Blusens offers up Blu:Brain HD media server

Blusens hit the scene in a big way last October, but for whatever reason, we haven't heard from 'em since... until now, that is. The Blu:Brain Home Entertainment Device features a somewhat misleading name, as there's (regrettably) no built-in Blu-ray drive to speak of. What it does have, however, is a remarkably sexy shell, twin digital TV tuners (DVB-T), a removable internal hard drive, Ethernet / WiFi connectivity and a USB port. Essentially, this here box can serve up all sorts of multimedia (high-def content included) via HDMI, though word on the street says it won't even be available to order until 2009.

[Via Gizmos]

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2008 5:49PM]

It does look sexy, I would prefer black brain but i will take some white brain to......

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2008 5:56PM]

I guess i'll stick to my Popcornhour A-110 for my media..... I bet this will be twice the price of the A-110...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2008 6:07PM]

Could this be the Popcorn Hour killer?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2008 6:28PM]

Only if it's cheaper, has a better and more responsive U.I and can output HD audio like DTS-HD, DTS-MA, TrueHD and so on..

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2008 8:55PM]

I'm guessing at least $499?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2008 5:54PM]

looks like the evil black twin of the Sonos.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2008 9:18AM]

It bears more than a passing resemblance with the Sonos receiver...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2008 3:30PM]

It may look like the Sonos ZonePlayer, but the features are different. The ZonePlayer is an multi-room audio player....I saw this Blusens mediaserver at IFA in Berlin and it does video streaming over the internet (like the SLingbox). You can watch a TV program recorded on a HDD attached to the Blubrain via WiFi from a hotel with your laptop and internet connection if you have the inclination.

I do not really understand how all the features fit together. There seem to be way too many. Wifi, 2 Freeview tuners, 2xHDMI placeshifting, timeshifting, Mediaplayer, browser. Is this a computer? Does it come with a keyboard?