Buffalo just launched the Link Theatre LT-V100. The new model supports 1080p video, DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 and the normal file formats and codecs.

And like all good media players the new LT-V100 is capable of connecting up with a NAS or PC via a LAN connection so it can access your content.

Interested? let us know.

Regards, DE Sales Team Sales@Digitalera.co.uk

Sonos and Music
With the introduction of Wolfgang’s vault to Sonos’ music line-up, you can now enjoy all this music, all over the house:
• 3,500 live concert recordings
• 100,000 free Internet radio stations and programmes
• Millions of songs and stations from select music services (to learn more, please visit www.sonos.com/music )With Wolfgang’s Vault and Sonos live music fans can:

• Play the world’s largest online collection of live concert recordings from the past 50 years in any room
• Enjoy unlimited access to over 3,500 concerts featuring more than 40,000 songs
• Listen to live performances, ranging from Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead to Miles Davis and The Who
• Enjoy a free 30-day trial to the service. After the 30-day trial, Sonos customers can upgrade to full premium membership.

To learn more about an annual subscription to Wolfgang’s Vault, please visit www.sonos.com/wolfgangsvault/subscribe

Wolfgang’s Vault, “where live music lives” is the definitive online source for the best in live music, from yesterday, today and tomorrow.   The archive is focused on the fans, creating the most informative, and complete source of the world’s best performances and the related art and photography. 

Pretty good huh!

Regards, DE Sales Team Sales@Digitalera.co.uk

Pocket lint reports the following:

hard-drive based cloud service Pogoplug has got in on the email printing game by adding a feature whereby you can plug in any post-2005 HP or Epson printer and print remotely.

The service works along the same lines as the HP ePrint range. You simply email what you want to be printed to a dedicated email address for your Pogoplug and, as long as it’s switched on and also connected to your Pogoplug, it will print. That means printing from not only your laptop, but also your phone, tablet or any other email capable device.

“Pogoplug’s vision is to free the modern digital lifestyle from dependence on an always-on home or office computer”, said Daniel Putterman, CEO and co-founder of Cloud Engines, Inc.  

“First we changed the way people think about personal storage by making every hard drive accessible over the Internet. Now we’re web-enabling printers”.

Pogoplug’s printing option will be coming our way by the end of the summer and it’s free for all Pogoplug users.

Pretty cool huh?

Check out the PogoPlug in our store – its pink and very good!

Regards, DE Sales Team Sales@Digitalera.co.uk

Our latest, fastest and smartest powerline technology offers super-high-speed connections for your internet-gateway, game console, media player, PC and IPTV set-top box in seconds. Data is carried over your existing mains circuit – without any extra wiring, cabling or messy installation.

Powered by Gigle’s MediaXtream chip, data capacity approaching 1000 megabits- per-second provides stable streaming of IPTV, movie and gaming content between multiple users and across various devices with minimum lag. In addition, the PL-1000M is compatible with the HomePlug AV specification (version 1.1) and is fully inter-operable 200Mbps HomePlug AV products.

The MediaXtream system also supports meshing technology. This enables intermediate devices to act as stepping stones where distance or signal degradation might otherwise make a powerline data path impossible.

Key Features:

1. Backbone capacity up to 200 Mbps with HomePlugAV devices
2. Backbone capacity up to 882 Mbps between MediaXtream devices
3. Switch Mode Power Supply for world-wide compatibility (100-240V)
4. 128-bit AES Encryption with one-touch security configuration
5. Ideal for HD/SD Video Streaming, Voice over IP calls and Online games
6. Meshing capability for difficult environments
7. Simple connections and controls

So what are you waiting for? in stock from July 1st but feel free to pre-order cheap and fast what more could anyone want?

Regards, DE Sales Team sales@digitalera.co.uk

http://www.mede8er.eu/download/Mede8er_FW_V3_0_4_140610.zip

USE THE EMERGENCY INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ONLY

Emergency Installation Procedure 

 - Download the latest Firmware from the Mede8er website;

 - Unzip the file i.e. install.img;

 - Copy this file to the root directory of a Flash Drive;

 - Plug the flash drive into the Mede8er;

 - Disconnect the power jack at the rear of the Mede8er then plug it back in;

 - Now press the on/off button (on Mede8er unit – not remote) – keep it pressed in for 10 seconds and then release;

 - After +- 15sec the LED on the front fascia of the Mede8er with flash red-blue;

 - You will get a progress bar on your TV display (some TV’s will not display this);

 - Wait until the Mede8er re boots itself +/- 90 sec;

 - Your Mede8er is now updated;

 - Re-boot once by pulling power and use as normal;

xxxx WARNING – DO NOT REMOVE POWER DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS xxxxx

NOTE: Once you update to V3.0.4 you cannot easily go back to older versions below V2.0.2 if you are using an internal Hard Drive that was formatted with the Mede8er due to a core code (SDK) upgrade. The update process will not damage your Hard Drive contents but the Hard Drive will then be shown as HDD1 instead of C. If you are not using an internal Hard Drive than you can roll back to a earlier version without any problems

 A) Do not update the Mede8er from the built-in update facility on the Setup screen;

 B) If you experience Samba network connection problems we suggest you perform a “Restore Default” in setup Menu and re-boot the Mede8er.

