Linn's Akurate DS delivers authentic audiophile performance from digital music over a standard home network. It features open interfaces for digital streaming and control of music over the network and play almost all audio files because the Akurate DS is format independent.

Akurate DS also integrates seamlessly with other Akurate components for complete control of the entire system through a wireless touch panel, PC, laptop or IR handset. It supports the highest quality open audio formats (including FLAC and WAV) and can be controllable through the UPnP AV 2.0 open standard. Users can access and control their music through a wireless, ultra mobile PC or similar device, quickly and easily, no matter what shape their music collection, downloads or CDs are stored separately on a standard secure, reliable and upgradeable networked hard drive array (NAS).

Akurate DS will be available from LINN Specialist retailers from January at the suggested retail price of £3,450.

Velocity Micro unveiled its TX series of CineMagix Grand Theater Entertainment System which is the perfect convergence device between traditional entertainment and digital multimedia. Store your music for instant access, record your favorite TV shows digitally and in HD, create photo slideshows, and access the web from your TV. CableCARD support allows you to watch premium digital cable content on your TV without the need for a cable box or PVR.

The TX series prices start from $2095 and will be available on February 2nd.

Logitech's Squeezebox Duet is a handheld receiver that uses 802.11g to wirelessly stream music throughout your house. The Duet is platform friendly, running on Macs, PCs and Linux machines and handling a buttload of non-DRM file formats, including Apple Lossless, FLAC, WMA Lossless as well as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP2, MusePack and WMA. The controller's 2.4-inch color LCD lets you browse your music library using a scroll-wheel along with sensitive buttons.

The Squeezebox Duet "network music system" comes with both receiver and controller for $400 and a two-year warranty, and will be available in the US and Europe this month. Additional receivers will cost $150 and additional controllers $300.

The Pinnacle Video Transfer is a small device measuring only 4.843"x 2.638"x 0.906" that records analog video onto any USB 2.0 storage device without using a PC.

Press a button and the Video Transfer immediately begin recording from a TV, DVD player, PVR, camcorder or set-top box directly to their Apple iPod Video, iPod nano (3rd generation), iPod classic, Sony PSP, USB flash drive or USB hard drive. For each connected device, the user can select three different recording levels up to 720x480/576px (NTSC/PAL) resolution in MPEG4/H.264 format.

The device supports multiple inputs including S-Video, Composite video, stereo audio analog and the Video Transfer is able to recharge an iPod or PSP battery during video transfer. It would be available on January 15th through the Pinnacle Systems website with a US MSRP of $129.99.

The HP's MediaSmart x280N is a media center extender for Microsoft Windows Vista. Like the MediaSmart TVs, the MediaSmart Receiver x280N has the ability to stream a wide variety of video (including MPEG-2, DivX, WMV, WMV-HD, and H.264/MP4 files), audio (MP3, WMA, WMA-Pro, WAV, AAC/m4a), and images (JPEG, BMP, GIF, and PNG photos) from networked PCs to your living room TV via its wired Ethernet or wireless 802.11a/b/g/n connections.

The Vista-friendly x280N has USB jacks on the front panel, a slot for "Pocket Media Drive" HDD, analog stereo output, optical digital output, component video and an HDMI video output up to 720p and 1080i resolutions. The MediaSmart x280N will show-off in Las Vegas at CES soon and it has been priced at $300

Sling Media announced its next generation Slingbox PRO-HD, a revolutionary new product that is capable of streaming HD content from a home television source, including over the air HD digital signals, HDTV cable or satellite receivers, or HD DVR’s, to any computer in and around the house.

With the Slingbox PRO-HD you can connect and control up to four video sources, including your DVR, digital cable, satellite receiver, and DVD player and with the built-in TV Tuner you can access to your basic cable line-up without changing channels on your home TV. For streaming HD content you need to buy an HD Connect cable separately.

Sling Media Slingbox PRO-HD will be available for purchase in the third quarter of 2008 for a suggested retail price of $399.99.

Passive Technologies present the LifeStation HD, a stylish combination of a Blu-ray and a HD-DVD drive in a sleek case offering an immersive audiophile quality experience for all your Standard and High Definition media.

Adopting the third generation of their DynaChill fanless cooling system, Passive has chosen one of the world's finest manufactures & finishers for the production of the LifeStation HD enclosure made up of aluminium. The lifeStation's easy to use embedded Windows Vista interface seamlessly integrates a music movie, photo server, TV hard disk recorder, internet and access to future on demand media services. Also The LifeStation HD features a RAID 1 to ensure your precious media from disk failure up to 1.5Tb of storage and can be extended up to 9Tb of additional storage with the optional LifeServer.

The LifeStation systems utilizes the latest generation of video processing technologies delivering PVR, HDTV and next-generation HD disc capabilities up to 1080P resolution as well as custom designed power supplies, unique mCrystal DAC boards and T-class amplifiers that delivers class leading music playback and cinema quality ambience.

3R system recently introduced its new home theater case "M-station HT-5000 Revolution" featuring 7-inch color LCD display. By adopting Imon Touch LCD, the 7-inch LCD display allows users to view various information including hardware system information, headline news, calendar and weather forecast. It also lets you to enjoy multimedia content such as music, video or pictures slide show without turning on the main display.

The M-station HT-5000 Revolution is compatible with remote controls and keyboards designed for MS Media Center Edition, and you can change color of the 7-inch display. Seven colors are available (Wine Red / Orange / Olive Green / Blue / Violet / White / Black).

Other features include USB 2.0, HD Audio, IEEE 1394 port, multi card reader (17 in 1), and jog-stick volume dial on the front bezel.

Asus recently announced the DAV Center A33 a new digital home system with 5.1-channel integrated amplifier and HDMI interface that delivers high definition multimedia right at home.

The A33 can read the latest HD audio formats including SACD Hybrid, DVD Audio, HDCD, and XRCD providing up to 24bit/192KHz sample rates to deliver superior sound performance. It also supports bluetooth and the 802.11n wireless standard which can easily transmit or download a 30-minute HD video in a minute. The class-D digital amplifier with an SNR of 100dB+ supports 4Ω and 8Ω speaker.

The black enclosure measures 430x330x80mm, incorporates a 250W PSU and has a color 2.4 TFT display on its front panel displays the clock and real-time system information such as movie or song titles. The Asus A33 comes with Windows Vista Home Premium and a IR remote control with a track ball design.

Coming Soon in first Quarter 2008, the Nuvo Essentia E6G delivers the startlingly clear sound of Nuvo from up to six different sources, and to six different listening zones in the house (expandable to 12 zones). And now, this is the first whole home audio system to earn the Energy Star logo, consuming less than 1W of power while in standby mode.

Essentia E6G includes a stunning new control pad interface, with OLED display providing full metadata feedback. Coplanar buttons provide a smooth, clean finish with the overall polycarbonate surface, making the entire control pad water-resistant. It features a 40W output power per zone, thanks to the Philips Class-D digital audio amplification which delivers clear, precise sound throughout your home, and the RS-232 bidirectional control interface allows it to be controlled from most home automation systems.

Nuvo's system comes complete with all necessary components for installation, including keypads. All that’s needed are speakers, wire, and audio source equipment, and you can enjoy the power of the Essentia E6G in no time.