With rumour mills running wild about the forthcoming Apple iPad and iPhone, more news about a Siri- enabled HDTV have surfaced. During early December it was reported that Apple could possibly be working on an HDTV that would be available in three sizes, with the largest being a 55-inch model. Piper Jaffray analyst, Gene Munster has always backed these rumours and believes that Apple is preparing to launch an HDTV by the end of next year or early 2012. A report by Wall Street Journal goes on to support this by stating that sources have informed them that in recent weeks, Apple executives have “discussed their vision for the future of TV with media executives at several large companies.”  Could be coming by end next year? (Image mock-up) The same sources have informed them that this television will be based on wirelessly streaming technology that will access media content. The report states that it is believed that Apple executives, including Senior Vice-President, Eddy Cue have attended meetings with media companies to discuss new ways in which Apple technology could recognize users of phones, tablets and televisions. The source however states that Apple have been vague regarding their upcoming softwares and devices. The report states, “The company has discussed new ways they could stream media companies' content, allowing a user to watch a video on a TV set, then pick up another device, such as a smartphone, and keep watching the video on the move, one of the people familiar said.” While this appears to be some sort of concrete information regarding Apple launching an HDTV, one should take this with a pinch of salt, for now. However, since there is a spike in rumours about an HDTV that can be operated using one’s voice, there may be something substantial to it, after all. Only time will tell. |
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Showing posts with label HD Media Players. Show all posts
Asus launches O!Play Mini Plus media player
Asus has launched a new media amateur alleged the O!Play Mini Plus. One of the key appearance of this new amateur is its abutment for abounding online media services. Asus claims that the O!Play Mini Plus can cull agreeable from casework such as Mediafly, Dailymotion, Facebook, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr and abounding added casework which cover online radio and TV stations. Users can accept to allotment videos and photos on Facebook absolutely bound with a columnist of a button, according to Asus.
Gigabit arrangement adequacy is congenital into the amateur and so is Wi-Fi 802.11n. There’s aswell an Android app accessible alleged the ASUS O!MediaShare, which allows users to beck media from the book or smartphone to the TV. The media amateur can aswell play media from USB beam drives, harder drives, as able-bodied as anamnesis agenda and book shares on the network. Like a lot of of the added media players in the market, there’s abutment for about every accepted image, audio and video architecture out there. The adeptness to affix to Facebook and Dailymotion will be added in October 2011 as allotment of a firmware upgrade. The Asus O!Play Mini Plus sells with a one-year assurance with a amount tag of Rs. 7,949, excluding taxes.
Gigabit arrangement adequacy is congenital into the amateur and so is Wi-Fi 802.11n. There’s aswell an Android app accessible alleged the ASUS O!MediaShare, which allows users to beck media from the book or smartphone to the TV. The media amateur can aswell play media from USB beam drives, harder drives, as able-bodied as anamnesis agenda and book shares on the network. Like a lot of of the added media players in the market, there’s abutment for about every accepted image, audio and video architecture out there. The adeptness to affix to Facebook and Dailymotion will be added in October 2011 as allotment of a firmware upgrade. The Asus O!Play Mini Plus sells with a one-year assurance with a amount tag of Rs. 7,949, excluding taxes.
Iomega ScreenPlay HD Media Player
HD Media Players are now added or beneath accepted as single-function-devices with the connected acceleration of gaming consoles and 3D Blu-Ray Media Players, which action abundant added in agreement of appearance and functionality. Iomega afresh launched the Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link DX HD Media Player for video playback, browsing and streaming, but can it authority its own in this deluge of multi anatomic media players and devices? Read on to acquisition out.
Design and Body Quality
The Iomega ScreenPlay Media Amateur has a appealing adorable jet-black architecture and seems to accept no drawbacks whatsoever, as far as the body of the capital assemblage is concerned. The amateur has a bright accomplishment that ability tend to draw a few fingerprints actuality and there, but it’s absolutely not something to accuse about. It consists of two USB slots and a ability adumbration LED on its foreground panel. The aback console consists of a DC 12V adaptor input, blended RGB cable slots, an HDMI slot, an optical out, an Ethernet anchorage and the third USB slot. The assemblage comes arranged with a remote, a Wi-Fi USB drive, an adaptor and a CD user manual.
While we accept no advisedly about the body of the player, the aforementioned cannot be said for the bound control. It has an acutely avant-garde architecture that looks like a wireless ambassador for a console, but with the accomplished QWERTY keyboard arranged in, the acceptance gets a little complicated.
