media servers

Saturday, September 26, 2009
Entertainment

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ Review: It Actually Works

12:30PM Wilson Rothman | Seagate built this second-gen FreeAgent Theater+ to be equally Mac and PC friendly, and to decode any video file you throw at it, regardless of resolution, framerate or other variable. Despite a crappy interface, the mission is a genuine success. More »
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Home

Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 5 Is a Reasonable Media Controller (For Your Megayacht)

8:28PM John Herrman | When Bang & Olufsen, maker of very expensive things that use electricity, let slip a photo of their upcoming BeoSound 5 home media controller, I saw a lot of potential. The interface looked nice, the hardware classy, and the screen crisp — in other words, if this thing connected with network music shares and played nice with a variety of home A/V equipment, it could be a winner. Well, we’ve got our hands on the official announcement, and it looks like we might have been a little optimistic. More »
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Computers

Toshiba Media Server is a Wireless Powerhouse, Dodecahedron

10:50PM John Herrman | This strangely sexy (for a networked storage device) Toshiba wireless media server concept on show at CEATEC takes a novel approach to design; as wires disappear, the necessity for an unimaginative stack of home theatre equipment is diminished. The device is loaded with wireless capabilities, including Wi-Fi, wireless HDMI (presumably the WirelessHD protocol) and for the sake of variety, Near Field Communication (NFC). More »
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