Ah, Netflix—a haven for antisocial escapists and the blight of anything even mildly productive. No matter who you are, there’s a good chance that at some point in your life, Netflix has suggested a movie that brought you hours of entertainment and seemed to come straight from the very darkest shadows of obscurity. So how does Netflix find these meticulously tailored gems? Wired decided to find out.
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As the dust around Chromecast‘s surprise arrival starts to settle, expect to see a lot more apps and services get on board. Today’s adoptee? Tonido’s home cloud software (of recent giveaway fame). The company’s updated its mobile apps, so that you can now stream (correctly formatted) media from your PC or desktop to the HDMI device wherever you (and it) are. So, in theory, you can store all your content at home, and take your Chromecast (and phone, of course) out with you — and still be able to access your prized movie collection. Now you just have to wait until they’re back in stock…
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Shortly after it was revealed that Redbox Instant will be coming to Chromecast, Roku has announced that the service is now available on most of its devices including the Streaming Stick. For those unfamiliar, Redbox Instant is the Netflix-esque video streaming service that accompanies the red DVD-dispensing boxes found in many stores. The service has […]
Outerwall promised two months ago that it would offer Redbox Instant on Roku players, and the company is making good on its word by launching that channel today. The subscription movie service is now available for both the Roku Streaming Stick as well as conventional players ranging from the Roku LT to the Roku 3. There aren’t any visible new features in the Roku version of Redbox Instant, but we doubt that many customers will complain — they’re getting cheap movie streaming through a similarly frugal media hub.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Verizon
Source: Roku Blog
As the Time Warner Cable-CBS impasse approaches its fourth day
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Are you tired of constantly going through your music and creating a new playlist for every situation? Spotify wants to fix that. They’ve introduced a new feature called Browse that lets you search for specific playlists based on what kind of mood you’re in. These playlists are created by other users and picked out by […]
Netflix’s user profiles haven’t seen a full roll out yet, but they’re already causing snags with certain users. Specifically, the new feature isn’t compatible with Windows Media Center. Attempting to stream via Redmond’s app offers users their list of profiles, but promptly throws an error message once one is selected. Unfortunately, the only fix it is to do without. According to The Green Button forums, Netflix will only resume streaming over Media Center if you kill all profiles except for the main one. If you aren’t cool with sharing your account the old way — and all the awkward movie recommendations that can come with it — you’re stuck. We do have a few suggestions for alternative streaming methods, however.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Microsoft
Source: The Green Button
Not a YouTube partner? That’s okay — Google’s streaming video outfit is letting you access some of its premium features anyway. In a recent blog post, the company announced that it will be lowering the subscriber threshold for live streaming to 100, down from 1,000 in May. The feature should be available to all channels in good standing sometime in the next few weeks, provided users hop into their Account Features page and click on the “enable” button. The blog also reminds users that they can maximize their channel’s exposure by uploading custom video thumbnails, compiling videos into playlists and by linking out to associated websites via YouTube annotations. More features for the little guy? We can get behind that.
Via: TechCrunch
Source: YouTube
T.S. Eliot didn’t know what the hell he was talking about—August is unquestionably the cruelest month. With only four more sweet weeks of summer left, every day that passes is just another reminder that we’re about to be back in the lifeless dregs of fall. And what do we do when something upsets us? That’s right; stuff it deep down inside you and drown it out with the immediate gratification of the month’s most glorious gadgets. It’s the healthy thing to do.
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Netflix and YouTube might be the only third-party services compatible with the Chromecast right now, but HBO and Hulu are the first companies since the device’s release to reveal that they’re working on their own Chromecast apps. Users can stream HBO Go and Hulu content from their Chrome browser to the Chromecast, but official support […]
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