Entertainment

The Boxee Remote Now Works For Your Home Computer

For those of you who like Boxee but couldn’t be bothered getting the Box for your home theatre setup, D-Link is now offering you the remote that came with it for your Mac or PC. Just to show they care.


July 1, 2011
Entertainment

So Here’s The Next Roku

The FCC’s ruined the surprise for the Roku 2, and now beta tester photos are landing. Super! The Roku 2 looks a lot like every other Roku – and isn’t much of a change inside. But it’ll play Angry Birds!


May 4, 2011
Entertainment

American Airlines To Offer In-Flight Streaming To Your Device

Indulging in in-flight entertainment on American Airlines is going to get much easier – you’ll never have to stare at a stupid little screen on the the back of the head rest of the passenger in front of you ever again.


May 3, 2011
Computing

How To Turn Your Computer Into The Ultimate Remote Access Media Server

If you’re out of the house a lot but still want access to files on your home computer, one of the best ways to solve that problem involves setting up your computer as a remotely accessible home media server. Here’s a look at how to not only access your files (and control your computer) remotely, but also share files with others, stream music and video, access your photo library, and a whole lot more.


April 6, 2011
Entertainment

Streaming Porn Viewers Have No Taste Whatsoever

Gizmodo AU

We honestly figured that Paris Hilton had about as much relevance to the modern world as a copy of a 1935 train timetable. But apparently wrist-happy raincoaters everywhere still think that Hilton’s amateur-night-vision-extravaganza One Night In Paris represents the last word in celebrity porn.


April 5, 2011
Gaming

GameStop’s Plan To Stream Games To Tablets Sounds Interesting

GameStop has been buying up companies recently in order to diversify its business. Basing most of its growth on used games has caused the actual gaming industry to dislike dealing the company, and internet delivery systems like Steam is bypassing retail altogether. So what do they do? Stream games to tablets.


April 1, 2011
Software

MLB.TV Gives Free iOS Live Game Streaming For A Month

MLB.TV is a wonderful service that streams virtually ever Major League Baseball game to your device of choice. The only downside? It’s a hundred bucks, which sounds like a lot – and is if you don’t actually watch as much baseball as you tell yourself you’re going to.


March 30, 2011
Entertainment

How You Can Stream 1080p Over AirPlay After All

Apple’s AirPlay is terrific in so many ways – streaming everything everywhere! – but it’s hard to get over the fact that it maxes out at 720p video streaming. Unless! Unless you’re Eric Govoruhk and Kelly McAteer, and you’ve found a way to use a wireless HDMI transmitter and a USB battery pack to bump AirPlay up to 1080p sweetness.


March 9, 2011
Entertainment

Is Microsoft Getting Closer To Killing The Zune Brand?

As much as I hate to say it, the Zune is more or less dead. It’s been a year and a half since we’ve seen a redesign, and though Zune hardware has always been quality, Microsoft seems to have refocused their handheld efforts behind WP7 (with rumours of an Xbox-branded device).


Software

StreamToMe Now Live Converts And Streams Media Between Macs

Back in November when the Mac App Store was announced, an OS X version of Air Video and Stream To Me was at the top of our list. Stream To Me came through and now you can stream audio and video between your Macs, wherever they are, with live conversion.