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We're getting pretty tired of waiting (and waiting) for LG to update the ST600 firmware so the Plex Media Link app can actually play the popular video formats we all use.  It's entirely possible that the lack of love LG are showing the ST600 may even mean it's hurtling towards being cancelled!  That would be pretty sad as it's never even got the chance to show what it can do yet.

Meanwhile back at the ranch we're looking around again for that magic £99 box to bring our Plex library to secondary zones around the house (bedrooms etc).  The guys working on Plex for Samsung have made great progress and their widget is looking really polished.  Perhaps best of all, in addition to Samsung TV's it also works on Series C and Series D Samsung Blu-Ray players which you can pick up for as little as £89.  Check out the video of Plex for Samsung...

The new Marmitek BoomBoom 75 Bluetooth Music receiver allows you to play music from your smartphone to your hi-fi system.  It can remember up to 8 different Bluetooth devices and you can use it to give you a similar experience to Apple AirPlay.  You could, for example, watch a movie on an iPad whilst sending the audio to your HiFi.  Being battery powered (and charged by USB) we can see a use for this in car too if you have an AUX In that you want to upgrade to Bluetooth. Read on for the price and specs...

Here's an interesting little box from Keene Electronics.  The AU-11CA HDMI Audio Embedder will inject an external audio signal into your HDMI cable.  Some systems don't include digial audio over HDMI, as any owner of a Sky+ box knows.  So using this device you can free up a digital audio input on your AV amp by injecting the audio right into the HDMI...

Running speaker cables to your rear surround speakers isn't always easy.  In an increasingly wireless world here's a gadget that might improve the look of your media room and please SWMBO.  The new Marmitek Surround Anywhere220 is a digital transmitter and receiver pair that allows you to cut the cord between your AV amp and your effects speakers.  The system is available from today and is priced around £110.  Check out the video after the jump for an insight into how it works...

Here's a neat little mount that has moved from a Kickstart project to become a real world product. The $30 patent-pending TotalMount Apple TV Bracket provides 3 different mounting options for hiding your Apple TV 2 behind your flat screen telly.  Check out the video after the jump...