TechCrunch50: Remote-Controlled Xboxes, Cableless Cables
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Because of a scheduling snafu, we missed the first segment of the TechCrunch50 conference on Monday. But we were in time for the “New Frontiers” segment, which included a couple of interesting hardware products.
Spawn Labs
has developed a so-called HD-720 platform that allows a PC user to log in to a game
console, such as a Microsoft Xbox 360, from a network-connected PC. As of now, Spawn only works with the Xbox 360.
To set up products, you’ll need the Spawn HD-720 applicance, which connects to
a game console. A game cline tis needed for the PC. With a username and
password, the PC and the applicance connects, and the game can be
played in 720p resolutions. If bandwidth is limited, the video
resolution will degrade to maintain the frame rate.
The problem is latency: on a network it’s 100 ms. The company knows
ways to get to 70 ms, playing across the Internet can add up to 50 ms.
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