For Immediate Release
23 October, 2007
YouTube is now available on TV!!
Lako Pacific announce the release of the Neuros, a YouTube set top box.
Melbourne
Watch YouTube on TV
One of the most appealing and innovative features of the Neuros OSD is that it enables users to play videos directly from YouTube on their TV. YouTube is a communicative phenomenon which allows you to share, upload and watch all types of videos clips via the Internet. The Neuros OSD allows users to watch YouTube comfortably on their own television sets, rather than viewing videos hunched over a desk and computer. Users can view the latest or most popular videos, perform keyword searches and browse videos according to category and rating, with the convenience of using a remote control. There are no restrictions on the video content available.
Home & Entertainment Worlds Connected!
The Neuros also allows users to record from virtually any video source. With a built-in encoder, users can ingest videos from appliances such as the TV, DVD players, camcorders and VCRs to a storage medium such as memory cards and network storage drivers in MPEG-4 (such as PSP or iPod video) format via analogue AV inputs. Users can watch pre recorded TV shows and home movies in their lounge room or store it on portable devices such as an iPod, iPhone, Smartphone or PSP for "entertainment on the go."
Open Source, Constantly Evolving
The unique profile of the Neuros is its advanced and growing technology. Based on Linux open source, Neuros publishes its source code freely to its dedicated community of power users and developers, encouraging further, unrestricted product development. With automatic software updates, the unit constantly evolves and upgrades itself, so it doesn't outdate in the same way as other digital media appliances or media centre PCs.
“The amazing pace of change in Internet media is driven by users,” said Neuros CEO Joe Born. “The only way for a device manufacturer to keep pace is to allow those same users to participate in development.”
The Neuros OSD also features:
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Schedule (timer) recording
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Customisable slideshows
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IR Blaster to control the set top box
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Can run third party applications
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Remote control
Pricing and Availability
The Recommended Retail Price for the Neuros OSD is $349.00. This product will be shipping and available for purchase in early November at Harvey Norman, Domayne, Dick Smith Powerhouse, City Software, Myer, The Good Guys, Retravision and JB Hi-Fi and independent resellers.
Neuros is an open source consumer electronics manufacturer that makes devices that make it easy for consumers to play their video, audio, and photo content when, where, and how they want to. With considerable help from its worldwide community of users and open source developers, Neuros relentlessly enhances its products to make them powerful, easy to use, and compatible with as many formats and devices as possible.
About Lako Pacific
Lako Pacific Pty Ltd is Australia’s largest digital distributor of innovative technologies which includes digital TV Tuners, home entertainment network clients, video conferencing, video editing software, DVD encoding and more. Our customers include major retailers such as Harvey Norman, Myer, Ted’s Camera, Dick Smith Powerhouse, Camera House stores, Clive Peeters, Officeworks, Retravision, The Good Guys, City Software and independent resellers. For more information about the company’s products visit: http://www.lakopacific.com
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