Digital Home Thoughts: Engadgets Thoughts On The New Media Streamer From Uebo

"Yes, the world needs another high-definition media streamer like it needs a shot in the foot, but never let it be said we passed up the chance to try a promising product simply because the competition was good. We're talking about the Uebo M200 --a never-before-seen box from storage company UIT -- whose claim to fame is a $130 price for everything-but-the-kitchen-sink media center functionality. Out of the box it's your standard streamer, playing loads of media formats from memory cards, attached storage and thumbdrives, plus ShoutCast internet radio, RSS feeds and UPnP shares from your PC, but also the usual suspects Hulu, Netflix, CBS and more via PlayOn media server."

There are a large number of media streamers out there if you're in the market for one, PopCorn Hour, Boxee, Buffalo Linktheatre to name a few. It's very difficult sometimes to differentiate between each product and what they can do, with the usability of the GUI interface being one of the deciding factors along with the codecs that they can handle. Unfortunately this new product from Uebo doesn't seem to have impressed Engadget on the GUI front, and this really is one of the things companies need to focus on. It's all very well having a product that can play every codec on the planet, but if the interface is clunky and unusable, people just won't buy it.