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ZeeVee: One Box to Broadcast PC's HD Video All Over the House
Today, a startup called ZeeVee is launching the ZvBox, a three-part plan for getting all the good HD video content from your PC out to all the TVs in the house:• The box itself converts the video from the PC's VGA port into a high-def channel and sends it out to your home's coax cable network.
• A PC app acts as a launcher for all the good PC-based internet video clients, like Hulu, Joost and even Microsoft's own Media Center.
• The remote controls not just your TV, but the app on the PC too, giving you decent control over the otherwise PC-locked experience. More »
software
Adobe Media Player 1.0 Arrives, Sorta
About a year after its beta launch, Adobe Media Player is in full effect, or almost. Adobe's little Flash-only scheme for making money on the internet has lined up CBS and Viacom properties MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, plus PBS, Universal Music Group and a few others, though not all of them show up yet in the list of stuff to watch. (That tantalizing Daily Show you see in the promo pic—not available yet.) Remember, unlike other similar programs, this one lets you watch online or off. But like all the rest, it's only as good as the content it brings to the table. And its interface. And the picture quality. Any beta testers out there want to comment? We'd love to hear your impressions. [Adobe (download) via CNet]
video wars
The Writers Guild strike already stripped us of our Daily Show and Colbert Report, and now it may take away Heroes and House as well. Looking to escape Reality TV hell? We've painstakingly reviewed three free (and mostly legal) video services—Joost, Miro and Hulu—for your faux-TV enjoyment during these dark times.
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TV on Your PC: Hulu, Joost and Miro Reviewed
The Writers Guild strike already stripped us of our Daily Show and Colbert Report, and now it may take away Heroes and House as well. Looking to escape Reality TV hell? We've painstakingly reviewed three free (and mostly legal) video services—Joost, Miro and Hulu—for your faux-TV enjoyment during these dark times.
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3:00 PM on Tue Nov 20 2007
By Matt Buchanan
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Latest by smcasey: I have found that people take to watching TV on the PC faster then everyone realizes. After the same more »
gurus of cool
Coolness Roundup: Black Friday Looms Ahead, Deals Galore
This week Stephen and Charlie talk about Black Friday deals, HD monitors, Avid not attending NAB, and the Joost-killing open-source Miro 1.0 media player. Then they point out the height of the week's coolness in their unique Rapid Fire Roundup of Cool Products segment. [Free Podcast at Coolness Roundup or at the iTunes Store]
gurus of cool
Coolness Roundup: Joost a Minute, and Star Wars, the Guest that Stayed Too Long
This week on episode 107 of the Coolness Roundup, the Gurus of Cool answer home theater questions and talk about watching videos via peer-to-peer internet streaming video service Joost. In Cool/Not Cool, Charlie and Stephen wonder why the weird, Elvis-like Star Wars phenomenon just won't go away. [Free Podcast at PodShow or at Coolness Roundup]
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Joost To Stream Live TV
Joost will test live streaming TV in the US in early 2008, alongside its pre-packaged on-demand video. The key here is sporting events, which are always better the first time around. But sports mean express written consent, and rather than try to compete with the big boys, Joost may be planning to start at the lumberjack/rodeo/dodgeball level. More »
divx
Joost, DivX Working Together For DivX Connected Content
The DivX connected platform, which we had a hands-on with back in August, may just get an injection of Joost internet video. DivX founder stated that their two companies were working together to enhance DivX connected—which already lets you stream music, photos and video from your computer—to add a Joost plug-in by the time the platform launches in November. No specific details are known, but unless Joost gets much more content, it still doesn't compare to broadcast or cable. [Pocket Lint]
home entertainment
Joost Beta 1.0 Debuts, Everybody Can Try It Now
Until late last week, if you wanted to use the potentially cable-TV-replacing video streaming service Joost, you had to have friends. But now anybody can watch Joost online from dusk until the dawn and beyond, because Beta 1.0 of the P2P (peer-to-peer) video service just hit the streets. The good news? The company's just about gotten it right after umpteen betas, and it's looking good. However, it remains to be seen whether Joost techies have figured out how to scale the network without crashing it. Hey, let's all pounce on it and see if it holds up! Take a look at a screen shot and our impressions, after the jump. More »
Joost to launch by years end with an initial user base of 1 million. [APC Magazine]
home entertainment
Back in April, we introduced you to Vudu, the hybrid peer-to-peer video-on-demand box with all 7 major studios on board, is coming soon to a home theater near you. Today we got to play around with it a little more, and see how the navigation works.
