New Microsoft Entertainment Products Continue Transformation of Digital Media

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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

Microsoft Drives a New Category of
Digital Entertainment By Announcing
Availability of the First Portable Media
Centers

Microsoft Drives a New Category of
Digital Entertainment By Announcing
Availability of the First Portable Media
Centers 09/02/2004 12:49 AM
Microsoft Corp. today announced that the first Windows Mobile (TM) -based Portable Media Centers from Creative Labs Inc. will be available to the public tomorrow at Best Buy and Creative.com and in the coming weeks from Amazon.com Inc., CompUSA Inc., Fry's Electronics, Good Guys Inc. and other electronics retailers nationwide. Portable Media Centers from Samsung Electronics and iRiver International will be available later this fall. Microsoft also solidified content sources for Portable Media Centers, with the first online offerings from MLB Advanced Media (MLB.com) and CinemaNow Inc., as well as support from four digital TV tuner card manufacturers and software company SnapStream Media Inc. These announcements give people an increasing range of choices for video content they can watch any time, any place.

Real Digital Media Announces NEOCAST TM
Family of Dynamic Digital Signage and
Narrowcast Network Products

Real Digital Media Announces NEOCAST TM
Family of Dynamic Digital Signage and
Narrowcast Network Products 07/08/2004 03:58 AM
NEOCAST to Serve as the Foundation Brand for Real Digital Media [PRWEB Jul 8, 2004]

Leading Digital Entertainment Companies
Announce Support for Portable Media
Centers at CES 2004

Leading Digital Entertainment Companies
Announce Support for Portable Media
Centers at CES 2004 01/08/2004 07:34 PM
Microsoft Corp. tonight announced at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that leading digital entertainment companies CinemaNow Inc., EMI Music and Napster LLC( will support Windows Mobile (TM) software for Portable Media Centers, indicating that the new class of device will change the way people enjoy movies, recorded television, photos and music. In addition, in his keynote address at CES, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled and demonstrated the first working Portable Media Centers from Creative Labs Inc. (a subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd.).

Top Broadband, Telecom and Entertainment
Execs Head For Vegas To Tout Content
Delivery Via Digital Media Partnerships

Top Broadband, Telecom and Entertainment
Execs Head For Vegas To Tout Content
Delivery Via Digital Media Partnerships 08/12/2004 02:07 AM
The anticipation of large revenue streams flowing from the digital delivery of content is fueling a whole series of innovative partnerships among content and pipeline companies, including leading operators, programmers, studios and distributors. Away from the commotion of large expo events, top executives from major broadband, telecom and entertainment companies are planning to pursue potential deals and development of opportunities at Kagan's Digital Media executive summit in Las Vegas, Sept. 22-23. [PRWEB Aug 12, 2004]

DXG Makes Move to Take Leadership
Position in the Sub $300 Digital Camera
Market by Adding Two New Products to
Family Line -- Company Maintains
Aggressive U.S. Growth as Cameras
Continue to Rise in Popularity Among
Retailers and Consumers

DXG Makes Move to Take Leadership
Position in the Sub $300 Digital Camera
Market by Adding Two New Products to
Family Line -- Company Maintains
Aggressive U.S. Growth as Cameras
Continue to Rise in Popularity Among
Retailers and Consumers 08/31/2004 02:26 AM
DXG USA, an emerging U.S. brand for digital cameras and one of the world’s largest digital camera designers and manufacturers, today announced it continues to grow above first year projections in units shipped as the company’s digital camera product line grows in popularity among retailers and consumers. The latest additions to the DXG product suite include the palm-sized DXG-301V video camera and the DXG-328 ultra slim camera. With a company focus on the sub $300 market category, DXG now has one of the largest lines in entry-level digital cameras with eight product choices below a street price of $200. [PRWEB Aug 31, 2004]

Microsoft Forms New Media/Entertainment
Group

Microsoft Forms New Media/Entertainment
Group 07/20/2004 09:25 AM
Microsoft Corp. on Monday said it has formed a new group that will be responsible for driving the company's strategies for converging home entertainment technologies, personal computing and media. The Media/Entertainment & Technology Convergence Group will focus on the areas of business and market development, technical and intellectual property policy and industry-standards initiatives. Blair Westlake, former chairman of the Universal Television and Networks Group, will head the group.

