Netgear introduces more connected entertainment gadgets
Connected entertainment is clearly a big theme at the International Consumer Electronics Show taking place this week in Las Vegas.
Today Netgear showed off three products that make it a lot easier to use the Internet with consumer electronics gear.
Its first product was the Netgear Internet… Continue Reading
Sling Media video portal takes live TV, clip-sharing online
Sling Media, known primarily for the SlingBox, a device that can stream your home television signal to you anywhere in the world, is branching onto the web today with a limited beta release of Sling.com, a video portal that will let users not only watch… Continue Reading
Data Robotics raises $15 million for Drobo backup storage business
Data Robotics has raised $15 million in a fourth round of funding for its consumer-focused Drobo backup storage business.
The Santa Clara, Calif., company makes “data robots,” or external backup storage units that make it easy to back up data on a computer or a network… Continue Reading
Netgear buys Infrant, home media storage company, for $60M
Netgear, the Santa Clara, Calif provider of home networking equipment, has agreed to buy Infrant Technologies, of Fremont, for $60 million in cash.
The deal includes possible payments of up to $20 million over three years if specific revenue targets are reached.
Infrant offers digital-storage devices (for… Continue Reading
Roundup: MobiTV, Loopt, Xuqa, Google embraces TurnHere
The latest tech news in Silicon Valley:
The mobile TV revolution continues, and MobiTV is hot — MobiTV, of Emeryville is one of the start-ups on the forefront. It offers TV programming from networks and cable providers. It started out serving mobile phones. Now it has expanded,… Continue Reading