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Netgear just announced their latest home media product, the Digital Entertainer Elite.  The new product connects to YouTube, Flickr, Internet radio stations, allows you to track RSS subscriptions, and podcasts, all while organizing your personal home media collections over 802.11N.  On the back you can find HDMI ports and two USB ports for connecting iPods and the like.  On the inside, the Digital Entertainer Elite is packed with 500GB storage and allow upconversion to full 1080p.  The device will play Windows Media 9, H.264, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 files.  Additionally, you’re able to playback any unprotected DVD images you have stored on your computer.  Most notably is the Follow Me feature that allows you to pause in one room and resume it in another.  More details in the press release below.

• Plays video, MP3s and digital photos from your PC, Mac or network attached storage device (NAS) to your HDTV
• Streams media directly from the Internet such as YouTube™, Internet radio, Flickr™ photos, RSS, and podcasts
• Automatically finds all digital media files on your home network and organizes them into an easily accessible library
• Includes HDMI port, HD upconversion up to 1080p, Wireless-N, two USB ports for iPod® and USB drives
• Includes a 500 GB hard drive for extra storage of movies, photos, and music

Features
• Play your files stored on your PC, Mac, or directly from network attached storage (NAS) device.
• Get instant access to content on a USB flash drive, digital camera, iPod, or other USB storage device via the 2 USB ports
• Enjoy full HD up to 1080p when playing back Windows® Media Video 9, H-264, MPEG-2, or MPEG-4 files
• Automatically up-converts videos and photos to full 1080p HD resolution via HDMI output
• Plays unprotected DVD images stored on your PC, Mac, or NAS including menus, subtitles, and special features
• Easy playback of Windows Media DRM (WMDRM10) protected content from major online services
• ‘Follow Me’ feature allows you to pause a song or video in one room and resume it in another room (for use with two or more Digital Entertainer Elite units)
• Simple wireless connection at a push of a button with Push ‘N’ Connect feature using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)1
• Energy-efficient power supply and automatic power-saving mode consume as little as 0.01 Watts