First off, we should clarify that this v2.5 update is only for HP's latest MediaSmart Servers, the ex487 and ex485. HP informed us that the prior models simply lacked the horsepower and RAM to handle ...

Integrated server lets you access files as well as remote-control computers at home, all via a custom website. Auto-configures iTunes to access shared music. Adding extra storage is a snap. Impressive ...

First spotted back in January at CES, HP networked media player – then known as the MediaSmart Receiver – is finally available for pre-order. Now called the MediaSmart Connect, it still has WiFi a/b/g ...

t I saw last year. Powered by Microsoft’s potent Windows Home Server operating system, this device is network-attached storage on steroids. And it’s a snap to use but, at a starting price of $599, ...

HP is getting serious about hooking up your computers and TV sets and whatnot into a writhing, just-working pseudo-autonomous orgy of media consumption. Yay! The HP MediaSmart Receiver will pipe ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The HP MediaSmart Server EX487 will do a yeoman's job as ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. HP has made great improvements with the MediaSmart EX495 ...

Hewlett-Packard on Thursday said it will bring strong multimedia and entertainment applications to WebOS by moving the MediaServer team into its Palm business unit. “We’ll put the MediaSmart Server ...

Short version: A pre-built Windows Home Server box that offers a bit more than standard NAS’s. HP has a winner on its hands with the MediaSmart, which combines the Windows Home Server OS with ...

HP's first-generation MediaSmart EX475 was the poster-child for Windows Home Server. Now, HP are back with their second-gen version, the MediaSmart EX487; the hardware looks the same, but what's under ...