Sony To Ease PC-Entertainment Networks
from the connect-it-all dept
I've been surprised that consumer electronics makers haven't done more to try to tie their devices into consumers' computers. I guess we need to wait until Sony, who makes both computers and consumer electronics, decided to step into the game. They're getting ready to launch their RoomLink technology, which makes it (they say) easier to connect PCs, TVs and stereos to each other wirelessly using WiFi (or, if you really must, using cables). A bunch of other companies are looking to offer similar products soon as well. Of course, knowing how Hollywood likes to freak out about new technologies, they're likely to protest loudly. It seems that, already, Sony has cut back the functionality of RoomLink to appease them. While the Japanese version of RoomLink lets people stream DVDs from one device to another, the American version won't.
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