Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » MCE competitor

Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » MCE competitor: "
CRN talks about A Linux Alternative To Windows Media Center PCs. Looks like it has a lot of features, but:
Video Without Boundaries also is hoping for success with the low price of its products. PCs running Windows Media Center cost between $1,200 and $4,000, while the MediaReady 5000 costs $699.
Hmmmm. You can now get a MCE w/tuner for around $650. "

Variety.com - Netflix thinks inside the box

Variety.com - Netflix thinks inside the box: "Netflix VP of original programming Eric Besner revealed on Friday some of the online rental service's thinking on the movie download bizbiz, saying Netflix is planning to introduce a proprietary set-top box with an Internet connection that can download movies overnight.
Speaking at an Independent Film & Television Alliance production conference in Beverly Hills, Besner said the business model is still being worked out, but the download service likely would be offered in return for the subscription fee members pay for conventional DVD rentalsrentals. Service could launch as early as this year.
Users would add movies they want to watch to their rental queue online as they do now, and those movies would then be downloaded to the boxes overnight rather than shipped through the mail."

Google aims to take over your TV screen >> .:thebusinessonline.com:.

Google aims to take over your TV screen >> .:thebusinessonline.com:.: "Attaching a Microsoft Media Center player or an Xbox console will enable consumers to use a digital television to browse the internet for whatever video content they wish. This will enable viewers to use Google to realise Schmidt’s vision of allowing viewers to use a television-enabled Google search engine to watch any film or programme they want via the internet."

Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » Video of MCE in Vista

Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » Video of MCE in Vista: "In his post, Windows Vista screencasts, Long Zheng, has a video of MCE in Vista [mov]. "

Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » Download Windows Vista Beta 2

Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » Download Windows Vista Beta 2

Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » Ed Bott on MCE in Windows Vista

Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » Ed Bott on MCE in Windows Vista: "Ed Bott over at ZDNet takes a look at Windows Vista Media Center in: Vista Media Center: Ready for the living room?. Ed starts off with some praise for our previous release:"

Chris Lanier's Blog : Flickr Plug-in for Media Center (and Vista Media Center!)

I've bee waiting for this!


Chris Lanier's Blog : Flickr Plug-in for Media Center (and Vista Media Center!): "Big Screen Photos - Yahoo! Flickr Plug-in | Big Screen Photos is an XBAP (XAML Browser Application) for Windows XP and Windows Vista Media Center (Beta 2) which allows you to explore Yahoo flickr from your living room couch - and via your Xbox 360 Extender.
flickr Functionality
Browse and View Photo’s directly from flickr online in the thumbnail viewer (no need to download any pictures) – and view them full screen or as a slideshow.
Access your own flickr account – and browse and view public/private photos from you and your contacts. (Multiple accounts are supported).
Browse and Search Groups, Photosets, “Interestingness”, Recent Photos, Taglists, Contacts and more. (Virtual Onscreen Keyboard provided).
Access Detailed User and Photo Information and drill down on metadata.
User Consent Tool - provides an easy to use tool for adding and granting 'Consent' for accessing your flickr user accounts."

Chris Lanier's Blog : Flickr Plug-in for Media Center (and Vista Media Center!)

I've bee waiting for this!


Chris Lanier's Blog : Flickr Plug-in for Media Center (and Vista Media Center!): "Big Screen Photos - Yahoo! Flickr Plug-in | Big Screen Photos is an XBAP (XAML Browser Application) for Windows XP and Windows Vista Media Center (Beta 2) which allows you to explore Yahoo flickr from your living room couch - and via your Xbox 360 Extender.
flickr Functionality
Browse and View Photo’s directly from flickr online in the thumbnail viewer (no need to download any pictures) – and view them full screen or as a slideshow.
Access your own flickr account – and browse and view public/private photos from you and your contacts. (Multiple accounts are supported).
Browse and Search Groups, Photosets, “Interestingness”, Recent Photos, Taglists, Contacts and more. (Virtual Onscreen Keyboard provided).
Access Detailed User and Photo Information and drill down on metadata.
User Consent Tool - provides an easy to use tool for adding and granting 'Consent' for accessing your flickr user accounts."

TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Get Voicemail In Your Email Inbox: GotVoice

TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Get Voicemail In Your Email Inbox: GotVoice: "It doesn’t have a fancy design or well throught through navigation. I can’t find a single use of Ajax or javascript on the site (although there is some use of Flash). And that’s ok, because GotVoice does something I love - it converts voicemails from my home and cell phone into MP3s and sends them to me by email."

Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » Beta testers

Matt Goyer’s Media Center Blog » Beta testers: "Want to beta test our latest and greatest stuff? If you’re into MCX you can sign up to be a XBox Media Center Extender tester. Or if you’re in the Seattle area we’re having a Windows Vista install fair June 10th at the Redmond campus. Bring your PC and we’ll install Vista on it. If you’re interested email me and I’ll forward you an email with more details. "

Chris Lanier's Blog : What's New In Media Center on Windows Vista?

Chris Lanier's Blog : What's New In Media Center on Windows Vista?

Ed Bott’s Media Central » A close-up look at Vista Media Center

Ed Bott’s Media Central » A close-up look at Vista Media Center: "Over at ZDNet, I’ve just published a detailed first look at Windows Vista’s new Media Center. You can read the article here or skip straight to the image gallery.
Overall, I’m pretty impressed with Vista’s Media Center. My main misgiving is the appearance of the dreaded “Restricted Content” error message, which occasionally plagues Media Center Edition 2005. A bug in Beta 2 means you’ll see the blue screen of DRM if you connect your Vista PC to a digital monitor with a DVI cable and then try to watch a copy-protected premium cable or satellite channel."

The F-Stop Blues: New Recorded TV Look and Feel in Media Center Vista

The F-Stop Blues: New Recorded TV Look and Feel in Media Center Vista: "In the latest Windows Vista beta release it looks like they are going to add thumbnail views to your Recorded TV! (via The Green Button) I was hoping that this would be added – I hate having to look at a list of recorded TV shows. I have seen screenshots of MythTV with this functionality and I think it will be pretty slick."