Roku's media streamers have carved out a notable niche for themselves, with what started out as a Netflix box, but quickly grew to include hundreds of other entertainment options. Whatever they've lacked in style, they've always made up for with an easy-to-navigate menu and remote, not to mention low prices. In fact, they've become our default recommendation in the set-top box category, and now … [Read more...]
Roku 3 review: our favorite media streamer, and the simplest to use, too
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
NETGEAR NeoTV MAX (NTV300SL) Media Streamer
March 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
After experiencing NETGEAR’s previous generation NeoTV NTV200, with solid function, value and distinction as one of the only media streamers with HDMI CEC support it was genuinely exciting when the NeoTV MAX (NTV300SL) arrived with a dual-sided QWERTY remote, full VUDU 3D and Netflix multichannel audio with subtitle support--that NETGEAR only asks $ 70 (MSRP) for the device was gravy. With the … [Read more...]
Dune HD – High-end XMBC streamer on Intel SoC Coming Late Summer
January 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Details were sparse with Dune HD not willing to let us take pictures of the hardware, but we saw it running on some sort of media player Atom SoC. Availability should be later summer (CEDIA time frame), with a higher-end inital target market. We were told the new device was running a "Berryville" CE5315, which looks like a competent foundation for media device but interestingly does not include … [Read more...]
IOGEAR wireless access point and computer-to-TV streamer refresh
January 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
IOGEAR really needs to start naming its products something other than stockroom codes and long-winded yet vague descriptions of what they do. After checking out the company's new Wireless 5x2 HD Matrix, we cast our eye over the GWAVR -- a little black box which plugs into your display via HDMI and functions as a wireless access point for streaming. It's intended to receive 1080p video and … [Read more...]
Motorola Mobility launches Android-powered HMC3260 ‘Cloud Broadband’ media streamer
September 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Motorola will be supplying China's WASU Digital Group, a cable and broadband provider, with the HMC3260 Android entertainment device for cloud-based, broadband internet streaming. Dubbed "Cloud Broadband" by the operator, the device will provide the primary connection for "hybrid fiber coax networks," while also offering an 18.5-inch touchscreen interface, based on an unnamed flavor of Android. … [Read more...]
Popcorn Hour launches A-400 streamer for €289 with ‘studio-quality’ 3D video processing
September 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you're a streamer who shuns plastic disks and their ilk, but still wants 3D, there's good news: Syabas has announced the Popcorn Hour A-400 network media player. Thanks to a dual-core video processor, the box can mulch through 3D Blu-ray content (ripped, presumably), while also supporting studio-level features like detail enhancement and debanding. Like its A-300 predecessor, the streamer can … [Read more...]
Nexus Q review: Google’s mysterious little social streamer
July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When setting up a gadget for review, delicately unboxing and smelling the carcinogenic whiff of freshly molded plastics, we typically feel some amount of excitement and anticipation to see how it stacks up against the competition. It's either that or a resigned sense of duty as we run yet another iterative evolution of this or that laptop through the same benchmarks to see just how this year's … [Read more...]
Belkin announces @TV, Slingbox-esque media streamer and companion app
June 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Belkin has unveiled @TVPlus, a media streamer that jacks into your home theater and pumps episodes of Community (or, other things, we guess) to your smartphone, tablet or laptop through the internet. Packing a built-in WiFi radio, you'll connect to it on your travels with the @TV app, which is capable of recording live TV straight to your mobile device for offline viewing. The app is free for … [Read more...]
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