NEWS /
Orb Networks Looking to Eclipse Apple TV
24 Mar, 2007, 1:53 pm IST | by
Sharon Khare
|
|
Orb Networks is making it easy for those with gaming consoles to get TV access to all of the digital entertainment on the home PC, using the console as the bridge. The company touting the service as a substitute to Apple TV saying, "The 17 million households with gaming consoles have no need to purchase Apple TV". "Because it's Apple, Apple TV will get a lot of buzz. But, let's look at the scorecard. Just one day after Apple announces Apple TV and Orb announces digital media support for all game consoles, Apple boasts zero users vs. Orb with 17 million users who can enjoy their media on TV. By the end of year—even in a wildly successful scenario—Apple will have 1 million vs. Orb's 25 million users who can enjoy their media on TV," said Joe Costello, chairman and CEO of Orb Networks. "And, this small community of Apple TV users will be paying $299 for a special purpose proprietary piece of hardware, while the rest of us get more media freedom for free. Bottom line, Orb is Apple TV for the rest of us." Orb works simply. Users have to first Download load Orb at www.orb.com (Version v2.00.0856 or higher) onto their Windows PC at home. Wii and PS3 owners then need to turn on the TV that is connected to their game console and open the Web browser. Using the game console remote control or controller, they can then log onto their Orb account mycast.orb.com. XBox 360 owners are required to go to the media tab and select the media type (video, photos, or music) they want to play on their TV. They then have to click "computer" from the list of options, and will see a list of the computers running Orb on their LAN. They have to then select one and then pick from the available video, photos, or music. Orb MyCasting lets users enjoy all of the digital entertainment stored on the home PC for viewing on any device with a streaming media player and Internet connection—such as other PCs, laptops, PDAs, mobile phones with streaming players, and now game consoles including Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3. Orb lets users build and organize their own "channels" for music, photos, video, TV, and documents stored on their home computer, as well as online videos from the growing source of Internet TV and content sites. Clicke here for more info. |
Tags: Apple
Mixx
Facebook
Twitter
Digg
delicious
reddit
MySpace
StumbleUpon
LinkedIn
SMART notebook app for iPad brings personalized learning to students
SMART Technologies Inc., provider of collaboration solutions have announced the upcoming release of the SMART ...
Foxconn CEO reveals Apple iTV plans
Apple, supplier Foxconn to share costs on improving factories
Twitpic launches iOS app, Android users left waiting
Apple HDTV to resemble Cinema Displays; to feature iSight camera, Siri
All you need to know about mobile phone chipsets
Apple's new iPad officially launches in India, prices start at Rs. 30,500
Leaked Images, Availability, Pricing,
Specs, Pre-order
Karbonn officially launches the A9 Android smartphone
14 May, 2012, 06:14 PM IST
Supreme Court website hacked in response to TPB, Vimeo block
17 May, 2012, 04:46 PM IST
Sony Xperia P up for pre-order on Infibeam, launching on 25 May
19 May, 2012, 04:32 PM IST
Samsung Galaxy S III pops up on eBay India for Rs. 44,770
22 May, 2012, 11:19 AM IST
16 May, 2012, 11:57 AM IST
The latest "should they-shouldn't they" event with Facebook is the lift of the minimu...
25 May, 2012, 12:33 PM IST
7.0
Today, we revisit the Dell XPS 15z in a slightly different configuration. The XPS 15z carries with it the same ...
Transcend StoreJet Cloud Drive (32GB)
ZOTAC GTX 670 Amp Edition Review
Top 5 potential Gmail alternatives
Google’s Gmail service is arguably the most advanced and feature-packed...
Five ways to beat the petrol hike
Petrol prices went up by a considerable amount post Wednesday, and this...
By Karan Shah
The Future of Broadband - views from industry leaders
One of the other events that took place at the same venue as the recent...
BlackBerry Curve 9320 announced in India for Rs.15,990
25 May, 2012, 06:23 PM IST
The BlackBerry Curve 9320 is one of the worst kept secrets from Research in Motion in recent times. The handset ...
Reliance Communications announces new 3G data plans
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos GSM announced
Nokia PureLamda running WP 8.0 pops up on WP Bench app
YouTube launches a channel for Human Rights
Microsoft gains ground in patent feud with Motorola over texting
775 views
_011517074205_160x90.jpg "Epson Stylus Photo R3000")
BlackBerry Curve 9320 announced in India...
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos GSM announced
Future iPhone, iPads may offer optical...
Google's official 7-inch tablet...
About Us | Site Profile | Tech2 Team | IBNLive News | IBNLive Hindi News | Cricket News | Indian Stock Market | Policy | T & C
Copyright © 2011, Tech2.com India - A Network 18 India Venture