 C) After the Firmware is installed please re-boot the Mede8er – Unplug DC Jack and then re-plug;

 D) Do not do a Firmware Restore to update your Mede8er settings across versions – rather input settings manually;

 E) Important: Set your TV Resolution on the Main Setup Menu – Video System – for the first time after firmware update.

Mede8er Change Log v3.0.4 — 14 June 2010

 14 June 2010   RTD1073-128M-HMC-M03I-20100613-v7.0.7.r4282.QA20100402_SANJIA_ENGLISH_RC18

 1.   Fixed: Internet Radio. Station list limited by Shoutcast – Require to Use Search for more stations

      Do not use “System Restore” feature from a previous Mede8er firmware version

2.   Audio info and other info screens changed to larger info screen

3.   Russian text Media Library1 for “Hard drive” changed to  “Жесткий диск”.

4.   Improved navigation (smoother) on folders with images inside

5.   Fixed: “Pin Protection “”on”" setup Menu — then go to “”Home Page “”

      – select “”File Manager”"

      - enter “”File Manager”"

      – exit “”file manager”" with “”return key”"

      – press “”home key”" —> mede8er asks you the PSW

6.   Fixed: “Folder Protection” set to “on”   — Now must enter pin code to protect folder

7.   Fixed: “Folder Protection” “on” Setup menu.

      File manager copy to protected folder– Now does not ask for a pin code when selecting a protected folder

8.   Fixed: Music Player cut on some TV’s — Moved up 10 pix

9.   Fixed: Cyclic only in one direction –  zOOM about.jpg and now can cycle down or up

10. Updated Internet Time GMT names

     GMT + 12  New Zealand (Wellington dst)

     GMT + 6   Bangladesh

     GMT + 4   Dubai

     GMT + 3   Kuwait

     GMT +1    Netherlands

     GMT -1    Cape Verde (Praia)

     GMT -2    Brazil

     GMT -3    Argentina (Buenos Aires)

     GMT -4    Chile (Santiago dst)

     GMT -5    New York

     GMT -8    California

Known issues:

   o  6 June 2010  – Very high bit rate 29fps BDISO (+- 40GB+) have stuttering and audio loss  – Workaround –

      to revert to V2.0.2 or extract your BDISO files to BDMV Folder structure with a program such as ISOBUSTER.

      If you are using a program like AnyDVD we suggest you save as BDMV and not a ISO

    o Under certain filter conditions, time bar artwork punching through SETUP screen — Under investigation

        o Network (SMB) write not available to Non-Mede8er-formatted HDD (NTFS-only) — Under investigation

    o DVD resume on VIDEO_TS structure – Not working — SDK

    o Repeat A-B on BDISO — SDK

    o Restore from v1.x or v2.x backups — not restoring all fields correctly

    o On certain 16:9 DVD menus – selection highlight is misplaced — SDK issue

    o Simultaneous audio output via both HDMI and SPDIF — SDK restriction

    o resume dialogue DVDISO — SDK

    o resume play DVD VIDEO_TS — SDK

K5 news reports on the SHOWWX

Wired.com reporting from this years CES Show

ETC coverage of Macworld

check out youtube for a whole lot more, from strange face tracking eyeballs to Dr Evil loving the SHOWWX.

Regards, DE Sales Team Sales@digitalera.co.uk

Back in black…

The multi aware winning Sonos S5 is now available in black as well as white.

The Sonos Zoneplayer S5 is an impressive bit of kit but if white didn’t fit in well with the colour scheme you picked for your room then it stuck out like a sore thumb, well now you have a new option.

The Sonos Zoneplayer S5 in black is exactly the same as the previous white-clad version so you’ll be able to use it to stream music over Wi-Fi from your PC or network attached storage. It also has an analogue input for plugging your iPod or other MP3 players in the back and a built-in 5-driver speaker system so there’s no need to hook it up to a sound system.

You can also still control the Sonos Zoneplayer S5 black version with the free Sonos iPhone app on your iPhone or iPod Touch as well as the Sonos CR-200 remote and access streaming music services from Last.fm, Deezer and Napster.

