Microsoft have been talking about getting TV into the Xbox 360 for some time, we have Sky content already here in the UK and today Microsoft announced a huge list of TV partners that will be coming to the Xbox 360. As far as UK content goes there is the BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Channel [...]
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Some year’s back I reviewed the Hauppauge HD-PVR and its use with Virgin Media Cable in the UK. It is a really useful piece of kit and has found a soft spot with gamers to record their play in HD. Now in conjunction with Gears of War 3, Hauppauge are offering a chance to win [...]
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The BBC may have launched a redesigned iPlayer app for the PS3 today but the service is still absent from the Xbox 360 despite the BBC wanting to get the service on as many devices as possible. In an interview with techradar BBC’s general manager for programmes Daniel Danker said that the BBC want the [...]
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Microsoft have released details of a new Media Remote for the Xbox 360 that looks nice and slick but the lack of Windows Media Center buttons once again points to the direction that Microsoft are heading. The remote does have a live TV button but it is designed to work with Mediaroom’s TV service and [...]
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Just Andrew and I this week as Garry was feeling a bit unwell but we have a great show for you. It’s been a busy week with Windows 8 previews, E3 announcements and of course Apple’s WWDC conference. So we talk Windows 8, Xbox 360, watching Media Center TV on an iPad, iCloud, iOS and [...]
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Yesterday at E3 Microsoft unveiled new features for the Xbox 360 as Microsoft continue to focus the 360 as Microsoft’s main push in to the home. The TV features come from Sky in the UK (which has been available for a while), Foxtel, and Canal+ with no details on US partners yet but the promise [...]
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Apparently Microsoft are in talks with media companies with a aim to bring pay-television services to the Xbox . I thought this was already happening with the Zune marketplace but this seems to be about bringing either full channels via the 360 or a la carte options. If they could work out the content details [...]
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It has been quite a while since our last installment. Ian and I pick things up again after several months by taking a look at what has been going on in the industry and how it impacts our custom installs. Naturally, we want you to listen to the Podcast, but here are some of the [...]
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I remember Microsoft talking about the Xbox 360 being a Cable Set-top box back in 2007 and finally AT&T U-verse is coming to the 360. Starting from November 7th the service will add the same functionality as other functionality as any other U-verse set-top box and Ben Drawbaugh has the detail the on the Engadget [...]
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Microsoft have finally reviled the details of the Project Natel now called Kinect for Xbox 360. Lots has already been written about it and looking at the videos from E3 it looks fantastic. I love the idea of controlling the dashboard with gestures and voice control but I don’t expect the Windows Media Center Extender [...]
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