Benq Ditches Microsoft's Media Center

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Microsoft's Portable Media Center

Microsoft's Portable Media Center 10/29/2003 03:28 AM
Microsoft plans to launch software for a new portable media device next year. The device will allow users to listen to music and watch movies on the road. Microsoft hopes the software, called "Portable Media Center," will be an answer to Apple's iPod music device, which is currently the best selling digital music device on the market. The Portable Media Center will be manufactured by Creative, Sanyo and Samsung, and will be on store shelves for the second half of 2004.

Microsoft's Media2Go becomes Portable
Media Center

Microsoft's Media2Go becomes Portable
Media Center 10/29/2003 01:14 AM
Media2Go, Microsoft's new operating system for personal video players, isn't called Media2Go anymore. From now on the software will be known as Portable Media Center. Now we know it's tough to let go of the old name that we had all gotten so attached to, but if it's any consolation, the first Portable Media Centers should start appearing from ViewSonic, Creative, iRiver, Samsung, and Sanyo sometime in the second half of next year. Read [Via eHomeUpgrade]...

Microsoft's iPod-Killer: Portable Media
Center?

Microsoft's iPod-Killer: Portable Media
Center? 01/06/2004 10:31 AM

VBox Announces Support for Microsoft's
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004

VBox Announces Support for Microsoft's
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 04/19/2004 11:03 AM
VBox Communications, a private company partially held by Optibase (Nasdaq:OBAS), a leading provider of digital broadcast receivers, today announced support for PCs running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 in its latest generation of Digital TV ATSC cards, DTA-150 and DTA-151. DTA150 and DTA151 for use with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004. VBox DTA150 and DTA151 cards when operated with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 enable the users to watch and record Digital High Definition television using the PC. Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 is available pre-installed on Media Center PCs and delivers advanced computing, plus easy-to-use integrated digital entertainment including live and recorded television, movies, music, photos and radio. The customer's digital media is all in one place, accessible on either a PC monitor or television display, using a single remote control.

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House 01/08/2004 07:35 PM
This evening during his keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled Windows® Media Center Extender Technology. The software will power a new generation of products that will extend the Media Center Edition PC experience allowing consumers to access their favorite digital entertainment, such as live and recorded television, photos, movies, and music that reside on their Windows XP Media Center Edition PC, from any room in the home -- regardless of where the PC is located. Media Center Extender Technology will not only provide access to rich content and services, but will enable devices throughout the home to utilize the full processing and storage capabilities of the PC creating new opportunities for services and providing unprecedented choice and access to content for consumers

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
Premio Computer, Inc. today announced the Premio Media Center PC. Preinstalled with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, the Premio Media Center is a versatile, comprehensive solution for media and home entertainment applications [PRWEB Dec 15, 2004]

Windows Media Center Extender and
Portable Media Center Fact Sheets (PDF)

Windows Media Center Extender and
Portable Media Center Fact Sheets (PDF) 01/08/2004 07:34 PM

• Windows Media Center Extender (1.8 MB)
• Introducing Portable Media Centers (569 KB)

NewsGator Media Center Edition Featured
in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
"Online Spotlight"

NewsGator Media Center Edition Featured
in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
"Online Spotlight" 06/04/2004 12:40 PM

NewsGator Offering in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Enables Users to Read Selected Content, or Watch On-Demand Video Content

DENVER, CO - June 4, 2004 - Today, NewsGator Technologies announced that the recently launched NewsGator Media Edition is featured in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004's "Online Spotlight," an online guide created specifically for Media Center Edition PC customers that offers a central location for them to find the latest third-party services and software, such as music, movie trailers, news updates and even Karaoke.

NewsGator provides a mechanism for Media Center PC users to easily find NewsGator software and services online, without having to separately download anything from the NewsGator web site. Both text and multimedia content is supported, and information that has not already been viewed on another device can be displayed by synchronizing user subscriptions with NewsGator Online Services.

"We're excited to be included in Online Spotlight - this will dramatically increase our visibility to the many thousands of Media Center PC users," said Greg Reinacker, President & Founder of NewsGator Technologies.

NewsGator Media Center Edition is included as part of NewsGator Online Services. NewsGator Online Services includes three other content reader editions, which allow users to read content they have subscribed to from any web browser (with Web Edition), any email client (with POP Edition), and from a mobile wireless device (with Mobile Edition), which is a powerful feature for road warriors who use mobile devices to access information while on the road. The service also provides exclusive, subscriber-only content to its subscribers, as well as the ability to search for content that matches a specific keyword or URL, and return that content in a feed. NewsGator Online Services pricing starts at $5.95/month per user.

