The Muzee Cloudia is a portable media device with a 7 inch 800 x 480 pixel LCD display. It runs Google Android and connects to the internet over a WiFi or Ethernet connection to deliver photos, music, videos, news, or other content. But the Muzee Cloudia isn’t an Android tablet in the traditional sense, because it doesn’t have a touchscreen….

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The popular XBMC media player application may have started its life as Xbox Media Center, running on the original Xbox game console with an Intel Pentium II chip. But today XBMC can run on a wide range of systems, with builds to run as an app on Windows, Mac, or Linux computers or on the Apple TV.  So it should…

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There’s still no word on a US launch date, but it looks like Samsung is set to release the Galaxy Player handheld device with Google Android in the UK later this week. Amazon UK and Play.com are both taking pre-orders for the little guy with an estimated release date of January 7th. The Galaxy Player is sort of like a…

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You could make the case that Acer’s line of Aspire Revo nettops are already aimed at the multimedia market. They’re about the same size and shape as a Nintendo Wii and are clearly designed to look good next to a TV. These little computers tend to have low power Atom processors but high performance NVIDIA ION graphics for pumping out…

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Microsoft has rolled out the latest version of its Zune HD firmware. That means you can updated your mobile media player to add support for Smart DJ playlists, additional video codecs including Xvid, and the ability to browser the Zune Marketplace music store while your Zune HD is docked and connected to an external display. The coolest new feature is…

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Asus has launched an updated version of its O!Play media streaming device. You can hook the new O!Play HD2 up to your TV and plug in a USB flash drive, hard drive, or flash card to pump audio, video, or pictures out to your big screen. You can also connect to shared network drives over a home network. What’s new…

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[/caption] Ever since Asus sent me an O!Play HD media player to review, I’ve been meaning to gather a few more of these tiny media boxes and do a proper roundup. But Gizmodo has beat me to it. The tech blog put together a not-quite comprehensive roundup of media streaming devices from Western Digital, Seagate, Popcorn Hour, Patrio, and Netgear….

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Patriot is a company better known for producing RAM and flash cards than media streaming devices. but the company’s new Patriot Box Office is an HD media player that you can plug into an HDTV (or standard def set) to watch videos, listen to music or view images on your TV. You know, just like the Asus O!Play HD Media…

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Asus issued a minor firmware update for the O!Play HD Media Player today. Or rather, the  firmware update appeared on the Asus support page for a few hours and then disappeared. Update: It’s back online. The good news is that it does offer a few more options for sorting your media, allowing you to sort audio files, for example, by…

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If you’ve read my review of the Asus O!Play HD Media Player, you may be aware that I had a few issues with this little media device. While the hardware works pretty much as expected and allows you to stream audio and video from a shared network drive or USB drive to a TV, the software interface leaves quite a…

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Update: I’ve been informed that Asus is working on a series of firmware updates that may address some of the issues highlighted in this review. The Asus O!Play is a media player that you can use to stream digital media to your standard or high definition TV. Just plug the O!Play into your TV using the included composite cables or…

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The Asus O!Play HDP-R1 Media Player is a device that turns your standard television into a media center. Here’s how it works. You plug this $99 box into your TV using the HDMI or composite A/V cables. Then you plug in a flash drive, hard drive, or other device using the USB or eSATA ports.The media player will detect any…

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