500GB Blu ray HD DPVR To Be Launched By LG EXCLUSIVE: LG is set to enter the digital HD media centre market with a 500GB and 250GB Wi Fi enabled HD Blu ray, digital video recorder. The DLNA enabled player will be launched later today with unlimited fast forward.
Rovi Deal For New Samsung PVR Samsung who are set to reveal a brand new personal video recorder at the 2010 CES show in Las Vegas has signed a major licensing deal with Rovi for the delivery of content to the device as well as to a new range of widget TV's set to be launched next year.
New Rip Store & Stream Network Device Imerge who are traditionally associated with the top end of the home automation market have appointed Playback Systems in Australia to distribute their low cost XiVA musicm8 1TB network storage system.
Toshiba Goes After Imation Leading Japanese company Toshiba has taken legal action against US owned Imation for allegedly infringing Toshiba's DVD patents.
$299 1Terrabyte TiVo Kit EXCLUSIVE: A $299 1 Terrabyte TiVo extender will be announced tomorrow by Hybrid Television services in an effort to attract consumer to buy the TiVo digital set top box player which retails at $699.
500GB Netgear HD Player Coming Soon Netgear, who could shortly end up paying The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation (CSIRO) millions for using CSIRO patented Wi Fi technology without paying royalty fees, is set to have another crack at the consumer market in Australia with the launch of their first networked digital media adapter (DMA) which incorporates a hard disk drive for storing content locally.
Hassle Free Kaleidescape Multi-Zone Server Kaleidescape claims its new Mini System multi-zone server doesn’t need structured wiring or complex control system programming.
Mini Seagate Hard Drive For DVRs Seagate today announced a new mini hard drive specifically designed for the digital video recorders.
Pricey Escient Servers Upscale To 1080p Escient’s two new server/players provide users with the ability to play and import all their movies, videos, music and photos using the front-panel drive and home networks, as well as the ability to up-convert videos to 1080p.
IceTV Adds Keyword Recording Service IceTV’s new Keyword Recording function allows users to record any television programme based on the name of their favourite actor, director or any keyword that desire to use.
Round Sony Server More Wanky Design Than Practical Box If there is one thing that Sony needs in its portfolio of products being sold in OZ is a home server. Personally I would prefer a rack mount model however the powers to be at Sony believe it should be round.
Samsung Pulls The Plug On SanDisk Not Worth It They Claim Samsung has pulled the plug on their $5.8 billion offer to acquire memory maker SanDisk. The move comes 48 hours after Toshiba tipped over $1 billion dollars into the Company.
New 500GB Recordable Blu-ray Exposed In Oz Australia is the first country outside of Japan to receive Panasonic’s first stand-alone Blu-ray Disc recorder. The DMR-BW500 will have a 500GB HDD, Blu-ray recording functions, and twin DVB-T HD tuner with 7-day EPG.
Two Channel DVD Recorder From Panasonic Panasonic has released four new DVD recorders that the company claims to deliver quality picture and sound, ‘technology advancements of Deep Colour,’ as well as 1080p up-conversion for full HD viewing.
First Twin Tuner Blu-ray Recorder And 46" Plasma Rolled Out Panasonic Australia has announced the first recordable Blu ray DVD player outside of Japan.The new model comes with Twin High Definition (HD) Tuner and VIERA Link. They are also releasing the first 46" plasma TV as well as new 37" Full HD LCD TV models.
Sony Moves Into Server Market I have been saying for a long time now that what is needed for the home is an entertainment server from a CE vendor not an IT vendor like Microsoft. Now Sony has unveiled a high end server specifically designed to organise collections of digital movies, music and photos in a stand-alone device: the HES-V1000 Home Entertainment Server. The only problem is that it is massively over priced at $3,500.
New Sony 50GB Blu-Ray Discs Sony has launched a 50GB Blu-ray disc which it says will hold over 10 hours of high definition video.
Western Digital Throws The Book At Storage Western Digital has launched a new line of external hard drive storage systems called My Book. Designed to be as easy to use as common household appliances, the My Book Essential Edition is available in capacities from 250 GB ($299) to 500 GB ($559).
Sony And Toshiba Slug It Out In Format War Which is best, HD DVD or Blu-ray? In a battle that will cost millions, some of the biggest names in the business are set to slug it out.
Portable DVD Library on a Hard Drive Dvico today announced the imminent release of the TViX M-3100U, a standalone, hard disk player that plays digital media and DVD files to a home entertainment system.
CE Storage Is Hot Storage is becoming a key selling point for CE resellers with millions now chewing it up for music, video and digital camera content.
Samsung Execs Jailed Over CE Price Fixing The US Government has netted over a billion dollars in fines and jailed 3 Samsung exectives following an investigation onto CE DRAM Memory price fixing.
LG In Shock Blu Ray Move In a shock move LG Electronics has dropped plans to introduce a Blu-ray Disc player this year along with a family of Portable Media Center products, as originally planned and promoted heavily at the recent CES show.
Topfield Portable Records TV Australian company Topfield, best known for its set-top boxes, is releasing its first recordable 20GB portable video player.
SanDisk Takes On Apple SanDisk has launched a barrage of new "memory" products at this years CES in Las Vegas including two new lines of MP3 players. The Company has also said that it will take Apple head on in the flash MP3 market.
5GB Drive for CF Slot In the US Sony has release a 5GB drive that connects via a Compact Flash Type II slot. The Compactvault is designed for photo enthusiasts and so-called "prosumers".
Claritas Launches Powerful Media Centre Claritas Technology has unveiled its One Terabyte Media Centre--five times the storage capacity of personal video recorders.
Pioneer's Digital Home DVD Recorder Pioneer has thrown down the gauntlet to Microsoft and KISS with its new range of USB-enabled DVD Recorders, saying it’s “time to pull the plug” on the PC.
A DVD recorder with 80GB HD for under $500 Lenoxx Electronics is releasing a DVD recorder with a built-in 80GB hard drive for under $500. The DVR 400 will be available in October and records in the DVD+R and DVD+RW formats. Industry analysts have forecast huge drops in the prices of DVD recorders this year, with In-Stat/MDR predicting sub-$500 prices before 2004 is out.
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