Another feature new to Belkin routers is MediaPlay, an app powered by Twonky that turns your iOS or Android device into a wireless network media player and enables you to stream content directly from a smartphone or tablet to a Smart TV.

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In an application with the U.S. Patent Office published in December 2007, Apple described a wireless system that would allow customers to place an order at a store using a wireless device such as a media player, a wireless personal digital assistant or a cellphone.

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D-Link is touting the new DSM-5210R as the first wireless high-def streaming media player with 100GB of storage and 5-in-1 card reader, but is it semantics?

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By the time Microsoft's impressive looking upgrade to windows - Vista - comes along in the Autumn, along with the next version of Windows Media Player, it may have got the wireless exchange of high definition video around the home working.

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In contrast to proprietary short distance wireless solutions, the joint standards-based solution enables easy interoperability between any digital media server device and any digital media player device, helping to create a seamless DLNA-Connected home environment.

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