I was very excited at Macworld Expo 2004 when Elgato first showed meEyeHome , a computer hardware gimmick that allows you to access moving picture , picture and medicine on your Mac and play them back on your television . While I was n’t initially impressed with the drug user port of EyeHome , I am very satisfied with the latest updates , which completely revamped the aspect of the computer software , render it a more mature feel .
As an avid home dramatic art geek , I conceive that the center of my digital universe is my theater system , not my computer . However , I should be able to plug into to my figurer to play my music , prospect images and see movies . Since Apple has n’t done anything in this market , Mac user — including me — have turned to Elgato .
EyeHome shows a lot of promise and the fact that the company vamp the UI so speedily after its initial release ( , June 2004 ) tells me they are serious about giving customers in this market a quality product . The new user interface reminds me more of what I have a bun in the oven to see from an electronics company like Sony or Panasonic rather than a computer - oriented tech business firm . That sort of familiarity is good news for users like you and me as we begin to make the move to more centralised cognitive content in our homes .
Not everything is perfect with EyeHome , yet — there are still a duet of thing with the UI that are kind of quirky . For representative , when move between menus the cursor does n’t always go where you gestate it to be , often times going to the top of the list instead of your last menu choice . However , that ’s a relatively minor complaint when stack against the positivist changes that have already been made .
Like my co-worker Jason Snell , I would also care to see Apple work with companies like Elgato to admit medicine buy through the iTunes Music Store to be played through Elgato devices . With the amount of euphony I purchase through iTunes , I am find it more difficult to fulfill my melodic tastes by just playing non - DRM songs in my library .
I welcome companies like Elgato that can work more media into my support way , but I do n’t want to have to solve intemperately to enter the content . From what I ’ve ensure , Elgato endorses this possibility and are working hard to make the digital experience from the Mac to the keep room gratifying .
