Neuros OSD: Hackable, Open Hardware and Software Video Recorder
Annine Eisenberg writes about the Neuros OSD, a $230 device that records video using MPEG4 and records the file to memory card or a USB disk drive. The OSD uses open source software, and Neuros is disclosing hardware details.
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The OSD has not only open hardware, but also open software: it is based on the Linux operating system. Neuros Technology encourages hacking of the device; it has contests with cash rewards for new applications for the OSD. One winner, for instance, designed a program that lets people use it to watch YouTube on their televisions.
Using the OSD for daily video recording demands no special technical background, and no PC is required. Setup is easy: Plug a U.S.B. hard drive or other memory device into one side of this lightweight unit, and plug the TV and, for example, the DVD player into the other side.