Microsoft Forms Media/Entertainment Tech
Group

Microsoft Forms Media/Entertainment Tech
Group 07/27/2004 04:47 PM
Billboard.com Jul 27 2004 8:13PM GMT

Bill Gates promises more Microsoft
muscle for entertainment media

Bill Gates promises more Microsoft
muscle for entertainment media 01/06/2005 08:48 AM
Computer Shopper Jan 6 2005 1:12PM GMT

Microsoft Integrates SiS Media I/O
Technologies Into Future Xbox Products

Microsoft Integrates SiS Media I/O
Technologies Into Future Xbox Products 11/04/2003 08:43 AM

Stand-Alone Media Servers and Digital
Media AdaptersJust a Niche in Future
Digital Home

Stand-Alone Media Servers and Digital
Media AdaptersJust a Niche in Future
Digital Home 03/14/2005 04:45 PM
Early digital home media solutions fail to find an early market, but will be reborn in convergence platforms based on well-diffused devices. [PRWEB Mar 1, 2005]

Phone Companies Want to Offer New
Digital TV Services Via Microsoft
Products

Phone Companies Want to Offer New
Digital TV Services Via Microsoft
Products 04/07/2005 10:42 PM
Telephone companies are looking to use software and hardware from Microsoft Corp. to bring new digital television services to consumers. IPTV, or Internet Protocol Television, "basically enables telephone companies now to deliver a digital TV entertainment experience," said Kevin Johnson, group vice president for worldwide sales, marketing and services for Microsoft. Johnson was in Denver on Tuesday, speaking to students at the University of Denver.

Microsoft Announces Leading Broadcast
Companies to Deploy Products and
Services Based on Windows Media 9 Series

Microsoft Announces Leading Broadcast
Companies to Deploy Products and
Services Based on Windows Media 9 Series 04/19/2004 02:59 AM
Rainbow DBS's Satellite Service VOOM, U.S. Digital Television and Akimbo to Support Windows Media 9 Series; Submission of VC-9 to SMPTE Reaches Committee Draft Status

Deal gives Microsoft a leg up on digital
media

Deal gives Microsoft a leg up on digital
media 04/13/2004 12:53 PM
In settling with InterTrust Technologies Corp., Microsoft Corp. could be gaining a big advantage in the growing market for distributing music and videos online -- to the detriment of competitors who now risk getting caught in InterTrust patent squabbles of their own. Microsoft announced Monday it would pay $440 million to InterTrust to settle a 3-year-old patent infringement lawsuit over technology for protecting music, movies and other digital content against piracy.

Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard

Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard 01/03/2005 10:04 AM
TechTree Jan 3 2005 1:49PM GMT

Digital Entertainment Devices, Inc.
Launches ded-eye.com, the Definitive
Source for Information on Digital Music,
Hardware, Software, News and How-to

Digital Entertainment Devices, Inc.
Launches ded-eye.com, the Definitive
Source for Information on Digital Music,
Hardware, Software, News and How-to 04/04/2005 02:18 AM
Digital Entertainment Devices Inc. has the launched the first in a series of business for the growing digital music industry. Ded-eye.com provides both the novice and technically savvy users with a gold mine of information from comprehensive lists of products to basic what is ripping Q&A. Ded-eye.com offers manufacturers, developers and service providers with free product/service listings to build the most complete database online today. [PRWEB Apr 4, 2005]

Microsoft, Disney in digital media deal

Microsoft, Disney in digital media deal 02/10/2004 02:43 AM
Microsoft Corp. and The Walt Disney Co. have signed a deal to improve the quality and security of digital media and the ability to access digital media from different types of devices, the companies said late Sunday.

