Posted on 06 February 2009.
At CES in January, Cisco announced their Wireless Home Audio system. This includes multiple components that allow consumers to listen to their music library throughout the home. They are touting this as the “Complete Solution.†It will utilize the Wireless-N technology and the DLNA 1.5 standard. Here are the products broken out with details. For more information including pricing, take a look at the product page here.
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Posted on 04 February 2009.
Hopefully the first of many to come, Sirius XM announced their first interoperable satellite radio. This radio is designed to give you access to 100% of all content offered by the company. Having both services in two different cars will be a thing of the past. The “SIRIUS Everything plus XM Everything†package will be available at a monthly cost of $19.99, which is a savings on the cost of paying two monthly subscriptions for both services. With an MSRP of $249.99, MiRGE is scheduled to be available in early spring 2009 at shop.sirius.com andshop.xmradio.com.
The MiRGE can:
• Effortlessly switch between SIRIUS and XM at the touch of a button
• Display channel information on a large, customizable color screen
• Display a real-time programming guide – view the current channel plus
three other channels at the same time
• Pause, rewind and replay up to 60 minutes of live SIRIUS or XM
programming
• Surf channels on the fly using the large rotary tuning knob
• Alert listeners to favorite artists and songs that are playing on
another channel of the active service with TuneSelect
• Track the latest scores and update on stock while listening to live
SIRIUS XM programming
• Save 10 favorite SIRIUS and XM channels for fast access
• Lock and unlock channels individually or lock all explicit content
channels on both services with easy to use parental control
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Posted on 31 January 2009.
DLink
When you think of a router usually style does not come to mind. D-Link is trying to change that with their new addition to the marketplace. The 802.11n Wi-Fi router integrates a 3.2â€LCD monitor which allows you to view your photos. I will be curious to see if all this “style†subtracts any from the performance of the router. The unit boasts a network attached storage (NAS) that features support both UPnP® server functions and BitTorrentâ„¢ downloads. It also includes a built-in FTP server that allows users to access documents, photos, music and other media locally through the home network or remotely over the Internet. Read the full details below and let me know what you think.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., January 7, 2009 — D-Link, the end-to-end network solutions provider for consumers and business, today unveiled an all-in-one home network router with all the features of a fast, far-reaching 802.11n Wi-Fi router combined with network attached storage (NAS), SharePort technology for sharing printers and scanners, along with a bright 3.2-inch LCD monitor on the face for displaying photos, desktop applications and network performance.
Designed with convenience and functionality in mind, the new D-Link® Xtreme N® DIR-685 offers a stylish, even chic addition to the digital home. Its upright design allows users to easily view the vibrant LCD screen that displays device status via graphical gauges, digital photos, streamed video, weather forecasts and other live streaming Internet content in up to 1.6 million colors.
As a router, the DIR-685 features a sleek design made possible, in part, by the router’s internal antennas. In addition, the network attached storage (NAS) feature supports both UPnP® server functions and BitTorrent™ downloads. A built-in FTP server allows users to access documents, photos, music and other media locally through the home network or remotely over the Internet.
The DIR-685 employs D-Link Greenâ„¢ technology that helps conserve energy in several ways – by automatically recognizing port activity and cable length and adjusting power usage accordingly, by consolidating all functions to a single device instead of many separate products, and by using the idle mode which automatically turns off power to the LCD screen. A wide local area network (WLAN) scheduler can turn off the router’s Wi-Fi module at a preset time, and the power adapter complies with Energy Star specifications for average power savings of up to 30 percent. The same power-saving features located in the gigabit ports are also included in the NAS drive.
Both USB ports located on the back of the DIR-685 utilize the new D-Link SharePort technology, enabling multiple users to seamlessly share USB devices – including printers, multi-function printers (MFP), and external hard drives – from any location in the home or office, in a Wi-Fi environment. SharePort turns the local USB ports located on the back of the 802.11n router into a fast and responsive virtual port by utilizing a new technology of USB over TCP/IP.
To manage the photo frame feature of the DIR-685, D-Link has partnered with FrameChannel, a free web service (internetphotoframe.com) that allows for the customization of content displayed on the screen, so photos can be easily accessed and viewed.
“This router is the ideal solution for the consumer who wants to be the first on his or her block with the ultimate ‘all-in-one’ networking device,†says Daniel Kelley, senior director of marketing for D-Link Systems in Fountain Valley, Calif. “Not only does it offer full functionality as a router/NAS storage/print server/FTP device, it is attractive on any desktop, environmentally friendly and Internet secure.â€
About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large enterprise business networking. The company is an award-winning designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice, data and video communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link Systems, Inc. headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, Calif., 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714) 885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internet www.dlink.com.
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Posted on 09 January 2009.
Buffalo Technology announced the new, fully redesigned LinkStation Pro. This device allows iPhone owners to access their photos, videos, files, etc., via Buffalo’s unique Web Access 2.0 feature. Web Access also allows users to access data via a web browser from any computer. For addition feature check out www.buffalotech.com
Pricing and Availability
The new LinkStation Pro is backed by a limited one-year warranty that includes toll-free 24/7 technical support and will be available in January at estimated street prices of $209.99 for the 500GB (LS-XH500L) and $299.99 for the 1TB (LS-XH1.0TL).
