Press Reviews about Orb Networks

"Today, the media streaming service Orb announced their official iPhone application, OrbLive 2.0, allowing you to stream your media files across multiple devices via 3G, EDGE or Wi-Fi. The official application allows for a more intuitive and streamlined experience instead of the traditional browser interface. It'll save you time from syncing all of those files that you claim don't exist buried in the dim recesses of your hard drive."

"Streaming media server Orb has released free and $9.99 versions of an app that lets you watch videos, listen to music, check documents and even stream live or recorded TV to your iPhone or iPod touch."

"Orb, a $9.99 iPhone application that should be familiar to home networking buffs, is available now and will stream music from your home computer, photos, and live television from a TV tuner card - all over the Internet. It can even stream input from a webcam to your phone."

"The basic tenet behind OrbLive is that instead of being limited by the storage capacity of the iPhone, you should be able to use the networking capabilities of the device to stream anything from your own library at home. In addition to this, OrbLive also allows you to stream live TV to the iPhone."

"Orb Networks has launched an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that brings users’ home media collections to their mobile devices. OrbLive, which is available for $10 or as a free trial on the App Store, can pull media ranging from music to videos, photos, webcams and live TV."

"We knew Orb was working on an iPhone port of its media-streaming app, and it looks like Orb 2.0 just stealthily went live in the App Store. The $10 app lets TV junkies watch live TV from a tuner connected to a Windows PC, as well as stream music, videos, and photos from their libraries. Even cooler, Orb allows you to monitor a webcam, so you can finally nail those Diet Coke thieves from the comfort of your cube (or keep an eye on your infant, whatever.)"

"OrbLive removes the limitations of hard drive capacities and by utilizing Orb’s “powerful networking capabilities” allows users access to their entire media library anywhere they can connect to the internet. The app also gives users the ability to preview all their Office documents (docs, xls, pdf, ppt, txt file formats are all supported). OrbLive is a boon to those with large media libraries, those indecisive about what to sync, and of course those that interested in watching live TV on their touch device."

"Orb, one of my long-time favorite applications for remotely streaming home media has finally come to the iTunes AppStore. What I always liked about Orb is that is smartly manages the audio or video stream based on your connection speed: it's always optimized. So what can you stream on your handheld while away from home? Music stored on your home computer (DRM-free); videos that you've downloaded at home or created yourself; photos in your home library; live television from a TV tuner card; and a connected webcam... I use this to see if the cats are sitting in my office chair when I'm out."

"Orb has finally announced their official application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that goes by the name of OrbLive 2.0. Users can now stream media that you would normally enjoy on your PC such as, music, videos, photos, webcams and even live TV to their handsets from anywhere they have a connection. OrbLive uses the powerful networking capabilities of the iPhone and iPod Touch to transform the devices into more powerful media players, by giving you access to more media than what you have stored on your device. Access files stored on your PC from home, work or anywhere there is available Wi-Fi. With Orb’s reputation we suspect this application will sell rather well."

"You don't need Steve Jobs' permission to watch TV on your iPhone any more. A native Orb client for the iPhone and iPod Touch popped up on the installer networks overnight, and Orb confirms that it's official. One of the drawbacks of the iPhone/Touch is the narrow choice of supported video formats - a strange omission in what is the best personal media player on the market. But then it's not so strange when you consider Apple's ambitions to sell you TV shows and movies - which you've already paid for with your cable subscription. Orb effectively fixes this problem."

"Love to travel but hate missing your team's matches? Whine no more. New place shifting' technology lets you take local programming on the road...Orb Networks provides access to live TV through PCs, cell phones and palmtops using free software installed on a home PC...Travelers can watch from a Web browser by logging on to the MyOrb site (orb.com)."

"Content finds its Orb. Media really is going everywhere. Now anyone can take their digital music files, TV programs, movies and cable feeds anywhere there's a computer, an Internet connection, and a Web browser.... And Orb, marketed by Emeryville, Calif.based Orb Networks, is our pick for the media anywhere application to watch."