Microsoft To Release Digital Media
Software for XP

Microsoft To Release Digital Media
Software for XP 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
In an effort to facilitate the PC's move from the office or bedroom to the living room, Microsoft has announced it will release its Plus! Digital Media Edition as an add-on for computers running Windows XP. The software is designed to let home computer users create and store photos, music and movies on a PC.

Microsoft Partners for Digital Media
Push

Microsoft Partners for Digital Media
Push 01/06/2005 02:43 PM
Enterprise Windows I.T. Jan 6 2005 6:33PM GMT

Microsoft Launches New Digital Media
Platform

Microsoft Launches New Digital Media
Platform 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
In one of its most ambitious media technology upgrades so far, Microsoft has unveiled a new version of its digital audio and video platform. The new release, called Corona, includes a new player, streaming server, encoder and software development kit.

Microsoft hopes to set new digital media
standard

Microsoft hopes to set new digital media
standard 12/11/2003 02:27 PM
Mac User Dec 11 2003 1:38PM ET

Microsoft and Disney strike digital
media deal

Microsoft and Disney strike digital
media deal 02/10/2004 02:50 AM
Computer Weekly Feb 9 2004 12:04PM GMT

Microsoft Undercuts Rivals with Digital
Media Pricing

Microsoft Undercuts Rivals with Digital
Media Pricing 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Microsoft has announced plans to license its new digital media streaming software, Windows Media 9 Series, at a cheaper price, for a greater number of devices and across more platforms than competing standards, such as MPEG-4.

Troux Shows ‘IT Transformation Suite’
for Business Transformation

Troux Shows ‘IT Transformation Suite’
for Business Transformation 04/05/2005 02:17 AM
Agencies can support homeland security and regulatory compliance, key initiatives in Enterprise Architecture and Business Process Management [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]

RealNetworks sues Microsoft alleging
monopoly of digital media

RealNetworks sues Microsoft alleging
monopoly of digital media 12/18/2003 06:08 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Dec 18 2003 5:03PM ET

RealNetworks Sues Microsoft, Charging
Monopoly of Digital Media

RealNetworks Sues Microsoft, Charging
Monopoly of Digital Media 12/18/2003 09:45 PM
RealNetworks filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft on Thursday, alleging that its competitor has illegally monopolized the growing field of digital media by requiring every Windows user to take Microsoft's media player, whether they want it or not.

RealNetworks sues Microsoft, alleging
monopoly of digital media

RealNetworks sues Microsoft, alleging
monopoly of digital media 12/20/2003 09:51 AM
Canadian Press Dec 20 2003 9:07AM ET

Real Sues Microsoft For 'Using Windows
To Hurt Digital Media Rivals'

Real Sues Microsoft For 'Using Windows
To Hurt Digital Media Rivals' 12/19/2003 07:38 PM
AVN Online Dec 19 2003 5:45PM ET

Microsoft Announces New Version of
Windows Media Digital Rights Management
Software

Microsoft Announces New Version of
Windows Media Digital Rights Management
Software 05/03/2004 06:51 AM
Microsoft Corp. today unveiled the features of the next version of its Windows Media® Digital Rights Management (DRM) software, and announced early adopters of the platform, including leading online music and movie services, entertainment companies, consumer electronics manufacturers and chip makers. Microsoft's next generation of Windows Media DRM technology will make new scenarios possible, such as protecting, delivering and playing subscription-based or on-demand digital music and video. These scenarios span Windows®-based PCs and devices, including portable audio devices, Portable Media Centers, cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) such as Windows Mobile (TM) -based Pocket PCs and Smartphones, and networked devices connected within the home, including those that connect over a wireless network.

