All Articles Tagged Vidabox

Robert Archer | 05/16 06:46 AM, 0 Comments

The N.Y.-based manufacturer Vidabox has been busy over the course of this past spring and winter updating and redesigning its line of media servers. On the heels of its most recent product updates the company has announced another new server product: the LiivNAS: Dune Edition. Vidabox says its latest media server is an installer-friendly 2U rack-mount solution that includes a choice of third-party drivers for instant control and automation system integration, and seamless external drive support. “LiivNAS: Dune Edition is highly unique as the only archiving and storage solution with… View this story

Robert Archer | 03/21 06:38 AM, 1 Comment

The Garden City Park, N.Y.-based company Vidabox manufactures a wide selection of home control, automation and digital audio/video solutions. Just prior to the official start of the 2013 spring season the company announced its latest audio/video product: the new NiivNAS media system. Vidabox says the new NiivNAS represents a complete redesign of of its older generation NiivNAS and the company says the new product supports a variety of media management and distribution activities, including Sonos Controller and iTunes installation support. “We’re excited to offer this new model as it meets… View this story

Rachel Cericola | 03/13 10:26 AM, 3 Comments

VidaBox is updating its popular LiivNAS Media System. The company’s newly launched “New LiivNAS” has the same Drop-n-Rip drive for storing CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays, but adds in a lot of new features. The new component now has Sonos and iTunes support, in addition to two-way movie metadata for Crestron and Control4 control systems. It also has a new compact form factor, which boasts new storage options and silent cooling. The New LiivNAS comes standard with 2TB of storage or can be customized with 3TB or 4TB of space. That… View this story

Robert Archer | 06/06 03:37 AM,

It didn't take long for Apple's iPad to impact the control and automation category, and now one of the problems that dealers encounter with these devices are non-tech savvy consumers using these devices in ways installers did not intend. The Garden City Park, N.Y.-based manufacturer Vidabox has an affordable solution that helps to minimize the impact of consumers refreshing iPads when these products are intended for other usages. Vidabox's newly announced iPad Home Button Blocker is a simple solution that installers can employ to restrict access to an iPad2 and… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 02/06 06:36 AM, 5 Comments

At Integrated Systems Europe, Kaleidescapewas all prepared to address questions about the recent tentative ruling in its lawsuit with the DVD CCA – a decision against Kaleidescape that came down shortly before the show. “But it didn’t really come up,” says senior marketing director Tom Barnett during the show. Dealers and distributors interviewed by CE Pro during ISE either didn't know about the recent ruling or simply didn't care. At ISE 2012, the manufacturer of media servers showed a new Blu-ray disc carousel, the DV700 ($5,495), that does not include… View this story

Robert Archer | 07/08 04:46 AM,

Anyone that doubts the impact that Apple has had on the custom electronics market is probably in denial about Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen's influence on rock-and-roll guitar playing. New York-based VidaBox is one company that has fully embraced Apple's iPad and iPhone and the company's new LiivController and vAutomation 2.0 take advantage of the powerful Apple products to provide VidaBox consumers with a choice of easy-to-use solutions that control their home electronics systems. The LiivController is a 4U-high unit that runs the company's vAutomation 2.0 software. The hardware… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 12/13 08:17 AM, 0 Comments

The new LiivController from VidaBox is a home control hub with a multizone audio system built in. Or vice versa. Whatever you call it, just bring your own speakers and an amp for the audio, add an iPad for control, and you’re good to go. No third-party multiroom audio system or matrix switcher is required. VidaBox demonstrated an early version of the product during CEDIA Expo 2010, but the new LiivController and companion vAutomation software has been revamped since then, according to Vidabox president Steven Cheung. The flagship LiivController Multi-Zone… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 12/13 07:35 AM, 0 Comments

It used to be that home control systems came from home control companies. Nowadays, you can find home automation features built into security systems, thermostats, handheld remotes, power management devices and more. We've recently come across several audio/video components with home control inside. None of them offer anything close to the range of features provided by dedicated control systems, but for clients who want A/V first with a little automation thrown in, these solutions might just do the trick. Media Servers VidaBox, manufacturer of high-performance Media Center machines and software,… View this story

Robert Archer | 11/11 11:12 AM, 6 Comments

VidaBox's TouchClient20 ($2,999) all-in-one Media Center touchpanel offers a lot for the price. Over the past couple of years, as many companies have separated themselves from Microsoft's Media Center, VidaBox has hung in there. The small, tech company has wrangled new and interesting products from the platform, including its innovative TouchClient20 all-in-one device. VidaBox's TouchClient20 ($2,999) combines the standard functions of a 20-inch HDTV with the functionality of Media Center and streaming media. Features It's easier to list what the TouchClient20 doesn't do than what it does. The full Media… View this story

Robert Archer | 09/08 03:05 AM,

It's been said before and it remains true to this day: content is king. VidaBox's new 4U RackServerV2 is a dedicated media server that installers can set up to distribute Blu-ray, DVD, music, photos and video throughout a home to as many as 10 media extender devices. The N.Y.-based company offers the server with and without RAID protection, and it can be configured in a number of ways to provide as much as 32TB of storage with the use of one of the company's RackServerV2+Plus expansion units. VidaBox also equips… View this story