Entertainment 2.0 from The Digital Media Zone

There's good news and bad news for Windows Media Center users, tons of Xbox One info, including a release date, Surface 2 leaks, the announcement of HDMI 2.0, and oh yeah, Microsoft bought Nokia! The post Entertainment 2.0 #242 : That Coffin is Not Opening appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Chromecast comes to Windows Media Center with a new beta add-in, Time Warner Cable brings TWC Live to the Xbox, and Nokia hits the news with more tablet rumors and yet another addition to the growing collection of Lumia phones. The post Entertainment 2.0 #241 : Siriusly Not a Pun appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Ceton releases an internal version of the InfiniTV 6, Microsoft is providing more Xbox One details from Gamescom, Nokia rumors abound, the Zune Marketplace inches closer to the grave, and TiVo releases a new DVR. The post Entertainment 2.0 #240 : Mostly Dead Marketplace appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Richard is back, Netflix is mostly working again, and Microsoft surprised us with lots of Xbox One news. The post Entertainment 2.0 #239 : Why Must We Wait? appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Netflix finally gives us user profiles, but at the cost of a functional Media Center plugin, network switches for home entertainment, a new Windows 8 tablet, a Surface Pro price cut, and good news for Windows Phone and the platform's developers.

Richard is back to discuss a big update to a much-loved Windows Media Center utility, pricing for Xbox One accessories, rumors from Nokia along with a new phone, and updates to SkyDrive and the release of a product first seen at CES in January.

Microsoft has some exciting news for consumers and developers around the Xbox One, Windows Phone 8 is getting updated while more phones are being launched and announced, and Google is trying to change the way we watch internet content on our TVs....again.

Josh and Richard are back after a week off with great listener questions, neat Media Center news, Windows 8.1 tricks, lots of Windows Phones and apps, and some interesting news from around the industry.

It should have been a slow news week, but with the recent release of the Windows 8.1 preview it just wasn't meant to be. There was also a fair amount of Xbox (both One and 360) and Windows Phone news to cover.

The community continues a cat-and-mouse game with Pandora to put the 10ft radio experience on your home theater PC while Microsoft promotes Windows 8.1 at Build. Also Sprint is finally getting Windows Phone 8 devices, putting all four major U.S. carriers in the Windows Phone market.

You can finally get Pandora on your Media Center (despite what Pandora reports), thanks to a little workaround and Chris Barnes' Relaunch utility; an Xbox Music redesign is around the corner with Windows 8.1; and Microsoft responds to the community's concerns about the Xbox One's online access and DRM requirements by dropping all such requirements for disc-based games.

Josh and Richard are joined this week by Matt Paprocki to discuss the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but there's also Windows and Windows Phone news to cover.

Our favorite Media Center add-in gets a year’s worth of beta updates, Microsoft refuses to call the new Start Button a Start Button, and If you buy a Surface RT in the month of June, you’ll get a Touch cover or Type cover with it for free!

One might think that with all of the coverage of the Xbox One from last week that there would be no need to discuss it further. Unfortunately the internet has found plenty to get upset about, and Josh and Chris needed to weigh on it. Fortunately there were plenty of other things to cover, like Media Browser 3, Microsoft and Google [amazingly] working together, a .NET-based Smartwatch, and much more.

The moment we've all been waiting for has finally arrived. Microsoft lifted the curtain from their new entertainment console. It's called the Xbox One, and Microsoft revealed a lot of information on the new console, new controller, new Kinect, and a plethora of new features. As if all the Xbox information weren't enough to pack a show there were multiple emails and voicemails to cover beforehand.