Recent Posts Tagged With 'streaming'

• A Boxee Box is Coming

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 10:49 in hardware, streaming, media center, set-top, boxee

  Boxee said today that it will have a Boxee Box coming. There aren’t any details now but we will find out at the event on December 7th. This is great for Boxee and if the price is right will be great for consumers. Maybe they will just bui...

• Boxee Beta Coming December 7th with New Features

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 09:19 in streaming, media center, boxee

  Boxee is releasing the Beta on December 7th in NYC. The new beta has a bunch of new features including a new look and feel. The Beta will feature: * new user interface * improved navigation * search TV Shows and Movies * a user co...

• Video: Netflix on PS3

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 21:26 in video, ps3, streaming, netflix

  You can now stream Netflix from your PS3. The problem is you have to use a disc in order to do so. The disc is free and you can get it from Netflix. I think it’s funny that you need physical media to get your content in digital media form. ...

• Orb For Mac Now Available

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 21:48 in Software, apple, mac, streaming, orb, media streaming

  Orb for Mac is now available for download. There are lots of people that have been waiting for this especially since they released the iPhone app. “The free Orb application and service enable the streaming of any media type from computers running ...

• Review: Popcorn Hour C-200

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 08:35 in video, hardware, streaming, popcorn hour, c-200

  I have been a fan of the Popcorn Hour media streamers since they first announced the A-100. I was on a two month waiting list to get mine. I haven’t updated to the C-200 yet mostly because my A-100 still fits my needs as most of my content i...

• Video: Control Xtreamer with Android or iPhone

  Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 18:58 in Mobile, iphone, streaming, app, android, xstreamer

  The video above shows Xtreamer being controlled by Android. Now the feature isn’t released yet, it’s coming in version 2.0 along with some other things. It’s also going to work with the iPhone and Windows mobile through the web b...

• Build A Silent HTPC with NVIDIA ION and Intel Atom

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 14:45 in streaming, media center, xbmc, intel atom, nvidia ion

  There are so many media center streamers on the market but what if you want more control of formats and look. You might need to get a full fledged computer for the job. Generally that can cost a lot more than an streamer but not with NVidia’...

• Roku Launches New Netflix Players, Makes Me Wonder Why

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 21:25 in hd, streaming, netflix, sd, roku, hd-xr

  Roku is now offering the Roku SD ($79.99), Roku HD ($99.99) and the Roku HD-XR ($129.99). The Roku HD is the former player. I’m thinking their strategy seems a little crazy. You start offering the HD box. Most companies want to go HD along ...

• Plex Media Center Updates for Snow Leopard

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 19:22 in apple, mac, streaming, media center, plex

  Plex, media center for OS X, has updated for Snow Leopard. There were also some new features added to the update. * FIX: On Snow Leopard, 5.1 audio had issues. We’ve cleaned up the code, fixed the problems, and it now runs great on 10.6. Ma...

• Review: WD TV Live HD Media Player

  Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 13:28 in media player, streaming, western digital, wd tv live hd

  I have been getting lots of questions about streaming devices and which one to get. While I haven’t played with most, because there are hundreds, there are a few that stand out. Since I first read about the WD TV Live HD media player I was i...

• WD TV Live HD Now Available

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 14:02 in hardware, media player, streaming, western digital, wd tv live hd

  The WD TV Live HD media player is now available in several online and big box stores. The product page is now live too. The price isn’t bad either at $119. File Formats Supported Video – AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MKV (h....

• Use iTunes 9 Home Sharing Across the Internet

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 13:19 in Software, apple, itunes, mac, streaming

  When I first read about Home Sharing in iTunes 9 I thought that I would have the ability to stream from home. It wasn’t like that but it’s still a good feature. Mac OSX Hints has a how to on streaming music over the Internet with Home S...

• AppleTV Receives a Price Cut to $229

  Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 21:49 in apple, streaming, appletv

  Apple today dropped the price of the AppleTV 160GB version to $229. They also dropped the 40GB version all together. That’s good news for people in the market but it might also mean that something else is going to replace it. Sine it has bee...

• Video: VIZIO Connected TV & VIZIO Internet App Platform

  Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 22:06 in video, television, streaming, tvs, vizio, internet apps, connected tvs

  Vizio demoed the connected TV and Vizio Internet app platform at CEDIA. The video above was captured by EngadgetHD. It looks good and I personally like the slim widgets across the bottom then popping them up on the side. The other thing that impre...

• Netgear EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live

  Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 15:38 in hardware, cbs, streaming, netflix, netgear, eva2000

  Netgear is now shipping the EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live. This small little box handles a lot of different streaming methods. You can stream from USB, computer or NAS. It also streams Netflix, youtube, CinemaNow Movies and many more. The pric...

• Samsung Blu-ray Players add YouTube, Blockbuster and MKV Support

  Posted on Saturday September 5th, 2009 at 18:59 in Samsung, youtube, streaming, blu-ray, Blockbuster

  Samsung has released a firmware update to it’s Blu-ray players to add support for YouTube, Blockbuster streaming and surprisingly MKV support. Add services to connected devices is becoming the norm now. I’m surprised on the picking Bloc...

