Photo via AVS Forum, Flickr Looks like Western Digital is preparing a new version of their WDTV media player. The WDTV has similar innards as the SageTV HD Theater, minus the HTPC extender capabilities among other things. But it comes at a lower price (available under $99) and seems to have a pretty active user … Read more
Boxee has announced an additional $6M in funding for its HTPC software program and their planned focus for the future. This is on top of quite a bit of previous private equity investment in Boxee. The press release talks of not only the new funding but also how they hope that the new investor “General … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Technology and the Future of the Comic Book In all the comic-themed panels I attended at this year’s Comic Con, digital distribution was an unavoidable topic, brought up by audiences, creators or outside observers, no matter the specific theme of the talk. Judge Denies Further … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Your Personal Photos, Music, and Video on TV Where should the processing occur to encode personal content for TV viewing? In the Verizon set-up, the processing takes place in a PC, and then content is transferred via MoCA. But it’s also possible to have the … Read more
Microsoft recently announced their Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 beta, which includes better Windows 7 support, improved netbook support and some nice new features for Microsoft Media Center users. While it still doesn’t allow you to use WHS as your one, MediaCenter “server” it’s a step in the right direction. Microsoft needs to enable … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Details on On Demand Online, aka TV Everywhere Comcast and Time Warner held a joint press conference to announce details around the On Demand Online initiative. Specifically, Comcast will begin a trial next month to test out its authentication system and gather feedback on the … Read more
Last night, Ben Drawbaugh (EngadgetHD) and I discussed Boxee’s recent news with Randall Bennett of TechVi. MLB’s endorsement of Boxee’s platform goes a long way towards validating their model – premium content providers can get paid using alternative distribution methods, happily coexisting with Internet-exclusive video produced outside of big media channels (like a TechVi or … Read more
Boxee held it’s “Boxee Event” in San Francisco last night. They declared the winner of their App Dev Challenge and made several announcements. Most notable (says Dave), Boxee has integrated MLB.TV Premium. MLB.TV is MLB.com’s online subscription service with high quality video streams of live games with premium features like DVR functionality and HD video … Read more