The PC-TV-DVD combination has proved popular with college students whose parents saw fit to give them a PC to be productive but neglected to throw in a time-wasting TV and DVD player into the mix.
In such homes, Apple TV will test whether the challenge to bridge the PC and TV has been due to lack of design, lack of content, lack of appropriate shelf space or, in Apple's worst case, lack of interest.
Developers will not need to cross-compile or package applications differently for phone, tablet, PC and TV.
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Sony and other consumer electronics makers can focus, say, on a pricier PC-TV that can download videos through phone lines.
Adobe is aiming to become the global standard for all rich media in the "three screen" world - PC, TV, and mobile.
Imagine that your PC and TV were blended into a single instrument with a big screen, a conventional remote control and a keyboard.
You upgrade the main operating system in your home so that you can gain greater functionality and speed and more features for your phone, PC, TV, etc.
They can organize photos and enjoy slide shows on the big screen, and share memos, activity calendars and reminders anywhere they are via the phone, tablet, PC or TV.
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Agawi, formerly iSwifter, recently launched the 2.0 version of its cloud gaming platform and provides its partners with content streaming solutions for all devices, from mobile to PC to TV.
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Uniquely, on Ubuntu, developers can create a single application that works on the phone, tablet, PC and TV because it is the same system and all services work across all form factors.
It will do so not only to your PC or TV, but to nearly any device, including an iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab, as shown by OnLive at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference in San Francisco today.
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PrimeSense, the Israel-based company that provided some of the technology behind Kinect, has partnered with ASUS and is demoing the WAVI Xtion, a pair of boxes that wirelessly link your PC and TV together, and allow you to access content on both through the controller-free PrimeSense 3D system.
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Further, on being pushed a bit, the techies on the Microsoft stand admitted that the Xbox360 didn't work terribly well wirelessly as an "extender" from the PC to the TV for high definition video, and that you'd be better off connecting your PC to your Xbox360 with?
The device will let consumers take TV shows recorded to their PC, Tivo or Replay TV box on the go with them.
The software will be used in non-PC devices like TV set-top boxes, digital cameras and DVD players.
It boasts a touchscreen and 5-10 hour battery life and can stream games from your PC to your TV.
In bringing Ubuntu to the phone, Canonical is uniquely placed with a single operating system for client, server and cloud, and a unified family of interfaces for the phone, the PC and the TV.
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It runs both Xbox's gaming interface and the Windows Media Centre Edition, and it can, connected to a TV in the lounge, or the bedroom, pull HD video, including live, streamed, pre-downloaded, copy-protected, digital rights managed video from your PC onto your TV.
Customers can instantly watch movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video or Prime instant video on a Mac, PC or directly on a TV with any of the 300 compatible devices.
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Customers can instantly watch movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video or Prime instant video on a Mac, PC or directly on a TV with any of the 300 compatible devices, including the new Kindle Fire.
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For example, you can use an Android phone with a Vaio PC and a Panasonic TV.
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Images can be viewed wirelessly on a networked TV or PC as well.
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An easier way to get your PC content on your TV might be the ZvBox, which we reviewed this week.
In truth, none of the PC-to-TV devices on the market today let consumers watch every video format under the sun.
The PC-to-TV interface manages all content between the computer and the television.
As you listen on your tablet, PC, phone or TV, 1 your screen comes to life with artist photos, bios, cover art and discography.
Gaikai, like Onlive, seeks to bring access to multiple interfaces with minimal installation eg, TV, PC, Mac, or Android Pads or Phones (Cloud Gaming).
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For consumers looking for a cheap and simple way to bring videos from the family PC over to the TV set, SanDisk provides an option that eschews wireless networks altogether.
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