A new media server, a media player, a switch, two powerline adapters, and three routers are among Netgear's CES 2010 products.
Networking was complicated (and slow) enough when people were just sending around text and non-moving images, so the question of what to do with today's heavy-duty (and high-definition) content is one that just won't go away. Netgear is attempting to answer it with the slate of products it announced at its press conference today as part of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.
The company wants users to be able to sample any kind of media anywhere and on any type of device. The media player and server, switch, powerline adapters, and routers Netgear announced today should be a key first step in that process, which Netgear plans to continue throughout 2010 by incorporating even more advanced technologies, especially in the HD realm.
Home Media
One of the company's central offerings this yearand one that's already won a CES Innovation Awardis the Stora (MS2110), a simplified home media server designed for letting owners keep movies, music, photos, and other files in a single location, but be able to watch them on devices ranging in size from HDTVs to smartphones, and as diverse in style and design as Mac and PC laptops and desktops, gaming consoles, and even networked Blu-ray players, all through a single consistent interface. HD contenteven in 1080pcan be viewed with interconnected set-top boxes (such as a Netgear Digital Entertainer). The Stora comes standard with a 1-Tbyte hard drive and a spare bay for setting up mirroring; Netgear anticipates having a 2-TB version of the Stora available soon.
Netgear is also adding to its line of home media players with the Digital Entertainer Express (EVA9100) which, according to a press release, lets users “seamlessly stream M2TS via prebuffering and play Blu-ray quality digital video up to 1080p." The Digital Entertainer Express can also play FLAC, MP3, and multichannel WAV files, as well as access Internet Radio content and view high-resolution digital photos on Macs, PCs, or network-attached storage (NAS) devicesincluding, unsurprisingly, the Stora.
Networking was complicated (and slow) enough when people were just sending around text and non-moving images, so the question of what to do with today's heavy-duty (and high-definition) content is one that just won't go away. Netgear is attempting to answer it with the slate of products it announced at its press conference today as part of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.
The company wants users to be able to sample any kind of media anywhere and on any type of device. The media player and server, switch, powerline adapters, and routers Netgear announced today should be a key first step in that process, which Netgear plans to continue throughout 2010 by incorporating even more advanced technologies, especially in the HD realm.
Home Media
One of the company's central offerings this yearand one that's already won a CES Innovation Awardis the Stora (MS2110), a simplified home media server designed for letting owners keep movies, music, photos, and other files in a single location, but be able to watch them on devices ranging in size from HDTVs to smartphones, and as diverse in style and design as Mac and PC laptops and desktops, gaming consoles, and even networked Blu-ray players, all through a single consistent interface. HD contenteven in 1080pcan be viewed with interconnected set-top boxes (such as a Netgear Digital Entertainer). The Stora comes standard with a 1-Tbyte hard drive and a spare bay for setting up mirroring; Netgear anticipates having a 2-TB version of the Stora available soon.
Netgear is also adding to its line of home media players with the Digital Entertainer Express (EVA9100) which, according to a press release, lets users “seamlessly stream M2TS via prebuffering and play Blu-ray quality digital video up to 1080p." The Digital Entertainer Express can also play FLAC, MP3, and multichannel WAV files, as well as access Internet Radio content and view high-resolution digital photos on Macs, PCs, or network-attached storage (NAS) devicesincluding, unsurprisingly, the Stora.
