Cisco Wants to Be In Your Home

Today at CES Cisco came right out and said their objective is to become "... the web platform of record for media companies." I know, it needs a little more Zazz, but hey, they're relatively new at consumer level products. So, in English, Cisco is there for you. These five words Cisco will swear to you: Cisco is there for you.

Lame attempts at hair-band ballad lyrics crossed with press conference marketing hype aside, here's what Cisco wants to do, and what they've made available to us RIGHT NOW.



Two devices, one platform

The Linksys Media Hub is your one access point for music, video, and photos. Even if you're out of town or at work, you can harness the power of the net and "remote in." Just feel out your IT guy on bandwidth first.

The Linksys Wireless Home Audio System has a small description up on Amazon, but there's no link to buy it yet, unless my Amazon skills have faded. Verbatim:

Invite a Whole New World of Music Into Your Home. Open up a whole new world of music to play throughout your entire home. Access millions of songs from Rhapsody