LinkTheater: High Definition wireless streaming

Get uninterrupted streaming and display of all your digital high definition media on your home network – directly to your TV! LinkTheater High Definition Wireless Media Player streams your multimedia contents from DLNA™ media servers, NAS, PC and USB mass storage devices in your home network. By the way, DLNA is a standard pioneered by Buffalo Technology, and backed actively by such companies as Microsoft, Intel, Nokia, Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba and Pioneer.
The device supports a wide range of video, audio and image formats. Camcorder users can connect their devices via USB and play AVCHD and HDV videos on TV using HDMI or Composite (SCART adapter attached). You can also plug USB hard drives and USB sticks directly into the front USB port and access videos, images and music. The direct copy feature can be used to copy the contents from a camcorder or a camera to an USB hard drive connected to the rear without using a PC. The wireless interface is based on 802.11n Draft 2.0 standard, providing sufficient speed for streaming 720p and 1080i High Definition content thru its video output (HDMI). It Includes a Remote Control. Price is $159.

The new Chumby is here !

Is it a toy? an internet radio? a clock? a digital picture frame? It is really hard to tell because Chumby is all that and much more. It's lovable leather-pillow soft out-case has been removed and its price lowered from $199 to just $99, but it is still the the same... "thing". Whatever that is.

Chumby has a 1 hour rechargeable battery but it is meant to be connected, probably standing in your night table or your desk. It also has a speaker, a touch screen, wireless access to the internet, a USB port that can take a few devices including a SSD key with your music in mp3. It also has an FM receiver.

What makes it so special is the collection of small widgets you can download from its website, giving the little critter countless applications. To date, you can find more that 1500 such little flash-created apps. And if you are of the DIY kind, you can program your Chumby to do whatever you like, from a holiday calendar display to a remote webcam visor.