Lenovo is returning to the home storage market for the first time since it launched its IdeaCentre D400 back in 2009. The Lenovo Beacon Home Cloud Center is a two-drive NAS (network-attached storage) device that can be accessed locally or via the Internet.The product sounds very similar to Western Digital's My Cloud, except that the Home Beacon will be equipped with HDMI and can stream multimedia files directly to a TV. WD's My Cloud requires a stand-alone media streamer or an HTPC client to do this. Oh, one other minor detail: The Home Beacon ships without drives--supplying one or two will add significantly to its bottom-line cost.Lenovo has also developed an Android app that can turn a smartphone or tablet into a remote control. As well, users will be able to remotely upload and acce
