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Philips HMP2000 media streamer offers instant Netflix

CNETAnalysis: The newly launched Philips HMP2000 is a dinky media streamer that adds internet connectivity to any television. You can kick back and stream YouTube, Netflix and catch up TV from the BBC and Channel 4 using the HMP2000, although no mention is made of Amazon’s LoveFilm streaming service. It’s possible that you could stream Lovefilm movies through the browser though.... 

Exclusive: Sony guns for Sonos with launch of new music streaming speakers

CNETAnalysis: Our time with Sony in Tokyo is drawing to a close, but there was just enough time this morning for the Japanese company to show TechRadar a preview of its new wireless streaming speakers. The multi-room audio trend, kickstarted by Sonos five years ago, has been a growing area in consumer tech. But it’s taken until now for Sony to attempt to take a bite out of it. The new... 

Netflix begins broadcasting first original series

CNETAnalysis: Netflix has officially made its first foray into original programming with its first series Lilyhammer now available for US streaming customers. All eight, 45-minute episodes of season one are available to view in their entirety, which sees a change to the week-by-week format we’re used to seeing in episodic TV shows. Lilyhammer stars former The Sopranos favourite and E Street... 

In Depth: LoveFilm vs Netflix: which is best for you?

CNETAnalysis: LoveFilm vs Netflix: features compared Amid much fanfare, streaming video giant Netflix has launched in the UK – and Amazon-owned LoveFilm immediately promised to undercut it by a pound. There’s no doubt that streaming video is more affordable than ever, but is there anything worth watching – and if there is, do you have to huddle over your PC to watch it? We’ve... 

DLNA Premium Video streams protected content

CNETAnalysis: The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has added DLNA Premium Video to its existing standards, allowing protected films and other content to be streamed to any DLNA certified device. DLNA-equipped devices can already access media including video and music on any other DLNA device on the same Wi-Fi network, making sharing media around the home relatively easy. DLNA Premium Video... 

DLNA Premium Video streams protected content

CNETAnalysis: The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has added DLNA Premium Video to its existing standards, allowing protected films and other content to be streamed to any DLNA certified device. DLNA-equipped devices can already access media including video and music on any other DLNA device on the same Wi-Fi network, making sharing media around the home relatively easy. DLNA Premium Video... 

Feedair Friend puts notifications in the red

CNETAnalysis: Feedair has launched the Feedair Friend digital ticker display with Wi-Fi connectivity and LED display. The small, aluminium-bodied device is USB-powered and sits neatly on a desktop, ready to provide updates from your digital world. Its 147 dot matrix LED display could be just the thing to separate out the important notifications in your life, or maybe just add another information... 

Samsung inTouch brings web and Skype to your TV

CNETAnalysis: Samsung has taken the lens cap off a set-top camera called the inTouch which opens up a world of Skype calling and web browsing to those with older HDTVs. Running a tweaked version of Android 2.3, it upgrades the functionality of your TV with apps including YouTube and Google News and Weather, plus big screen web browsing. The camera even comes with its own palm-sized QWERTY keyboard... 

TVs and cars are the future of music streaming, says Sony

CNETAnalysis: Having taken care of games consoles, smartphone and tablets, Sony reckons that televisions and cars are the next bastion of music streaming. Speaking at a roundtable discussion TechRadar attended about the future of the digital music sphere, Tim Shaaf, president of Sony Network Entertainment, cited research that suggests 161 million people will be subscribed to a digital music... 

Buying Guide: Best Christmas gifts for gadget-loving cooks

CNETAnalysis: Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat – don’t bother putting a penny in the old man’s hat, though, you’ll need that to put towards one of these culinary contraptions. If the technophile in your life is more excited about cooking the Christmas dinner than eating it, our round up of the top kitchen gadgets should give you an idea or two for what to... 

Tutorial: How to speed up your wireless network

CNETAnalysis: How to speed up your wireless network Wi-Fi is a great technology, but how you set up and use it can have a huge impact on its efficiency. If you’re constantly waiting for web pages in general to load, then before you complain that your ISP isn’t supplying that promised 24Mb/s connection, spare a thought for what happens when that signal hits the airwaves in your house.... 

Leaked video shows Xbox 360 dashboard update

CNETAnalysis: A leaked video shows Microsoft’s forthcoming update to its Xbox 360 dashboard, due to go live on 15 November. The new update incorporates Microsoft’s “Metro” design language, as we’ve previously seen in Windows Phone 7 devices and the developers’ preview of Windows 8. Rather than the current panel-based dashboard, the new update integrates sparse... 

IFA 2011: Netgear announces new home networking gear

CNETAnalysis: Networking company Netgear has announced three new products designed to shunt bits to your internet-enabled entertainment devices at IFA 2011 . The Powerline Nano Dual-port Set works like any other powerline adapter, with the advantage that the units themselves are small enough not to block a second outlet. The adapters come with two ethernet ports, and are capable of speeds of... 

In Depth: Glasses-free 3D: when will it be in our homes?

CNETAnalysis: The race is on to bring glasses-free 3D to a high street near you. Using a variation of the displays seen on next-generation 3D mobiles like LG’s Optimus 3D, so-called autostereoscopic (or auto-3D) screens promise to free us from the tyranny of bespectacled 3D forever. But with manufacturers still embroiled in rows over current Active Shutter and Passive 3D goggles, just... 

Tutorial: How to hack your wireless router firmware

CNETAnalysis: Everyone likes being in control – we don’t want to be told that we aren’t allowed to do something with our own hardware. In this world of locked-down operating systems, proprietary software and rights-removed content, anything that gives us control over our hardware is a good thing. One such area is the world of wireless router hacking. You might not have come...