Media

SlingCatcher
GEAR | TV & VIDEO | 
If you've been looking for a simple device to let you watch stupid
YouTube videos on your big-screen, then check out the SlingCatcher
($200; Q2). It's like a reverse Slingbox — instead of sending your
TV programming to your laptop or mobile phone, the SlingCatcher
brings the web and other PC audio/video content to your TV. The
SlingCatcher includes both standard definition and high definition AV
outputs to connect to a TV. For network connectivity, the
SlingCatcher has both Wi-Fi and a standard Ethernet jack.

http://tinyurl.com/yhxhkt

Buffalo intros new Viiv-certified LinkTheater Wireless-A&G Media
Player PC-P4LWAG Posted Jan 8th 2007 11:11AM by Peter Rojas Filed
under: CES, Wireless, Networking If you space in your heart for one
more digital media adapter, Buffalo Technology just announced another
addition to its LinkTheater line, the new Viiv-certified LinkTheater
Wireless-A&G Media Player PC-P4LWAG. This one sports 802.11a/g WiFi
(duh) and has Ethernet, a USB 2.0 port for attaching a USB mass
storage drive, and composite, S-video, and D4 component video out.
The PC-P4LWAG, which runs on Mediabolic's software, supports playback
of MP3, WMA, AAC audio files and MPEG 1/2/4, WMV 7/8/9, XviD, and h.
264 video files.
http://tinyurl.com/ydoxug

AND OF COURSE:

http://www.apple.com/appletv/

Belkin TuneStudio for iPod
GEAR | IPOD | 
Of all the things the iPod does well, recording has never really been
one of its strong suits — until now. The Belkin TuneStudio for iPod
5th Generation ($180; Summer 2007) is a four-channel mixer that lets
you record straight onto the iPod. It also streams audio through the
built-in USB port, and every channel on the mixer is equipped with 3-
band EQ, pan and level controls. Tough, portable, and ready for even
the roughest of recording environments.

http://tinyurl.com/yhnat4

iriver WiFi Media Player Looks Fake - We'll Find Out Soon These
photos look like concept art. But Rhapsody assures me that people
will be downloading songs directly to this un-named WiFi player in
the next six months (and it should materialize here at CES any day
now). It will be available in 2GB and 4GB capacities, has a touch-
sensitive QVGA display that uses a flash-based UI and supports VOIP.
The Clix2 audio player... is looking slim and lovely. It comes with
Rhapsody, has an FM tuner, voice recording and supports video
playback. It also comes in 2GB and 4GB capacities, and iriver is
boasting 25 hour battery life. –NOAH ROBISCHON

http://tinyurl.com/ymtoqe

Any Video Converter Posted Jan 6th 2007 11:18AM by Jason Clarke Filed
under: Video, Windows, Podcasting, Freeware When you start dabbling
with video files on a PC, one of the first things that happens is you
realize that you need to convert a file from one of the myriad of
video formats to another one. Then, as you start investigating how to
go about doing that, you find that it's not such a simple task - at
least that's what I found. That's why I was very happy to discover
Any Video Converter. This monster of a little utility can convert
almost any video file to almost any others. The list of supported
formats include DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI
to MPEG-4 movie format for iPod/PSP or other portable video device,
MP4 player or smart phone. Oh, and did I mention that it's free?
Although it claims to be fast at converting files, the reality is
that converting video takes time, and depending on the level of
compression and file size, sometimes LOTS of time. That's just how it
goes.
http://tinyurl.com/yazkkf