"Media Center PCs allow consumers to have faster and more efficient access to all of their favorite digital content when, where, and how they want," said Brad Brooks, Director of Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "With the NewsGator Media Center Edition, NewsGator Technologies is delivering a complementary and innovative service that will let Media Center Edition PC users easily access their customized choice of news services."

More about NewsGator Media Center Edition

This is the latest step in the "any time, any place, any device" strategy that distinguishes the NewsGator product line. NewsGator Online Services allows users to read one set of content from any device, without duplication. The combined power of NewsGator Media Center Edition and Online Services offers customers a productive and fun way to access their personalized subscriptions and information from any device, whenever they need it.

In the Charts: Media Center 2005 PCs
Take Center Stage Among Desktops

In the Charts: Media Center 2005 PCs
Take Center Stage Among Desktops 12/29/2004 11:54 AM
This month's Top 15 Desktop PCs chart highlights two trends: the emergence of powerful new gaming systems that have sophisticated style, and the rapidly growing selection of Media Center PCs, which expand PC-based home entertainment beyond gaming. Examples of the former are two new Athlon-fueled machines that sit atop the power section of our chart: Alienware's Aurora 64 FX-55 and ABS's Ultimate M5-64. Both of these systems are visually appealing without shouting "I'm just for games." Not only are they the two fastest systems on the chart, but they also produced outstanding sound with their high-end Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 cards and their 5.1-channel Logitech speakers (the X-530 and the Z-680, respectively).

Microsoft puts the "center" in Media
Center

Microsoft puts the "center" in Media
Center 01/08/2004 07:06 PM
A new line of linked Media Center devices promise to cost quite a bit of money.

Creative's Zen Portable Media Center
with Windows Media Player 10

Creative's Zen Portable Media Center
with Windows Media Player 10 09/01/2004 08:55 PM
Review: Microsoft readies its next Windows Media Player as hardware makers start to ship portable video players. We look at the Creative Zen Portable Media Center as a prime early example. In wooing content producers, has Microsoft imposed too many shackles on users?

Kerry’s Partisan Partners in Smearing
Bush -- 02/17/2004 - Media Research
Center - Media Reality Check

Kerry’s Partisan Partners in Smearing
Bush -- 02/17/2004 - Media Research
Center - Media Reality Check 02/18/2004 05:11 AM
Kerry’s Partisan Partners In Smearing Bush -- ABC, CBS and NBC Give Bush “AWOL” Charge Double The 1992 Coverage Of Clinton’s Draft Dodging .. reports

mrc.org/realitycheck/2004/fax20040217.asp
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Promixis LLC, Releases NetRemote 1.1
Featuring MediaBridge 2.0, Expanding
Wireless Control of Users' Digital Music
Collection to Windows Media Player,
iTunes, Winamp and J. River Media Center

Promixis LLC, Releases NetRemote 1.1
Featuring MediaBridge 2.0, Expanding
Wireless Control of Users' Digital Music
Collection to Windows Media Player,
iTunes, Winamp and J. River Media Center 06/17/2005 03:26 PM
Promixis LLC today announced the immediate availability of NetRemote 1.1 featuring Media Bridge 2.0 at its website: http://www.promixis.com. NetRemote allows users to wirelessly view and control playback of their digital media using Windows Media Player, iTunes, J. River Media Center and Winamp. NetRemote runs on Windows and Pocket PCs. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2005]

Microsoft's Product Feedback Center

Microsoft's Product Feedback Center 07/01/2004 10:49 AM

MSDN Product Feedback Home: This is an interesting development over at Microsoft:

By submitting suggestions and reporting bugs on the latest builds of Visual Studio 2005 and other technologies, you're talking directly to Microsoft development teams. You can collaborate with Microsoft developers, MVPs, and beta testers to identify problems and workarounds, and then track feedback online. You also get notifications of changes and fixes.

Found via this site, which said this:

It’s interesting not only because Microsoft is brave enough to host a website that lists only bad things about their software (imagine what ammunition it’ll be for a ms-haters, ultimate proof that ms software is full of bugs).

Looking through comments on those bugs, Microsoft is really reading bug reports, tries to repro them and fix them.

