Sony's Dash Adds Netflix Streaming to its Feature-Set
Sony's Dash Adds Netflix Streaming to its Feature-Set
Posted 02/17/2010 at 6:34am
| by Paul Lilly
3
Comments
Print
There's no running from Netflix, which has partnered with almost every hardware manufacturer possible. Now the streaming video service is even available on Sony's Dash.
The addition of a dedicated app for Netflix helps the Dash live up to its description as a personal Internet viewer, giving owners instant access to a growing catalog of thousands of movies and TV episodes.
"We're continuing to develop innovative products that bring online music, news, video, and more into our customers' homes in real time," said Brennan Mullin, senior vice president of Sony Electronics' personal imaging and audio business. "By addressing content from Netflix and Demand Media to our Dash product, Sony is giving consumers a new, convenient way to enjoy some of the highest quality entertainment and most useful information on the Internet today."
Content streamed from Netfix will be thrown in a "queue-based user interface" that will be automatically displayed when Dash owners touch the Netflix icon.
The Dash will be available this April for about $200, Sony says.
Image Credit: Sony
More like this
Tekzel
February 17, 2010 at 9:22am
You gotta hand it to Netflix, they sure know how to capitalize on their name.
Looks like a neatish device, but really its just a redheaded stepchild. Most of the functionality I see is easily delivered by my phone, and in a more convenient package to boot. The other things, streaming Netflix for instance, can be more logically done by my other devices. Like my HTPC.
This looks like a device for people with too much money and no good idea on what to spend it.
austin43
February 17, 2010 at 1:40pm
This looks like a good device for the Kitchen or other places where most people don't have a TV. It's hard to build a HTPC for as cheap as this, and this may just fit the bill for a lot of people.
Tekzel
February 17, 2010 at 6:45pm
Do you often find yourself wanting to watch a movie while cooking? I am a bad enough cook as it is, I definitely don't need any distractions to make the situation worse.
Connect with MaximumPC
Featured Content
We introduce Intel's latest class of tablet killers and review 4 of the first Ultra...
Where have all the memorable videogame enemies gone?
This month's issue
Feature
11 Hardware Hacks
Feature
Overclock Your CPU
How-To
Supercharge Your Smartphone
Build It
A Powerful $830 Rig
Most Commented Articles
Latest Max PC Tweets
- maximumpc: Multi-Monitor Usage On The Rise http://t.co/eWfJfCEG3 hours 9 min ago
- maximumpc: Windows 8 Consumer Preview Coming On February 29 http://t.co/3Nd04FdR8 hours 57 min ago
- maximumpc: Can RIM *ever* catch a break? Not today! App World numbers not as great as previously reported http://t.co/3ERRhr311 day 4 hours ago
