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Weekend Gadgets: HP Mediasmart Server

5:30PM Nick Broughall | This weekend, I’ve got a hot date with HP’s new EX490 MediaSmart Home Server. I’m hoping she outputs. More »
Computers

HP MediaSmart EX495 Windows Home Server Review

2:00AM Jason Chen | The HP MediaSmart EX490 and EX495 are the new top-of-the-line Windows Home Servers from HP, which are good enough to pretty much be the de-facto Windows Home Servers on the market now. These new units keep up the tradition. More »
Computers

Australia Finally Getting An HP MediaSmart Home Server (Or Two)

9:30AM Nick Broughall | For too long have we had to sit idly by, reading all about our US cousins playing with HP’s line of Windows Home Server machines (and enjoying them). Well no more! Today we rise up against the powers that be and demand that we… Wait. What’s that? HP have just announced that they’re releasing the LX197 and EX490 Home Servers in Australia? Well then, I guess we should probably just focus on the release, rather than calling for revolution. Hmm. More »
Computers

HP’s MediaSmart EX490, EX495 Have Additional Mac Functionality

2:01PM Jason Chen | The previous HP EX-487 Windows Home Server was notable both because it was a good WHS, and because it had the ability to support Time Machine over the network on Macs. The EX490 and EX495 do even more. More »
Computers

HP LX195 Budget Windows Home Server Review

4:20AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: HP’s LX195, their stripped-to-the-core (but Apple Time Machine capable) implementation of the Windows Home Server, which comes with a 640GB internal drive, but can only be expanded via the four USB ports in the back. More »
Entertainment

HP Confirms Discontinuation of MediaSmart TV and Connect Receiver

6:38AM Wilson Rothman | We had an inkling that HP was killing off or discontinuing its MediaSmart TVs and Connect HD media receiver lines, and sure enough, HP spokespeople emailed us a confirmation today: More »
Computers

HP MediaSmart Windows Home Servers Can Now Stream Videos, Unprotected DVDs to iPhones, PSPs

2:22PM Jason Chen | The HP MediaSmart EX485 and EX487 Windows Home Servers just received an update patch to enable video streaming over the internet by way of video conversion. More »
Computers

HP’s MediaSmart Server LX195 Leaked, Is a More Compact Windows Home Server

2:59AM Jason Chen | HP’s apparently following up its OS X Time Machine compatible MediaSmart EX487 Windows Home Server with a smaller model, shipping with just 640GB of storage. More »
Computers

HP MediaSmart EX487 Server Has Remote MP3 Streaming, Mac Time Machine Compatibility

3:01PM Adrian Covert | HP’s EX485/7 iteration of their MediaSmart Server is official, and now comes with a revamped UI, remote music and photo streaming capability, and is the first non-apple NAS product to support Time Machine. galleryPost('servermediasmarthp', 3, ''); More »
Gadgets

HP Mediasmart Connect HD Video Streamer Lightning Review

6:00AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: HP’s Mediasmart Connect, a networked receiver that plays back H.264, DivX, XviD, MPEG-2, WMV video, photos, and even connects to your Media Centre to act like an extender. It’s also expandable space-wise with HP’s Pocket Media Drives, and supports 10/100 Ethernet and 802.11a/b/g/n. It comes in a glossy piano black finish which attracts dust and fingerprints as easily as an actual piano. More »