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iTunes TV subscriptions: Sure, it could happen - and probably will

Timely My wife and I are currently getting ready to ditch cable because of the price and get our programming from the internet. We like HULU because there are a lot of programs and movies that are free, but with short commercials which are tolerable. This along with other...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple iTunes, Boxee, Plex, TV, Internet, cable, Mini

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Boxee 0.9.14.6992 (Mac)

On a laptop or connected to an HDTV, boxee gives you a true entertainment experience to enjoy your movies, TV shows, music and photos, as well as streaming content from services like Netflix, MTV, Pandora and flickr.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Boxee, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-07-31

Boxee launches on Windows; new apps from CurrentTV, Digg, MLB.tv

tweetmeme_url ='http://blogs.zdnet.com/weblife/?p=716'; tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_source = 'mager'; Boxee, the on-demand streaming video platform for the desktop, has launched on Windows, along with apps and content from plenty of...

Tags: Digg, Video, Boxee, Tumblr, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Web Site Development, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Boxee for Windows Alpha

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Tags: Operating systems, Windows Alpha, Boxee, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-12

Boxee for Windows debuts, sort of

Boxee for Windows debuts, sort ofwindowsIf I had to guess why Windows support is last I'd say OpenGL. On Mac and Linux OpenGL is a first class citizen. On Windows its kept locked in the coat closet if it works at all; doubly so on Vista. (At...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Boxee, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

Apple TV 2.3.1 update breaks Boxee (Updated 2x)

Apple TV 2.3.1 update breaks Boxee (Updated 2x)Because they like control of purpose built boxesNext patch, skip hosts for name resolution for update process.I don't know how close Apple TV is to normal OS X, but couldn't you just use launchd to disable the auto update service?Why do blog authors...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Boxee, Apple TV, Apple TV 2.3.1, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

The Web video showdown: Content providers, cable companies and the users stuck in the middle

There's a looming showdown over Web video as content providers wrestle with the future as the television business model that has paid the bills for years becomes strained.  In the last day or so, Hulu has been on a tear as it rips down its content from...

Tags: Comcast Corp., Cable Company, Internet Video, Video, Television Business Model, Hulu, Boxee, Cable, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-19

Hulu's fantastic suicide

Hulu announced today that they're pulling the plug on support for Boxee effective this Friday. Boxee is a free, cross-platform media center application with social networking features. The legendary Boxee hack for the AppleTV turned Apple's "hobby" into a compelling media center. In a blog post Hulu...

Tags: Media Center PC, Hulu, Boxee, Media Center PCs, Internet, Social Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-02-18

Boxee Remote 1.0 (Mobile)

The boxee remote application connects to boxee over WiFi and has two modes: Gesture Mode and Buttons Mode. When in Gesture Mode hold your thumb down and drag the boxee logo around to move up/down/right/left. drag it to the edge on the screen and hold it there to navigate long...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, Boxee, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-02-10

2009 the year content is unlocked

Convergence is here, whether we like it or not. Hollywood is going to try and deal with it the best it can, forcing commercials but embracing the Web, while keeping its lobbyists well fed so it can shake down consumers wherever they can. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Hollywood, Boxee, Copyright War, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Additional Resources

Apple TV update looks good but doesn't offer much more

I second your thoughts, Sam.The updates were nice, but hardly worth it from the functional standpoint. Yes, Netflix would be nice, although iTunes provides most, if not all, of what Netflix would, doesn't it?One thing Tim Cook mentioned during the most recent earnings call was that Apple was going to...

Tags: INTERNET, Apple TV, Internet radio, Apple Inc., TV, NetFlix Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

News to know: Yahoo, Windows 7, Palm, AMD, Blackberry Tour, Netbook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google Yahoo: Showtime for shareholders this morning ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-06-26

How-to: Install boxee and XBMC on the Apple TV

How-to: Install boxee and XBMC on the Apple TVOr Spend the extra money on a Mac MiniThat's what I did and I love it. I went Plex though as it seems a little more mature and is VERY girlfriend friendly.I think Boxee is the future but it is not...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, XBMC, Plex, How-To, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TV

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

How-to: Install boxee and XBMC on the Apple TV

If you have an Apple TV and you're tired of transcoding your media to H.264 you owe it to yourself to check out boxee and XBMC. They take the Apple TV to the next level allowing it to play video in AVI, DivX, XVID formats and even stream content from...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple TV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-25

With drop.io, real-time collaboration in the cloud

Is cloud computing a load of bull or the real deal? For drop.io founder and CEO Sam Lessin, it's everything...literally. Without it, his company and its eponymous service -- which allows two-click sharing of anything with anyone, privately -- might not exist. I spoke...

Tags: Cloud, XMPP, ZD, SL, Drop.io, Groupware, Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-25

News to know: Vizio; Apple-Psystar; Buffett; Facebook status; Palm Pre; AT&T

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sean Portnoy: Vizio spills the beans on its Internet TV plans Sam Diaz: Court allows Apple-Psystar case to resume...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Facebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., AT&T Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-06-25

From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?

From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Alternative media centersCan free alternatives for media centers like XMBC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBMC) or Boxee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee) serve the purpose on the lower Windows 7 versions lacking Windows Media Center?RE: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Seriously, a comprehensive...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Edition, Starter, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-in

Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-init already existsWindows Home Server?Apple will charge...One dollar less than "crazy expensive". That's the magic of Steve Jobs.Smart Home technologyAbout 20 years ago I worked with a company that installed custom control systems for edifices that controlled lighting,...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Linux, Construction, Bluetooth, TVs, PRODUCTIVITY, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Scott Adams, Apple TV, digital-rights management, home server, HVAC, TV

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

News to know: Google Voice; Dumbphones; Rigged podcasts; Boxee

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Rigged podcasts can leak your iTunes username/password Sam Diaz: Google upgrades Grand Central, launches Google Voice Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft given...

Tags: Google Inc., Podcast, Apple iPod, Mobile, Voice, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Boxee for Windows Alpha

Boxee, the popular multimedia center application for Apple TV, Mac OS X and Linux now has released an Alpha for Windows. Currently, you need to receive an invite in order to test it, but the application shows a great deal of promise and should garner a much larger audience once...

Tags: Video, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Software, Marketing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-11