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Check Out Roku’s Remote App For IOS
Roku owners: Get psyched! You can now control your media streamers with a new, official iOS app with what looks like a sweet interface and gesture controls.
Asus Updates The O!Play Media Streamer With USB 3.0 And iPhone Connectivity
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?
That WD TV Live HD Media Payer Doesn’t Play Pandora
So it turns out that the WD Media streamer thing we told you about last week doesn’t stream Pandora in Australia. While I’m not surprised, I’m still a little disappointed…
40GB Apple TV Quietly Killed, 160GB Cut To $329
Good news if you’ve thought about using an Apple TV to tinker with Boxee, or setup a media server. Apple slashed the 160GB model to $329 overnight and ditched the 40GB version altogether. [Apple Store via Macrumors]
Olive Opus N4 Music Player (For Rich People) Becomes A Slightly Better Media Player (For Rich People)
We haven’t heard much from Olive since they released the pretty-but-pricey Opus and Melody music wedges last year, but that kind of cautious pace is to be expected in the high-end A/V world. Today, they’ve given their line a refresh.
So Long, Stupid Media Streaming Boxes, You Sucked
They were basically obsolete from the beginning: Massive plastic coffins that beamed media from your PC to your TV. That’s it. For $US400. And now they’re returning to the abyss, where they belong.
