14 DAY TRIAL // NZXT decided it was about time the world got over all those limitations imposed by regular streaming devices, so it put together the DOKO. At least that's the way the story goes.
DOKO is a device that can stream any content to your display over the network, from any computer on said network, not just one.
It will probably replace your set-top box as well, not to mention make all those mobile mirroring technologies unnecessary.
After all, if your smartphone or tablet is already connected to the network via Wi-Fi, the DOKO will treat it like another system and let you stream video, images and music through it, like for everything else.
The problem with existing streaming technologies
Set-top boxes, those things you buy from a carrier or TV channel provider, will only stream to your TV the content they receive from said carrier. Applications are limited as well, the same going for video formats.
Computers are a straightforward enough way to play whatever you want on your screen, but you usually have to turn the STB off, or at least switch to a different signal source.
There is a reason that Picture-in-Picture and Picture-by-Picture technologies are such a big deal when installed on a TV or monitor: it allows you to view from two sources at once.
The NZXT DOKO doesn't actually provide PIP and PBP to TVs, but it will remove all other limitations.
What it does is connect your TV to your network via Gigabit Ethernet and stream video at 50-80ms latency in 1080, 30 fps quality from any other device linked to the same network. All this over Universal Serial Bus, thanks to USBoverIP.
So, say you have a great PC in your bedroom but want to have a movie night in your living room. Just plug the DOKO in and you'll have full access to everything on that PC without needing to copy files to a flash drive, or moving the system around the house for access.
DOKO will also let you stream gameplay to the larger TV you (may) have in your living room, as opposed to the smaller monitor on your desk. That goes for ROM, Origin titles, Steam titles, Ubisoft games, all those things that HDCP or DRM technologies would disagree with.
Availability and pricing
The NZXT DOKO streaming device should already be up for sale via retailers for the price of $100 / €70. The device has four USB ports, so you can connect media directly to it even if it's not linked to the network itself.
