Asus have given their highly regarded O!Play HD2 media streamer a high tech injection, pumping things like USB 3.0, DLNA and iPhone interconnectivity into the device’s body using a sharp needle. Or maybe engineers. Who really knows how the magic happens?
The new O!Play also supports 3.5-inch hard drives, and can be configured as a NAS device, with iTunes, Samba and FTP server functions built into the software. The iPhone controls let you manage the device from your Apple handset, and the device is firmware upgradeable too.
For $279, this sounds like a versatile addition to the home entertainment setup, beyond the traditional media streamer. Given the positive reviews of previous generations, it’ll be interesting to see how this one performs.
Simon Reidy
Monday, October 11, 2010 at 2:35 PMI wish I could pump USB 3.0, DLNA and iphone interconnectivity into myself with a giant needle.
Harami
Monday, October 11, 2010 at 11:55 PMCan’t wait for this to be released in oz..
Looks like as owsome product!!
Rod
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 8:44 PMAny idea when this model will be released?
Tasos
Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 11:19 PMI’ve been looking into this lately but I have yet to see the iPhone app anywhere.
Sony has already release a very useable iphone app for their yet unreleased SMP-N100, but I have yet to see the ASUS app.
Anyone with better luck?