I’m surprised it took nearly a year for some clever company to offer SlingStream recording, a frequently requested feature, but now it’s arrived in the form of Applian’s Replay SlingCorder. Why hasn’t Sling Media integrated this functionality into the SlingPlayer? As with limiting SlingBox connections to one person at a time, I believe this decision … Read more
Never enough time… MPAA accused of hacking file-sharing portal. (eWeek) Yet another mediocre HD DVD review. (PC Mag) Broadcast networks petition Congress to prevent downconverting. (HD Beat) Public beta begins for MS Smartphone SlingPlayer. (Sling) Official DivX Universal Binary player and encoder released. (TUAW)
As I mentioned earlier, the PAL Slingbox has been released… which coincides with an updated SlingPlayer download. Though the US website hasn’t been updated yet, the UK site has the software download available. New features include support for skins, multiple channel bars with drag and drop buttons, an option for widescreen 16:9 display, and double … Read more
Check out this over-the-top convergence of technologies! Jim Courtney monitors PGA.com live stats while watching the action from his Slingbox and discussing it with fellow fanatics via Skype.
Never enough time… TiVo VP podcast: DVR meets broadband. (iMedia) NBC Nightly News rebroadcast on web. (MSNBC) Windows Media Player 11 Beta released. (Microsoft) How TiVo is cashing in on the interactive age. (Thomas Hawk) Samsung intros plasmas with built-in DVR. (HD Beat) Elgato EyeTV software updated. (MacNN)
Never enough time… Time Warner Cable to test “Start Over” service in Greensboro. (News Record) Discovery Channel content arrives on iTunes. (Apple Insider) Movielink and CinemaNow suck. (Thomas Hawk) Pioneer Inno XM2GO video review. (PC Mag) Netflix adds Blu-ray option. (Hacking Netflix)
Never enough time… EchoStar XI DBS spacecraft launch scheduled for 2007. (Boeing) ATI sued for misleading HDCP claims. (Engadget) Prepare to do battle over DRM. (eWeek) VLC 0.8.5 released with Intel Mac support, many improvements. (TUAW) Someone Has to Pay for TV. But Who? And How? (PVRBlog)
TiVo quietly updated their Mac Desktop software from version 1.9.2 to 1.9.3 as a Universal binary. While this isn’t huge news, it does indicate TiVo hasn’t entirely forsaken Mac users and that development is ongoing. Perhaps we’ll still see OS X TiVoToGo support this year.
UPDATE: Dennis Wilkinson has discovered and documented how to enable an unsupported feature of the new Desktop software… Macs can now send MPEG2 video to TiVo! How cool is that?