Has anyone played with the Amazon Fire TV? It looks to be a Roku/AppleTV competitor. My big question, can it stream from a network drive on my local network? Or is it stream from internet sources only?
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omnis_audis - Apr 02, 2014 8:54:23 am PDT #23735 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Tom Scola - Apr 02, 2014 8:55:33 am PDT #23736 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
You mean the box that Amazon just announced 3 hours ago?
omnis_audis - Apr 02, 2014 11:00:04 am PDT #23737 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Well, some folks test things or what not.
:: shrugs ::
OK, maybe not.
Gris - Apr 02, 2014 1:55:25 pm PDT #23738 of 25496
Hey. New board.
It depends on how open their Android is. My guess is that if it's really and truly a full featured Android box (albeit with the Amazon appstore)then network streaming will happen. I used to do it fine on my Kindle fire, though not with a remotely usable interface.
I need Vudu before I will strongly consider it OR I need Amazon to release a video player for standard Android. I am not going to use Kindle fires for any more of my tablet needs so they need to give me some option I can use on both to rent/buy movies to get my streaming box money.
megan walker - Apr 02, 2014 5:28:49 pm PDT #23739 of 25496
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
You mean the box that Amazon just announced 3 hours ago?
If I still lived with Peter, I'm sure it would be in my house RIGHT NOW.
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2014 12:32:06 pm PDT #23740 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm thinking of getting a new monitor--it's to put in my living room so I can hook up my work or home laptop to it for more real estate. What's big and subtle? There should be a market (that I can afford) of furniture computer accessories.
§ ita § - Apr 06, 2014 12:28:11 pm PDT #23741 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Anyone good at panoramic cell/tablet pictures? I tried a few times to get my living room, two pieces that I could stitch together as 360 degrees.
Then I noticed Google Photo Sphere in the 4.4 tablet , and walks you through the space, by telling you how to align and where next. It did some weird stuff in the bottom corners, but otherwise I'm pretty impressed with the result.
What cheap to free tools are out there?
Rob - Apr 08, 2014 8:14:22 am PDT #23742 of 25496
I'm sorry but I have nothing useful to add on either of your recent questions ita. I have noticed that most of the TVs I've been shopping for look pretty decent. Almost zero bezel.
I'm trying to resist buying a 4k monitor already. Too soon, I know, but so many pixels!
tommyrot - Apr 08, 2014 10:52:52 am PDT #23743 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Anybody use Acorn as a Photoshop replacement? Lifehacker sez:
Mac users who don't want to shell out for a Creative Cloud subscription have some great indie Photoshop alternatives available, and one of the best is on sale for $15 today (normally $50). Acorn can work with PSD files and will handle most light to medium editing tasks you throw at it.
For only $15, I'm thinking of getting it.
Mac App Store link: [link]
Tom Scola - Apr 08, 2014 10:57:23 am PDT #23744 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I use Pixelmator, and I'm quite happy with it.