Founded by Joe Born in 2001 as a division of Digital Innovations, it previously operated under the name Neuros Audio.

The Neuros LINK is positioned between three categories, a HTPC (Home Theater PC), digital media receiver (a.k.a.

It is open and allows access to all content sources using software and hardware components from a PC, but positioned as a lower cost, smaller consumer electronics device designed to be connected to a television set.

The smaller backpack contains just a pair of NiMH batteries, so the player depends on the internal flash memory to store music.

It is capable of recording and playing back MPEG-4 and has several unique consumer benefits like ignoring Macrovision's automatic gain control copy protection.

That launch was part of Neuros Technology's gamma test program and consisted of 850 units sold at $119.99 (US) each.

Neuros uses many of the tools of the open-source world to not only collaborate on building the software but to get user feedback on features and implementation as well.

As community members develop new features, often in response to posted bounties, Neuros promotes that work to other users and gauges reaction.