This news will probably excite those living in the UK more than anybody else, but Martin Millmore (aka MilliSoft) has just announced the availability of his new BBC iPlayer VMC Add-In that’s essentially a hack that scrapes the iPlayer website to grab data and transform it into something that media center can use for navigation and playback. Martin notes that the same procedure was recently used for the PS3 after BBC recently enabled the iPlayer for the Wii. [via]

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It’s time to turn to the community to find out the answer to this one. As far as we are aware there are three unofficial Netflix add-ins available for Windows Media Center: MyNetflix, NetflixMC, and vmcNetFlix. Which is your preference and why? Of course, if you know of others, feel free to recommend them.

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Donavan West of Home Server Hacks has posted details on his new Widows Sidebar gadget, called ShareMaster, that’s designed to give users 1-click access to stored media files from a Windows Home Server (WHS). But if that wasn’t cool enough, he has also given the gadget the functionality to allow users to drag-n-drop new files to their respective icons/shared folders. ShareMaster currently offers localized versions in English, French, German, Spanish and can be download free of charge from Home Server Hacks. [via]

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Microsoft Corp. today announced that Zune, the company’s all-in-one digital entertainment brand, is adding new software features and content to the Zune online store, music community and Zune Pass monthly subscription service. Zune is expanding its video store to include downloads of popular television shows from COMEDY CENTRAL, FUNimation® Entertainment, MTV, NBC Universal, Nickelodeon, Starz Media (including Manga Entertainment), Turner Broadcasting, Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) and VH1 that consumers can sync to their device and enjoy on the go. In addition, by further integrating the Zune music community into the core experience, the new software makes it easier for people to find and listen to the music they want, share it with friends, and take it with them wherever they go — whether they choose a Zune Pass or a la carte MP3 downloads. Zune Pass subscribers can now set up automatic, real-time feeds of the music their friends are listening to and add those songs to their collection or Zune device. MORE »

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Wasting no time from the recent addition of the “Instant Queue” at Netflix, Anthony Park has added the feature to his popular MyNetflix Add-In. He says: “Now in MyNetflix, you can perform the normal queue operations on your instant queue (add, remove, move to top). However, the way that I anticipate people will use this feature is to add movies to your instant queue on your PC/laptop, and then select movies for viewing from your instant queue on your Media Center PC.” [via]

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I was just browsing through The Green Button forums and found a posting on a new Windows Media Center Add-In called MyTV that, supposedly, allows users to add online video stream channels (examples: MTV Overdrive, Showtime Interactive, Comedy Central MotherLoad, VH1 VSPOT) to a custom programming guide with playback capabilities. The confusing part is that it seems like you need to configure the channels through the developer’s website after you register and then download/install the MCL file to your PC to access the content and your account settings. Also, it appears, that once your account is created you can create custom channel categories and even add RSS feeds from your favorite video podcasts. If MyTV works as advertised, it’s seems like a worthwhile download.

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Microsoft Corp. today introduced two new products to help photographers manage their digital photos in a new way using location data, a process known as geotagging. Geotagging is an exciting new way to organize your digital photos that was previously available only to those with technical expertise. MORE »

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Apple® today announced that new movie releases from major film studios and premier independent studios are available for purchase on the iTunes® Store on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios. Movies purchased from iTunes can be viewed on an iPod® with video, iPhone™, Mac® or PC or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV®, with new releases priced at $14.99 and most catalog titles at $9.99. MORE »

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As many of you know by now, Embedded Automation has been working hard to port their software to other devices besides the desktop PC. The latest migration being the introduction of the mControl Add-In for Windows Home Server [press release], which apparently now has an iPhone/iPod Touch compatible web interface coming in version 2.1. I can’t wait to see a video of this in action. Photo posted by Ted Singh on the company forum. [via]

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I am huge fan of the ShoutCast Internet radio directory (I tap in daily). Being the case, I am floored by the slick and accessible interface the German developer behind mcShoutCast has created. Gone are the boring browser lists we are all accustom to navigating. The MCML driven interface provides users with a bevy of features we all expect (and some neat advanced ones like stream recording and station logo presets), but in a more visually compelling living room friendly 10-foot experience. MORE »

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