Microsoft Announces Canon's Support Of
Media Transfer Protocol in Digital Still
Cameras

Microsoft Announces Canon's Support Of
Media Transfer Protocol in Digital Still
Cameras 09/22/2004 04:13 PM
Microsoft Corp. today announced that its new Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) will be supported by Canon Inc., a leader in the field of professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon, one of the market leaders in adopting and promoting Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP), now plans to incorporate support for MTP into its future digital camera product offerings. This announcement coincides with next week's 2004 Photokina trade show and signifies a premier industry relationship for Microsoft, introducing one of the most advanced technologies yet for image acquisition to a Windows®-based PC.

Thomson Unveils Services and Products
Spanning Digital Film Making, Digital
Cinema and Internet Protocol TV fo

Thomson Unveils Services and Products
Spanning Digital Film Making, Digital
Cinema and Internet Protocol TV fo 04/14/2005 03:14 PM
Business Wire UK Apr 14 2005 6:27PM GMT

Cloakware Becomes a Security Solution
Provider for Microsoft Windows Media
Digital Rights Management 10

Cloakware Becomes a Security Solution
Provider for Microsoft Windows Media
Digital Rights Management 10 07/19/2004 04:32 PM
CanadaIT.com Jul 19 2004 8:20PM GMT

Ambient Media Inc. Expands Digital Media
Network into New York's Penn Station

Ambient Media Inc. Expands Digital Media
Network into New York's Penn Station 07/12/2004 02:08 AM
Ambient Media Inc., owner and operator of the Ambient Media Network, a digital media network for communicating, branding, marketing and advertising in public and private spaces, today announced it has completed the initial phase of its expansion into select venues in New York's Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station). [PRWEB Jul 12, 2004]

Media chip may take PC out of home
entertainment

Media chip may take PC out of home
entertainment 01/06/2005 02:43 PM
Electric New Paper Jan 6 2005 6:33PM GMT

Real Digital Media Releases Neocast
Media Player XF

Real Digital Media Releases Neocast
Media Player XF 03/22/2005 03:16 PM
Product Represents Company’s Next Generation Digital Signage and Narrowcast Network Media Player Appliance [PRWEB Mar 21, 2005]

HP's digital entertainment hub

HP's digital entertainment hub 01/10/2004 03:24 PM
In all the hubbub about the HP iPod, We almost missed this bit of news:While its new partnership with Apple captured the spotlight, HP also...

HP unveils its iPod, entertainment media
center

HP unveils its iPod, entertainment media
center 08/27/2004 03:50 PM
MIAMI BEACH - Hewlett-Packard (HP) is hot about what it considers a consumer revolution in digital media, and on Friday the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina selected a chic club here in Miami Beach to unveil a raft of consumer electronic devices, including HP's version of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod, and pledge her company's commitment to this market.

