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Now finally available - ubiquitous media sharing with Orb for Mac
It was pretty exciting news at Download Squad to hear Orb, the "sort of software version of Slingbox," was available for Mac. Orb allows you to broadcast your media to any device that has a web browser. After downloading Orb to your "always on" Mac with a high speed internet connection, you can access all your photos, songs, TV shows, and videos from any device with a browser and media player.
After downloading the app, Orb indexes your media and then prompts you to either log in to mycast.orb.com, or create a log in if you don't have an account. After you log in you can see your dashboard and all your media goodies.
Though my songs appeared immediately, my photos did not. There are various feed settings you can play with and channels to explore. Also, with a simple drag drop interface you can share your media with your friends via email, SMS, widget on your blog, or a public URL.
Checking it out from my home computer is one thing, but would it work on other devices? Success! I was able to access my media from my Dell PC.
A note for iPhone owners: The esteemed and indefatigable Jay Hathaway noted that he received errors when he tried to download the free version of OrbLive for the iPhone, which he tried from both his iPhone and his iTunes account on his Mac. There are 3 flavors of Orb available for the iPhone: OrbLive free, OrbMedia ($4.99) and OrbLive ($9.99)
Note to Orb: Please update your landing page to include PC and Mac, ok?
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robotrock said 12:12PM on 11-05-2009
I haven't used it for ages since it's a complete memory hog (on Vista x64 anyway), but I found everything worked perfectly fine in the iPhone browser. Videos, music, etc....
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fini said 1:23PM on 11-05-2009
doesnt work on my 2008 mac mini, keeps on crashes when I open. Im using snow leopard.
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leon2paris said 2:57PM on 11-05-2009
Orb is working on a fix for Snow Leopard, should be available in a few minutes...
Another note, there are actually a 4th iPhone App called OrbMusic at $0.99, for music only...
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