Cost | What to Enjoy | Features | News & Reviews
What to Enjoy:
Orb allows both Mac and PC users to stream music, videos, and photos to their laptops and PDA (including Android and iphones) for free. If your computer has a television tuner card, Orb can stream live TV to any of the previously mention devices. This includes local channels and sporting events.
Third-Party Features:
Orb offers an iphone application for 9.95 that streams live TV (if you have a tv tuner on your computer) in wireless, edge and 3G. Strange that Apply won’t allow Slingbox to stream in 3G but they may be currently flying under Apple’s watchful eye of Mordor.
News & Reviews:
PR Newswire (11/5/2009): Orb opens its platform for Mac — “Orb Networks today announced the availability of Orb for Macintosh, delivering media anywhere functionality to Apple Mac users. Orb enables anything from iTunes to be enjoyed on any internet-connected device, without downloading titles beforehand or uploading anything to the cloud. Streaming media leader Orb, which released its media solution for Windows PCs in 2005, and developed the first streaming media player for the iPhone in 2008, boasts more than 10 million users.” {Read more}