Features
The architecture was impressive, but the appearance weren't absolutely a part of the best, out there. No abutment for 3D, bound affinity for 1080p videos (the M2TS architecture didn’t plan for one of our samples) and no Flash abutment for the Internet browser ability just breach the accord for some. Besides those drawbacks, this tiny section of accouterments performs appealing able-bodied with the appearance it has. First up, DLNA admission – which agency users accepting DLNA-enabled accessories can wirelessly beck agreeable on to their TVs. Another important affection is media administration with accessories that are in the aforementioned workgroup. The Media Amateur aswell has a few congenital apps for alive videos via the Internet.
User Interface
The Iomega uses its artlessness as its USP. The accomplished UI is acutely simple, but simple does not beggarly apparent and boring. It was simple to use after any complications, whatsoever. Five abstracted tabs with bead down airheaded and simple colour schemes are absolutely bigger than a mix-mash of settings and options on the home screen. The user Interface was absorbing and is an basic allotment of the accomplished chic attending the Iomega Media Player provides.
Performance
The two a lot of important appearance – DLNA and media administration were the aboriginal to go through our testing. Guess what? The Media Amateur anesthetized with aerial colours. We approved bond a Samsung Galaxy S and the affiliation and playback via DLNA was seamless. The accessory performed the media administration affection impressively, too. We could calmly admission all harder disks affiliated to the amateur wirelessly over a network. Also, application the amateur to wirelessly browse agreeable on added accessories over the aforementioned arrangement formed altogether as well. However, there is no advantage to appearance documents, pdfs or argument files. We couldn’t administer to advancement the player’s firmware over our arrangement for some odd reason. The chip apps are fast, quick and acquiesce simple alive of videos over the Internet. Besides the limited getting a botheration during Internet browsing, the achievement of the Media Amateur was excellent.
Verdict
The Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link DX HD Media Amateur retails for Rs. 8,999. It ability not be on the cheaper side, but with the looks, superior and features, this just ability be the account media amateur you're searching for to accompaniment your TV.
 The top view |
Design and Body Quality
The Iomega ScreenPlay Media Amateur has a appealing adorable jet-black architecture and seems to accept no drawbacks whatsoever, as far as the body of the capital assemblage is concerned. The amateur has a bright accomplishment that ability tend to draw a few fingerprints actuality and there, but it’s absolutely not something to accuse about. It consists of two USB slots and a ability adumbration LED on its foreground panel. The aback console consists of a DC 12V adaptor input, blended RGB cable slots, an HDMI slot, an optical out, an Ethernet anchorage and the third USB slot. The assemblage comes arranged with a remote, a Wi-Fi USB drive, an adaptor and a CD user manual.
The front panel |
Features
The architecture was impressive, but the appearance weren't absolutely a part of the best, out there. No abutment for 3D, bound affinity for 1080p videos (the M2TS architecture didn’t plan for one of our samples) and no Flash abutment for the Internet browser ability just breach the accord for some. Besides those drawbacks, this tiny section of accouterments performs appealing able-bodied with the appearance it has. First up, DLNA admission – which agency users accepting DLNA-enabled accessories can wirelessly beck agreeable on to their TVs. Another important affection is media administration with accessories that are in the aforementioned workgroup. The Media Amateur aswell has a few congenital apps for alive videos via the Internet.
 The User Interface |
The Iomega uses its artlessness as its USP. The accomplished UI is acutely simple, but simple does not beggarly apparent and boring. It was simple to use after any complications, whatsoever. Five abstracted tabs with bead down airheaded and simple colour schemes are absolutely bigger than a mix-mash of settings and options on the home screen. The user Interface was absorbing and is an basic allotment of the accomplished chic attending the Iomega Media Player provides.
 Iomega's controller-style remote |
The two a lot of important appearance – DLNA and media administration were the aboriginal to go through our testing. Guess what? The Media Amateur anesthetized with aerial colours. We approved bond a Samsung Galaxy S and the affiliation and playback via DLNA was seamless. The accessory performed the media administration affection impressively, too. We could calmly admission all harder disks affiliated to the amateur wirelessly over a network. Also, application the amateur to wirelessly browse agreeable on added accessories over the aforementioned arrangement formed altogether as well. However, there is no advantage to appearance documents, pdfs or argument files. We couldn’t administer to advancement the player’s firmware over our arrangement for some odd reason. The chip apps are fast, quick and acquiesce simple alive of videos over the Internet. Besides the limited getting a botheration during Internet browsing, the achievement of the Media Amateur was excellent.
Unit with the Wi-Fi USB Drive plugged in |
The Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link DX HD Media Amateur retails for Rs. 8,999. It ability not be on the cheaper side, but with the looks, superior and features, this just ability be the account media amateur you're searching for to accompaniment your TV.
