October 17th, 2008 by
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
ZeeVee’s ZvBox had a lot of potential on paper — after all, who wouldn’t be enthused about the possibility of bringing internet TV / DVDs / Blu-rays (via your PC’s optical drive) and all sorts of other multimedia to the TV via the coaxial wiring already in your home? Unfortunately, the box was hamstrung by two major issues: a lofty price tag ($499) and less-than-elegant installation. Still, the unit seemed to work well enough in our testing once we got everything up and running, but we never really found a way to justify the cost. Are any of you early adopters feeling the same way? Disagree vehemently? What could ZeeVee do (or have done) in order to make the ZvBox a more compelling purchase? We know you’ve got it in you, so let it all out in comments below.
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October 3rd, 2008 by
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Video
Sling Media has a history of not disappointing, and while we were admittedly bummed to see Clip+Sling omitted from SlingPlayer 2.0, it looks like that one gripe is about to be remedied. If you’ll recall, said feature was originally announced way back at the front end of 2007, and now select users are receiving e-mails announcing the launch of a private beta program. The Sling.com portal promises to “give users access to a premier library of content from top TV networks, movie studios, sports leagues and websites,” and reportedly, it’ll let folks “grab snippets of television content, upload them to the Sling site and create playlists and feeds that can be viewed and subscribed to by others.” Is that YouTube / Hulu / Joost / et al. quaking in their boots, or are we just happy it’s Friday?
Update: Sling pinged us to say that the actual Clip+Sling functionality was still in progress and wouldn’t be a part of the initial Sling.com portal. It’s still in the works, though — shame it won’t happen sooner, though.
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April 25th, 2008 by
Filed under: Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Portable Video
Got yourself an Archos TV+? How’s about a WiFi-enabled 605 / 705 PMP? Even if you’re sadly answering “no” to the latter question, folks with a Windows or Windows Mobile-based machine can still get in on the placeshifting action, as Archos has just announced a swank new TV+ plug-in that brings Slingbox capabilities to those devices. The May-bound TVportation application, which will be available gratis for those who register their Archos TV+ on the firm’s website (it’s $49.99 otherwise), simply enables users to control their set-top-box from anywhere where WiFi is accessible, giving users the ability to watch live TV on their handheld. Sure, it’s more of the same, but for the Archos faithful who refuse to trade in their 605 / 705, it’s a dream come true. Check out a lengthy demonstration vid after the break. [Warning: PDF read link]
[Thanks, Charbax]
Continue reading Archos TV+ TVportation plug-in shifts your TV to 605 / 705 PMP
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December 12th, 2007 by
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Not that it comes as a huge surprise given the wide array of devices it already supports, but according to The Register, Orb is apparently set to finally get official with its support of both the iPhone and the iPod touch “in the next few days.” As with other devices, that’ll let you get in a little place-shifting with the aid of the iPhone’s browser, including letting access your music collection via the Orb-powered version of Winamp. On the iPhone, you’ll also have the added benefit of being able to send links to songs in an SMS chat session. Of course, just ’cause it’s not official doesn’t mean you make use of Orb in its current state which, for all we know, could be exactly what’s in store when Orb does make things official.
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November 27th, 2007 by
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Details are still a bit thin, but it looks like SageTV – developer of alternative media center software — is poised to release an HD media extender for in-home placeshifting. The company, which already makes a standard definition wireless extender, revealed pics of the so-called STX-HD100 today, along with a few shots of the retail packaging which expose such features as HDMI, component, S-Video, and composite jacks as well as USB 2.0 Mass Storage Interface. Keep reading to check out another angle, and you can probably dig up a little more info by trawling around the SageTV forums, where it seems like quite a few folks have been waiting around on this product for some time now…
[Thanks, Matt C.]
Continue reading SageTV reveals STX-HD100 HD Media Extender
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