Buffalo have just revealed a new wireless Media Player, the LinkTheater PC-P4LWAG. This is one of the very first gadgets that will support Intel® Viiv™ Based Pcs. The system is due on sale in the us this month (June 2006) as well as in Europe soon after with a cost around $250.
“6 June 2006 – Buffalo Technology, a worldwide leader in the design, development, as well as producing of wired as well as wireless networking, storage, multimedia, as well as memory solutions, today introduced the current addition to its line of advanced LinkTheater multimedia devices, the Buffalo LinkTheater Wireless-A&G Media player (PC-P4LWAG). The new LinkTheater is amongst the very first multimedia gadgets created to work with Intel® Viiv™ innovation – an ingenious new PC platform that will assist make it much easier for households to download, store as well as view all type of digital enjoyment as well as information.
Powered by Mediabolic’s state-of-the-art Media player software application as well as the high-performance Philips Nexperia media processor, the Buffalo LinkTheater Wireless-A&G Media player allows consumers to unlock as well as stream personal as well as premium material from their Intel Viiv technology-based PCs to other spaces in the house. Its intuitive TV-based individual interface lets consumers search their preferred music, picture as well as video files, as well as gain access to a large range of Internet-driven applications by means of a remote control. The LinkTheater features AOSS™ (AirStation One-Touch safe System), Buffalo’s special push-button wireless installation as well as safety configuration technology, which permits individuals at any type of experience level to effortlessly set up the gadget on a wired or wireless network. In addition, the LinkTheater includes the ability to allow the gadget to remotely awaken a PC from its sleeping state.
“The ever boosting amount of enjoyment options offered to consumers has produced a requirement for a platform that unites those choices into a single, workable solution,” stated Morikazu Sano, senior vice-president of worldwide advertising at Buffalo. “Intel Viiv innovation handles this nicely, as well as Mediabolic’s powerful software application provided us the building blocks to produce a new wireless LinkTheater product to ensure that it works in the Viiv ecosystem while concurrently enabling us to stay focused on the needs of our customers. Our new LinkTheater is a compelling product created to work effortlessly with Intel Viiv technology-based PCs as well as other DLNA as well as UPnP media servers as well as delivers new enjoyment experiences that consumers seek.”
Intel Viiv innovation is Intel’s new brand for in-home enjoyment PCs created to transform exactly how consumers manage, share, as well as take pleasure in a broad as well as growing assortment of movies, programs, music, games, as well as photos. The Buffalo LinkTheater supplies seamless interoperability with Intel Viiv technology-based PCs as well as other gadgets on the network. The LinkTheater can present PC as well as Web applications optimised for TV checking out to the consumer by means of the Intel Viiv Zone, which will supply over time a option of on-demand, Internet-delivered premium content, entertainment, as well as info services such as full-length movies, real-time news as well as a lot more with the Intel Viiv technology-based PC.
“By integrating the Philips Nexperia media processor with Mediabolic’s software, we allow CE business like Buffalo to establish flexible, economical network media players that are simple for consumers to set up as well as operate,” stated Chris Day, general manager of the media processing group at Philips’ Semiconductors Division. “Support for Intel Viiv innovation will provide people the power to select when, where as well as exactly how they take pleasure in enjoyment as well as info at home. Philips’ as well as Buffalo’s commitment to providing a basic as well as empowering consumer experience is an crucial aspect in making the digital home, a linked home.”
“The goal of Intel Viiv innovation is to supply consumers with an uncomplicated indicates of accessing enjoyment at any type of time, anywhere, as well as on several gadgets concurrently within the home,” stated Gerald Holzhammer, vice-president, digital house group as well as general manager of Intel’s consumer PC platform Group. “Intel is working with business like Buffalo, Philips, as well as Mediabolic to make this idea a reality. Our most current Intel Viiv innovation software application release allows the transferring of material throughout the house to gadgets supporting Intel Viiv technology.”
The Buffalo LinkTheater Wireless-A&G Media player supports decoding of lots of leading audio (MP3, WMA, AAC, LPCM), picture (JPEG, BMP, PNG), as well as video (MPEG 1/2/4, WMV 7/8/9, XviD) styles as well as codecs. It integrates a 10/100Base-T Ethernet controller, support for 802.11 a/b/g wireless networking, as well as a USB 2.0 port for extra connectivity with flash memory, digital cameras, or portable music as well as video players. The gadget includes composite, S-video, as well as D4 digital video output (note: the D4 port supplies element output by method of an included adapter). The product includes Mediabolic’s standards-based Media player software, which has been rigorously checked to abide by an variety of digital house interoperability standards, including universal plug as well as Play (UPnP), digital Living Network alliance (DLNA), as well as Intel Viiv technology’s support for emerging digital rights administration technologies, such as DTCP-IP as well as Microsoft Windows Media DRM 10 for Network Devices.
“Buffalo is the primary networking peripherals business in Japan as well as it has begun to make its existence commonly understood in other geographies as a business that can swiftly provide products that consumers want,” stated Daniel Putterman, president as well as CEO of Mediabolic. “The PC/data network is evolving into an enjoyment platform, as well as Buffalo’s complex understanding of house networking completely positions the business to lead the market. While Intel Viiv innovation is assisting to provide on the vision of simplifying as well as broadening digital enjoyment in the living room, the Buffalo LinkTheater supplies an economical indicates for taking that living space experience as well as prolonging it to the entire home. We’re thrilled to have when once again teamed up with Buffalo to provide the fourth in a series of product lines that will shape the future of the digital house marketplace.”
Availability
Backed by a restricted two-year warranty, the Buffalo LinkTheater Wireless-A&G Media player (PC-P4LWAG) will be offered in the UK in July. For a lot more info about Buffalo as well as its products, please see the company’s website.”
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