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PVR Wire Podcast 8 -- 10/20/06


Orb 2.0

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This week we talk to Joe Costello, Co-founder and Chairman of Orb Networks.

  • :25 -- Orb's new "mycasting" strategy
  • 4:10 -- Orb's version 2.0 interface
  • 6:05 -- Yes, the application does take longer to load than version 1
  • 7:55 -- Public beta of AOL's Winamp Remote using Orb technology due out soon (full disclosure: AOL is the parent company of this blog)
  • 9:20 -- Orb partners with Hauppauge and Nokia
  • 12:05 -- Orb software for Linux and Mac in the works
  • 13:55 -- New function allows you to bookmark and stream YouTube, Google and other web video clips to your phone
  • 16:30 -- Development roadmap for 2.1 and 3.0
  • 18:07 -- About 40% of users watch live and recorded TV
  • 19:50 -- Unlike Slingbox and Sony's LocationFree TV, Orb is free
  • 21:20 -- Orb's plan to raise revenue in the future
  • 23:45 -- Privacy issues

Do you use Orb? Have you tried the new 2.0 interface, and what do you think of it? Or do you prefer hardware solutions like the Slingbox? Let us know in the comments section.
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