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Orb Networks deal met Sprint

Dutch blogger on Orb Networks deal with Sprint...

Here is the Babelfish translation...  I love the way automated translation mangles language.

Formatting is mine to emphasize the poetic...

Orb Networks (PC-2-TV): deal with sprint Orb Networks, for readers of my web not unknown, has found a first large partner unwieldly for its product.

Sprint introduces ' sprint Personal media risky, powered by Orb '.

Abonnees of sprint Local (a PTT with about 8m lines) can because of this everywhere their Pc-content approach where them has but a broadband connection and an apparatus with a display device.

Therefore everywhere in the world your hotel chamber the Netherlands 2 is surprised your rag top.

Or WiFi-verbinding in Starbucks listen to music of your playlist on your PDA, by means of.

DeloitteTouche Tohmatsu underline the interest of this type developments for Tv-markt:  "ash audience fragmentation continues (...) broadcast television networks must find new revenue streams. (...) consumers are seeking content across an expanding array or transmission media, channels, interactive platforms and devices."

Original Dutch on the Communications Breakdown Blog

PC World Reviews Orb

Edward Albro writes about Orb Media in the latest issue First Look: Orb Offers Easy Media Streaming and gave us 4 stars (out of 5).

excerpt:

If you've got a big collection of digital music and video, you know that bringing it with you when you roam can be a hassle. Large media files can quickly overload a notebook's hard drive and they certainly won't fit on most cell phones or PDAs.

That's where Orb Networks comes in. The Web-based service streams music, video, and photos from your Windows XP PC to other Web-connected devices, including any notebook, many PDAs (generally including PocketPCs, but not Palms), and Microsoft Smartphone cell phones. If your home PC has a TV tuner, you can even watch live television on your portable device.

More at PC World

Om on Sprint/Orb

Happily Om and I were finally able to connect and he has written a short item for his blog on the Orb Networks deal with Sprint entitled "Orb Dials up Sprint."  It seems that he wasn't getting my emails for some reason...  He writes, in part:

"In the battle for place shifting dominance, Orb Networks gained a deep pocketed and more importantly pipe owning partner. Sprint. I have previously expressed doubts about their business model, and wondered aloud about how they would go forward when rivals are teaming up with handset makers. Orb, which has received thumbs up from Russell, is now teaming up with carriers in its effort to get more traction. "

Still some items for me to clear up in Om's view of Orb, but it looks like I'll soon have an opportunity to do so... stay tuned!

More on Om's Blog

InfoWorld on the Sprint/Orb Announcement

From InfoWorld today

Sprint (Profile, Products, Articles) will offer its broadband customers a remote media access service from Orb Networks, the two companies plan to announce Monday.

The service allows users to remotely access media stored on home PCs from a Web browser. It requires a PC running the Windows XP or Windows Media Center operating systems and supports multimedia files such as video, audio, and images. It also adds an electronic program guide and access to live television if the PC is equipped with a TV tuner.

The service offered by Orb provides a front-end interface to the multimedia stored on the host PC and customizes it for delivery to devices such as other PCs, PDAs, or cell phones. Sprint will offer the service under the name Sprint Personal Media Link.

MORE on InfoWorld's website...

DRM and Exotic Inefficiencies

Without thinking about any correlation to Orb, I picked up Moneyball, a fantastic book by Michael Lewis, where I came across the term “exotic inefficiencies.” The essence of the book is how the Oakland A’s, one of the “poorest” teams in baseball manage to win so many games in contrast to the rest of the league...But against the prevailing wisdom, the A’s keep winning.

As I got deeper into the book, the similarities to Orb Networks and our own conversations with both technology and content distribution partners was stunning. ... So, the Oakland A’s figured out that that the rest of the baseball industry experts were wrong in how to analyze players and we are finding that many in the various industries we touch have latched on to similar inefficient arguments revolving around Digital Rights Management (DRM).  More...

Sprint and Orb

Its official! Sprint has launched the Sprint Personal Media Link, our first partner for Orb Media!  The complete Orb service is now available to Sprint's millions of local and DSL customers.

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Orb isn't just for TV Anymore

I took a little time this morning to set up my radio recordings.  KQED, the Bay Area NPR station, is one of the "Internet Radio" stations available in the Audio section of Orb Media.  By clicking on the KQED link (within the Audio/Internet Radio directory) you can program recordings of KQED -- just like you would set up recordings of TV programs... 

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how do you Orb...?

One of the great things about working at Orb is that I have had the opportunity to work with our software and service alot and it's come in handy quite a few times. 

Finalist in Red Herring Top 100

Orb Networks was selected as a finalist for the Red Herring Top 100 Private Companies in North America.... more

A jukebox to go...

My laptop is now my portable jukebox - my plaything. I can play any album I have copied onto my music server at the house while I'm in the Orb office... more