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Microsoft's Security Guidance Center

Microsoft's Security Guidance Center 02/19/2004 08:43 AM

Media Made Easy Announces the
Availability of the Media Made Easy
Media Center PC

Media Made Easy Announces the
Availability of the Media Made Easy
Media Center PC 03/24/2005 08:30 PM
Media Center PC World Mar 25 2005 12:48AM GMT

A day in the life of Microsoft's
Security Response Center

A day in the life of Microsoft's
Security Response Center 06/07/2004 07:23 AM

Microsoft's Test Center Answers
Enterprise Questions

Microsoft's Test Center Answers
Enterprise Questions 04/12/2004 12:54 AM
A practical symbol of Microsoft Corp.'s commitment to enterprise customers is its Enterprise Engineering Center on the company's Redmond campus. The program lets it catch some software bugs before they're burned into the shipping product.

Microsoft's call-center business in
India gets an American accent

Microsoft's call-center business in
India gets an American accent 08/16/2004 11:37 PM
Indians working at Microsoft's new call center in Bangalore may sound a bit like they're from Seattle. For the past year, the center's 350 employees have been taught to speak more like Americans by Seattleite Andrea Koehler, a former University of Washington language instructor, who is part of Microsoft's training team.

Media Center v9.1.290

Media Center v9.1.290 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Media Center is an all-in-one player and organizer for digital music, video and Internet radio. It features digital camera images, TV recording, a new full-screen interface, and it also represents a significant advance as a music tool (in-line tagging, album cover art, and more). [Shareware $39.95 14.1 MB]

XP Media Center + RSS

XP Media Center + RSS 04/09/2004 04:11 PM

What is Windows XP Media Center? Apparently it's a TiVO-like box, that runs Windows XP apps, that you can access over your LAN, without hacking. In other words, it's a software platform. We should be able to create some monster apps for this thing. If all this is true, it's one of the most under-promoted products in history. [Scripting News]

Don't worry Dave.  Microsoft is still ironing out the wrinkles in this premature spec.  It's not really a 1.0 yet.

But it will be.  There rae no services, apps or content for this platform - yet.  But there will be.

I pictched some Microsoft people to demo thsi system with RSS. Let's see if that happens.

New Media Center PCs from HP

New Media Center PCs from HP 02/10/2004 02:41 AM
HP has updated its line of Media Center PCs:Three retail models will be available -- the m490n, m480n and m470n. Customizable models will be available...

AMD Media Center PCs?

AMD Media Center PCs? 05/28/2004 04:57 PM
AMD Zone May 28 2004 9:22PM GMT

Alienware DHS-300 Media Center PC

Alienware DHS-300 Media Center PC 05/17/2004 07:40 AM
Although the good news of this little black slab of media center was spoken last week, it kept getting pushed back with all the E3 hoohah, but it definitely merits a mention. The DHS-300 is Alienware's update of their EPC line, tossing away the Shuttle XPC case for this sleek...

New Media Center PCs from HP Coming Soon

New Media Center PCs from HP Coming Soon 03/25/2005 01:20 AM
Digital Media Thoughts Mar 25 2005 5:21AM GMT

The Mac Media Center Project

The Mac Media Center Project 02/01/2005 09:57 PM
A new project plans to develop a free Media Center application for the Apple Macintosh, bringing togther the power and intuitiveness of the Macs' built in applications under a simple interface, for...

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Media Center Devices

Media Center Devices 01/08/2004 07:38 PM
With a Media Center PC in your home, you can enjoy your digital entertainment when and how you want, through an easy-to-use remote control interface. If you’ve set up a Media Center PC in your den, imagine that you could also access it to pause live TV while relaxing in your living room, listen to one of your Media Center playlists in the kitchen while you’re fixing dinner, or enjoy digital photos of your family while you’re away on a business trip.

HP New Media Center and Desktop PCs

HP New Media Center and Desktop PCs 03/29/2005 05:42 PM

HP's new Media Center PC has more than a passing resemblance to the Mac mini, which might be on purpose, considering the new units include optional box-top docking stations for the iPod (much like the Mac mini was rumored to have had in development). Whether you see it or not, the silver and white is a welcome deviation from standard PC fare, although HP's Media Center PCs in particular have been mightly nice looking of late.

The new case design will be featured on both the Media Center PCs as well as the new desktop vanilla versions. The entry-level model is above, and the Media Center version is after the jump. (Thanks, Matt!)

Umm… OK… Go HP? [MacMiniGear]

Who Needs A DVD When You Have A
Microsoft Media Center?

