Asus has just unveiled the latest network media player to fall under their O!Play line, the HD2, during the CeBIT show in Germany. It’s basically a relatively flexible media player that will let you play multimedia files straight off a storage source—that’s either connected via any of its ports and slots or through the network—straight to a TV.
Gefen has released a new kit called the Wireless for HDMI 60GHz, an extender that’s able to stream uncompressed HDMI 1.3 audio and video to any remote display wirelessly. In other words, it’s a kit that’ll let you place your Blu-ray player up to 30 feet away from your HDTV and connect them without having to string out 30 feet of cables.
Ok, lots of players can actually flash a polite “Hello” when switched on (and unlike you, they never forget to say “goodbye” when turned off), but LG’s new flagship Blu-ray player does bring a few new features to the table. Besides its programmed politeness, the BD590 is listed as the only BD player to pack an integrated 250GB hard drive. As a bonus, it also comes with a connection to Vudu’s online service and a CD-ripping function.
Networking company D-Link is all set to show off a couple of new networked media hubs at CES. The main draw should be the Boxee Box, a rather interestingly-designed (a cube that looks like it’s sinking? That’s interesting, right? We’re definitely interested.) kit that ports Boxee’s media streaming-slash-social network interface straight into your home entertainment system.
Cisco has just introduced the FlipShare TV, a set top kit that that streams HD home movies stored in a computer wirelessly to a TV.
