How do I connect non Apple devices to my Imac?

I am new to the mac world. I just bought an imac all in one. I have always used a PC since computers came out. I am having some trouble learning the things I can do with my imac. Since I am finding mac is more of an Apple only device and trying to make my mac do what my PC could do is getting me frustrated. To replace all my tv's, blu rays, Epad, Xbox 360 and phones to Apple products would cost me 10k or more. At this point that is not an option.
What I want to do is a whole home connection to my imac. This will include my blu rays, Epad (Droid based), smart phones (Droid based), xbox 360 and WII. I saw a write up on Eyeconnect but I don't know if my systems are UPnP AV media or not. I know that they are DLNA devices. I am pretty sure that my blu rays are UPnP because I saw Sony talk about Eyeconnect on one of their sites. They also talked about Serviio. When I went to the Apple store most of the people there didn't know what I was talking about. They went in the back and check with an expert there and he said to use Auze. I down loaded that software but don't know how to use it. No user guide on what to do with it.
So here is my question to you. What system would work the best to connect all of my devices to my imac? Is it Eyeconnect, Serviio, Auze or even Twonky? Is there something else that I didn't list that would work better than the ones I listed? Your help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Here's another option assuming you have USB 3.0 like my iMac 2012.
http://www.datoptic.com/usb3-usb2-to-esata-with-port-multiplier.html
simple esata cable to your esata hub with port multiplier and instant box of disks all accessible on a mac and simple USB ejection. Just a low cost idea that works for me.

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