A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs:
Your Personal Photos, Music, and Video on TV
Where should the processing occur to encode personal content for TV viewing? In the Verizon set-up, the processing takes place in a PC, and then content is transferred via MoCA. But it’s also possible to have the processing take place in a set-top.
Comcast Mobile App + TV Everywhere
Today you can only access TV listings and program details on the mobile Guide, and movie trailers from the On Demand link. With Comcast’s On Demand Online initiative underway, however, I have to assume the app is built to evolve.
Motorola MPEG-4 Set-Tops in the Wild
An online forum thread on the Broadband Reports site confirms that Motorola DCX set-tops are now officially live in the field. I’ve heard rumblings about deployments since CES in January, but this is the first proof I’ve seen of the MPEG-4 set-tops making their way into consumer homes.
Prevent iTunes from Launching the Picture Sync Wizard
Each time I connect my iPhone to PC, iTunes automatically starts the Windows ‘Import Pictures and Videos’ wizard, regardless of whether or not there were any new pictures on my iPhone to import. This was a daily frustration.
The Green Button Forums Gets a Makeover
The official Windows Media Center forums website, Green Button, received a long overdue makeover. It’s been WMC users go-to place for a long time and was recently purchased by Microsoft.
