MediaMentalism » Social Gadgets for social media: MediaMentalism.com http://mediamentalism.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:14:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How to create a Wii media center http://mediamentalism.com/2008/07/11/how-to-create-a-wii-media-center/ http://mediamentalism.com/2008/07/11/how-to-create-a-wii-media-center/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:01:26 +0000 admin http://mediamentalism.com/?p=134
The Nintendo Wii is very nice to look at and its unique controller system makes it extremely cool to play, but it does lack some features which other consoles have. One of these being an ability to connect directly with other devices on your network and stream photos, videos or music from them. Here is the situation: you have a device which is network enabled and can interact with a TV (your Wii) and you have a device that is also network enabled and has a movie you want to watch, however you have a slight problem, they can’t communicate, so never no chance of watching your movie. Well, that is not entirely true, there are a few things you can do

]]> http://mediamentalism.com/2008/07/11/how-to-create-a-wii-media-center/feed/ 2 Google's latest application connects PC to TV http://mediamentalism.com/2008/06/28/googles-latest-application-connects-pc-to-tv/ http://mediamentalism.com/2008/06/28/googles-latest-application-connects-pc-to-tv/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:54:11 +0000 admin http://mediamentalism.com/?p=118 Google Media Server

We all know that Google likes to have its fingers in all the pies, well they are now sticking their hands into an area of the home entertainment market coveted by Microsoft and Apple. Google really are taking no survivors; it would seem their company motto isn’t only “Don’t be evil” but also “World domination is a must”.

The Google Media Server can connect a PC to any device that supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), a set of computer network protocols that enable devices to share data across a home network. The server uses the Desktop Search to locate media files on the PC and on the Web. So basically all you need is a windows PC running Google Desktop and a UPnP-enabled device (e.g. video-game consoles PlayStation 3 from Sony and Xbox 360 from Microsoft, as well as Hewlett-Packard’s MediaSmart high-definition televisions). Once you have those you can then:

  • Access videos, music, and photos stored on your PC
  • View online picture albums
  • Play your favorite YouTube videos as well as other online videos

I can hear Microsoft quaking in their boots (whether that is from fear or anger I can’t tell).

[Source:Google Blog]

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