Not that I had any doubts, but (if you did) Engadget has confirmed DivX’s media extender reference design (aka GejBox). And as I surmised from their blurred logo, it is DivX Connected (see below, lower right). Still no word on who’ll be selling these or for how much, but perhaps we can console ourselves in applying for the beta.
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Another day, another media extender! Looks like DivX isn’t entirely satisfied with their hardware licensing program, and wants a bit of the action. I am speculating — However, given the nature of their beta signup survey and the blurred image (without a blurred file name referencing their “Connected” initiative) I feel pretty confident in saying … Read more
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Sony is out with a PSP firmware update today. Though I never use my PSP, I did run the 3.50 updater. Remote Play, Sony’s rudimentary PS3 placeshifting service, now works beyond the LAN. Maybe Alexi will give me his password so I can check it out. There’s also a new RSS Channels feature… which connects … Read more
Yesterday Apple announced that Apple TV is now available with a 160GB hard drive configuration (for $100 more than the 40GB config) and that YouTube integration is slated for this summer. While access to YouTube doesn’t do much for me, perhaps it’ll motivate a younger demographic to get onboard with Apple TV. (Wonder how that’s … Read more
Because there’s nothing like an official study to make us think we know which direction the market will go… A study conducted by Canalys (reported on ZDNet) found that 51% of the European adults surveyed were interested in mobile TV. However, the content they reported being interested in varied widely, from live sports events to … Read more
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