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    <published>2007-01-18T22:32:03Z</published>
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    <title>Is the Wii the Center of the Media Universe?</title>
    <summary><![CDATA[How about this for irony -- a simple hack enables Nintendo's Wii to access a computer's&nbsp; media collection, with the&nbsp;Wii remote (you know, the one with the strap problem)&nbsp;then being used to view&nbsp;photos and browse iTunes playlists on a TV.&nbsp;...]]></summary>
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      <name>Randy Savicky</name>
      <uri>http://www.strategypluscommunications.com</uri>
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      <![CDATA[<p><font size="2">How about this for irony -- a simple hack enables <strong>Nintendo's Wii</strong> to access a computer's&nbsp; media collection, with the&nbsp;Wii remote </font><font size="2">(you know, the one with the strap problem)&nbsp;then being used to <strong>view&nbsp;<img width="256" vspace="7" hspace="7" height="137" border="1" align="left" src="http://wii.nintendo.com/images/04_wii_features/04_features_shop_channel.jpg" alt="" style="width: 185px; height: 97px;" />photos</strong> and <strong>browse iTunes </strong>playlists on a TV.&nbsp; </font></p>
<p><font size="2">Isn't this the convergence of the computer and home entertainment that the big boys (<strong>Microsoft, HP, Sony</strong>, etc.) have been battling for over the past few years.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">(Makes the battles and intrigues of <strong><em>Lord of the Rings</em></strong> seem tame ... better comparison anyone?) </font></p>
<p><font size="2">Get the whole story <a href="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/18/orb_wii_console/">here</a>, and please let me know if you get this to work at home ... <img src="http://blog.tmcnet.com/mtstatic/FCKeditor/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="" /></font></p>
<p><font size="2">And as if Wii sales aren't giving Sony and Microsoft fits already?</font></p>]]>
      
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