Blueado Goes Mini With New Media Center PC

By Digital Trends Staff February 3, 2006

Blueado Goes Mini With New Media Center PC

Blueado, a developer of Media Center PCs designed for the living room, earlier this week announced a new model which is just over four inches tall and under eight inches wide. The Blueado Mini starts pricing at $1,499.99 and should be available now.

The Blueado Mini, the company said, runs off of Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition and features an online configuration tool which helps users to setup their TV signal, speaker configuration and more. Other features of the Blueado Mini include integrated 802.11g wireless networking, a Microsoft Media Center keyboard, a 200GB hard drive, two front USB ports, a HDTV Component interface, a DVD burner and a FireWire port.

“Starting at $1,499 and just over 7 inches wide, the Blueado Mini Media Center is an industry first for US Media Center manufacturers,

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