Play all your media on iPhone or touch - Downloaded videos, TiVo
recordings, live TV
EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 28 -- In a major breakthrough for
iPhone and iPod touch owners, Orb Networks (http://www.orb.com) today
announced that owners of these popular Apple devices can now play all their
media -- music, recorded and live TV, downloaded and home movies, and more
-- directly from their computers. Orb's new OrbLive iPhone application
enables users to enjoy content in any video format -- downloaded BitTorrent
files, TiVo-to-Go files, DivX, Mov, MP4, even live video and TV streams.
The Apple(R) iPhone(R) or iPod(R) touch, while extremely popular, offer
a limited multi-media experience, since they are constrained by the titles
offered via iTunes. Many other less expensive phones on the market deliver
broader access to media files and formats, because they stream content and
are not tethered to iTunes. In addition, since a growing number of media
publishers are offering their titles for free, having to pay for them via
iTunes makes the iPhone and iPod touch expensive to operate, not just
expensive to buy.
"Face it, sync-ing was a good way to get your media 5 or 10 years ago.
Now it is just a way for Apple to control -- and make money on -- things
you watch and listen to," said Joe Costello, CEO of Orb Networks. "NBC
makes their shows available for free on their website, and TiVo says it is
OK to watch your recordings on your computer; why does Steve Jobs get to
decide what you watch? Before you know it, Apple is going to be like that
soup guy on Seinfeld. 'No Tivo for you!'"
With OrbLive on your iPhone or iPod touch and the free Orb Media Center
application on the PC where you have all your media, all the media from
that PC -- music, TiVo-to-Go recordings, videos and movies in any format --
are all available while you are away. Users no longer have to sync with
iTunes or wait for titles to become available. If the media can play on the
PC, it will play on the iPhone.
For more information, visit http://www.orb.com/orblivemedia
About Orb Networks, Inc.
Orb Networks is an award-winning developer of software and services
that unlock the digital media stored on personal computers. Orb gives
consumers secure, free, instant, and everywhere-access to everything from
their TV and music, to photos and video on virtually any web-enabled
device. The company's partners and affiliates include, among others, AOL
Winamp, AMD, and Creative Labs. Orb Networks is a privately held company in
Emeryville, Calif. For more information about Orb Networks and the Orb
service, please visit http://www.orb.com.
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