Olive Media O3HD Music Server

Posted in Media Servers by Conner Flynn on September 15th, 2010

If you have a lot of music CDs, then the Olive Media O3HD is for you. It’s priced at $999 and will store all of your favorite music files. All you need to do is rip all of your CDs to the system, storing them in the .flac media format for playback at over 24-bit DAC.

Some features include a color touchscreen display in front, internet radio, a free iPhone/iPad controller application and a Wi-Fi for wireless connectivity.

Olive 4HD music server

Posted in Media Servers by Conner Flynn on November 19th, 2009

Olive 4HD music serverOlive’s Opus No. 4 is getting an update, The 4HD looks similar to it’s predecessor, but this 2TB music server now features 24-bit sound and a 192kHz sample rate thanks to a Burr-Brown PCM1792A DAC, which will deliver about 250 times the resolution of a CD.

You’ll also get a gigabit Ethernet port and an 802.11n WiFi module to set it up on your home network, and there’s a free iPhone / iPod touch application available that will give you full control via your apple device. This time around it will cost $1,999.

Olive Opus stereo with 2TB of music storage

Posted in music by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2009

Olive Opus stereo with 2TB of music storageOlive has unveiled a new line of stereos today in the form of the Opus. And it has some serious storage capacity and a unique design. It’s official name is the Opus No. 4. This stereo will conveniently save imported CDs in lossless FLAC format and has a touchscreen menu.

It will let you make playlists, listen to online radio stations and more. There’s also wireless playback. The Opus is available in several models to suit your needs. There’s a 500GB model, a 1TB model and an extreme 2TB model.

Hands on with the new Olive Palm Centro

Posted in Review by Darrin Olson on December 17th, 2008

Olive Palm Centro hands on reviewA common gift people will give themselves for the holiday season is a new phone. With broadband networks getting faster by the minute, a phone that is smart enough to handle surfing the internet, getting email, supporting IM’s and taking pictures becomes more and more attractive. This holiday season we had the opportunity to take a look at a couple of Palm’s smartphones, and in particular we spent some time with the new Olive-colored Palm Centro.

If you’re in the market for your first smartphone or you’re just looking for something that’s slick and easy to use with broadband access you will be well-served to take a look at the Palm Centro. Palm has been getting some mixed reviews lately when placed against some of the latest in smartphone technology such as RIM’s Blackberry or Apple’s iPhone, but we found the Centro to be a refreshing and fun device, and at just the right price.