V kit. Next up is active ventilation and some improved lighting. If you're interested in home automation or distributed media then it's worth checking out his build log.
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Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B Network Attached Storage – does more than networked file storage
Not only does this Icy Box NAS box hold a couple of SATA HDDS, any capacity, and share it all on the network, but it does so much more. For starters, you can set up the two drives to run in RAID 0 or 1, Span, or JBOD configurations.
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