The Mac OS X port (er, fork?) of the XBMC project continues to push forward. Like a Boxee, Plex turns our Macs into media centers — designed to be controlled via a 10′ interface. However, as the team’s sneak peek of recent alpha builds (video above) indicates, there are times when it’s more practical to manage … Read more
At long last, Slacker Radio 2.0 for iPhone is nearly here! Of course, the most notable and eagerly anticipated feature is the ability to cache stations for offline playback. Slacker’s updated app was submitted to Apple for review yesterday and, barring any show stoppers, should be available in iTunes in the next day or so. Slacker … Read more
John Biggs Takes A Call One one the reasons we don’t own an iPad yet is because I haven’t quite figured out how to hold and/or position it. After playing with a number of units, I know it’s heavier than say a Kindle but lacks the built in stand that a laptop hinge provides. Apparently, … Read more
Have a Hauppauge TV tuner in your computer? Then odds are you can stream live TV over the internet to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad over WiFi using the company’s new WinTV v7.2 software. Hauppauge is charging $9.95 for the upgrade, which also lets you watch and record live television on a computer. It’s not … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from The Cable Show: Cox improves search and discovery with new program guide Cable provider Cox Communications is rolling out a new program guide that will improve search and discovery of broadcast and on-demand TV content. The Trio guide was designed by Cox and Frog Design and implemented by … Read more
ReBirth is a 12 year old PC app that emulates a series of classic drum machines, allowing you to make digital music with a computer. This week, the folks behind the original ReBirth app ported it to the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s available for download from the App Store for $6.99, which is pretty crazy given … Read more
While I regularly advise marketing folks to go easy on the exclamation points, and despite their minor grammatical gaffe, Rhapsody did fire off a notable tweet yesterday: is looking for iPhone app users who want to help in a BETA program! Join and test app builds before they go to market! http://bit.ly/9T2zY5 Not only could … Read more
Microsoft has introduced a free (for a limited) time app for the iPhone that lets you stream 100 songs from each of the past 62 years. The top 100 tracks from 1947 to 2009 are selected by the developers, rather than any particular music charts. But there are definitely some good tunes available in the … Read more