some wealthy movie buffs can afford to tear down a room and turn it into a home movie theater. suffice to say, many of us won’t be in the financial position to afford that kind of luxury and therefore, taking a notch down from such extravagant living would be going for a system such as this Kaleidescape Cinema One Movie Server movie server.
so what the heck is a Chromecast? well, the easiest way to understand what this little guy is about is to think of it as Google’s answer to Apple TV and AirPlay. it plugs right into your HDMI port of your HDTV and enables you to wirelessly stream, or in this case “cast” online content from your phone, tablet or laptop to your TV
along with the pretty VivoMouse, the Taiwanese computer maker also announced the ASUS VivoPC Home Theater PC, a smallish desktop computer that can also double as a Home Theater PC. the VivoPC is just 56mm tall and has a footprint smaller than that of an A4-size paper, and shares the same spun metal finish as the VivoMouse.
looking for ways and means to de-clutter your home entertainment system without sacrificing any of your entertainment needs? great, then Fanhattan might have something you may want to consider: the Fan TV Set-Top Box. unveiled recently at the D11, this sleek, palm-size set-top is designed in collaboration with famed designer Yves Behar and it has only one
Android devices have been enjoying equal amount of digital contents’ doting as Apple devices, and so why should Android users resigned to watching rich media contents on a small screen? no. you really shouldn’t be and that’s why there is Plair Wireless Streaming HDMI Dongle, a nifty device that will allows you to stream photos
if you are tired of being tied down by lousy cable TV contract, then getting a streaming media player might be a good idea. unlike media player of the early days, today’s media streaming devices are pretty well-rounded and the Panasonic Streaming Media Player (DMP-MST60) is one such example.
readying yourself for the eye-watering, visual assault of 4K televisions? then the Sony FMP-X1 4K Media Player might just be your cup of Earl Grey. this sleek little device offered by the Japanese electronics giant is the industry first media player set to deliver the wholesome goodness of 4K resolution and is slated to hit the stores this summer for $699.
our experience with media streamers is the lethargic user interface, which totally puts us off (that’s politely put). we conclude that this due to 1) snail-powered processor, and 2) heavyweight UI. we might be wrong, but based on our beliefs, we thought the new Roku 3 Streaming Media Player might dispel our presumptions. sporting a faster processor
these days, it seems like everyone is taking a dip into media hub, in particular, the Android-powered variety. Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei first announced their take of such device with the Huawei MediaQ M310 back at the 2013 CES last month and now, they are showing it off again at the 2013 Mobile World Congress.
with the media player or streamer market running of tricks in their bag, what else could makers offer? lower price point, plus maybe a new, sleek UI and a freshen up box design. the new WD TV Play by Western Digital is one such example. announced recently, the WD TV Play now joins the WD TV family of products and offers a new app-based
Google might not have their own HDTV set yet (or there never will be) but their presence in our living is inevitable and that presence is going start with media player with Google TV. one of the newest to join this Google TV bandwagon is NETGEAR NeoTV PRIME with Google TV Streaming Player…