Multimedia-PCs http://www.multimedia-pcs.com HTPC, Gadgets, Technology Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:14:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 39.981936-88.253204Multimedia-pcscomhttp://feedburner.google.com Netflix “Watch Now” Coming to Windows Phone 7 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Multimedia-pcscom/~3/M-qkZdwCb-I/ http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/netflix-watch-now-coming-to-windows-phone-7/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:14:14 +0000 Jeremy Jones http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/?p=1891 As more Windows Phone 7 details come out it looks like Microsoft is listening to the market and going to offer a good product. They demoed a Netflix app with Watch Now. Since the development for Windows Phone 7 will be based on Silverlight getting the app to work probably wasn’t too difficult. [...] As more Windows Phone 7 details come out it looks like Microsoft is listening to the market and going to offer a good product. They demoed a Netflix app with Watch Now. Since the development for Windows Phone 7 will be based on Silverlight getting the app to work probably wasn’t too difficult. Netflix already uses Silverlight for online streaming. The demo video is below.

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- Support of XBMC media-server
- Support of video in JPEG, MJPEG formats
- Support of graphical interfaces, dynamic control elements, animation, translucency
- Support of additional equipment operating (Kramer, GlobalCache, KeyDigital, Extron, IRTrans, etc.)

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]]> http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/raemote-turns-your-nokia-n900-into-a-apple-remote/feed/ 0 http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/raemote-turns-your-nokia-n900-into-a-apple-remote/ Playstation Network Has All 6 Major Movie Networks On Board For Streaming http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Multimedia-pcscom/~3/1DAEvGUsLYw/ http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/playstation-network-has-all-6-major-movie-networks-on-board-for-streaming/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:55:34 +0000 Jeremy Jones http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/?p=1883 The Playstation Network will soon be streaming HD movies for purchase and rental. The best part about this is that all 6 major movie networks have signed up for it. The networks are 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and, naturally, Sony Pictures Entertainment. I’m most [...]

The Playstation Network will soon be streaming HD movies for purchase and rental. The best part about this is that all 6 major movie networks have signed up for it. The networks are 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and, naturally, Sony Pictures Entertainment. I’m most surprised by Disney but Sony must have a good program in the works.

From Movie Theater to Home Theater: PlayStation(R)Network Delivers High Definition Movies From Six Major Movie Studios in the United States

PlayStation(R)3 Computer Entertainment System First to Have High Definition Movies for Purchase from All Major Studios

FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will offer high definition (HD) movies for purchase and rental on the PlayStation®Network video delivery service in the United States. PlayStation Network is the first to offer high definition movies for purchase from all of the major movie studios, further establishing PlayStation®3 (PS3®) as the preeminent home entertainment platform for this year’s most popular and critically acclaimed high definition movies.

“Securing high definition content from these studios is another significant milestone further validating PlayStation Network as a complete entertainment network in the home. PlayStation Network is the first and only service to deliver high definition home entertainment from all six major studios, directly to consumers for download,” said Peter Dille, senior vice president, marketing and PlayStation Network, SCEA. “PlayStation Network continues to offer the most comprehensive catalogue of HD movies to PlayStation Network members that realize the wide-ranging entertainment power of the PS3 system.”

The PS3 system is the most complete home entertainment solution on the market today, enabling consumers to enjoy high-definition games and movies, as well as listen to music, view photos, browse the Internet and more. Today’s announcement joins one of the industry’s strongest home entertainment brands with the major media companies that produce and distribute a substantial number of films. At launch, the content will be available in the U.S. only, with plans to launch soon in the U.K., France, Germany, and Spain.

New titles available today on PlayStation Network include:
· 20th Century Fox – “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian”, “Jennifer’s Body” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (on March 23)
· Walt Disney Pictures – Disney Pixar’s “Up”, Jerry Bruckheimer’s “G-Force” and Disney’s “Earth”
· Paramount Pictures – “Star Trek”, “Paranormal Activity” and “Zoolander”
· Sony Pictures – “This Is It”, “2012″, “District 9″ and “Zombieland”
· Universal – “Inglourious Basterds”, “Couples Retreat” and “Public Enemies”
· Warner Bros. Digital Distribution – “The Hangover”, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” and “The Wizard of Oz”

(via SlashGear)

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HP released a free plug-in called mediasmart expander for TiVo. This is very cool since you can use the Windows Home Server as storage of your TiVo recordings.

