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Microsoft Launches a Long Overdue Update to its Windows Media Player
I think it would be fair to say that while the Windows Media Player is perfectly competent at its job (ok, mostly), in recent years it has found itself largely only utilised as something of a basic default option. – For example, if I want to watch a 1-2 minute…
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Nvidia Shield TV 2019 Edition Review – New and Improved!
I’ve been a long time fan and pretty vocal supporter of the Nvidia Shield range over the years. Actually, that’s true of a few of us here at eTeknix! I loved the Shield Portable from six years ago and maybe loved it a little too much. It got used as…
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COLORFLY Announces New Pocket HiFi U8 Media Player
Portable HiFi Media Player from COLORFLY COLORFLY, a subsidiary of COLORFUL, is launching their new HiFi U8 portable media player. The device only measures 110 x 66 x 14mm, and it comes with a 3.97″ WVGA IPS touchscreen for displaying as well as controlling playback. The U8 also features a…
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Kodi Developers Speak out about Piracy Box Sellers
The developers behind Kodi, the free, open source media player software formerly known as XBMC, are taking a stand against profiteers who are selling modified versions of its product as so-called “piracy boxes”. In the past, Team Kodi has always remained neutral on its software being used to illegally access…
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The World’s Most Popular Media Player Turns 15
VLC, the world’s most popular (and lauded) media player, is now fifteen years old, its creator VideoLAN has announced. While the genesis of VLC predates its Birthday of 1st February, 2001 – the software began life as Network 2000 five years previously – the date marks the point at which…
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Thecus N5810 Pro Zero-Crash 5-Bay High-Performance NAS Review
Introduction Thecus have created a new NAS that is something just a little bit special, if not a lot of special. It looks pretty normal on the surface, but it comes packed full of great features, plenty of storage abilities, and with connectivity options as they’re rarely seen. The new…
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ASUSTOR Upgrades LooksGood with Media Converter Support
ASUSTOR has released a new version of the LooksGood App with an added Media Converter function for its 5 and 7 series NAS devices. The new functions include multimedia conversion, ability to configure a Smart Coversion Folder, and exclusive Hyper-Transcoding technology, allowing you to truly experience a powerful media player…
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Stable Android VLC Player Launched on Google Play
VLC, the popular open-source media player and streaming media server from VideoLAN, has been in beta for Android for over four years, but now a stable version (v1.0.1) has been made available on Google Play. The beta version still exists for VideoLAN to test new features. According to the Google…
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Google Chromecast Now More Popular Than Apple TV
Google’s Chromecast TV streaming dongle outsold Apple TV over the first three quarters of 2014, according to Parks Associates, a market researcher. Google has been given the boost over their rival during a 10% upswing in the number of households now using home media players. Roku, the market leader for…
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XBMC Breaks Away Xbox Roots, Becomes Kodi Entertainment Center
XBMC is one of the best media centre players around, it’s long been a popular choice for HTPC users thanks to its dedicated Linux distro, that allows you to boot directly into the software, or of course its multiformat software which can be installed in Windows, Linux and on many…
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4K Capable Android Tronsmart Vega S89 Media Hub Coming Soon
Anyone In the market for a new Android set-top box might be interested in the new Tronsmart Vega S89 which will soon be available to purchase from both Amazon and Geekbuying. The technology market is currently awash in a sea of Android powered devices, smart-TV adaptors, streaming boxes, digital-things-galore, so…
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RIP Winamp Media Player As Service Shuts Down After 15 Years
I’m starting to feel like a Leper today, like I’m the only one left who not only uses Winamp, but STILL uses Winamp. It seems like the whole digital music loving community has been corrupted by streaming services, or iTunes or some other junk that strips you away from a…
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Pivos XIOS DS Media Play! Android Media Player Review
If you’ve ever visited technology trade shows like Gadget Show Live, the Consumer Electronics Show and so on, then you will always hear that “Smart TVs” are the way of the future. Smart TVs are internet connected, can download, organise and play your favourite media content from the internet, can…
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