• Sonos Adds Twitter Support

  Posted on Saturday September 5th, 2009 at 13:40 in music, streaming, twitter, sonos

  Sonos has added the ability to send what your listening to to twitter. It will work the with CR200 controller, the iPhone app and Mac and Windows. I don’t have a desire to tweet what I’m listening to but I’m sure there is a large ...

• Logitech Announces Squeezebox Radio and Touch

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 21:49 in music, Radio, hardware, streaming, logitech, squeezebox touch, squeezebox radio

  Logitech announced the Squeezebox Radio and the Squeezebox Touch. Both feature wireless g and the ability to play all sorts of files. The Touch has the bigger 4.3″ touchscreen and can play files from USB drive and SD cards. Prices aren’...

• PlayOn Streams to the Wii

  Posted on Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 at 05:24 in Software, wii, streaming, netflix, hulu, playon, the media mall

  PlayOn has a new beta that works with the Wii. It will allow you to stream Hulu, Netflix, CBS, CNN, ESPN, Amazon VOD, YouTube and more. I haven’t talked about it before but PlayOn now has a plug-ins section that will allow you to add many mor...

• Popcorn Hour C-200 on Sale August 27th

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 05:09 in hardware, streaming, popcorn hour, media streamer, c-200

  The Popcorn Hour C-200 is going on sale August 27th. They expect the first batch on September 3rd. If the previous versions are any indication of how popular it will be I would order early. I was on an extremely long wait list for the A100. The C...

• iPhone SlingPlayer 1.1 Hands On

  Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 21:57 in TV, iphone, streaming, app, slingplayer

  SlingPlayer for iPhone was updated with a few new features. It now supports 16:9 mode and will fill so you don’t have black bars on the side. It also works with the Dish set tops directly. It still won’t work over 3g and probably never...

• WD TV Live Media Player

  Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 15:48 in hardware, media player, streaming, western digital, wd tv, wd tv live

  Looks like Western Digital has decided to change a few things with the latest WD TV media player. There were some pictures posted of what appears to be the new WD TV Live media player. From the picture above you can see there is now network support...

• Boxee Gets More Funding

  Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 21:29 in streaming, media center, boxee

  Boxee has raised $6 million in funding for content and CE devices. They have already added MLB.TV to their line-up so now they need to look at a set-top box. In order to make it to mainstream you need to be on the TV not just the computer. I know ...

• Roku Added MLB.TV

  Posted on Tuesday August 11th, 2009 at 12:11 in hardware, streaming, mlb.tv, roku, set-top

  MLB.TV is now available on the Roku box. It’s nice to see them adding services. It was already announced that Mediafly is coming this fall so that will make a total of 4 services on the Roku digital media player. Having MLB.TV will make some...

• Netflix Adding ABC Shows to Watch Now

  Posted on Monday August 3rd, 2009 at 21:45 in wii, iphone, ABC, streaming, netflix, watch now

  Netflix announced a deal today that will bring ABC shows to it’s Watch Now section. This is good news since they already had CBS and NBC. I get involved with many shows through watch now. I started watching Weeds which they only had the firs...

• Vudu Coming to Connected LG HDTVs

  Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 21:20 in movies, LG, television, HDTV, streaming, vudu, connected tvs

  Vudu announced that they are coming to LG connected TVs. Gizmodo got a demo of it in action. I had issues with their business plan of selling expensive set-top boxes but now they seem to be headed in the right direction. Building into existing pro...

• Mediafly Coming to the Roku Box

  Posted on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at 22:22 in hardware, streaming, roku, mediafly, roku box

  Mediafly is coming the the Roku box this fall. Mediafly delivers audio and video podcasts for free. It looks like a nice service with a lot of podcasts. They also have clients for the iPhone, popcorn hour, chumby, blackberry and RSS. It’s n...

• Best Media Streaming Set-Top Box?

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 22:12 in hardware, digital media, mac mini, streaming, popcorn hour, set-top box, wdtv

  It’s hard to determine what is the best media streaming set-top out of all the models that are out there. It really depends on what you want to get out of it. Do you want to just stream movies? HD or SD? Stream music? Hulu? Netflix? As you c...

• Blockbuster On Demand Coming to HDTVs and Blu-ray Players

  Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 21:52 in movies, HDTV, streaming, blu-ray, ondemand, Blockbuster, netflix, set-top box

  Blockbuster is bringing it’s On Demand service to the living room. That shouldn’t be a surprise since the company has nothing going for it right now. I’m not sure there is a Blockbuster left in my area. Netflix wiped them out wit...

• Netflix Streaming Coming to Sony TVs

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 22:19 in streaming, netflix

  Netflix is still on a mission to get it’s streaming content on everyone’s TV. This time they are partnering with Sony to offering streaming to select Bravia TVs. Surprising it isn’t showing up on the Playstation 3 or Blu-ray playe...