This is exactly the sort of thing we hoped would happen when Google announced GoogleTV: according to The Candler Blog, Boxee, beloved makers of home theatre PC software, is working on an Android app.
According to All Things Digital, that $US10-a-month Hulu Plus subscription service won’t quite make it out the doors in time for the rumoured May 24 launch date. Considering Hulu still hasn’t confirmed that a subscription service is on the cards, it’s not entirely surprising we won’t be seeing anything next Monday. [All Things D]
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If there’s anything that could make me forget the general dorkiness of Comcast’s “Xfinity” rebranding, it’s this incredibly awesome demo of a prototype web app for controlling Xfinity cable and On Demand. Guys, release this and we’ll call it even.
Kaleidescape, the networked home movie server that Bruce Wayne would totally use if he had any time to watch movies, has tweaked its UI and added Blu-ray support with the M500 and M300 players. But there’s a catch.
Warner Bros has an interesting program that they’ve recently expanded a bit – mail in an old DVD movie along with $US5 to swap it for the newer, Blu-ray version. After mulling it over, I think I like the idea.
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Roku’s offering a sneak peak of their upcoming Netflix channel redesign, which makes couch potato-browsing even more immersive. Better yet: users will be able to search the Netflix streaming collection and add items directly to their instant queue.
Google’s TV ambitions scrambled into view last month, when the NYT outlined the company’s plans in broad strokes. Today, we learn a little more: Google – with Sony – is making an announcement next month, around a version of Android called Dragonpoint.
Avatar! It’s basically a big, blue, 3D, money-printing machine. The previous record for Blu-ray sales was held by The Dark Knight, but Avatar has come along and doubled it.
