Conceptronic has been doing
a fairly admirable job with promoting itself as a serious player in the crowded media streamer market, and while its atypically designed
Grab 'n Go was certainly worth a look at CES, it's the Yuixx that could really launch it into the next level. Shown over at
Computex, this HD media streamer was loaded with broad format compatibility, Intel's fledgling
CE 3100 media processor and support for Yahoo! widgets, TV tuning, a "Firefox-based" web browser, a 3.5-inch internal hard drive, WiFi and Ethernet. We're told that three variants will be made available for those looking for a more stripped-down version, and while an exact release date has yet to be set, an autumn introduction and a price range of around €250 ($354) to €450 ($638) is expected. Peek the read link for a few looks at the sleek user interface.
posted Jun 5th 2009 9:43AM
I don't see a format list anywhere but if it Does .M2TS w/ HD audio format pass through it looks like a winner ... but @ $200-250 NOT at $638
ion based nettop with 11n wireless card would be a lot cheaper, right?
Exactly. With the advent of cheap nettops, is there any reason to continue with media extenders? Unless they can get down into the sub-$99 range, I don't see a bright future.
Just to let you know that Conceptronic has filed for (and received) protection against its creditors on friday (today).
Just saw this new development, they continue their business..
http://www.2l.net/images/pressrelease_2L_Alliance.pdf
Today Conceptronic applied and got an official moratorium of payments. Source (sorry, Dutch only):
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/60542/conceptronic-maker-krijgt-uitstel-van-betaling.html
Mother company Nedfield was unaware of this, and was surprised to hear it. The future of the company is unknown.
Oh good. No mention for ATSC or QAM for NA market again.
Netbooks are worthless. They aren't significantly smaller than notebooks and make browsing the web difficult with such a small screen and underpowered hardware.