When I wrote that I couldn’t live without my Vudu box, I already had a Linux HTPC hooked up to my TV and still thought Vudu rocked. Why was that? There was no easy interface for me to work with all of the media files I had on the HTPC. Using a keyboard and mouse to navigate through Nautilus an...

The notion of cutting the cable cord has gotten a lot of hype lately, but that’s because there are now more ways then ever for consumers to access premium content on their TVs without using a cable or satellite provider. In fact, the landscape of choices has changed dramatically even since we ...

For a while now I’ve been watching less and less actual television and turning to the internet to get around old fashioned media distribution methods. In this article I’m going to show you how I have finally gotten the right home theater system setup that I am 95% happy with, which will ...

Filed under: Fox, NBC, Internet, New content As a wise man once said: "Damn, that's just cold, son." Merely hours after boxee announced its latest alpha build along with RSS feed support for Hulu, said video portal has now blocked off boxee's browser entirely from accessing its content. If you'll re...

As a wise man once said: "Damn, that's just cold, son." Merely hours after boxee announced its latest alpha build along with RSS feed support for Hulu, said video portal has now blocked off boxee's browser entirely from accessing its content. If you'll recall, boxee saw a huge increase in interest w...

This is a case where no definitely means no. Hulu’s content is once again gone from Boxee. To recap: In October, Boxee integrated Hulu content into its media platform, creating an elegant way for users to experience Hulu video on televisions. Last month, under pressure from its content partner...

Below is an email I sent that I’ve modified just a bit to fit a discussion that’s been coming up pretty regularly. This email was in response to a thread that was started about how the Apple TV is doing, it was sent before the Boxee / Hulu removal announcement though that news doesn̵...

After featuring Boxee on PSFK recently, we were invited to meet the founder to find out more about their media-center software. In a way, Boxee is a browser of multimedia content that can work on your computer or through your AppleTV. Through Boxee you can watch TV, play music and view image content...

Watch Hulu on Your TV through Plex; those bummed over Hulu’s departure from Boxee may want to try this other XBMC-based project. (Zatz Not Funny!) Joost to Use Ooyala on Backend; video publishing service will provide ingestion, transcoding and metadata management tools to web TV site. (release...

Filed under: Video, Internet Tools, Beta Beat As we've noted before Plex (formerly OSXBMC) is the open-source media center application derived from XBMC (as was Boxee). They've recently announced the release of version 0.78beta adding an interesting new feature: the Plex App Store. The Plex App Stor...