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All posts tagged "dlna"


Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Skifta: Your Magical Media Shifta

Posted by Jason Lee in "Android Software" @ 02:00 PM

http://www.skifta.com/

"Skifta is an easy way to control, play and enjoy your music, videos and photos at home and on the move. There's no uploading to the web or syncing to your phone. In fact, you don't copy or move your media at all. You just leave it where it is. Then, whether it's somewhere on the Internet or on your computer at home you can access it remotely using your phone."

Well, other than badly photoshopped screen shots this services seems pretty cool. If you've ever heard of Apple's Air Play the idea is kinda the same but this implementation uses something really cool. Standards. That's right, Skifta basically allows you to stream media (pictures, video and audio) from where ever it may be located to any DLNA compatible device all through your phone. So for example, you could stream music from your computers hard drive to your DLNA compatible stereo receiver through your phone. Now here is the neat part... You can do this any where to anyone's DLNA device. You don't have to be in your home thanks to the Skifta desktop client. There are many options for play back though. You can play media form anywhere to your device, from anywhere to some local player through your device, of from your device to some local player. To access your media remotely you will need to sign up for a free Skifta account but this will give you access to even more online content. Like the ability to stream your Facebook photos exactly like you would photos on your device or your computer at home.

Overall this seems like a really cool idea. Many new Android devices come with DLNA support build in but that only allows you to share media from your phone. Skifta adds the magic of the internets into the mix. Unfortunately I don't own anything DLNA compatible so I couldn't really play with it to its fullest extent. Any of you tried this out yet? Or if you do let us know how it works out for you.


Thursday, January 6, 2011

Samsung SH100 Camera Uses WiFi for New Features

Posted by Craig Horlacher in "Android News" @ 08:30 AM

http://gizmodo.com/5724038/every-ca.../full+(Gizmodo)

"Samsung's SH100 isn't the first point-and-shoot to have Wi-Fi, but it makes better use of it than most: You can use Samsung's Galaxy S Android phones as a wireless remote and geotagger for the camera."

I love when mobile device can be used together in cool new ways. This is a great example. You can use your Galaxy S phone with the SH100 as a remote viewfinder, to take pictures, and for geotagging. It also has DLNA built in so you can get your photos off with countless networked devices. I look forward to features like this being standard in all camera's and working with all Android phones. This camera is due in March at a price of $200.


Friday, December 31, 2010

HTC Ventures Into The Living Room

Posted by Nurhisham Hussein in "HTC Android Phones" @ 08:00 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/30/...treamer-review/

"To say that HTC's Media Link is small is an understatement... It's so small that we thought that our friendly government import agents had stolen it from the box that had obviously been jimmied open for inspection while en route to our European test lab."

HTC's ambitions have lately started to venture far from its usual stomping grounds. The HTC Sense team for instance want to extend their UI design into consumer electronics, and some of you might remember the HTC Shift, a marriage between a UMPC slate and Windows Mobile. Here we have another sample of HTC's diversification strategy, albeit a logical one given their proven strength in smartphones. The HTC Media Link leverages on existing DLNA technology to allow wireless media streaming from your HTC smartphone to any DLNA ready screen. It's a neat device, especially for its size, and can act as a WiFi hotspot. Engadget's impressed with it, though they did note some weaknesses (compliance with other DLNA devices, the price) and they think its more suitable for road warriors rather than the home. Think it's suitable for you? Click through the link to read the review.


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