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New Details and Screenshots of the Vudu Video-On-Demand Box
Back in April, we introduced you to Vudu, the hybrid peer-to-peer video-on-demand box with all 7 major studios on board, is coming soon to a home theater near you. Today we got to play around with it a little more, and see how the navigation works. More »
9:00 PM on Wed Jun 27 2007
By Wilson Rothman
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7 comments
Latest by pagercam: The Hulk, The Shadow???? Wake me up when they get a movie with at least 1.5 stars. more »
world domination plans
Joost to be Embedded in TVs, Cellphones, Set-top Boxes, Bagel Toasters
Internet TV software Joost doesn't want to lose any position in the infinite video wars. They want to move out of the PC box as soon as possible and that's why they are getting ready to embed their software in TV sets with Internet connections, cellphones, set-top boxes and any other "future device" they could get their hands on. More »
8:22 AM on Tue Jun 19 2007
By Addy Dugdale
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6 comments
Latest by MIKEAWESOME: Jesus, another awesome Photoshop, haha. more »
name change
Microsoft Announces Mediaroom IPTV
Microsoft rolled out a new brand for its IPTV tools for service providers, and it's calling it Mediaroom. Formerly called Microsoft IPTV Edition, it's more of a branding exercise for IPTV companies to brag about than actual new technology. Using the Mediaroom name, Microsoft aims to make the whole concept of IPTV easier for home users to understand. Let's see if we can make some sense of it. What's in Microsoft's latest witches brew of TV goodness?More »
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The Infinite Video Format War is Coming
Blu-Ray will dominate the industry in three years. Or maybe it will be HD DVD. The general consensus is that whoever wins doesn't really get a lasting victory, since they're both in the last physical video format ever. That sentiment has largely been the consensus of the press and leaders in the tech industry. More »
9:53 PM on Thu May 17 2007
By Matt Buchanan
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56 comments
Latest by HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak: And do you know who will win the N-format war? Nobody. Nobody at all. The more these companies worry about their more »
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GigaOM and Joost Are Handing Out 20,000 Invites: Get One Quick
Have you missed the Joost train because you don't have any friends and are still scrambling for an invite? Fear not, the guys over at GigaOM and NewTeeVee are partnering with Joost to dole out 20,000 invites. All you have to do is signup with a name and email address. More »
analyst antics
Paid Video Downloads to Start Dying in 2008
A new report by Forrester Research declares that the paid video download market is going to come to a grinding halt in 2008, despite growing rapidly into 2007. Why? Forrester analyst James McQuivey thinks we're going to withhold our credit card numbers and migrate to free content—besides, according to McQuivey, despite Apple's best efforts to make it easy for all, it's only us "media addicts" who've jumped in.More »
quit being a moocher
Well, do it yourself, you lazy bum! GigaOM and NewTeeVee are offering up self-invitations to the new Joost service that is taking the Intertubes by storm! I personally haven't played around with Joost that much, but from what I have done it is an alright service. Let's just hope they have added some servers to handle the load of beta users.
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Want a Joost Invite?
Well, do it yourself, you lazy bum! GigaOM and NewTeeVee are offering up self-invitations to the new Joost service that is taking the Intertubes by storm! I personally haven't played around with Joost that much, but from what I have done it is an alright service. Let's just hope they have added some servers to handle the load of beta users.
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