You’ve been able to get your Roku streaming on for quite some time in North America, but after a long wait, the company’s media players will be shipping in Europe at the end of the month.
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Western Digital Now Supporting BBC iPlayer and Netflix on UK WDTV Live
Following this week’s launch of Netflix in the UK and Ireland, Western Digital today announced support for the service alongside the BBC’s iPlayer video on demand service via a software update for the WDTV Live digital media player.
CES 2012: Sony’s HomeShare Speakers, Blu-ray Disc Home Theater System to Support Apple’s AirPlay
If you’re thinking of spreading your audio around the home, Sonos and Logitech’s Squeezebox may have been your favoured options. But perhaps it’s time to give Sony’s HomeShare system a second chance – whilst the first iteration resolutely avoided support for Apple’s AirPlay, the electronics giant has now bowed to the inevitable and built in support for Cupertino’s streaming technology.
CES 2012: Sony Gives Google TV Another Whirl With the NSZ-GS7 Network Media Player and NSZ-GP9 Blu-ray Disc Player
Whilst it’s fair to say that Google TV has not been the resounding success the company would have hoped (just ask Logitech), the platform has received at boost at CES 2012 with a number of major CE manufacturers pledging support.
Netflix Launches £5.99 per Month Video Streaming in the UK
US Video Streaming giant Netflix today took the wraps off it’s long-rumoured service for the UK and Ireland, offering instant and unlimited access to a wide range of entertainment titles for £5.99/6.99 EUR per month. The launch, backed by a 1 month free trial puts the company in head to head competition with Amazon’s LoveFilm service, which itself announced 2m subscribers this morning.
Verizon Seeks Move to a Media Server and Client Model for Distributed Entertainment
US communications giant Verizon last week released a YouTube video exploring the history of its set top box hardware development over the last six years. The company’s innovation gurus detail the advances made in moving to a greener, Energy Star compliant design for efficiency, but also signalled a future move to a distribution model powered by a media server in the home. Sound familiar?
Iomega TV With Boxee Lands in the UK (At Last)
It’s been a while since we brought you news of Iomega’s partnership with Boxee on the cunningly-named Iomega TV With Boxee. Indeed, it was back in January that we first heard of its existence, and since checking a prototype out at CES 2011, silence. But it’s here (if your “here” is the UK, anyway) and available to buy. Check your cash situation first, though, because this debut device isn’t cheap.
New Western Digital WD TV Live Arrives With Spotify
Western Digital today called out their all new WD TV Live digital media player, which boasts the privilege of being the first on the market equipped with Spotify’s music streaming service, itself recently launched in the USA.
Sony Continues Network Media Player Push With 3D-Capable SMP-N200
Whilst 2011 hasn’t seen the kind of network media player frenzy we may have been expecting following CES in January, Sony are still keen to drive easy ways to connect your TV to your local network and beyond.
HDHomeRun Prime: Now Available for Pre-order
SiliconeDust has announced that their long awaited CableCard tuners are *finally* available for pre-order.
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