Acer has joined the eBook readers market with LumiRead. The new gadget is part of the clear.fi solution a connected home initiative to allow for simpler sharing and reading of digital content in and outside the home. The LumiRead eBook reader is pack full of features, such as changeable storage card and 3G wireless connections. It is DLNA compliant, therefore capable to access Acer clear.fi and share contents like eBooks and audio-books.
Elgato, the maker of EyeTV 3, the award winning TV software for Apple Mac has released the world’s first Digital Video Recorder (DVR) solution wich provides full access to premium cable or satellite TV on a Apple Mac – EyeTV HD. With EyeTV HD and EyeTV you can watch, pause and rewind TV programs; you can also search the program guide and create Smart Series Guides* to record the entire season of a TV series.
Best Buy and TiVo announced that Best Buy exclusive television brand Insignia will be shipping with TiVo software and advanced television services already built in. By embedding the TiVo software into the televisions will give Insignia customers an intuitive user experience for accessing online content by utilizing TiVo’s non-DVR software and advance television software, said both companies.
Mvix USA launched new HD home entertainment system called HDHome. The new Mvix HDHome brings together high definition home entertainment, gaming and home computing into one device; along with enough storage space to last a very long time. Built to offer Full 1080p HD picture and sound with support for the following file formats: 3GP, AAC, AVCHD, MPEG-4, WMV, and WMA.
Mvix USA has launched the ultimate in high definition home entertainment systems. Unlike other systems the Mvix HDHome brings together high definition home entertainment, gaming and home computing into one device; along with enough storage space to last a very long time. According to Mvix, The Mvix HDHome is targeted towards move aficionadas and multi-taskers who value superior quality, style and multi-source environment.
Powerline Ethernet adapters are seen as a better alternative for streaming HD content around the home, but developers of wireless devices are not put off by this and are making devices that can compete with Powerline alternative to offer the same quality viewing experience. This is where the new IOGEAR Wireless HD kit (GWAV8141K) comes in. It was designed IOGEAR to create a seamless Full 1080p HD solution for all digital home entertainment centers.
HomeGrid Forum, today announced the formation of a Clean Tech Working Group to support technology innovations in next-generation home networking products. So far seven organisations have joined (University of British Columbia, Offsetters Clean Technologies, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Future Shop (Best Buy Canada), BC Hydro, Corinex Communications Corporation and BC Hydro). The working group will be chaired by Corinex.
Bose has released three new Bose life-style home theater systems (Lifestyle T20, Lifestyle V35 and V25). They are the company’s first system to include an iPod docking station, which connects to a dedicated proprietary input, and to decode Dolby TrueHD and multichannel PCM soundtracks on Blu-ray discs.
Models Lifestyle V35 and V25 are the iPod-docking systems and retails for $3,299 and $2,499, respectively. The Lifestyle T20 system is $1,999 all models are available at bose.com and will be available to retailer in a few weeks.
Last week Bang & Olufsen launched their BeoVision 8 40-inch Television in the US, for those of us who want a televison that is affordable and has some of the latest features. The new BeoVision 8 does just that, it combines a technologically advanced home cinema viewing experience with design and functionality. It includes double frame rate technology, also known as 240Hz, with motion compensation and advance contrasting picture quality.
The General Manger of digital products at Toshiba - Jeff Barney, said the company is planning to launch a tablet PC called “Slate”. Currently Toshiba is looking at a veriety of form factors, including a 10-inch dual-screen with Microsoft Windows. In addition to Microsoft Windows 7 there will be a Google mobile Android operating system.