Spotify for iPhone received a healthy update today, and it now comes with the music streaming service’s new Discover mode that allows the app to recommend new music to you based on your listening preferences and playlists. Furthermore, the app also has a new Now Playing view, as well as a new icon (if the
We’ve been keen on Xbox Music
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The PlayStation 3 is the most popular device for Netflix streaming, so it makes sense that the company is launching its new feature exclusively on the console for now. It’s called Max, and it’s pretty much a personal assistant of sorts that recommends new movies and TV shows that you might be interested in watching.
Spotify held a gathering in its movie poster-lined Chelsea offices this afternoon to announce that it is increasing its presence in New York City. Part of the plan includes a brand new US headquarters on 6th Ave that is several times the size of its current space. Most intriguing, some of the new office will be set aside to “create unique content,” according to Ken Parks, who heads up the company’s NYC office. The mention was brief, and Parks offered little detail about what that content might be, but it’s probably safe to assume that we’re looking mostly at exclusive live performances. For now though, we’ll just have to wait until Spotify settles in at its new digs.
Filed under: Internet
Aereo is planning to expand its streaming television service to a fourth city come September. Chicago will be the next city to take advantage of Aereo’s streaming broadcast TV plans starting on September 13. This comes after Aereo initially launched in New York, and spread to Boston and Atlanta within the past couple of months.
Roku recently introduced a new remote for the Roku 3 that comes with a headphone jack on the side to watch shows and movies in private without bothering anyone else around. It appears that this same remote will be coming to Roku’s Streaming Stick, according to an FCC filing that details that new clicker. The
Apple’s new Radio service is now official
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DirecTV recently switched the name of its Nomad transcoding device to GenieGo to match its new DVRs, a change we first noticed on its Android app. On Windows PC and iOS the apps are about to get a new update that changes the name and lets users stream video from their DVRs over WiFi even when they’re away from home (Mac and Android support is due later in the year.) Previously, it allowed users to stream live and recorded TV, or download recorded TV to a mobile device for viewing offline, but Slingbox-style streaming of live or recorded TV anywhere is new, and brings it closer to the device we thought it could be when it launched. Solid Signal and DBSTalk report the incoming update (not live yet, but it should pop up tomorrow) is easy to use, letting users stream recordings, start a recording so it can stream or remotely setting up the transcoder to make a mobile copy users can download once they get home. Satellite TV competitor Dish has brought deeper integration of Sling into its new Hopper DVRs, and now DirecTV has its own in-house solution, anyone thinking of switching sides?
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Mobile
Source: Solid Signal, DBSTalk, DirecTV
Netflix recently detailed some of the technological developments needed to transition from Silverlight to HTML5 streaming video in the browser, and in a notable turn one of the first companies on board is Microsoft. It’s not that surprising since Microsoft has made it clear it’s pushing other technologies going forward, but it’s still a stark example of how much things have changed in recent years. Netflix’s Tech Blog announced today that anyone running Internet Explorer 11 in the Windows 8.1 preview can visit Netflix.com today and try out HTML5-powered video streaming right now. Already available on ARM Chromebooks (pictured above), Netflix says Microsoft has implemented the Premium video extensions it’s been working on to provide support for GPU-accelerated 1080p video, DRM and encryption without proprietary plugins.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD, Microsoft
Source: Netflix Tech Blog
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was hanging out at a panel this morning at the Center for Technology Information, and while he was there he let an interesting little tidbit drop: Twitter is toying with a rewindable, DVR-type feature. It sounds awesome.
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