D-Link media streamer

D-Link is planning to unveil a competitor to the Apple TV that provides the same basic purpose -- streaming media wirelessly from home computers to the television set-top -- at about the same price: $300. The device will likely become only the second such media streamer (behind the Apple TV) that supports 802.11n wireless networking, offering enough bandwidth for delivering rich content to high-definition sets quickly. Reuters reports "D-Link already sells these media devices, but they run at slower speeds than the Apple product, which is ahead of the rest of the industry. (Company spokesman Les Goldberg) said the new product will sell for $300, the same as the entry-level Apple TV model and go on sale in the United States during the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter -- before it starts selling it in other countries."

by MacNN Staff