Plex began its life more than a decade ago as media center software for folks that wanted to plug their PC or Mac into a TV. Since then, Plex has evolved into tool that you can use to organize and play your personal media or online video whether you’re using a computer, smartphone, tablet, game […]
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Plex adds support for “Web Shows” to its media center software
Plex recently announced that it’s ending support for plugins and cloud synchronization as well as cloud servers. But the company is also adding new features to its media center application, including support for searching for subtitles from within the app. And now Plex has revealed a new beta feature – Web Shows. The new feature lets you […]
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Plex pulls the plug on plugins (and cloud sync), adds online subtitle search
Media center software Plex is adding a few new features… and taking some away. Plex is a client and server system that lets you stream your personal media collection to multiple devices. For instance, you can set up a server on your PC or NAS and use it to stream your music, movies, and photos […]
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Plex Cloud is shutting down two years after launch (personalized online media streaming service)
Comments Off on Plex Cloud is shutting down two years after launch (personalized online media streaming service)Plex is a powerful media center tool that lets you stream your own music, movies, TV shows, and other media to smartphones, smart TVs, computers, or other gadgets. But in order to do that, you’ll need to set up a Plex server application on a PC that you leave running all the time or on […]
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Lilbits 322: The Red Hydrogen One cometh… later
RED’s first smartphone is an unusual device. It has a rugged Kevlar body. It has a “4D holographic” display. And it will work with modular add-ons including specialized camera lenses. Basically the RED Hydrogen One is an expensive phone aimed at photographers, cinematographers and other enthusiasts. It’s also running late. The phone showed up at […]
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Plex redesigns its mobile apps, adds podcast features (sort of)
Plex is a popular app for organizing and playing media across a range of devices. It’s choc full of features that basically let you roll your own Netflix or Spotify by loading up a bunch of movies, TV shows, or music albums and then streaming them from a home computer or network-attached-storage device (NAS) over […]
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Plex brings your video library to Google Daydream VR
Plex has added support for Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform, which means you can put on a Daydream View headset, fire up the Plex VR app, and watch your movies, TV shows, and other videos on a virtual movie theater-sized screen. If you’re not familiar with Plex, it’s a media center application that lets you […]
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Simply NUC unveils Intel NUC-base HomeBase Hub home server products
Simply NUC is a company that sells and supports Intel NUC mini PCs, and the company showed up at the Consumer Electronics Show this year planning to promote the availability of Intel’s new Hades Canyon NUC with a high-power Intel processor featuring Radeon Vega M graphics. But Simply NUC is also planning to launch a […]
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Upgrading my home and work network: an epic saga
A rather complicated chain of events has led me to completely overhaul some of the technology in my house, which also happens to be Liliputing headquarters. This summer Crashplan announced it would be discontinuing its consumer-oriented cloud backup service. So I started looking for an alternative… and ultimately decided that it was time not only […]
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Plex acquires Watchup, will bring streaming news to its media center apps
Plex is a media center application that lets you stream online video from multiple sources, as well as media stored on your device, all from the same user interface. Now the company has announced plans to bring streaming news from channels including CNN, CBS, Fusion, Fox, CNET, and AJ+, among others. That’s because Plex is […]