Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/10/vulkano-flow-now-available-does-480p-placeshifting-for-under-a/
Monsoon has announced the "general availability" of a new placeshifting box, the Vulkano Flow.
As we learned during CES, this box has a $99 price tag and trims
last year's Vulkano to just the placeshifting essentials. It's most similar to the
Slingbox Solo in that it will accept HD inputs but can only stream video at a max 720x480 resolution, which could be passable watching on a PC with a small screen or one of the mobile apps (iOS, Blackberry, Android, $12.99/ea.) There are a few hands-ons and reviews out already, with
ZatzNotFunny noting a few tweaks were still necessary to get things running while
The Gadgeteer has a bevy of screenshots for you to check out the UI. Monsoon's other new box, the Blast, is still launching in "the near future," which builds on the Flow's specs (detailed after the break) with DVR recording capability and HDMI output for $199.
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