A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: LTE on the Streets of Barcelona Parts of of Barcelona that are decked out in an LTE network which Motorola deployed the network over the last two weeks specifically for mobile broadband demonstrations throughout the Mobile World Conference. Hauppauge & MSFT Bringing Windows 7 HD-PVR … Read more
Mari and I have been talking up the CBSSports.com NCAA March Madness on Demand for what seems like years. While we’ve had occasional issues getting access due to overwhelming site traffic, the service has largely been great a success. Especially during for folks stuck in an office and without a Slingbox during those first few … Read more
i.TV The i.TV entertainment listings app isn’t new, but the 1.3 update offers a new and visually appealing landscape grid guide (above) with pop-up show info “cards.” Previous functionality, such as TiVo scheduling and Netflix queue management, remains. And is joined by performance and stability improvements. Roxio Streamer Roxio Streamer is a brand new app … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: Spotify, a very compelling music streaming service My music streaming weapon of choice used to be Pandora until it stopped being accessible from the UK a while back. Enter Spotify, a new music streaming service, which this week publicly launched in the UK. Since … Read more
Leaving comments across the blogosphere… Roku’s next steps: Hulu, then Yahoo TV Widgets I do love my Roku box. I have an Xbox, I have some TiVos, but the small, silent form and quick nav make it my first choice for Netflix streaming. And if they land Amazon VOD in HD before TiVo, I’ll gladly … Read more
One of the most frequent requests I received while employed by Sling Media came from small businesses and higher-end home owners looking for more enterprise-esque video monitoring with placeshifting features, but at reasonable prices. While Sling hasn’t yet acted on this demand, video analytics firm Cernium answers the call next week with the release of … Read more
Both the New York Times and The Economist recently published articles examining online video. Brian Stelter and Brad Stone in the NYTimes talked to the MPAA, Eric Garland of Big Champagne and the owner of the streaming site SuperNova Tube; the authors conclude that the pirates are “winning” the battle against the studios. The Economist instead … Read more
Microsoft Vista Media Center users have been watching from afar as Hulu support was added to Boxee and XBMC and announced for SageTV. That envy may end shortly, as just this week it was revealed that SecondRun.tv will provide a third-party application to feed Hulu, Fox, Comedy Central and other online content to Media Center. … Read more