Conceptronic today announced that the YuiXX will be released worldwide and shown on the Intel® booth (Central Hall booth 7153) during the International CES 2010 in Las Vegas, January 7-10, 2010. The first units will be available in stores in the Netherlands end of January 2010. Together with two other Dutch companies, manufacturer ProDrive and total integrator Metrological Media Innovations, Conceptronic will market the YuiXX globally as the next generation Internet media player.
Combining personal media with Internet content, YuiXX is a unique & digital TV experience for home use. The innovative YuiXX represents an entirely new way of watching TV while enjoying the Internet at the same time.
The YuiXX is based on the powerful Intel® Media Processor CE 3100, the first in a new family of purpose-built System-on-Chip (SoC) for the Consumer Electronics market and built on Intel Architecture. The SoC brings a great visual and audio experience to the Consumer Electronics market space.
YuiXX widget Store based on Widget Channel Technology
The creation of a unique setup capable of showing all of the user’s personal media on TV is driven by the Widget Channel technology, a software framework for bringing rich Internet applications called TV Widgets to CE devices. TV Widgets are designed to enrich the TV viewing experience by bringing together media, information and community. YuiXX goes beyond existing TV Widget implementations by presenting all widgets in stunning high definition.
Based on this technology, YuiXX has created the YuiXX widget store. Just open the YuiXX widget store to see what widgets are available for use on your TV. It only takes 2 simple steps on the remote control to make a new widget available for use. The YuiXX will be regularly updated with more and more widgets with different kinds of content and services such as VoD (Video-on-demand), news, traffic information, weather, games and much more. YuiXX offers both local (country dependent) and global content in the widget store.
YuiXX media widget
One of the main features you can use once the YuiXX has been connected at home is the YuiXX media widget; a unique media player & organizer in one. All personal videos, music and photos stored on the YuiXX can be brought to your TV set or shared by wire or wirelessly to and from (all) computers in the home.
Simple but smart
Even though the YuiXX packs a lot of technical novelties, it has been kept simple. Thanks to the powerful 2D/3D graphics processor, the user interface is full of nice graphics in real 1080p image quality instead of simple text menus or SD images.
Its on-screen Setup Wizard guides the user through the initial settings, doing away with the need for a manual. Just follow the questions on the screen and you’ll be ready to go before you know it.
YuiXX also offers the user several options for locating their media files. The folder view allows you to browse through the available directories, a useful setting if you already know the location of most files. The library view displays all individual movies, music or photos visible on the network, so you no longer need to remember the locations of your files anymore. The search options (search by artist, title, etc.) make life easy when you have 20.000 songs divided over several computers, as indexing and updating the files on the HDD and available by UPnP is done automatically. Setting up NFS or Samba shares can be done in advance in the media settings. The various options allow the user to create a specific setup. This makes the product suitable both for users who want a simple setup and for typical “advanced users” trying to get more out of the YuiXX.
Just like other widgets, the YuiXX media widget can be displayed as a sidebar on the TV while watching something else, but also full-screen for fast search and photo slide shows. The user decides what to watch, when, and how.
The YuiXX is a unique all-in-one media entertainment device combining personal content with protected third-party content and services. This makes it possible to combine traditional markets, such as set top boxes, with the retail philosophy of a media player into one new market perception.
Underpinning this perception, the YuiXX offers the possibility to choose among different tuner types for multiple countries and compatible with ISPs, Telcos or cable companies. The built-in smart card reader allows consumers to use smart cards of their current providers in the YuiXX and use a single product for multiple services. The first tuner version will be available In February 2010.
Most important features:
- A very powerful Intel® Media Processor CE 3100, capable of multi-tasking different kinds of media for a full entertainment experience
- A Full HD 1080p media player supporting most popular movie codecs with DTS and Dolby audio support (both pass-through and down mix)
- Streaming content with DRM protection, such as TV channels, Video on Demand services over IPTV or DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S tuner or ATSC tuner; includes a smart card slot
- Multiple Internet applications in the YuiXX widget Store on your TV
- All personal media available in one box, shared to and from other devices to different TV sets in your house via 11n wireless or Gigabit LAN
- No need to get coffee when booting up, thanks to fast boot time of the YuiXX (around 5 sec.)
- Sleek and simple user interface using Widget Channel technology
- One of the most complete and unique media players in the market
The YuiXX user interface gives you a full high-definition user experience including full high-definition video and audio. The YuiXX supports Samba and UPnP AV (In Home Content Sharing) as a client and as a server and NFS, easily allowing multiple users. The device can be connected via wired Gigabit or wireless 802.11n. The YuiXX will be available with internal storage up to 2TB, or just connect an external hard disk or plug in an SD(HC) memory card.
This YuiXX will be the first of its kind and is part of the YuiXX concept. For 2010 more products will be released, including a range of accessories. After activation by the user, new updates or releases are pushed automatically onto the YuiXX, so manual upgrades by the user are no longer necessary. For the upcoming year YuiXX plans to keep upgrading the device, not only with new widgets, but also by adding functionality such as Internet browsing, additional codec support, more network (NAS) features and EPG settings.
The YuiXX has a suggested retail price of € 299, or € 399 with 1 TB internal hard disk. Please visit www.yuixx.com to place the first pre-orders with one of our release partners.
About 2L Alliance BV
2L Alliance (2L) is an experienced international supplier of solutions in the field of networking, media & connectivity products. Since 1989, 2L has built a global network of distributors and resellers. 2L has its headquarters in The Netherlands and offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Milan and Taipei. The organization distinguishes itself in various markets with the brand names Conceptronic, Grab'n'GO, YuiXX and Abbrazzio.
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