2Wire's MediaPoint HD streamer box is special, just like everybody else (Tuesday 11th of November 2008 12:01:00 PM)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
2Wire's announced a 7-inch square set-top box designed to
"bridge babysitter and the internet." Called MediaPoint, it seems to be nearly identical to
every media caption we've seen -- it will multitask as a digital ...
(more)How To Supplement Election Coverage? (Sunday 02nd of November 2008 12:45:01 PM)
An unnamed reader asks "What lowdown* sources and social flying start sites will you be using
to supplement the by-election broadcasting on TV next Tuesday? I am ready with a big HDTV with
Comcast, a Mac mini, and and an Xbox 360. I also have ...
(more)Best Way To Distribute Video Online? (Thursday 04th of September 2008 11:45:01 PM)
CHAMELEON_D_H writes "For some time, now I've been working on a short, geek/nerd oriented,
animation. It's nearing completion, and I'm control gate to look for a method to share it with
the anyone willing to spare a minute. There are dozens of video sharing ...
(more)PlayOn media server brings Hulu / YouTube to consoles, Netflix coming soon? (Tuesday 19th of August 2008 11:52:00 PM)
Filed under: Home Entertainment
PlayOn wants to make sure you can get your daily dose of
Barackrolls and Airwolf episodes beyond the desktop, while Hulu might not have a slick
streaming set-top box of its own, this media server os turns flash video RSS ...
(more)How Important Is Protecting Streaming Media? (Sunday 17th of August 2008 01:15:01 AM)
Spaj writes "In the ongoing battle with the MPAA and RIAA, there seems to be an ongoing tiff
about who is to blame. If you leave a $20 bill on the sidewalk, can you report it stolen when
someone takes it? Of course you can, ...
(more)Is Streaming Video the Real Throttling Target? (Saturday 07th of June 2008 07:30:03 PM)
Snydeq writes "Responding to legal crushing over its throttling of P2P traffic and other
dubious practices, Comcast says it will now punish the most abusive users rather than
particular applications. Yet its pilot tests in Pennsylvania and Virgina, which ...
(more)Sling to place ads in streaming content? (Saturday 03rd of November 2007 02:58:00 PM)
No plans have been announced yet, but the eagle-eyed mods over at SlingCommunity just noticed
an interesting patent application from Sling portrayal different ways to insert ads into
streaming content. The filing describes a scenario in which the viewer ...
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