News Catch-up

We’re back from vacation. So here are a few stories we were too busy relaxing to post.

Quirky Files for Chapter 11

On Tuesday, crowdsourced startup Quirky announced it filed for bankruptcy. It also said it will sell "certain assets" of its Wink subsidiary to Flextronics International USA Inc. for $15 million.

Quirky Bankruptcy Notice

QNAP SAS Rackmount

QNAP unveiled its TVS-ECx80U-SAS-RP series NAS, a 12Gbps, SAS-enabled, 40GbE-ready, Intel Xeon Quad-core beast.

QNAP TVS-ECx80U-SAS

Amazon Echo Now Supports Insteon

Amazon‘s march to voice-activated home automation dominance continued with the announcement that its Echo now works with Insteon’s Hub and associated light and appliance controllers.

Insteon + Amazon Echo

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TZO to provide Dynamic DNS services for HP MediaSmart Servers

Dynamic DNS service provider Tzolkin Corporation (TZO), today announced it will supply embedded dynamic DNS services for the new HP MediaSmart Server product announced at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show.

The HP MediaSmart Server helps consumers access their digital assets from any computer or digital entertainment center on the home network and is slated to ship later this year. TZO will allow HP customers to select a personal web address for easy and secure remote access to the HP product.