Editing Neuros Technology (section)

== Products ==

=== Neuros LINK ===

The Neuros LINK is an open set-top device designed to bring Internet television and other video to the television, it comes pre-installed with [[XBMC Media Center]].  The Neuros LINK supports the web's open standards allows Internet television sites to be viewed directly on a television set.  The Neuros LINK is positioned between three categories, a [[Home theater PC|HTPC]] (Home Theater PC), [[digital media receiver]] (a.k.a. media extender), and the standard Internet-to-television devices or set-top-boxes.  It is open and allows access to all content sources using software and hardware components from a PC, but positioned as a lower cost, smaller consumer electronics device designed to be connected to a television set.<ref>Neuros LINK technical specs http://www.neurostechnology.com/neuros-link-technical-specs</ref>

=== Neuros OSD ===

The Neuros OSD is a device to archive, organize, and play video content.  It can record from any source with [[composite output]] including [[DVD player]]s, [[Videocassette recorder|VCR]]s and others.  The video input is converted to MP4 format and then output to a user-installed device, either a [[memory card]], a [[USB flash drive]] or USB hard drive, or to a network-connected PC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsgeek.com/2007/11/01/arsgeek-reviews-the-neuros-osd/ |title = Loading...}}</ref> The resulting MP4 files can then be played back by the OSD on a TV, or by other devices with MP4 playback capability such as Sony's PlayStation Portable, Apple's iPod, Neuros 442 and other portable devices.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06novel.html | work=The New York Times | title=What This Gadget Can Do Is Up to You | first=Anne | last=Eisenberg | date=January 6, 2008 | access-date=2010-05-20}}</ref>

OSD stands for "open-source device", because the device runs [[Linux]] and a variety of [[open-source software]], as well as to reflect the vision that the device will become a general purpose device for linking computer and electronic devices. The successor to the Neuros MPEG 4 Recorder, the Neuros OSD was released to initial production on September 20, 2006.

The development platform uses a [[Texas Instruments]] DM320 system on chip, comprising an ARM926EJ core and a TI C54x DSP core.  This design will support the DM320's High Performance mode of operation. The maximum ARM clock is then specified as 203&nbsp;MHz. The DSP is rated in excess of 120&nbsp;MHz. In addition, the SoC also contains dedicated hardware acceleration for video encoding and decoding, making it capable of achieving DVD-like quality playback as well as high quality, D1 resolution video encoding using MPEG-4.

=== Neuros digital audio computer ===

The Neuros Digital Audio Computer (Neuros DAC) is a portable audio unit designed for playback and recording of audio in MP3, [[Ogg Vorbis]], [[WAV]], and [[Digital rights management|DRM]]-free [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]] formats.

Neuros DACs feature a two-piece design, separating the unit into a player and a "backpack". The player unit is upgradeable by [[firmware]] upgrade from the website. The intended purpose of these design decisions are that you can upgrade your player/backpack without paying for an entirely new model. There are currently two types of backpacks.  The smaller backpack contains just a pair of [[Nickel metal hydride|NiMH]] batteries, so the player depends on the internal flash memory to store music.  The larger backpack contains a [[Lithium ion|LiIon]] battery and a 2.5-inch hard drive. The main difference between Neuros1 and Neuros2 players is the backpack on Neuros2 has a USB 2.0 connector allowing it to be used, independently of the player unit, as a stand-alone USB hard drive.  The Neuros DAC is not currently in production, but a third version of the product has been rumored.

=== Neuros MPEG 4 recorder ===

The Neuros MPEG 4 Recorder is a [[Flash memory|flash]]-based digital recorder that works like a miniature [[VCR]] (sans [[TV tuner card]]), allowing users to record live TV from an analog video sources (for example a [[DVD player]] or [[camcorder]]), have it encoded in real-time and stored onto a flash memory card. It is capable of recording and playing back [[MPEG-4]] and has several unique consumer benefits like ignoring [[Macrovision]]'s [[automatic gain control]] copy protection.

The Recorder was first released to the public on February 9, 2005 in [[Woot (retailer)|woot.com's]] first product launch. That launch was part of Neuros Technology's [[Software release life cycle|gamma test]] program and consisted of 850 units sold at $119.99 (US) each.

The Neuros MPEG4 Recorder was revised as version 2 with an enhanced processor and higher resolution recording (480p) for use with devices such as the [[iPod]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[smartphone]]s and other handhelds.