"BubbleUPnP" DLNA app for Android Devices makes the home media network simple and smoother.

DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance; A consortium promoted by 24 companies worldwide including Sony, Samsung, Google, Intel, DOLBY, DTS and others. Apart from the promoters, there are over 100+ member companies who are registered as contributors.

Many media devices of today are designed for interoperability. This can be important especially in a home environment, when the user requires a seamless and smooth playback between different media devices like smartphones, tablets, TV, music systems, game consoles or home theater systems.

Media Remote - Android app for Sony devices with Touch, Text, Voice and Gesture Interface

Media Remote is an android application for selected SONY devices like Blu-ray Player, Blu-ray Home Theater, BRAVIA TV and VAIO notebook. It provides multiple Interfaces on your mobile device to control such media devices. 

Since it works through WiFi, it is possible to control the media device away from line of sight, for instance to pause music on a Blu-ray player in your drawing room from your bedroom. Your Blu-ray player must be connected to a WiFi router/Access point to use the Media Remote functions. As long as your mobile device is in WiFi signal range, you can use your imagination to find many uses. It's alphanumeric text input makes it easy to browse the internet on TV through your mobile device. Use it's voice input capability to search the web or YouTube videos on TV. Your stock remote that came with the TV or Blu-ray player were never designed for browsing internet. A fancy yet sometime useful function of this remote control app is Gesture control.

HDMI Switch - Are cheap HDMI switches reliable ?

3x1 HDMI Switch (Passive)

If your home HDTV has ran out of HDMI Ports due to increasing HDMI compatible devices nowadays, you could well use a low cost HDMI switch to solve the problem. Also if you are having a budget or outdated HDTV with just one HDMI port and want to connect your  newly acquired HDMI enabled devices, you could well put the money into this type of switch. Using a HDMI switch makes it easy to switch between multiple HDMI capable devices like your Blu-ray Player, DVD Player, Playstation, XBOX, Notebook, Tablet, Smartphone and even Satellite/Cable TV Set-Top Box.