blog.wired.com - 12/11/2008
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Growing online video content has accelerated the battle for the digital living room as more companies try to bridge the divide between the home television and the computer.
Netgear is the latest in this crowded market to update its digital media player product line. The company is set to ...
appleinsider.com - 12/10/2008
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appleinsider.com —
With a little work and the help of
an undocumented feature in Apple's iPhone Software Developers Kit,
one iPhone developer was able to turn its game into a version suited for playback on big-screen TVs.
(more)
Hidden feature turns iPhone into TV gaming device
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Details flow on Netgear's EVA9150 Digital Entertainer Elite
Engadget —
... We had the bare essentials when we spotted Netgear's Digital Entertainer Elite trying to waltz through the FCC unnoticed, but now we've got the hot, juicy details required to make those things called "purchasing decisions." Wired has it that the media ...
Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite To Cost $400 [Media Streamers]
Gizmodo —
... The Netgear's biggest disadvantage is that it while it can browse YouTube, Flickr, content from your PC, and probably services like Hulu as well, there's no Netflix partnership to speak of. But for the Bittorrent fan who wants a place to toss media for an HDTV, it might not be a bad option when it's released at a yet unannounced time. [Wired] ...
Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite with 500GB and 1080P coming soon
SlashGear —
... Facing the increasingly crowded multimedia streaming players market, Netgear is set to launch its elite lineup of a digital media player with price and features that may fall short of competitions. The new EVA9150 Digital Entertainer Elite streaming media player, though packs with largest storage for its kind (500GB), supports free videos and photos from Youtube and Flicker, and with 1080P full HD output on contents from your PC, is planning to launch at a suggested retail of $400 without major content providers on-boarded. ...
Netgear to Launch an Updated Media Player
I4U News —
... EVA9150 Digital Entertainer Elite will pull videos from YouTube and Flickr and send them to your TV. The biggest difference between the $400 Netgear device and its competitors is that it includes a massive 500GB HDD for storing video. The 9150 supports 1080p HD films and the hard drive can be upgraded is 500GB isnt enough storage. I know one place that the Netflix device would be welcome in my house, Sending Hulu videos to my big screen. My son and I like to watch the A-team. Via Wired Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...
Gadget Leak: Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9000 Pricing Revealed
Gadgetreview —
... a relatively robust setup top box home media entertainer, especially when compared to the Apple TV and those of the same ilk. Unfortunately, and as we thought, it’ll cost you a ‘pretty penny’. Four hundred smackers ($400) to be exact. Take it or leave it, but perhaps the price will drop once they officially announce the device. Or much like Tivo’s first HD box, they’ll come out with a slightly water downed version.
[Wired]
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Netgear is looking to compete better with Netflix's Roku box and the Apple TV device with a new updated media player called the EVA9150. The streaming media player really doesnt seem to have as much to offer as the Apple TV as far as movie rentals ...
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