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I just noticed XB Stream has been released. While I have not tried this yet, it looks like you can stream audio and text XML feeds to your Xbox 360. (Kind of like TVersity)  Let me know if you install this and if it works well.

Disclaimer: install and use at your own risk

Edit: Turns out that this application downloads something on the order of the 30-previous shows of the default podcasts upon install. This is not a good use of bandwidth and is killing some of the podcasters out there, since many folks won't listen to the older shows. I have contacted the author and asked him to change the way the application works. Until this is fixed, I can not recommend you install this application and have removed the link.

Update: The author has made a fix that resolves the 'downloading a ton of back podcasts' issue, and he recommends that you download the updated version here as soon as you can.

Posted: Sep 14 2006, 09:39 PM by Major Nelson | with 184 comment(s) |
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Anon 1
looks pretty cool, I'll give it a shot
September 14, 2006 9:44 PM [Direct Link]
Anon 2
like media connect?
September 14, 2006 9:46 PM [Direct Link]
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Pretty cool software
September 14, 2006 9:52 PM [Direct Link]
xBETA 420x

do you put it on the 360?  and if so does it void waranty?
September 14, 2006 9:57 PM [Direct Link]
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LAKJHDANDA
September 14, 2006 9:59 PM [Direct Link]
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Hi Major. Yes it downloads text based content feeds and renders them into images that you can view at (media > pictures > computer ). Audio feeds are at (media > music > computer ). All feeds are automatically managed by Xb Stream, which means the software auto downloads new feeds and deletes older feeds. You can completely configure how many feeds to retain. Audio feeds are also created into playlists for you to navigate and listen to with ease.
September 14, 2006 9:59 PM [Direct Link]
xBETA 420x

so I can now listen to Majors podcast via my xbox?  That's what I got from this?
September 14, 2006 10:00 PM [Direct Link]
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The software - IS not installed on the xbox 360, it is installed on your Windows XP (home, professional, media center) or Windows Vista computer.  No voiding of a warranty :)

It basically dumps data into folders, which Windows Media Player 11 / Windows Media Connect reads and sends to your Xbox 360.
September 14, 2006 10:02 PM [Direct Link]
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Yes xBeta, you can listen to his blog AND you can read his blog directly from your Xbox 360. I've included several xml feeds already into the software - teamxbox, ign, major nelson, kotaku, joystiq, spong, and many other feeds.
September 14, 2006 10:04 PM [Direct Link]
xBETA 420x

neat,  so it is asking for a URL of feeds what are the URL's for all of majors posts?
September 14, 2006 10:16 PM [Direct Link]
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