Entertainment 2.0 from The Digital Media Zone

Ceton unexpectedly releases a new 6-tuner network tuning device for Windows Media Center; Windows 8.1 is coming, and it’ going to be free; and a new Xbox is right around the corner and it’s...well, we don’t definitively know what it’s going to be, but we have some ideas about what we’d like it to be!

The Extras Gallery is mysteriously missing from Richard's recent install of the Windows 8 Media Center Pack, the popular media picks up on pending changes in Windows 8, and new entertainment apps hit the Windows Phone Store.

Media Center really can stay on top of other Windows in Windows 8; the next Xbox looks more and more real, now with an official announcement date and all; and T-Mobile debuts the new Nokia Lumia 510 on the Home Shopping Network. And as if Richard wasn't busy enough he has a new Windows tablet and Windows Phone to play with!

Another Windows build leak promises new startup options for Windows 8.1, but don’t get too excited yet. UltraViolet finally hits RT and Windows 8 devices through Paramount and Flixter, and Curtis Gray, the creator of the tubeCore Media Center add-in, joins us for some candid discussion about developing for Windows Media Center and tubeCore’s evolving relationship with the makers of companion product PlayOn.

The next version of the Xbox dominates the news while rumors suggest that Microsoft may actually bring the Start button back to Windows. They might not have plans to release a "Surface" Phone after all, and large cable providers begin encrypting the digital basic tier.

Nokia may be releasing a flagship phone on Verizon phone, Xbox v.Next rumors abound, and Aereo is trying to change the way we receive network television.

The next version of Windows has a name, but it probably doesn't have an upgraded version of Windows Media Center. There are new games coming to Windows, and new hacks to enable PlayTo on non-certified devices. Is streaming obviating the need for massive movie collections?

Windows 8 and Windows Phone get a bunch of app updates—some good, some bad, T-Mobile makes it cheaper to get a Windows Phone while attempting to turn the wireless industry on its head, and, a leaked Windows Blue build gives a sneak peak at what the next version of Windows 8 might hold for users.

The first Windows 8 app for Remote Potato is an effective call for developers to go build a good Windows 8 app for Remote Potato, CBS finally brings its prime time content to iOS, with Android and Windows 8 to follow, and Google sure seems to be acting evil these days.

Josh and Richard are back after a crazy week off. They are excited to be recording again, but wish that the news was a little more positive! Fortunately they got to start the show with some of the best Windows Media Center news in months: a great new plugin!

This episode is book-ended with Windows Media Center information. To start the guys cover the latest update from Ceton with regards to their Echo Media Center. They end the show talking about the steps they've taken in rebuilding their Home Theater PCs. In between those were stories from MWC, and sales on Windows 8 PCs and Xbox Games.

In the news this week is the release of the miniStack MAX that Richard has been very excited about, and My Movies is soliciting feature requests for a Windows Phone port of their movie management app. Nokia has launched their Music+ service in the US, and Verizon has released the Windows Phone Portico update for the HTC 8X. The Xbox 360 continues to dominate video game console sales, and Sony has announced their next-generation console: the PlayStation 4.

Microsoft execs talk about Xbox entertainment offerings at All Things D's D: Dive Into Media conference, RedBox Instant is coming to an Xbox near you (but don't get too excited about their online catalog), and the Surface Pro's release prompts some interesting discussion about the tablet PC segment.

Josh and Richard discus Media Browser 3, Total Media Theater 6, cross-platform Windows gaming, the ongoing dispute between Google and Microsoft, and VUDU's latest attempt to improve UltraViolet.

There was a lot of great listener feedback to cover, plus a new way to remote control Windows Media Center, cheap Xbox Live Gold, app updates from Nokia, and more on this episode of Entertainment 2.0.