TwonkyMedia Manager PC Server App Released for UPnP / DLNA Compatible Devices
By Alexander Grundner |
December 24th, 2008 
As most of you know already, UPnP PC server apps traditionally have been pretty bland and limited in functionality. Seriously… their sole purpose is to provide media streamers connected to your TV or Internet radios a database of available media content for playback (and handle any transcoding duties, if necessary). Well, one of the leaders in this area, TwonkyMedia, has decided to take things up a notch with its new TwonkyMedia Manager; A full-blown Windows PC application (Mac version coming soon) that not only functions as a server, but as a personal media manager as well, allowing users to organize media (with description editing, rating, date, genres, keywords, etc.), create playlists consisting of either audio or video, create photo slideshows, organize and playback content available in your YouTube and Flickr accounts, tap into Internet radio, and more. But the best part is that all these features and pre-configured playlists / slideshows that you’ve created can be tapped into by your UPnP / DLNA compatible media adapters and photo frames. So, in essence, you’re not just providing a media streamer available media file data… you’re also giving it customized content for playback. What’s more, the TwonkyMedia Manager also enables you to browse, organize, and stream content from other PCs and NAS servers on your home network. All in all not a bad deal for $39.99 (Free 30-day trial is available).
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