Falcon
04-13-2006, 06:15 PM
Has anyone else here tried Orb (www.orb.com)? I finally got it up and running over the weekend and it's a pretty slick deal (and free as well).
Orb is basically a software version of a Slingbox and it allows you to access stuff on your PC from any Windows PC or compatible cell phone. Music, video, pictures, etc can all be streamed over the internet to your device.
What makes this really cool is that if you have a TV tuner in your computer you can watch live TV over the connection (my buddy watched most of the NCAA tournament on his cell phone at work). I haven't gotten that part of it working yet (project for this weekend) but it's pretty damn cool to be have access to your MP3 collection/ripped movie collection from anywhere in the world. It's a bit buggy but once you get it working it's pretty damn cool
Orb is basically a software version of a Slingbox and it allows you to access stuff on your PC from any Windows PC or compatible cell phone. Music, video, pictures, etc can all be streamed over the internet to your device.
What makes this really cool is that if you have a TV tuner in your computer you can watch live TV over the connection (my buddy watched most of the NCAA tournament on his cell phone at work). I haven't gotten that part of it working yet (project for this weekend) but it's pretty damn cool to be have access to your MP3 collection/ripped movie collection from anywhere in the world. It's a bit buggy but once you get it working it's pretty damn cool