Posts Tagged ‘media’
Acme MP-01 Media Player delivers Oscar-winning performance
Multimedia Players are the next evolutionary step in the home entertainment arena that started decades ago with the humble video player. The Acme MP-01 Portable Media Player is by all accounts an external hard drive that boosts 1TB capacity. By plugging the MP-01 into any compatible TV, you can play both films, programmes and video clips. Not only that, but it lives up to its multimedia billing allowing you to…
myTwonky and Twonky Video for Android.
PacketVideo announced recently the release of myTwonky (beta) and Twonky Video for Android. These free products provide the user with easy access to an existing library of music, photos and videos, as well as new content from the Web, whenever and wherever on your Smartphone, PC or Mac. Aww, how thoughtful. Let’s deal with the video app at first then, eh? So this Twonky Video (bit of a weird name,…
Multimedia multitasker – Nero 11
If you want to do anything with multimedia files, whether it’s editing MP3 files, create slideshows, edit video, receiver data from damaged discs and loads more, Nero software seems to be able to do it all. Long gone are the days when all it did was burn data to CDs (although you can still do that too!) This is version 11 so what’s new since its last outing? Well, there…
Nero Kwik Media Manager: ‘Free’ your media and your time
Gazing tenderly at an unusually photographic photo of myself, wishing I could move it from my mobile phone to my PC, has just become a craving of the past. Thanks to Nero Kwik Move It app, users can move media content, such as favourite photographs, songs and videos, from their mobile to computer or vice-versa, quickly and efficiently. This is just one of the many convenient, time-saving and powerful components…
Connected Creativity: New entertainment and technology event is in the Cannes
The entertainment, mobile, media and technology industry has a new event to take off to this year – in one of the best-known cities on the French Riviera, Cannes, usually associated with the ultra-glamorous Cannes Film Festival. The new event, entitled the Connected Creativity Forum, will also be highlighting innovative work within the industry. The competition to reward innovation is entitled CC Ventures and finalists include three UK companies –…
AirTies: Hands on
Let’s face it: streaming video technology tends to be a bit crap. The problem is, manufacturers make bold claims such as a line-of-sight range of 50 metres. And then when you bring it home, you get two metres and a kick in the face (metaphorical). We met the nice people at AirTies, who then promised us a streaming video range of 50m LOS. Uh-oh. And everything turned out okay. The…
AirTies: Dry your hair, cook dinner – and still enjoy a wireless connection
Connected TVs are big news nowadays – with the ability to download videos and catchup TV direct to your TV set, they sound like the perfect multimedia solution. But because our homes are so full of gadgetry (maybe some more than others!) there’s an added problem. Wireless connections can be at the mercy of signals from other gadgetry such as microwaves and hair dryers, which means that your connection can…
Digital Stream DPS-1000: Catch-Up TV player … plays catch up
With the digital switch-over in full swing, now has never been a better time for manufacturers to unveil the latest in set-top box technology. In August we had a look at some of the market’s best options for those who hadn’t made the step-up to digital television yet, with the Boxee Box – a hub allowing you to watch content from your computer – leading the way in innovation. But…
Marmitek Connect350 and Split312: High definition HDMI hubs
Clumsy cable clutter is the often the bane of a living room’s existence. Behind your TV set can be like a clump of Medusa’s Hair – although last time we checked, there usually aren’t any snakes involved. All that is about to change. Marmitek have announced the release of two cable collaters for today’s high definition generation – but not only do they provide cleanliness, they also give you great…
Veebeam: Wireless USB set-top media magic
Veebeam have come up with a novel idea to play content from your computer on your television. Instead of streaming individual files over your local area network (like almost every other media set-top box in the world), it simply sends your entire desktop. That’s right – rather than worrying about codecs and file formats, Veebeam decided to skip the complex bit. Instead, it just take your computer’s video and sound…
