Items Tagged With media player

Control4 have announced their latest home controller - the HC-500.   In addition to its Home Automation credentials of lighting, temperature and security control, it also offers multi-room music from its built-in media server. The unit is expected to ship in March and packs IR, Serial, wired Ethernet, Wifi and Zigbee.  Read on for the details...

LaCie are taking pre-orders for their new LaCinema Premier product, due to ship next month.   The USB hard drive based unit supports 1080i through its component output.  Prices start at $250 for the 500gb unit rising to $470 for the 1tb player...

We've always been big fans of Doug Berrett's WebGuide addin for Windows Media Center.  In 2007 Microsoft bought Dougs code and employed him.  Now they've just released WebGuide for Windows Home Server... 

Here's a linux powered alternative to Windows Home Server.  The HomeBase Home Server from Axentra is powered by their HipServ system and allows users to store and share their media files via their home network or across the Internet as well as facilitate backups.  The unit will be available Q1 2008 and prices start at $699 for the 1 terabyte version...

The Ricavision VAVE100 is a new $300 Windows Media centre remote that's due in early 2008.  Of particular interest to home automators will be the Vista SideShow "Gadget" capability of this remote, potentially allowing Smart Home information to be fed back to the device and appear in your hand.  With a 2.4" QVGA screen this is a backlit remote too and features bluetooth...