How the 'Free' Market Ruins the
Entertainment Media

How the 'Free' Market Ruins the
Entertainment Media 02/07/2005 01:31 AM

There's a fascinating ar ticle in this week's New Yorker by Louis Menand about the history of the US film industry. It describes what's happened to the industry since its #1 year, way back in 1946: 1946 2004 Studio films released 700 200 Number of screens nationwide 19,000 36,000 Average weekly tickets sold, all screens 100 million 24 million Average weekly tickets sold, as % of population 72% 8% Average tickets sold per film 7 million 6 million Average tickets sold per week per screen 5,000 700 So now you know, if you didn't already, that the 'box office records' routinely reported to be broken are all dollar records, and that actual attendance and popularity of films, by any measure, are in a long-term and steep decline. There is no great conspiracy to dumb down the industry, or to turn out less and less product each year, or to make more sequels and re-releases than original scripts, or to hype films so that most people who go at all rush out to see them before the unpaid critics, and actual movie-goers tell them how bad they really are. It's a perfect example of the 'free' market in action, and the excesses it leads to. Today between 25% and 40% of the total attendance at a new release is rung up in its first weekend. And on average 60% of the revenue comes from overseas, because, well, because there are more people and hence more undiscerning moviegoers overseas. And 35% of movie-theatre revenue comes from overpriced concession food. The economics of the industry are now such that, in order to make money, you must have a blockbuster that will bring in hundreds of millions in its first weekend. To do that you need to 'open' on at least 15,000 screens worldwide, you have to pay at least $50 million in advance marketing worldwide, and you absolutely have to feature one or more of the "handful of stars who can open a movie worldwide", and pay each of them $25 to $150 million to do so. The margin of error is small, so you cannot risk a failure, and hence every blockbuster must follow a proven formula, like a comic book. This hyperbolic model would be fine, for those foolish enough to continue to sustain it, if it weren't for the fact that, as Menand puts it: Blockbuster dependence is a disease. It sucks the talent and the resources out of every other part of the industry. A contemporary blockbuster could almost be defined as a movie in which production value (sets, costumes, special effects etc.) is in inverse proportion to content. The talent, knowledge and ingenuity required to make just one of the battle scenes in 'Troy', or one mindless James Bond chase sequence, would drain the resources of many universities. But why doesn't anyone put more than two seconds' thought into the story? The answer to Menand's question, of course, is that they don't have to. Why spend money on a well-crafted story, as director Norman Jewison said when receiving a recent life-time achievement award pleaded the industry to do, when it merely distracts from the 'production values' and needlessly reduces the bottom line? Why write a script at all when you can create a movie which makes hundreds of millions of dollars even though the star speaks only 17 lines in two hours of action (Schwarzenneger in Terminator)? To those that think all this is just envy, Menand tells the cautionary tale of one non-blockbuster that merely attempted to present a good story with a competent ensemble of non-big-name actors, Sideways. This film, #189 of IMDb's top-rated (by audiences) movies of all time, has been a critical smash as well, but it was made for a mere 16 million dollars, excluding marketing costs, and despite all the help from critics, Oscar nominations and viral marketing, has brought in a mere 22 million dollars in ten weeks. That's a fifth of the marketing budget alone for each of the Matrix sequels, which brought in half a billion dollars each. [The picture above is a scene from Sideways]. The 'free' market has basically determined that if you want to make a quality entertainment product you have to do it as a labour of love, and if you want it to be seen you have to be willing to lose a lot of money on it (which means you need to find someone with both taste and money to underwrite it) or else let it wallow in obscurity, unknown to the millions who would appreciate it if only 'the market' would allow it any visibility. In other words, the unrestricted 'free' market in entertainment produces less, of lower-quality (according to both critics and customers). In the process, just like everything else in George Bush's America, innovation is discouraged and a tiny handful of people and corporations get obscenely rich while the rest struggle their whole lives. And this isn't true just in the film industry -- it's true of every aspect of the 'entertainment industry' in America: Television (remember when we got 39 quality episodes a year of a well-written series like M*A*S*H?), music, publishing, 'professional' sports. In each we get less and less product, hyper-marketing, flagrant 'product placement', spin-offs and sequels, a dearth of innovation, and a handful of privileged billionaires working alongside millions of starving peers. Blockbuster dependence, thanks to the unhealthy working of the 'free' market, is making all of these wonderful trades and crafts into manufacturers of overpriced mediocrity. The answer is the same as the solution to any other aspect of the economic, political, social or educational system that has become utterly dysfunctional -- as producers we need to establish our own parallel industries, and as consumers we need to withhold our money from from the blockbuster industry, walk away from it, stop funding it, and instead direct our business to new enterprises that enable, support and sustain entrepreneurship, innovation and craftsmanship. In the entertainment 'industry' that means supporting independent filmmakers, studios, theatres, media, musicians, publishers, and 'amateur' sports leagues. It means helping artists break free of the stranglehold of the blockbuster machine by encouraging them with our consumer dollars, and helping them organize a new, quality-oriented network of production and distribution companies. And it means one more thing, something commonplace (though constantly threatened) in Europe and Canada, but anathema in the US -- encouraging government investment in entrepreneurship. We realized in Canada that, being so close to the US and overwhelmed by the hype of its blockbuster entertainment industry, we simply could not compete for the youth market and for space in the bottom-line-oriented movie theatres and the bottom-line-oriented commercial TV stations' schedules. So we have heavy government investment in our 'cultural industries', despite the outrage of America's NAFTA supporters. The government invests heavily in film and television production, and in supporting the publishing of Canadian musicians and authors. It has quotas on 'Canadian content' in the media. And it has whole networks paid for substantially or completely by the taxpayer, with a charter to provide an avenue for Canadian and quality foreign content. It's not a perfect solution, but the difference between the content quality on Canadian and American television, at least on a per-dollar investment basis, is startling, and a testament to the fact that, as with anything else, a balance between markets and government investment and regulation works better than either an untrammeled 'free' market or a government monopoly. Some of the best US television, like the CSI series, originated with partnerships with Canadian companies that depend on government support, and repay it with extraordinary creativity. It would be nice to believe that indy producers and catalysts like Sundance Institute could compete with the blockbuster industry without substantial government assistance, but the evidence suggests otherwise. The business model is stacked against them. And the US has moved so far right from the days of the New Deal in its conception of the role and value of government that I wouldn't hold my breath for anyone in power to advocate a government role in funding innovation for anything except military applications. We'll have to look elsewhere for working models.

