While the screenshot above depicts a Windows-based laptop, you’ll soon likely see a Macbook in Netflix’s ads. For quite a while Windows users have had Netflix Watch Instantly Now video streaming – Mac users have had to sit by and wait or attempt virtualization. Well with Microsoft’s Silverlight, Netflix video streaming is finally arriving for … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Vista Media Center Update Breaks CableCARD Recording: Brent Evans Geek Tonic What We’re Learning from HD Consumers: Connected Home 2 Go XBox 360 Teases MSNBC iVoD in Canada: The Daleisphere “The Debate” on LTE: Connected Home 2 Go New Remote Management Software for IP Set-Tops: … Read more
Each time Last100 covers the BBC’s iPlayer I get fired up. Why wait a year for BBC America or DVD for compelling content out of the UK? Of course, the easiest way to catch international television online is by finding (or providing) a friend with a Slingbox. Warning: Über-geeky networking content follows. But, for the … Read more
While some appear content to sit on the sidelines, Netflix and Pandora continue their digital living room encroachment. Both streaming services are now available to the Samsung BD-P2550 Blu-ray player (~$400) via a firmware update. Netflix’s standard def library (over 12,000 movie and television titles, according to NewTeeVee) is free to existing DVD rental subscribers … Read more
While some appear content to sit on the sidelines, TiVo’s moving forward with announced plans to offer foreign, independent, and Disney video on demand services – in addition the existing Amazon library. Jaman‘s indie and foreign film content launches today, with Disney film rentals via CinemaNow arriving next week. Both services will be provided in … Read more
From Apple’s quarterly earnings call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha: Bill Fearnley – FTN Midwest: […] Steve, how are you thinking about Apple TV now? […] If you look at the digital living room category and you look at the upcoming year of 2009, how do you look at the digital living room opportunity and … Read more
In case you haven’t tired of political advertising rhetoric, now you can catch up on campaign commercials of yesteryear. The Living Room Candidate offers an archive of presidential political TV ads from 1952 to the present. Want a refresher on Perot’s platform in 1992? Curious about the evolution of negative campaigning? Still waiting to see … Read more
DivX takes on Apple and Microsoft by offering protected Warner Bros movie content.