Finally iPhone Users Can Enjoy TV, Internet TV, and Webcams
EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- With another demonstration of
the power and flexibility of the Orb architecture, Orb Networks
(http://www.orb.com), today announced the world's first way to stream live
TV to the iPhone and iPod touch. For the first time, iPhone users can enjoy
the immediacy of live sporting events and fast-breaking news on their
phone.
"TV on the iPhone is now real," said Joe Costello, CEO of Orb Networks.
"Steve Jobs may think that buying shows from iTunes is the same as watching
TV, but iPhone users know better. When the NBA playoffs are on, you want to
see the game, live, wherever you are. Free."
Orb was the first company to enable the live streaming of TV from
users' homes to almost any mobile phone with a streaming player and a web
browser. To get around the iPhone's extreme limitations on supported video
formats, Orb created a special application, OrbLive, to enable the
streaming of any video format to iPhones.
"Although the iPhone provides users with a great way to experience the
web, it offers a ridiculously sub-par streaming video experience. When all
the carriers' free phones can stream lots of things that my iPhone can't,
something's seriously wrong. OrbLive finally brings the iPhone's streaming
video experience up to par with other mobile phones," said Costello.
For more information, visit http://www.orb.com/orblive
See the YouTube how-to video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW7Q51Ma22o
About Orb Networks, Inc.
Orb Networks is an award-winning developer of software and services
that unlock the digital media stored on personal computers. Orb gives
consumers secure, free, instant, and everywhere-access to everything from
their TV and music to photos and video on virtually any web-enabled device.
The company's partners and affiliates include, amongst others, AOL Winamp,
AMD, and Creative Labs. Orb Networks is a privately held company in
Emeryville, Calif. For more information about Orb Networks and the Orb
service, please visit http://www.orb.com.
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