Other News: Apple Digital Entertainment

Other News: Apple Digital Entertainment 09/01/2004 09:58 AM
IDC analyst Roger Kay says Apple Computer should rename itself "Apple Digital Entertainment Inc."
Grok Description matches for New Microsoft Entertainment Products Continue Transformation of Digital Media
GrokA matches for New Microsoft Entertainment Products Continue Transformation of Digital Media

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.

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?

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]

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.

Windows Media Center To Dominate CES

Windows Media Center To Dominate CES 01/07/2004 02:20 PM

Windows XP Media Center Chat

Windows XP Media Center Chat 06/17/2004 02:58 PM

TiVo vs. Windows Media Center Edition

TiVo vs. Windows Media Center Edition 07/07/2004 12:50 PM

Windows XP Media Center Edition Chat

Windows XP Media Center Edition Chat 05/20/2004 01:15 PM

SageTV Takes on Windows Media Center

SageTV Takes on Windows Media Center 12/24/2004 12:37 PM
Review: Before Windows Media Center Edition came Sage TV. The venerable front end to watching TV on your PC has picked up a bunch of new tricks in the past couple of years. We took this media front-end for a test drive and enjoyed most of the ride.

Microsoft Media Center for Windows XP64
unlikely

Microsoft Media Center for Windows XP64
unlikely 07/02/2004 09:36 AM
IT'S LITTLE WONDER that Microsoft Longhorn keeps slipping as the software firm has more than enough on its plate to keep it busy for a year or two. One of those busy little things is 64-bit Windows for X64 and as we've revealed through the course of this week, it has mighty plans for this OS, which will use the same binary for both Intel's EM64T and AMD64.

HAI Home Control for Windows Media
Center

HAI Home Control for Windows Media
Center 08/27/2004 01:47 PM

eHomeUpgrade reports...

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Yup, you read it right… Home Automation, Inc. (HAI) the makers of one of the best home automation control systems, the OmniPro II, will be releasing HAI Home Control For Windows Media Center [PDF file] in September. This package can be installed on any Windows Media Center Edition PC and controlled via the MCE remote. No pricing is available yet, but it will be less than the Weblink II. Feature Overview: HAI OmniPro home control via Windows Media Center Edition: lighting control, security, temperature control, macros, event log, and more.

[eHomeUpgrade]

Needless to say - this is a huge win for Microsoft. This is where the power of money and monoply comes into play.

Windows Media Center Edition - My
Experience

Windows Media Center Edition - My
Experience 06/28/2004 09:47 PM

Windows Media Center Edition vs. The
World

Windows Media Center Edition vs. The
World 12/29/2004 11:48 AM

Microsoft Set To Launch Windows XP Media
Center

Microsoft Set To Launch Windows XP Media
Center 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Further blurring the lines between home computing and entertainment, software giant Microsoft has described the newest version of its Windows XP operating system, which will marry television programming, personal video recording, music, movies, DVDs and pictures in a single device.

