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Last month, we told you about a startup called Snapstick which was looking to take on Google TV and other ITV devices with their new technology that pushes content from your mobile device to your TV. Well, they’ve found a hardware partner in D-Link, and they are working closely to develop a hardware solution to bring this new technology to the masses. In a nutshell, the device works by first finding content on your mobile device, and then “snapping it” to your TV to watch on the big screen. The software will also let you discover additional content based on what you push manually. William Brown, Associate Vice President, Product Development of D-Link, had the following to say on the subject:
“D-Link is committed to bringing to consumers innovative TV products that make discovering and enjoying entertainment on the Internet easier. We believe that Snapstick has the right approach to bringing the Web to the big screen and D-Link is working closely with Snapstick to evaluate launching a commercial retail product.”
The product aims to have an edge over Google TV in the amount of content which can be accessed on a Snapstick device, including currently blocked content like Hulu, Fox, and Comedy Central. Continue after the break for the full press release, and for a link to the demo video in case you missed it the first time.
Just when we thought the war between Google and the networks was hitting a catastrophic level, there is now some light at the end of the tunnel. Reports are coming in that Disney and Google are back in talks over getting ABC.com content unblocked on Google TV, which would be a step in the right direction for ending the streaming content embargo.
Disney is still concerned primarily about piracy, stating that Google TV doesn’t fully block pirated content. There’s no word yet as to how close the two sides are to an agreement, and there is no indication as to when they might be complete.
ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, SyFy, Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon are among the many networks which are currently blocking Google TV devices from streaming their online content.
[via Reuters]
Are we beginning to see a pattern yet? Just when we thought (or at least we were hoping) that Fox was going to be the last major network to block Google TV, Viacom has arrived just in time to rain on our parade. That’s right folks, Viacom is now blocking Google TV devices from streaming full episodes across their entire line of properties.
Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon are just a few of the Viacom owned networks that bring up the dreaded “sorry, this content is unavailable for your device” when attempting to stream a full episode from their websites. The only upside to all of this is the fact that the user agent fix (that still works on Fox.com mind you) allows you to get around this little hiccup.
We’ve been talking a lot the past few days about many of the major networks blocking Google TV devices from being able to watch their online content. What you might not have been hearing is that there are plenty of networks that are NOT blocking access, and here is a list of a few of them courtesy of NewTeeVee.
Fox: As of November 10, no longer supported.
Comedy Central: No longer supported
SyFy: No longer supported.
Continue reading after the break for the full list. Continue reading »
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