Spotify apps are here. We are through the looking glass: Apps within apps within apps. The Music streaming giant just hosted a press conference to tell the world it has now become a ‘platform’ for third party applications, rather than just an app itself. Read on, and see why it might be the best thing since Spotify first launched, or yet another library of software for you to manage by hand.
The Crystal Acoustics Pico HD 5.1 media player caught our eye last month when it was first announced: here was a set top box that was actually smaller than its remote control, and it was one that professed to play all sorts of HD video formats, for a low, low price. Is it win-win all around or should you stick to streaming video to your games console? Read on and find out here in our review.
The Digital Stream DPS-1000 isn’t the smallest media streamer we’ve ever seen. It’s far from the most beautiful, and it lacks the smooth, sleek interface of the new Apple TV. But unless you own a complete array of iOS devices for AirPlay streaming, we’d still recommend it over Cupertino’s own attention grabbing set top box. Read on for our Digital Stream DPS-1000 review and we’ll explain why.
Built on the power of the new Intel Atom D525 dual core 1.83 GHz processor, the upcoming Xtreamer Ultra HD media player is ready to take on the home theater PC market. This bite-sized streamer is ready to gobble up hoards of HD content thanks to the nVidia ION2 GPU and high-speed DDR3 memory. The revolution begins in seven days.
The Sony SMP-N100 media streamer is getting access to Lovefilm. Lovefilm is already available on Sony Bravia media players and the PS3, and now it’s available on the Apple TV rival, the Sony SMP-N100. There’s no update needed, and it’s available now, with access to the full Watch Online Lovefilm catalogue, which clocks in with around 5,000 films.
Out now | free | Sony
What we said about the Sonos controller being outclassed by Sony yesterday? We take that back. The music streaming guru’s new Sonos CR200 controller for your multi-room setup has just leaked out, and this time there’s a touchscreen. Say goodbye to the clickwheel!
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