It’s official: XBMC is dead… well, the name is anyway. The developers behind the popular media center application have given their software a fresh coat of paint and a new name. Meet Kodi 14 Helix. Kodi is a cross-platform application that turns your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Android device into a media-center with a full-screen […]
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Kodi 14 Helix media center release candidate launched (formerly XBMC)
The popular cross-platform, open source media center application formerly known as XBMC is about to enter a new phase. The first release candidate of Kodi 14 Helix is available for download. As a release candidate, this build has all the features that you’ll find in the final version of Kodi 14 but there may be some […]
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CuBoxTV: Tiny $100 Linux-based XBMC media center
SolidRun’s CuBox line of tiny desktop computers are cubes that measure just 2 inches across. But the little boxes sport Ethernet jacks, optical audio output, 2 USB ports and a micro USB port. They also feature microSD cards for storage, dual or quad-core ARM-based processors, and up to 2GB of RAM. You can use them […]
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Lilbits (10-06-2014): Jeff Bezos is bringing Amazon and Washington Post together
Say you’re the guy who runs the largest retail website in the United States… which also happens to make and sell a line of eReaders and tablets. And say you also happened to buy a major newspaper a little while ago? Maybe you’d find some synergies in an effort to help make the newspaper profitable […]
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Crowdfunded media center updates: Slice gets WiFi, EzeeCube goes quad-core
Two interesting media center products hit their crowdfunding goals recently, which means that the Raspberry Pi-powered Slice media center and the modular EzeeCube should both hit the streets in the next year or so (if all goes according to plan). But if you weren’t sure whether to pull the trigger on either device at first, […]
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SPMC brings forked version of XBMC to the Google Play Store, Android Appstore
The developers of the open source, cross-platform XBMC media center application have offered an Android version for more than 2 years. But if you want to install XBMC on your Android phone, tablet, or TV box you’ll need to download it directly from the XBMC website because it’s not available from the Google Play Store […]
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Slice is a simple media center based on XBMC, Raspberry Pi (crowdfunding)
You can build your own media center PC by installing XBMC software on a $35 Raspberry Pi mini-computer. But while the process is pretty simple for advanced users, it can be a bit daunting for folks who are new to Linux. Plus you end up with a media center that looks a bit like a circuit […]
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XBMC becomes Kodi (entertainment center software)
XBMC is a popular media center application for Windows, Linux, OS X, Android, and other platforms. It provides a full-screen user interface for navigating music, movies, videos, online media and all sorts of other content through its plugin system. Once upon a time XBMC stood for Xbox Media Center: the earliest versions were designed to […]
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Lilbits (7-03-2014): Meet Automotive Grade Linux
Android’s headed to the dashboards of cars thanks to the new Android Auto initiative. So’s iOS, thanks to CarPlay. But these two smart vehicle systems aren’t the only game in town. The Linux Foundation is sponsoring a new operating system called Automotive Grade Linux which is a Tizen-based OS aimed at vehicles. It has a […]
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EzeeCube is a small, modular media center and media hub (crowdfunding)
Looking for a small, low-power box that you can use both as a media center PC for playing videos on your TV and as a media hub for backing and sharing your smartphone’s photos and videos? The folks behind Ezeecube have designed a device that does both of those things. It’s a media hub with […]