Noontec MediaHome V8 Review

After our recent review of the IcyBox IB-MP3011PLUS we thought that home media centers were really starting to develop quite nicely. Without the need for a large outlay of money anybody can get their favourite media streamed to the comfort of their living room. But is the Noontec MediaHome V8 as good as the IcyBox product we saw last week? Today we aim to find out.

Icy Box IB-MP3011Plus Review

With the groaning trend of smart TV's and media streaming to your living room it is obvious that there are going to be many new products coming to the market hoping to snatch a portion of this lucrative sector of the industry, but with major players like Apple and Samsung putting out products like Apple TV and Samsungs Smart TV technologies, can the smaller companies hope to get in on this market?

Y-Cam Knight S Camera Review

Home security has always been something that many of us have worried about. Are the doors locked? Are the windows all shut? We have all been there. It is with this need for assurance and security that there has been a huge increase in the number of home security gadgets on the market. One such gadget is the home security camera. These have taken a variety of forms over the years, from the dummy cameras that act purely as a deterrent, to the infra-red night-vision cameras that are now starting o become more popular. One such item as this is the Y-Cam Knight S.

Synology DS411 Slim NAS Device Review

We have reviewed a fair few of Synology's products over the past few months and have been impressed by all of them; today however we have one of their newer lines to play with, the DS411 Slim. Can it be as good as or possibly even better than its predecessors?  We aim to find out.

Synology DX510 NAS Volume Expansion Unit Review

Having recently reviewed the Synology DS1010+ NAS server, and coming to a more than satisfactory conclusion taking into account performance, practicality and ease of use, today’s review focuses on an expansion unit  compatible with both the DS1010+ and DS710+ units.

Synology DS1010+ NAS Network Storage Server Review

Entered at the Small and Medium Business platform, the Synology DS1010+ presents a huge storage potential with five drive bay slots each capable of handling up to a 2TB 3.5”/2.5” SATA hard drive; fast file-sharing transfers; and ease of use with the latest version with the Synology GUI – DiskStation Manager 2.3.

Synology DS410j NAS Network Storage Server Review

NAS or Network Attached Storage solutions are becoming a much more widely used device for businesses as well as inside the home. Within the corporate environment, the slot for a centralised data source has been filled in many instances by NAS storage allowing users to remotely access files and data.

Moreover, the simple NAS box for the home setting is one of the fastest growing storage markets with gadgets such as the iPhone, gaming consoles and multiple PCs standard features in the modern household. The ability to combine and stream all of this digital data to one place which can then be accessed from the whole network is a very convenient prospect. Manufacturers alike are becoming wise to this market opening and are starting to react with specialised features allowing the NAS box to be transformed to an Entertainment Centre.

The 4-bay DS410j is just one of a range of NAS servers developed by Synology for use in both environments using an updated version (2.3) of the DiskStation Manager Web interface.