The key features of the Sonos S5 include:

• Room-filling sound: 5 integrated speakers and 5 dedicated digital amplifiers provide crystal-clear audio that fills any room with music.
• Unlimited music from iTunes and the Internet: Play way more than what fits on your iPod, including all your iTunes, free Internet radio and millions of songs and stations from the Internet, including iheartradio, Last.fm, Napster®, Pandora®, Rhapsody®, SIRIUS® Internet Radio, and more.
• Control with an iPhone or iPod touch: Download the free Sonos Controller for iPhone app and search for songs, choose the music and control the volume in any room from anywhere. Don’t have an iPhone? Use any wireless handheld Sonos Controller or the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC.
• Wireless expandability: Add more S5s wirelessly and fill your whole house with music. Then, play the same song in every room or different songs in different rooms.

“We’re thrilled to expand our product portfolio to include the S5 in black,” said Phil Abram, President, Sonos, Inc. “We felt it was important to offer our customers a choice when designing their perfect Sonos setup for different rooms of their home.”

Check out the S5 in black and our other Sonos kit at our UK store - next day delivery available on all Sonos items.

http://www.mede8er.eu/download/Mede8er_FW_V3_0_2_030610.zip 

Changelog: Mede8er-v3.0.2 – 3 June 2010

1. Fixed: ogg audio support
2. Fixed: wma audio support
3. Fixed: aac audio support
4. Fixed: Dolby Digital Plus support
5. Fixed: AAC 6 channel passthrough
6. Fixed: Audio player song total length time update on next song play
7. Fixed: Enable Folder Protection Setup Menu — Zoom about.jpg and navigate up/down nav to a protected folder and press Play or Enter. Pin code screen appears and now wait about 30 sec and do not enter pin code. Mede8er boms.
8. Fixed: Pin Protection “on” enter File Manager dont input code press return and go to Setup and switch Pin
Protection “off” back to File Manager sometimes Mede8er boms
9. Fixed: Select Movies Tab the Folder Playback Function plays previously played video and not the video within the Folder selected.
10 Fixed: Media Library — Press number jump and quickly press setup button – layer beneath partly shows.
11. Fixed: 16 x 10 Screen size save
12. Fixed: .divx video files
13. Fixed: Italtian “Formato HDD” change to “Formattazione HDD

Enjoy!

Regards, DE Support Team support@digitalera.co.uk

The best feature imo is the cool “eyes” telling me what I have already watched, very handy when making my way through a box set of DVD rips and I can never remember what number I was on.

You may see a few notes on the new functionality if you follow this link.

Please proceed to the downloads board for links to the latest firmware. (Note – forum registration required)

Mede8er Change Log V3.0 — 1 June 2010

1. Added: Updated SDK
2. Added: BDISO and BDMV chapter support (No Menus)
3. Added: Icon based screens — Menu – Goto – Subtitle
4. Added: Lock feature for Folder / Delete / File Manager/ HDD Format protection (Default password: 0000)
5. Added: Pin Protection on/off setting Setup Menu
6. Added: Folder Protection on/off setting Setup Menu
7. Added: Watched Indicator on/off setting Setup Menu
8. Added: Watched movie status indicator
9. Added: “A-B” button provides about.jpg in-folder zoom functionality (same as “SLOW”)
10. Added: Play video directly from in-folder about.jpg preview (press “ENTER” or “>” to play movie)
11. Added: Play video file folder — Play button
12. Added: Browse cover art “about.jpg” up/down nav
13. Added: Video Screen Transparency — Setup Menu
14 Added: File or Folder rename — Pre-populate text window
15 Added: Change System Font — Automatically picks up font.ttf on boot up.
      – Place font.ttf in folder called “Resource” on HDD or USB or SD Card on root
16 Improved: GUI updated
17. Improved: Media Library Menu now remembers last state when returning
18. Improved: File Manager on-screen prompts
19. Improved: Screen size configuration in Setup menu determines about.jpg display area
20. Improved: Filter about.jpg and folder.jpg under “All” tab
21. Improved: SAMBA stability & performance for streaming & network copy
22. Improved: NAS startup after reboot
23. Improved: Music player
24. Improved: Language issues
25. Improved: Navigation of video files in the Media Library with preview “on”
26. Fixed: “Autoplay” from HDD or USB or SD CARD — removed stop & start icons during autoplay
27. Fixed: Issues related to no internal HDD / no Mede8er-formatted HDD
28. Fixed: HDD format issues
29. Fixed: Mirrored MP3 tags issue
30. Fixed: DVD eject
31. Changed: In-folder JPG permitted display size increased to 5MB
32. Changed: Plasma Mode now only adjusts GUI transparency and not Screens during Video Play

