UPDATED · News · 4 Jan 2010 · MTW Editorial Team
A whole bunch of companies aren’t waiting t’ill CES officially start on January 7th to announces their latest and greatest products. Sonic just announced that they are planning to showcase CinemaNow 2.0 platform, among all the new features is Android & Windows Mobile compatibility:
The Roxio CinemaNow 2.0 Platform enables consumer electronics companies to easily establish digital storefronts on their connected devices, branded by leading retailers. Included within the new 2.0 platform will be capabilities that greatly enhance the user experience:
•Enhanced Storefront: The CinemaNow storefront service has been expanded to include contextual links from each movie to additional content by that movie’s studio, director, writers and actors. Also included are instant movie previews and trailers as well as recommendations.
•HD Content: The CinemaNow 2.0 platform supports both download and streamed HD content in resolutions up to 1080p at high-bit rates for maximum quality.
•3D Ready: The CinemaNow 2.0 platform includes support for the forthcoming digital delivery of 3D content on both PC and CE platforms.
•Interactive Content: The CinemaNow 2.0 makes it possible for content owners to deliver movies with the kinds of interactivity currently available on Blu-ray disc, including: multiple chapter points with pop-up menus, multiple audio streams, subtitles, and special features.The Roxio CinemaNow 2.0 Platform is compatible with a broad range of connected TVs, Blu-ray players, and set top boxes and will also be featured on PC and mobile devices. The PC client for Roxio CinemaNow offers a full-screen user interface, touch functionality and Windows 7 compatibility. For mobile devices, the CinemaNow 2.0 platform will be available on the Android and Windows Mobile platforms.
I’m guessing that this would be OTA movie streaming and remote capabilities (schedule recordings etc…).
The full press release: here
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