CES - Windows Home Server

Another intresting item from tonights keynote that has had a lot of speculation leading up to CES was Windows Home Server. I was able to make it over to Digital Experience by PEPCOM this evening to get a glimpse of the device that they showed during the keynote (seen below). The device is an HP machine called a "Media Smart Server". It will be available for consumers around Fall of this year according to the HP rep. that I talked to this evening.

Windows Home Server allows users to accomplish the following:

·         Create centralized storage of photos, music, home videos and documents

·         Automatically back up multiple personal computers in the home and completely restore a PC or “rewind” to a time when a PC was working well

·         Remotely access Windows Home Server using a personalized⁴ Windows Live™ Internet address to upload and download files and to use home PCs and applications

·         Use Xbox 360™ or other Windows Media^® Connect-supported devices to enjoy digital media stored on Windows Home Server

·         Centrally monitor the health of their Windows Vista™-based PCs to proactively identify and resolve problems

·         Easily expand storage by adding additional internal or external hard drives of any size

·         Print from any connected PC in the home