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SageTV 6.0: Now with Google Video
by Brad Linder Dec 19th 2006
Probably the biggest new feature is the inclusion of online video. Right now, that means you can access content from Google Video from your couch. You can browse through videos online just as easily as you can schedule and watch television recordings with SageTV 6.0. There are plans to add other online video services in the future.
There's also a new function that lets you save unencrypted DVDs to your desktop and view them through SageTV, with the original menus and special features intact. Add to that support or a number of new audio and video file formats including AAC, and SageTV's got a pretty solid release on their hands. There's a free upgrade for SageTV 5.0 users. If you've got version 4.0 or earlier, you can upgrade for $30. Everyone else will have to pony up $80, although there is a 15-day free trial.
The other big announcement is that SageTV has launched a $30 "placeshifter" client for Mac. While SageTV currently runs only on Windows and Linux, you can run Placeshifter on a Mac to schedule and watch recordings through the internet or your home network.
SageTV CEO Mike Machado tells PVR Wire in this week's podcast that a full version of the software for Mac is due out early next year.
Sushi Cat is one of the cutest Flash games I've ever run across. You play a blue cat with a major talent for eating and, fortunately for you, every level is filled with delicious sushi! The controls are simple: you aim and drop from the top of the screen using the mouse, trying to hit as much sushi as you can on the way down. Eat enough sushi, and you can go on to the next level.
Your score depends on how much sushi you eat, and which bucket the cat lands in when it finally reaches the bottom of the screen. The more ...
