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ieHIP®
Media Platform is middleware that will turn your computer into
a complete information and entertainment appliance. With ieHIP®
Media Platform installed (and, provided you have the necessary
hardware), you can make your computer act as a television, radio,
CD/VCD/DVD player, media recorder, and so on—all in one software.
With
broadcasting and hosting capabilities, ieHIP® Media Platform
will turn your home entertainment center into a secure multimedia
server for either your home network or the rest of the world
through the Internet and the WWW.
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A
quick rundown of the main features:
- Content
Manager
- 1-2-3
Express Navigation System
- Media
Server
- UniPlayer
Other
important features:
- Built-in
local and web search engine support for faster and more efficient
searching of infotainment contents either on your local machine
or on the network
- Home
Infotainment Center for capturing the best of multimedia entertainment
on TV
- Digital
Video Recording capability for scheduled recording of live
TV broadcasts
- Customization
options to enable you to create an interface that suits you
- Multi-Windows
to give you the convenience of viewing up to 9 multimedia
sources on one screen
- Preloaded
Contents are tons of free multimedia content (e.g., games,
music, video, and news)—all ready to be accessed by you after
ieHIP® Media Platform is installed
- Ten-feet-away
Television User Interface (TUI) to allow you to enjoy your
multimedia while you sit on your couch ten feet away from
your screen
- High
Definition Television (HDTV) Support for better and more enjoyable
viewing of digital television
- Multi-Language
Support for the world's major languages
- Instant
connectivity to select infotainment contents and links.
- Instant
access to content providers such as Live365.com, Shoutcast,
TitanTV, and others
- Plug
and Play and Autoplay support for most media devices and formats
like Audio CD, VCD, DVD, Kodak CD, digital cameras, iPod,
MP3 players, flash memory drives, and more
- Automatic
program updates and/or upgrades
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1-2-3
Express Navigation System. This is a patented navigation
system designed for maximum usability and convenience. Number
keys are assigned to each software function, thus, you can call
up a particular function by pressing its corresponding key on
your remote control or keyboard. For example, the TV Menu's
key assignment is 1, so, you will press the 1 key or button
on your keyboard or remote control to open the TV Menu.
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I'm
sure you have some idea on how an organizer works. Well, an
organizer, er, organizes stuff. For example, a book organizer
allows you to store or arrange your books in such a way that
will make scrounging for a specific book easier. Organizers
are particularly useful for large collections of anything—books,
music records, school records, etc.
With
ieHIP® Media Platform's Content Manager, you can tag your multimedia
files with attributes/properties. These tags are stored in a
searchable database file, thus, making it easier for you to
categorize the files, perform a search, and access your digital
multimedia. The Content Manager, likewise, gives you flexibility
in organizing your bookmarks.
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The
UniPlayer (shortcut for "Universal Player") is that viewing
box located at the right half of the screen. It is a unified
player because it releases you from the burden of having to
open different programs and windows to view different file formats.
For as long as your system has the required codecs and libraries
needed to play video files, the unified player will be able
to show your files without cluttering your display with open
windows.
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Generally,
whatever audio/video that Windows Media Player can play, ieHIP®
Media Platform can play. Thus,
ieHIP® Media Platform supports multimedia files with the following
extensions:
- CDA (CD audio)
- WMV, AVI, MPEG, MPG, MOV, M1V, MP2, MPA, RAM, RM, RA
- GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIF, BMP, EPS
- MP3,MP4, WMA, CDA, WAV,MIDI
- ASF, ASX, AIF, AIFC, AIFF, MID, RMI
- HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, PPT
- VOB
(DVD video)
- SWF
(Macromedia Flash movie)
- Real
media files (Note: Requires installation of RealPlayer and
codecs on the system).
- Apple
Quicktime media files (Note: Requires installation of QuickTime™
and codecs on the system).
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ieHIP®
Media Platform's UniPlayer will play Real and Apple Quicktime
media file formats for as long you have RealPlayer and/or QuickTime Player installed
on your system. Both players can be downloaded for free from
their respective websites.
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Yes.
Seamlessly.
The
following minimum components are needed to run ieHIP®
Media Platform:
- Internet Connection (DSL or cable)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
- DirectX-compatible VGA card
- Pentium® 4 Processor or equivalent, 2.8 GHz or higher
- Microsoft Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2
- 512 MB RAM or higher
- TV tuner
- Public IP (WAN) or Static IP (LAN)
- At least 600 MB free disk space for software installation
- Sound Card
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
The following programs are also needed for ieHIP® Media Platform's operation:
- Adobe® Flash Player 7.0 or later
- Apple QuickTimeT 6.0 or later
- RealPlayer® 10.0
- Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c (or higher) runtime packages
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No. A wireless keyboard is not necessary, but it's a good idea to use one. A serial keyboard will work perfectly with ieHIP® Media Platform.
Do
I need to have a remote control?
No need for a remote control either. But then again, as with a wireless keyboard, using a remote control is recommended.
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