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This post was written by Journalist on April 7, 2011
Wireless USB Box Streams Video from Laptop to TV
Link, from Imation, is a dead-simple way to get movies off your computer and onto your TV. It consists of two parts: a USB-dongle for the computer and a receiver that hooks into your TV. The pair talk to each other wirelessly and stream whatever is on the computer’s screen over to the television.
The connection is via Wireless USB, or WUSB, and will stream video up to 720p resolution and still images up to 1080p. It also sends stereo sound, and the whole lot is piped into the TV via an included HDMI cable.
Unfortunately, the one thing Imation doesn’t want to share is the price. If this thing is under $100, it might be in with a chance. With the rumors hotly tipping a new, $99 Apple TV at next week’s Apple Event on September 1st, anything that costs more than that may as well just go home now.
Link product page [Imation. Thanks, Michelle!]
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Source:wired.com
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This post was written by Journalist on August 26, 2010
I-O Data Hard Drive Slurps Video Direct From Camcoders
I-O Data’s new hard drive not only hooks up to your computer but connects direct to your camcorder and slurps in any video that might be there, all without an intermediary PC.
The 500GB will work with the JVC Everio, the Sanyo Zakuti Sony’s Handycams, and hooks up via USB. There is also a port for connecting it to a TV via HDMI cable, so you can watch the footage straight back, again without a computer.
Weirdly, the specs say it won’t work with a Mac, but we’d guess that it probably works fine as a hard-drive: you just won’t get any fancy extra features. The HDPN-U500 (it’s clunky name) will be available in “late September” for 14,600, or around $170 of your American dollars.
Portable Hard Disk Camcorder [I-O Data via Akihabara News]
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Source:wired.com
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This post was written by Journalist on August 25, 2010
Plug XBox, Blu-Ray into iMac via Belkin Adapter
You probably already know that you can hook up a MacBook to your giant 27-inch iMac and use it as an external display. But what if you have another device that you’d like to plug into the big screen? A Blu-ray player or a games console, perhaps?
Belkin’s new white plastic brick will take any HDMI signal and squirt it into the iMac’s Mini DisplayPort. The AV360 will let you play XBox games on the iMac, and even watch DRM-crippled movies – the adapter is HDCP-compliant, and also pipes through stereo audio.
There are a couple of gotchas. One is that any 1080p source will be downgraded to 720p, a shame on the biggest iMac’s 2560 x 1440 pixel display. The other problem is one of price: The AV360 is $150. That’s $150 for an adapter, although $150 is certainly cheaper than buying a second display, and the box takes up a lot less space. Available now.
AV360 Mini DisplayPort Converter for 27-inch iMac [Belkin via Oh Gizmo]
Source:wired.com
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This post was written by Journalist on June 24, 2010
