By way of the official Playstation blog, we learn that those Netflix surveys did indeed foreshadow the end of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 streaming exclusivity. Beginning next month, Netflix-subscribing PS3 owners will be treated to instant video streaming from their gaming console. I’m not sure how the companies landed here, but the solution will be delivered … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: First ‘powered by Chumby’ device to be a digital picture frame, Internet-connected TVs to follow Chumby, along with an unnamed device maker, thinks it can help re-invent the digital picture frame category displaying content from photo sites Flickr and Photobucket, along with access to … Read more
After months of slimmed down PS3 rumors, all has been revealed. And boy is it ugly. While the original PS3 enclosure is quite large (and shiny), sporting unique angles and curves, it’s got some charm. Sort of like Gehry’s Experience Music Project. But this PS3 Slim with textured matte surface reminds me of some old … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: 10 years on Blockbuster still lacks a digital strategy Blockbuster’s management talks a good digital game but it’s nothing more than “marketing fluff”, often confusing the company’s dominance in physical media with that of digital. The company’s underwhelming and late to the game set-top … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: Rivet 2.0, another Mac to PlayStation 3 streaming solution Rivet 2.0 software enables users to browse and stream media from any folder on their Mac from their PS3, with support for all file types that Sony’s games console supports, including AAC, MP3, WMA, H.264 … Read more
After months of testing, MediaMall’s PlayOn video streaming software has been released from beta. PlayOn pipes Hulu, Netflix CNN, ESPN and may other online content sources from a Windows PC to a Xbox 360, PS3, Popcorn Hour and many other DLNA or UPnP devices. I use it with the SageTV HD200, which isn’t officially supported … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: Livestation demos live Internet TV on iPhone and iPod touch Livestation is currently in talks with Apple to bring a version of its international news video application to the iPhone and iPod Touch, likely to be supported over WiFi only. Nokia announces Internet radio … Read more
I first came across PlayOn a few weeks ago. The PC-based software streams several Internet video site’s content to DLNA-compatible devices. PlayOn is still in beta, though the promised Netflix Watch Now support has just hit. Like most of the PlayOn experience, it continues to be rough around the edges – which is not unreasonable … Read more