"Already devices such as...the software application Orb will allow you to pick up TV and video from a home PC equipped with a TV card on an internet-enabled device from anywhere in the world.""It's TV, But Not As We Know It"

"Thanks to a handful of hardware and software products, viewers can see their favorite programs anywhere in the world at the same time they are being broadcast back home....In addition to the ability to watch programs in different geographic locations,...and a software solution from Orb Networks also allow users to watch TV anywhere in the house on a PC, as long as it is connected to the wired or wireless home network.......it's the ability to watch local programming like news and sports as well as personalized recorded programming that may hold a special sway for viewers."

"Soccer fans with 9 to 5 jobs might have trouble catching all the World Cup games. Orb.com thinks it has the answer. The free service allows anyone with a home computer to beam live programming to their mobile phone, PDA or laptop with only an Internet connection. Older computers might need a Tvtuner card (available through Hauppauge Computer Works, which is offering a World Cup Special), but most newer computers with media capabilities should be compatible."

"TV everywhere. Is this the beginning of the end for the telco's walled garden? Vodafone's German operation has launched an experimental service that may, if it's successful, usher in a new era of thinking for the cellular operators. Vodafone MeinPC...uses Orb's software to allow 3G customers to access the photos and MP3s that reside on their home PCs. More interestingly, it will also permit subscribers to watch TV that's being captured on their own PC and transmitted across the cellular network."

"Orb is bringing the entertainment you want to you wherever it is you are. As long as you have a webenabled device, you can have all the content served, streamed to you...all your digital media served to you where you are."

"...the traditional idea of "local" programming is going by the wayside....And Orb Networks, a FrenchAmerican company, has been making available its approach - which unlike the others is free and relies on software rather than hardware - worldwide for about a year."

"Live isn't good enough for TV anymore, at least for World Cup viewers....The latest in takeitwithyou technology is ondemand streaming video for mobile devices, powered by a collaboration between Hauppauge Computer Works and Orb Networks. The nifty trick here is that you tune your Webenabled mobile device to receive a signal from your home PC. You can watch live or download for later viewing. You can even schedule future downloads from the handheld.... The hype is all for the World Cup, but you'll have the functionality long after the last goal has been scored."

"Free software liberates your PSP from photo drudgery....All your content is pumped through a standard web browser, so provided your device has one of those installed, you're all set for streamed media nirvana!"

"Video mail was not really a practical option until now. Many ISP limit the file attachment sizes to less than 5 MB. Now Orb's streaming technology makes it simple, secure and convenient. Anyone who has tried Skype video knows how powerfully video enhances communication by conveying the nuances of spoken language and facial expression. Now Orb brings this power to your asynchronous communication in business or personal relationships."

"Orb Networks is transforming media transportability by enabling consumers to view material from their own homes anywhere on the web or on a mobile device...but without the need for another box. Now they are adding streaming video mail to the mix."

"Throwing TV used to be the preserve of rock stars going ape in their hotel rooms but, thanks to location free, gadgeteers are now doing it in a much more constructive fashion. The latest service for UK goggleboxers is the ‰Û÷Orb' from Hauppauge.... Rather than offering a separate box that plugs into your TV, the Orb is free PC software that works with Hauppauge's WinTV PVRs."

"Why buy Sling Mobile when Orb is free....The coolest thing of all is that Orb really works."

"Now a new idea is starting to take hold. The concept is called place shifting....This same idea has been taken to a more advanced level by Orb Networks in Emeryville, California. The kicker to the Orb story is that they can also feed the video stream into a handheld computer or a cell phone that has an Internet connection as many now do. And the Orb variation is free...."

"And if you're stuck working late and won't be back in time to watch "The O.C.'' or a key college basketball tournament game, you can use Orb to program your home computer to record it. You can even access your digital music and photos, as well as a webcam to see the family eat the dinner you're missing."