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center -
Sponsored Link

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center -
Sponsored Link 06/22/2005 02:07 AM
Ad - http://www.startsomethingentertaining.com Jun 22 2005 6:11AM GMT

Windows Media Center 2005 can't join
domains? Think again...

Windows Media Center 2005 can't join
domains? Think again... 01/02/2005 09:10 PM
DLL patching hero Rafael has found a great way to enable your MCE 2005 install to join Windows domains. Rafael, known for patching the now famous uxtheme.dll to enable custom Windows XP msstyle themes has found a reg edit in Windows XP Media Center 2005 to unlock the previously "greyed out" join domain option. This method is pretty complex but confirmed to work.

This will allow you to leave and join domains within Windows Media Center Edition 2005.

View: How to: Join Domains Within MCE 2005
Screenshot: Unpatched Windows Media Center 2005
Screenshot: Patched Windows Media Center 2005


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Windows Media Center 2005 Can't Join
Domains? Think Again

Windows Media Center 2005 Can't Join
Domains? Think Again 01/03/2005 08:22 AM

Microsoft Chat: Windows XP Media Center
Edition

Microsoft Chat: Windows XP Media Center
Edition 04/15/2004 06:16 PM

Windows Media Center continues overseas
march

Windows Media Center continues overseas
march 05/10/2004 12:14 AM
ZDNet May 10 2004 4:22AM GMT

HAI Home Automation Control for Windows
Media Center

HAI Home Automation Control for Windows
Media Center 08/23/2004 10:51 AM

I've not used HAI's home automation products, so I can't vouch for eHomeUpgrade's claim they are "the best," but if you've already invested in their products and a Windows Media Center PC, you might be interested to know that HAI has announced a new bit of plug-in software for Media Center 2005 that will allow you to take control of your lighting, security, temperature, and what not via the regular interface or MCE remote. It's not free, though, which is sort of a bummer, especially since it is clearly something that is only useful for HAI users, and no price has yet been announced.

Read - HAI Home Control for Windows Media Center [eHomeUpgrade]

Windows Media Center Extender Chat
Roundup

Windows Media Center Extender Chat
Roundup 01/16/2004 01:05 PM

NVTV Driver for Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2005 (1.20.45)

NVTV Driver for Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2005 (1.20.45) 02/05/2005 09:16 PM
Release Notes:

• First driver release to support NVTV single and dual PCI TV Tuner cards for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.

Microsoft To Roll Out Windows Media
Center OS To System Builders

Microsoft To Roll Out Windows Media
Center OS To System Builders 07/14/2004 01:30 AM
CRN Canada Jul 14 2004 6:15AM GMT

Microsoft looking for beta testers for
next-geneeration of Windows Media Center

Microsoft looking for beta testers for
next-geneeration of Windows Media Center 01/23/2004 02:18 PM
If you're into this sort of thing (and, really, who isn't?), Microsoft is looking for beta testers for Symphony, the next version of their Windows...

Windows Media Center 2005 Beta 2
Released to testers

Windows Media Center 2005 Beta 2
Released to testers 06/04/2004 02:37 AM

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
Demos and Videos

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
Demos and Videos 04/11/2004 10:22 PM
See for yourself how Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 evolves the home PC so the digital entertainment you want is at your command.

"Cancerous" Linux will help Windows
Media Center PCs boot faster

"Cancerous" Linux will help Windows
Media Center PCs boot faster 01/26/2004 05:20 PM
Um, attention Robert Scoble: Could we have a comment, please, on the fact that open-source Linux will enable some Windows Media Center PCs to start up faster? It seems like only a few months ago that Microsoft called Linux a...

New Microsoft Entertainment Products Continue Transformation of Digital Media

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