It's been
almost a full year since we heard a peep from the fine folks at
Myka, but it looks like we could be talking about 'em a lot more often judging by the specs list on its latest contraption. The simply-titled ION is an Atom-based media PC that relies on NVIDIA's
Ion graphics set and a customized interface that brings
Hulu,
Boxee and pretty much any other web content you can stumble upon to your television. Within, you'll find a 1.6GHz dual-core Atom 330 CPU, up to 4GB of RAM, ten USB 2.0 ports, VGA / DVI / HDMI outputs, an eSATA connector, Ethernet and plenty of audio outputs. The fanless design ensures that things remain quiet, and for those oozing cash, a Blu-ray drive, HDD and WiFi module can be implanted. It's up for order right now starting at $379, but you'll be stuck waiting four to six weeks for delivery.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
SU @ Nov 6th 2009 7:50PM
Does it play netflix?
MGD_drinker @ Nov 6th 2009 10:58PM
Darren Murph,
Why no comments on this article?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/guitar-hero-and-rock-band-drums-combine-for-ultimate-midi-kit-v/#comments
GaryMc @ Nov 9th 2009 9:00AM
What, no tuner?
3Blindmice @ Nov 9th 2009 10:58AM
So is this a full fledged HTPC when windows is installed? I really am not thrilled about boxes that don't have web browsers or have finite list of external hardware they support despite having USB drives? Will this thing pull content from a home server?
Phillip @ Nov 16th 2009 9:27PM
I'm curious how well it plays Hulu. I've held off on buying a normal "nettop" because everything I've read (with only one exception) suggests the Atom processors can't handle decoding and upscaling Hulu to 1080p.