Comment Re:Where's the sustainable competitive advantage? (Score 2) 34
There's a Plex app for Roku so you can access your own rips if you run your own Plex server.
Comment Re:No thanks (Score 1) 34
The problem (well, a problem) is that those dumb displays are pretty expensive. I looked for one the last time I replaced my TV and ended up just getting a regular one and ignoring its software in favor of plugging in a Roku and an Apple TV.
Submission + - super traffic wardens issued CCTV head cameras
Rick writes: The Surveillance Society of Great Britain has taken another turn for the worse, as
traffic wardens in Eccles, Manchester are being issued with CCTV head sets and
given the legal power to impose fines of up to £80 for littering and other anti social behaviour.
For further information, please check out the URL given below:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1007 /1007600_super_wardens_go_on_patrol.html
Slingbox Comes to the Mac 76
Egadfly writes "The Slingbox has arrived for the Mac world. Some long delays during development now seem over. Sling Media has finally released version 1.0 of their software for Mac OSX. This means that, after buying and installing the Slingbox, Mac users can 'sling' their home cable and satellite signals to themselves at the airport, or in a café hotspot, or over their office computers.
The article on SlingCommunity.com gives the details of the software's development — from last year's much-discussed beta to today's v1.0. Screenshots show how a standard-looking "TV remote," displayed onscreen, allows the Mac users to change channels or browse Tivo recordings over the Internet, many miles from their living rooms."
