Western Digital launched the wireless streaming media player, the WD TV Live. WD TV Live delivers online content from Vimeo, Playjam, Deezer, SnagFils, Comedy Time, Watch Mojo, YouTube and Facebook directly to your TV in full HD resolution. The device supports 802.11n wireless connectivity for fast access to the content.

WD TV Live supports almost all the current video, audio and image formats. WD TV Live can be purchased at Rs.7,900 and comes with one year on-site warranty.

In the ongoing CES, storage giant Seagate has collaborated with Verizon wireless to showcase first 4G LTE – GoFlex Satellite. This 4G LTE-connected wireless storage can hold 300 HD movies that can be watched on your Android or IOS device. One can also download music, movies and photos over 4G LTE and stream it all over Wi-Fi for up to three of your mobile devices.

Also debuting is the Thunderbolt Adapter and the GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt Adapter. Seagate first unveiled working prototypes of these two advanced interface products during the Intel Developers Forum in November of 2011. These two products are the first to use the new Thunderbolt technology for widespread use by consumers for single drive enclosures. The GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter will be available during the first quarter of this year and the GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt Adapter is expected to be available before the second half of this calendar year.

Featuring integrated dual game controllers with ultra-precise analog sticks, Project Fiona runs gamepad-enabled PC games right out of the box. Along with the game controllers, Project Fiona is also designed with ultra-precise accelerometers and a highly sensitive multi-touch screen. This provides game developers with new game experiential opportunities to develop around the hybrid game control experience offered by Project Fiona. It also ensures current-generation PC games run on the tablet concept, as well as any existing games optimized for the touchscreen interface of a tablet.

Developer units of the Project Fiona Concept PC Gaming Tablet will be made available soon. The retail version is expected to ship during 2012 and will be priced below USD 1000.

Gametel, a gaming accessory by Fructel, besides supporting Android OS now supports iOS devices. Gametel is a Bluetooth controller that transforms your iPhone or iPad into portable gamimg console.

Compatible with Apple iPhone running iOS 4.0 or later and Apple iPad running iOS 3.2 or later, Gametel supports hundreds of arcade titles from the iCADE suite, including classics like Missile Commander, Asteroids, Centipede, Pong, Super Breakout, Lunar Lander and Warlords.

Alongside these retro titles, other selected iOS games, such as No Gravity, Silverfish, Super Crossfire HD and Terra Noctis, are also available to download from Apple’s iTunes App Store.

Gametel connects to the device via Bluetooth while a built-in adjustable spring-loaded clamp allows secure docking of any Android handset and iPhone. Once paired the Gametel automatically connects to the device every time it is powered on.

With a familiar controller design, Gametel’s D-pad, quartet of buttons and two shoulder triggers replicate console-style gaming controls; an impressive nine hour battery life provides more than enough playing time for long journeys and weekly commutes.

Gametel driver is available to download free from Android Market. The Gametel iOS app is currently in testing with Apple for inclusion on the Apple iTunes Appstore.

Gametel can be pre-ordered from Amazon UK for 49.99 GBP.

HP today unwrapped its newest offering dubbed as the DreamScreen. The core function of the DreamScreen is to display photos but thanks to HP, the screen can do more than that.

Coming in a piano black design with flushed glass, the DreamScreen connects easily to a wired or wireless network to stream pictures, music and even videos. It can stream music from Pandora or HP SmartRadio, can check weather information or even access Facebook with the help of the integrated Wi-Fi module. Users can also load multimedia content on the 2GB internal memory or use a memory card or USB flash drive.

The DreamScreen comes in two sizes – 10.2-inch (DreamScreen 100) and 13.3-inch (DreamScreen 130). The DS 100 will retail for $249 while DS130 for $299.

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A poster at AVS forum leaked few images of what is claimed to be the successor of WD TV. The original media player from WD is a nice budget offering giving the goodness of full HD playback at under $100. Now, the second iteration adds some new features that makes the WD TV more luring. It adds an Ethernet port that will help users to stream from network drives, DTS decoding and component output for standard display TVs. There’s no mention of the price but as like its predecessor, this one too, should be budget friendly.

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Hi-Den Vision from Hong Kong are selling a nifty gadget that is definitely worth noting. Not bigger than a cell phone, the Tiny Hi-Def Player (HD-0311) allows users to watch HD content on their HDTVs. Just plug the player with the TV with HDMI cable, insert a USB drive or USB card reader on the other side and watch up to full HD content instantly.

On the format compatibility front, the player supports JPEG for images; MP3/WMA/MPEG-Audio for music; and MPEG1/2/4/Divx4.1/5.0/5.1/AVI/XVID/MP4/Nero Digital for videos.

The player goes for around $50 including shipping.

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Pardon our limited capacity to understand Korean but it looks like Samsung is out with an e-book reader of its own in their home market. The SNE-50K reader has been created in association with Kyobo, South Korea’s largest bookstore. The 200g and 9mm slim device features a 5-inch display, ability to take notes with pen (hints the display is touchscreen), 512MB internal memory able to store 400 books (in ePub format) and converts Powerpoint, Excel, Word, PDF, BMP files to the compatible format. The exact battery life is not known but its 960mAh battery will allow to read 4,230 pages continuously.

The SNE-50K e-book reader will sell for 339,000 KRW ($273).

[DDaily via Samsunghub]

“If you can’t afford it, create it” – is the mantra of the Chinese companies. Cloned mobile phones are a common sight in China but it seems they’ve been smitten with something new, which the Americans have been carrying for more than one and half years – the Kindle. WeFound is the answer to Amazon’s e-book reader that looks similar to Kindle 2 sparing the buttons on the side. It uses the same e-paper technology but will use a SIM card to download the content as compared to Amazon’s Whispersync feature.

The e-book reader will start retailing by the end of this year for $210 in China.

[Techon via E-Inkinfo]

Amazon has lowered the price of its smaller version of Kindle. The 6-inch e-book reader that was previously selling at $359 will now sell for $299. The unexpected price cut is attributed to the competitors who are selling their respective e-book readers for less than the $300.

The Kindle 2 was launched early this year and boasts features like a 6-inch e-paper display, 2GB internal memory, WhisperSync, integrated dictionary and text-to-speech function.

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