Last.fm Add-in for Windows Media Center Hits the Scene
If you've been a long-time user of Last.fm on your PC (like I have), you'll be happy to learn that you can bring the experience to your living room with MceFM for Windows Media Center on Vista. Once the add-in is installed, all one needs to do is type in the name of the “artist” [...]
AnyDVD HD Now with Blu-ray BD+ Support
Film studios that have switched to Blu-ray may have crowed a little too early because the much-praised BD+ copy protection is an absurd affair now, too. With today's release of version 6.4.0.0 of AnyDVD HD it is now also possible to make backup security copies of Blu-ray discs protected with BD+. Richard Doherty of the Envisioneering [...]
Introducing Myka, the Magic Box for Torrent-to-TV Transfer
Remember that Magic Box you had always wished for? You know, the one that would finally free your PC of all your favorite movies and shows and put them where you can enjoy them better in all their high-def glory — your TV? Well, we'd like to introduce Myka - the Magic Box you've been waiting [...]
25 Million Home Theater PCs Installed Worldwide by 2013
While a multitude of non-PC devices will play a role in the connected living room of the future, that doesn’t means the PC will fade away. In fact, according to a new study from ABI Research, PCs are destined to play an ever-increasing role in the management, distribution and playback of multimedia content in the [...]
Quanta and ooVoo to Bring First “Plug and Play” HD Video Instant Messenger and Chat Solution to the Living Room
Quanta Research Institute, the advanced technology research center of Quanta Computer Inc. (www.Quantatw.com), and ooVoo (www.ooVoo.com), the leader in providing high-quality, real-time video communication over the Internet, today announced a technology partnership that will for the first time turn any high-definition television (HDTV) or laptop computer into a simple high definition, multi person video instant [...]
Announcing Miro 1.2 – A Major Update
This version adds lots of tweaks and bug fixes that makes Miro smoother and slicker. It also lays the groundwork for some big improvements that are coming soon. Version 1.2 is the best Miro yet. Grab it now: Download Miro Some of What’s New in Miro 1.2 On Windows and Linux, we updated to XULRunner 1.9, which brings [...]
Beyond TV 4.8 Release Now Available
It looks like the folks at SnapStream have been following the advancements by the Media Center developer community and added in some of the functionality into their latest Beyond TV 4.8 release (Rakesh, I mean it in a good way). New features include: Save Guide Searches (find programming via keywords), Warning Notifications via Email (get [...]
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