Who Needs A DVD When You Have A
Microsoft Media Center? 07/14/2004 05:22 AM
Well, I'm sure some folks will make a bigger deal out of this than necessary, but Bill Gates is now claiming that the DVD has no future. He believes in 10 years it will be completely obsolete. As he says, it makes no sense for people to be carrying around portable media that can get scratched, lost or broken. While the Inquirer then knocks Gates by pointing out he once predicted the internet had no future either, this prediction really isn't that ridiculous. As overall storage and broadband connections grow, it may become pointless to ever carry around a DVD. Some might say the process has already started (though, with questionable legality in some circles). Of course, what isn't mentioned is that Gates hopes that what used to be your DVD collection will, instead, reside on a Microsoft powered "Media Center" that you can access from anywhere.

Alienware Media Center

Alienware Media Center 08/02/2004 01:29 PM

Alienware is innovating again, this time with an all-in-one, wall-mountable 30-inch TFT/LCD widescreen TV with an integrated Windows Media Center PC inside. Al ienware DHD systems, which are based on Hy-Tek's TekPanel 300 enclosure, will feature “Intel Pentium 4 processors up to 3.4 GHz and the Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 operating system. ATI Radeon graphics, configurable up to X800 XT Platinum Edition with 256MB DDR3 video RAM, and optical drives up to 12x DVD±R/RW, provide an unparalleled cinematic experience. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound completes the package with superior audio quality.”

We not sure how popular this type of TV/PC combo device will be, but “Microsoft is excited about the introduction of Alienware DHD systems,” said Brad Brooks, Director of Marketing for the Windows XP Consumer Product Line at Microsoft Corp. “The integration of Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 within a self-contained, multi-functional LCD panel is a great example of the innovative designs that consumers are demanding that change the way they can experience digital media in the home.”

At first glance, this TV/PC concept may seem very appealing, but will consumers be ready to spend $6,500 - 8,000 on a flat panel TV that will have an outdated computer components inside it in the next two to three years?

News Link: Staff, “Alienware Launches DHC Media Center PCs,” Designtechnica, July 29, 2004.

[ehomeupgrade]

Media Center to hit another five
countries

Media Center to hit another five
countries 05/10/2004 04:23 AM
ZDNet UK May 10 2004 8:43AM GMT

A New Gateway Media Center PC

A New Gateway Media Center PC 04/08/2005 04:55 AM
PC Magazine Apr 8 2005 8:23AM GMT

HP Brightens New Media Center PCs

HP Brightens New Media Center PCs 03/31/2005 02:28 PM
PC World Online Mar 31 2005 6:36PM GMT

Windows Media Center Not Going Away

Windows Media Center Not Going Away 01/07/2004 06:04 PM
The Register is claiming that Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows XP Media Center Edition. They are wrong. If anything, Media Center is becoming more key, as Neowin says.

The Moka Media Center PC

The Moka Media Center PC 11/03/2003 02:30 PM
New media-centric PC from Moka that bears a strong resemblance to Sony's line of Vaio W desktops, and has a 17-inch display, 5.1-channel digital surround sound outputs, a TV tuner, a DVD drive, an FM radio, and comes with a remote control. Now this might get confusing, but please just stay with us on this: the Moka Media Center PC doesn't run Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system, but it does have one useful feature that none of the official Media Centers PCs have -- you can watch DVDs or TV or listen to CDs or the radio on it without actually having to boot it up first. Read [Thanks, Greg]...

HOW-TO: Using a Media Center PC through
your Xbox

HOW-TO: Using a Media Center PC through
your Xbox 12/28/2004 03:41 PM
Engadget Dec 28 2004 7:49PM GMT

More on the Portable Media Center

More on the Portable Media Center 09/04/2004 03:13 AM

Ever expanding media center PCs

Ever expanding media center PCs 06/30/2004 02:55 AM
HP has jumped into the Media Center PC market with both feet. Introducing the up and coming HP m1000 series Media Center. With the m1000, you will be able to listen to music, watch and record your favorite programs, watch movies all with the gentle touch of your remote. The m1000 come with a 160GB hard drive that can be easily removed from the front section of the computer for easy transfers.

Amitech Media Center PC

Amitech Media Center PC 08/09/2004 09:46 AM

There's nothing rotten about this Danish-born Amitech media center, a small form factor PC with a built-in FM radio and TV tuner that can record both television shows, radio, and CDs. And while the specs look pretty good, with a 3-gigahertz Pentium 4 in the nougaty center, the best part is the price: the Amitech Media Center should retail for under $1,000 USD.

My Danish is a little bit cheesed, but I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the unit, while running Windows XP, does not run Windows Media Center. If any of you can parse the Danes' internetstik I'd be happy to take corrections. (Thanks, Jakub!)

Read - Dansk computer med video og musikanlćg [ComonDK]
Read - Product Page [AmitechDK]

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