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May 9, 2007 Someday soon, it'll be easy to stream video to every room and every device. For now, it's still a labor of love.Bringing wireless connections home TAGS: living room, consumer electronics, High-speed Internet, TV, set-top box, set-top, Apple TV, copy protection, digital-rights management, digital video, Apple Computer, service provider, recorder, HP, electronics, entertainment

March 19, 2004 Ever have a desire to watch first-run movies from Nigeria or see someone deliver the nightly news in the buff? Akimbo's service might be for you. TAGS: TiVo Inc., Nigeria, entertainment, digital video, DVR, set-top box, set-top, video recorder, subscriber, movies, Intel Celeron, broadband, recorder, programming, video, CEO

March 12, 2007 Tech companies haven't had much success in the living room. Can the iPod maker do any better with its Apple TV? TAGS: Apple TV, Michelle Abraham, living room, Apple Computer, set-top, TV, set-top box, Macworld, IEEE 802.11n, HDMI, movies, Apple iTunes, entertainment, Apple Macintosh, PC, video

May 12, 2004 Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner, fresh from announcing the entertainment empire's positive earnings results, says the service will be available in three new markets by fall. TAGS: The Walt Disney Co., Michael Eisner, Disney Corp., video service, VoD, set-top box, set-top, digital video, entertainment, CEO, video

October 12, 2004 Bill Gates unveils plans to make Media Center software the centerpiece of the digital home. TAGS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Bill Gates, Media Center PC, set-top, margin, set-top box, online store, Apple Computer, Windows Media, TV, MSN, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., operating system, entertainment, music

January 8, 2004 Microsoft's chairman demonstrates new technology for connecting digital content on Windows PCs to home entertainment centers, TVs and portable devices during his CES keynote address. TAGS: Bill Gates, home entertainment, PC-TV, Consumer Electronics Show, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Media Center, digital content, set-top, portable device, set-top box, Windows PC, digital media, MSN, entertainment, Internet service, Windows Media

March 14, 2005 Everyone's got used DVDs. A start-up is offering a new way to sell them. But other companies are getting rid of the disk entirely. TAGS: Akimbo Systems, NetFlix Inc., video service, movies, VoD, studio, set-top, set-top box, movie, DVD, entertainment, TV, CEO, video, PC

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