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Media Center SideShow Gadgets RC Gets Extender Support

Early this year it was confirmed that the Media Center SideShow gadgets would support control of Extenders. However when the first public beta for the gadgets came out Extender support was missing (along with good SideShow devices). We still really don’t have any good SideShow devices, but Extender...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Fri, Sep 12 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Remotes
Microsoft Launches New Worldwide Platform for Broadcast TV on the PC

Leading tuner and chipset providers announce support for new Microsoft platform. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Sept. 12, 2008 — Today at IBC2008, Microsoft Corp. announced it has delivered in the marketplace Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA), Microsoft’s new worldwide platform...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Fri, Sep 12 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Rights Management, TV Tuners
Microsoft IPTV Press Releases from IBC2008

Microsoft Mediaroom Unveils Next-Generation Advertising Platform for IPTV Services New adjunct offering enables targeted and measurable advertisement insertion for Mediaroom service providers from one complete platform. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Sept. 12, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today unveiled...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Fri, Sep 12 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, IPTV
Short Bits: CableCARD, Media Center Show

Ed Bott has a great post on why CableCARD will never be mainstream . Not only is the process of getting a CableCARD and having it paired a problem, but the lack of troubleshooting information (or rather the need for troubleshooting at all) on the PC side of things means CableCARD is likely to never to...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Sep 11 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Media Center Show, CableCARD
Microsoft and Hauppauge First to Bring Freeview-Certified PC Solution to U.K. Viewers

Windows Media Center meets requirements for Freeview certification to deliver enhanced TV content to the PC. READING, U.K. — Sept. 10, 2008 — Microsoft Corp., working with tuner manufacturer Hauppauge Computer Works Inc., today announced the launch of the first Freeview-certified, PC-based...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Wed, Sep 10 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, TV Tuners
Zune Takes Music Discovery to the Next Level With New Ways to Find and Access Digital Music

Software update will enable Zune users to tag songs and buy music directly from FM radio and download and stream music on the go beginning Sept. 16. REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 8, 2008 — Zune, Microsoft Corp.’s end-to-end music and entertainment service, again revolutionizes how customers...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Mon, Sep 8 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Portable Media
cyberManor Named 2008 Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Contest Winner

With a stunning implementation of Windows Media Center technologies in an eco-friendly Northern California home, cyberManor captures this year’s title. DENVER — Sept. 8, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. announced the winner of the 2008 Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Contest at CEDIA EXPO...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Mon, Sep 8 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Media Center PC's, Home Automation
Inteset's New Pricing Model Provides Dealers Annuity-based Revenue

Hanover MA, Aug 15, 2008, Inteset's new insightful pricing model keeps dealers in the black and gives them an annuity-based revenue stream. AV dealers are looking for new ways to cope with a slumping economy. One recommended method is for installers to offer service contracts to their customers....

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Sep 4 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Media Center PC's
Microsoft Showcases Windows Media Center Momentum at CEDIA EXPO 2008

From distributed HD entertainment to automation and control, Windows Media Center is at the center of an ever-expanding ecosystem within the custom installation channel. DENVER — Sept. 4, 2008 — At CEDIA EXPO 2008, Microsoft Corp. announced expansive growth of the Windows Media Center ecosystem...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Sep 4 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Extenders, Media Center PC's, CableCARD, Home Server
CEDIA Press Releases

I'll be at CEDIA Fri/Sat, if you have press releases please send them to me today with embargo times zones and dates.

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Sep 4 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center
Niveus Media @ CEDIA: Movie Library, 8 CableCARD, 10 Extenders, Home Server

Niveus Movie Library Goes Primetime! Version 1.5 is enriched to offer high-res cover art (including Blu-ray) and support for a wider catalogue of movie sources, such as disc-in-drive… and more! Denver, CO – CEDIA Expo 2008 – September 4-7 – Booth #850 – Designed exclusively...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Sep 4 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Extenders, Media Center PC's, CableCARD, Home Server, Blu-ray, Plug-ins
Xbox 360 Arcade Officially $200

Microsoft has officially dropped the price of all Xbox 360 SKUs. The Arcade is now officially $200, or rather still the best value for an Extender if you can live without additional file format support and live with the fact that it has a fan. Read more here.

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Wed, Sep 3 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Xbox, Extenders
Media Center Integrator Alliance Debuts at CEDIA Expo 2008

Rallying around Media Center technologies, industry giants form an alliance to develop and support best practices in the channel. ( Via CE Pro ) September 3, 2008 -- CEDIA EXPO -- Booth 469B -- The Media Center Integrator Alliance (MCIA) announces its entrance into the custom install channel to drive...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Wed, Sep 3 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media
Microsoft Addresses CableCARD SDV Issue

Today Microsoft made public their intensions to support Switched Digital Video (SDV) within Windows Media Center. While details are limited, Charlie Nilsson, Program Manager for the NetOps TV Team at Microsoft posted on The Green Button about the issue . Charlie says “We [Microsoft] are working...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Wed, Sep 3 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, CableCARD
Embedded Automation Announces Commercial Release of mPanel

Newest Product in the mHome Family Integrates Digital Media and Digital Home Control Surrey, BC – September 2, 2008 Today, Embedded Automation announced commercial availability of mPanel, the newest member of the mHome Product Family. mPanel will be available for pre-order on September 10, 2008...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Tue, Sep 2 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Home Automation, Remotes
VidaBox's vAutomation Platform Tightly Integrates Media Center & Automation Technologies

VidaBox Partners with Charmed Quark Systems to create vAutomation™: Complete Media Management & Automation Solutions for the Mid-to-High-End AV Market Westbury, NY - September 2nd - VidaBox LLC proudly presents its new line of automation and media management packaged solutions called vAutomation™...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Tue, Sep 2 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Home Automation, Remotes, Plug-ins
Short Bits: Life|ware & Niveus at CEDIA

This edition ripped straight from CE Pro …It seems Niveus Media is done with pushing their recently developed Niveus EDGE Extender. The might have been Xbox 360-based Extender (sans gaming) is out and the HP MediaSmart Connect is in . Interesting turn of events for something that must have taken...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Mon, Sep 1 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Extenders, Media Center PC's, CableCARD, Home Automation, Blu-ray, Plug-ins
Windows Vista Connected Experience (Media Center) - Final Exams Results

Hi Friends, In February of this year, I posted here about two BETA exams of Windows Vista focused on the connected experience: Windows Vista Connected Experience: Home Theater for Sales Professional (70-626) and Windows Vista Connected Experience: Home Theater for Technologists (70-625) . These exams...

Posted to Herleson Pontes - IT Professional by herleson on Fri, Aug 29 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Vista, Microsoft, Certification, Beta, MCTS, Windows Home Server, Media Extender, Xbox 360, Media Center
Update: Newegg Does $99 Linksys Extenders (Now $150)

Newegg has jumped on the cheap Linksys Extender bandwagon with $99 DMA2100 Extenders (Via The Green Button ). There is now no doubt that Linksys is looking to drop all of their stock, but the question still remains are they getting out of the market or introducing a new SKU ? Update: Now they are selling...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Thu, Aug 28 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Extenders
Niveus Media Teams Up With ADI To Deliver Media Servers To Custom Electronics Installers

Award-winning Niveus Media Server – Vail Edition integrates technologies to provide a high-performance entertainment experience. Milpitas, CA – August 27, 2008 – Niveus Media is teaming up with ADI to distribute the newest Niveus Media Server – Vail Edition to custom electronics...

Posted to Chris Lanier by chrisl on Wed, Aug 27 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Media Center, Digital Media, Media Center PC's, CableCARD

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