A.C.Ryan Enters US Market with Innovative Media Players
At CES 2011, A.C.Ryan, a Dutch company with only a small reseller presence in the US, invited us over to their private suite to talk about their plans for...
31 by on 1/18/2011Westinghouse Brings LED & Netflix Enabled TVs to Budget Conscious Consumers
At CES 2011, Westinghouse introduced flat screen TVs ranging from 26" to 60" in size. All the models are targeted towards the budget conscious customer, implying probably lowest cost...
10 by on 1/12/2011Netgear @ CES 2011
Instead of the usual booth at CES, Netgear opted for private demo suites at the Marriot this time around. They also had a press conference on Tuesday, which I...
5 by on 1/7/2011LaCie 5big Storage Server NAS Review
Back in March 2010, Intel announced an Atom based platform optimized for storage applications. Using either a D410 or the dual core D510, paired with an Intel 82801IR I/O...
37 by on 11/8/2010Western Digital WDTV Live Hub Review
Western Digital has become a noted player in the media streamer market over the last two years. Instead of resting on the laurels received for the WDTV, they have...
53 by on 10/26/2010NVIDIA Launches 3DTV Play, Bringing 3D Vision to the Big Screen
After announcing it earlier this year, NVIDIA has finally released their 3DTV Play software add-on for 3D TV owners. 3DTV Play enables consumers to take full advantage of the...
28 by on 10/21/2010ASRock's High-End Vision 3D HTPC Reviewed
ASRock is one of the companies held in high esteem by everyone here at AnandTech. We have been reviewing their HTPC offerings since they first came out their Ion...
51 by on 10/3/2010Netgear AV Series Set for Expansion
The first half of 2010 saw Netgear get started on their AV Series product line. Their intent was to create a set of products to enhance the consumer's home...
27 by on 8/25/2010Powerline Networking with the Western Digital Livewire
Almost all CE devices sold in the market today have some sort of connection to the Internet as well as the home network. The consumers' need to transfer data...
32 by on 8/24/2010Dropcam Echo : Home Security Meets the Cloud
The last couple of years have seen the introduction of many security cameras aimed at the consumer market. However, mass adoption remains elusive due to complications in getting the...
24 by on 8/11/2010ASRock Core 100HT-BD : Bringing HTPCs to the Mainstream Market [UPDATED : Noise Issue]
Anandtech has evaluated many systems in search of the utopian HTPC. However, every one of them has ended up with some issue or the other. When ASRock offered to...
107 by on 7/19/2010HD Video Decoding on GPUs with VLC 1.1.0
VLC 1.1.0 was released on Jun 22, 2010. Since the monolithic VLC bundle obviates the necessity for installing external codec packs, it is an indispensable install for many HTPC...
75 by on 6/25/2010Media Streamer Platforms Roundup
A few months back, Anandtech carried the review of the Patriot Box Office media streamer. Pursuant to a very good reception from readers, we have decided to start a...
120 by on 6/13/2010The 2010 Google I/O Developer Conference Roundup
The 2010 Google I/O Developer Conference concluded last week in San Francisco. Of the multitude of announcements made, there were three important developments from a consumer perspective. These include Announcement...
22 by on 5/28/2010Apple's Intrinsity Acquisition: Winners and Losers
Intrinsity is not a name immediately recognized by today's average consumer. However, keen followers of the application processor market recognize its claim to fame as the firm behind the...
24 by on 4/28/2010Smartphone Silicon: The 2010 CTIA Wireless Show Roundup
With the exception of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series announcements over the past couple of months, the smartphone market hasn't really been all that interesting. We're at a transition...
24 by on 3/31/2010