Known issues:
o Network (SMB) write not available to Non-Mede8er-formatted HDD (NTFS-only) — Under investigation
o DVD resume on VIDEO_TS structure – Not working — SDK
o Repeat A-B on BDISO — SDK
o AAC 6 channel passthrough – only stereo — SDK related
o Restore from v1.x or v2.x backups — not restoring all fields correctly
o On certain 16:9 DVD menus – selection highlight is misplaced — SDK issue
o Simultaneous audio output via both HDMI and SPDIF — SDK restriction
o Extension .divx unsupported — SDK – temp fix rename file to .avi
o Resume dialogue DVDISO — SDK
o Resume play DVD VIDEO_TS — SDK
o File format: .ogg unsupported — SDK

Regards, DE Support Team support@digitalera.co.uk

You can read all about and buy the Pico here, but feel free to check out the following links of other people who think it’s great as well.

The Buzz

The Ever-Widening World of Tiny Projectors

By Anne Eisenberg, May 7, 2010 New York Times

King 5 News: Microvision’s SHOWWX

by Glenn Farley, KING 5 News

Macworld Expo 2010 Best of Show Winners

by Roman Loyola, Macworld.com

Pico Projector Film Fest Turns Ice Sculpture Into Screen

By Scott Thill  January 22, 2010  wired.com

Last Gadget Standing at CES:
SHOWWX Pico Projector Shines in the Online Vote

By Brian Ambrozy Posted 01.10.2010 Last Gadget Standing

CES: SHOWWX Laser Projector for iPhone

At times, it felt like little video gnomes had snuck into CES, and stashed tiny iPhone compatible projectors all over the place—and most of them sucked—out of focus, colors from hell and the luminance of a black hole. But then I found the Microvision SHOWWX, and my faith in video gnomes was restored.
January 11, 2010 Hand Held Hollywood

Dr Evil and Showwx Pico Projector
Online Favorite at CES

Dr Evil rocks out for SHOWWX laser pico projector, the online favorite
for Last Gadget Standing at CES 2010 in Las Vegas. www.youtube.com

Mobile projectors were the belle of CES

By Ed Berridge, January 11, 2010 The Inquirer

A Tribute To The Laser, 50 Years On

Interview by Ed Was, January 11, 2010 National Public Radio

Small Pico Projectors may have big future

by Luke Johnson 11 Jan 2010 T3

Pocket-size gizmo that projects your mobile photos
on to any surface, wins techie ‘Oscar’

By Daily Mail Reporter 11th January 2010

Mobiles – the Big Picture?

11/01/2010, BWCS Staff

CES 2010: Laser pico projector offers glimpse
of the future

07 Jan 10 09:04 by Jared Newman MyCE

Microvision Pico-Projector Game Controller
Hitting Walls Later This Year

By Jack Loftus on January 11, 2010 in Gizmodo Australia

Are Pico Projectors the Next Big Cellphone Trend?

By Sinead Carew, Reuters January 10, 2010
picked up by NY Times and more

New pico projectors debut, aim for prime time

by James Niccolai, IDG News Service via Macworld

Microvision Shows Off the SHOWWX laser pocket projector

January 8, 2010 / 2:01 min. Butterscotch.com video

Microvision to present its laser Pico projector ‘SHOWWX’

AVING Special Report Jan 8 2010

Taking on a Las Vegas transformed into tech lover’s paradise

By Melissa Arseniuk for Canwest News Service January 7, 2010

CES 2009 Day 1: Blending the Future

by Jeff Porten, Tidbits 7 January 2010

CES 2010 Microvision Laser Pico Projector Preview

GamerLive.tv, January 6, 2010

Consumer Electronics Show unveils new sounds and visions

BBC News, January 6, 2010

CES 2010: Laser Pico Projector, Netbook E-Reader Combo

Wired.com video of SHOWWX by Brian Chen, January 6, 2010

CES: iPod Pico Projector Uses Lasers to Project Video Up To 100-Inches

3:05 pm, January 6th, 2010, Cult of Mac, Leander Kahney

New pico projectors debut, aim for prime time

James Niccolai 06.01.2010 kl 20:55 | IDG News Service

CNET’s First Looks on SHOWWX video

By Tom Merritt, executive editor, CNET.com, January 6, 2009

World’s first iPhone laser projector on show

Paul Trotter 07.01.2010 | IDG News Service

CES: the iPhone and iPod product showcase

Thu, 01/07/2010 – 5:06am — Jonny Evans

Regards, DE Sales Team Sales@digitalera.co.uk