— transfer shows from TiVo to a HP MediaSmart Server and back to TiVo

— view TiVo recordings stored on a HP MediaSmart Server

— watch TiVo recordings that are stored on the HP MediaSmart Server on any PC in the home using Windows Media Player

I wish DirecTV would release something like this. But I guess HP made the software and not TiVo which says a lot of HP.

Press Release below:
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 10, 2010 – HP today made available HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo®, a new software application that lets TiVo DVR(1) owners manage video content from an HP MediaSmart Server.(2)

With a high-definition (HD) DVR from TiVo, consumers can record and pause live TV, and access the world’s largest on-demand video store to watch hit movies, TV shows, music videos and cool web videos.

With the new software application, which is offered at no charge to MediaSmart server owners, TiVo customers can:

— transfer shows from TiVo to a HP MediaSmart Server and back to TiVo

— view TiVo recordings stored on a HP MediaSmart Server

— watch TiVo recordings that are stored on the HP MediaSmart Server on any PC in the home using Windows Media Player

Based on the Microsoft Windows® Home Server platform, the HP MediaSmart Server is a central repository for automatically backing up and accessing digital music, videos, photos and documents from multiple computers on a home network.(3)

The HP MediaSmart Server automatically organizes files across all Windows and Mac computers, streams media across a home network and the Internet,(4) and publishes photos to popular social networking and photo sharing sites.

“The HP MediaSmart Server is the ideal companion to TiVo. With the HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo, consumers don’t have to worry about running out of high-definition storage space since they can save their movies and shows on the HP MediaSmart Server and watch them on any computer in the home,” said Jason Zajac, vice president of Attach, HP Personal Systems Group. “Plus, consumers will benefit from all of the additional features the HP MediaSmart Server provides, such as backing up all Windows and Mac computers.”

Pricing and availability

The free HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo application can be accessed through the Windows Home Server Console of the HP MediaSmart Server EX90/EX495 and HP Data Vault.

(1) Requires TiVo DVR Series II, Series III, TiVo Premier and TiVo desktop software.

(2) Compatible with HP MediaSmart Servers EX490/EX495. HP MediaSmart Server, PCs and TiVo DVR must be on the same network.

(via UsingWindowsHomeServer)

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]]> http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/tivo-plug-in-for-windows-home-server/feed/ 0 http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/tivo-plug-in-for-windows-home-server/ Stream March Madness Games Live to Your iPhone/iPod Touch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Multimedia-pcscom/~3/2TI81lQBJUI/ http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/stream-march-madness-games-live-to-your-iphoneipod-touch/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:05:35 +0000 Jeremy Jones http://www.multimedia-pcs.com/?p=1877 The March Madness On Demand app will allow you to stream all the games live to your iPhone or iPod Touch. While the app is $9.99 it will work over 3G and Edge. If you’re serious about your college basketball and away from a computer or TV it’s probably well worth the $9.99 [...] The March Madness On Demand app will allow you to stream all the games live to your iPhone or iPod Touch. While the app is $9.99 it will work over 3G and Edge. If you’re serious about your college basketball and away from a computer or TV it’s probably well worth the $9.99 price tag. There is a lite version that provides scores and news. I like how CBS is highlighting the Illinois lose in the screenshots. :) I’m just sad because we lost.

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“Their [DirecTV's] next implementation of us is not going to have this look and feel,” said TiVo’s Peter Aquino. “It’s based on the classic TiVo.”

This doesn’t bother me a bit. DirecTV has been making lots of improvements to their own DVR and I don’t see what TiVo is bringing to the table. But it has been a year and a half since their partnership so who knows if it will even happen.

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