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Posted on 09 January 2009.
Vizio is now making a move to create other components to fill your living room. They announced at CES that they are stepping into the Blu-ray market with a player packed with all the necessary features. It appears they are looking take advantage of the foot hold and brand recognition they have created with their affordable flat screen TV’s. They plan to do the same with this as they have with their TV’s. Make the high definition experience affordable for just about anyone.  Here is additional information from the official press release. For more on what Vizio has to offer visit www.vizio.com.
Providing the most superb images and stunning audio performance, Blu-ray discs deliver 1080p perfection. Retailing for $199.99, the release of VIZIO’s VBR100 Blu-ray Player means everyone can afford to bring these exquisite sights and sounds into their home theater.
Outfitted with a 108MHz/11-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC), the VBR100 delivers phenomenal 1080p video from native Blu-rays discs and offers selectable 720p/1080i/1080p video upconversion for standard definition DVD discs (HDMI output only).
A 24-bit/192kHz audio Digital to Analog Converter ensures pristine audio playback from all of the latest surround sound formats. The VBR100 provides built-in audio decoding for uncompressed audio formats such as Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, and multi-channel PCM in additional to all other surround codecs (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS).
The super-slim player will fit in any entertainment cabinet, and is not only compatible with Blu-ray discs and BD-Live content, but it plays standard definition DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, audio CD-R and CD-RW, plus MP3 CDs.
Additional VBR100 Features
Video outputs: HDMI (1.3), component, and composite
Audio outputs: 7.1 channel analog audio, coax and optical digital audio, and analog stereo (RCA)
Dimensions: 17 X 11 X 2″
Includes Remote Control
Availability: April 2009
Price: $199.99
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Posted on 09 January 2009.
We found the scoop on the new Palm last week, and yes, the announcement was made at CES Thursday.
The buzz is well deserved. Touted as the biggest mobile announcement at CES, Palm officially announces their new phone today. They were very tight-lipped about development up until now, with very very minor product leak, but we were able to find the scoop early, and were waiting with baited breath for the announcement. Wanna see it? Here are the deets:
The announcement started with ex-Apple cum Palm Executive Chairman Jon Rubenstein. How did he come to Palm? In Mexico, of course. Palm CEO Ed Colligan wanted to restore innovation to Palm, and flew down to Mexico to meet Jon and it worked. Jon left the beaches of Mexico for Palm.
“I’m a product guy,” says Rubenstein. “Palm’s DNA is mobile. The company is positioned to create the best mobile devices in the world…instead of having a bunch of mobile devices, take all that infomation, put it in one place, and let them interact using the right platform that’s forward looking and powerful enough to handle all the complex information”
Bring on Ed Colligan. He wants to consolidate all our internet places in one: “Our lives live in a lot of different places on the internet.” This is true. His thinking is to aggregate all those places into one working mobile device, “Default thinking isn’t to hook up to your desktop PC, it’s to connect to the cloud.” I likes it. So what does this mean? Finally, a new OS for the Palm, called WebOS. It’s built with developers in mind using standard web authoring tools: HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Know these? Then you can develop apps for Palm’s WebOS.
Ok, here’s what we are all waiting for. The new phone is called the Palm Pre (pronounced like “free”) and it is cute. Smaller than an iphone, it is a little like the HTC Touch. It’s a little thicker, due to the slide out QWERTY keyboard.
The Hard Stuff
basically, super fast, super sensitive, and super storage-y.
The Soft Stuff
WinOS, the new Palm Operating System works on a Synergistic idea, and the interface is like shuffling around a deck of cards. Flick, drag and gesture from app to app without having to worry about your data. Whatever you flick away, it’s autosaved.
No import – just log into your accounts and all your contacts are pulled from your services without duplicates. Each contact’s pictures are stacked behind each other under a single entry. So if you have LizMoney in your Outlook, Gmail, and Facebook, even AIM, it will pull all that info, stack it up, and consolidate it all under a single LizMoney entry. Synergy will also search for contacts across all address books automatically, and can follow the contact through their email information all the way to their IM handle. So with one tap or click, you can send a message via any of those services. And, it has Exchange OTA Sync. woo!
The calendar compresses empty time blocks. Awesome. See only what you need to see.
The browsing. Full view of websites, tilt for landscape viewing, multiple windows can be opened and viewed simultaneously.
Bonus- notifications pop up beneath your running app, not overlapping what you are doing. Nice little feature.
When, Where, and How can I get me one?
No price point was mentioned, however, they will be available First Quarter of this year, and the hammer: Exclusivity with Sprint.
argh. Something terribly ironic and hilarious that happened earlier in the keynote on live.gdgt.com:
“11:10am – Sorry everybody, Sprint is, yet again, crapping out on us here.”
And the reaction to the Sprint exclusivity via phonescoop.com:
“2:56 PM: No one clapped when it was announced that Sprint was going to be the exclusive carrier.”
So, from what it seems, Palm is back in the game as a serious contender for the iphone and the Google Android OS. Hopefully, the exclusivity with Sprint won’t be a permanent thing.
Thanks to the live bloggers at phonescoop.com, engadget.com, gdgt.com, cnet.com and for Scobleizer for the subversive video feed!
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