This is exciting news! The Verismo VuNow PoD that we got a glimpse of back in June is really coming to market. The product seems to include everything that was mentioned in the video demo except for dedicated access to Hulu and Amazon Unbox/VoD (my guess it's coming down the pike in the near future). [...]

Earlier this month we told you about what Microsoft had in store for Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7. Now, Long Zheng at istartedsomething.com has posted slides from a presentation entitled “Video Improvements in Windows” for WinHEC 2008. The slides clearly identify which codecs will be supported natively and their profile limitations (i.e. max [...]

Ok, so there are about 2-3 biggies in the Plex 0.7.0 release. Plex now bundles in what's called the Plex Media Server (a standalone application) so users can access content from their iLife apps including DRM protected iTunes tracks, the addition of TV series theme music when navigating a show's archive page, and user submitted [...]

While there's no concrete details as to who Microsoft will be partnering to bring Internet TV content to Windows 7 Media Center, Chris Lanier has posted a screenshot of what's currently showing up in the electronic programming guide. My guess is that Microsoft will be tapping into their already existing network of media content, but [...]

Talk about a get gift idea for under $70! C. Crane's Digital FM Transmitter [Amazon] is a pretty sweet little peripheral that allows users to transmit audio from any device with a standard headphone jack to a nearby FM radio receiver. So, if you've ever wanted a drop dead simple way to tap into internet [...]

A software developer by the name of ShadeBlue has released a free SageTV remote utility that's accessible from any device with a web browser that supports Flash. SageTV Remote Control, as it's known, is capable of switching between multiple SageTV servers, clients, and extenders from a single user interface. In addition, the utility's command settings [...]

After reading Reuters' coverage regarding Microsoft's plan to transform Windows Live into an aggregator hub with “50 outside Web services including Yahoo Inc's Flickr photo site and career-oriented social networking site LinkedIn,” it occurred to me that Windows Live might be a darkhorse into the living room. I can imagine a scenario where Windows Live [...]

The rise of IP-enabled consumer electronics products is fueling increasing demand for browsers and web-based user interfaces in these devices. ABI Research expects the number of web browsers embedded in consumer electronics devices such as digital TVs, game consoles, and set top boxes to grow from 60 million shipped in 2008 to 214 million by [...]