Dave Zatz We’d heard Blockbuster was launching a set-top box prior to the holidays, and here we are. The Blockbuster OnDemand service is powered by 2Wire’s new MediaPoint hardware. The box is “free” … should you choose to pre-pay for 25 Internet-delivered movies at a cost of $99. Additional rentals will start at $1.99 and Blockbuster promises … Read more
DISH Network is coming to the Microsoft Media Center experience? And Xbox?
TiVo’s new mobile site m.tivo.com launches later today, enabling TiVo subscribers to schedule recordings from a variety of phones.
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: Steve Jobs finds time for hobby with Apple TV update The Apple TV Software Update 2.3 adds a variety of features to the company’s set-top box. Although it’s a minor update, it’s at least proof that Apple hasn’t abandoned the Apple TV completely. Zune … Read more
Last night at the DigitalFocus event (NYC), I spent a little time at the Philips table with the DLO HomeDock HD. It pipes iPod content to your HDTV, via a docking station and pleasant interface. At $250, it competes indirectly with AppleTV ($230) – with the HomeDock’s iPod acting as the ATV’s hard drive. However, … Read more
Hot on the heals of the Neuros Link unveiling, Verismo announces their VuNow video-to-the-TV solution will be available December 15th. Initially dubbed “the PoD” when NewTeeVee introduced it in June, VuNow provides the sort of features we’re coming to expect in the current generation of media extenders… In additional to typical, local media streaming and … Read more
The New Xbox Experience (NXE) has finally arrived. And I imagine many will be rushing home from work to check it out tonight.
While Slacker and Pandora are breaking out of the computer, FlyCast is expanding beyond mobile handsets and has just introduced desktop software. The Adobe Air application is both Mac and PC compatible and joins their initial iPhone and Blackberry clients. FlyCast streams a variety of free music and news programming, including many regional radio station … Read more