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| Time:
12:16 EST/17:16 GMT | News Source:
ActiveWin.com |
Posted By: Byron Hinson |
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Neowin got the news earlier of Media Player 10 beta coming out today, we've
got the first news of the download site:
Today Microsoft is making available the technical beta of our next generation
media player -- Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP users. This technical
beta is being released to provide enthusiasts and early adopters of digital
media technology the opportunity to test the release and give us critical
feedback to help us ensure a high-quality release of the media player, which
will ship later this year. It is important to note that the player is still
under development and at this stage is not intended for mass consumer adoption.
This test release of our popular all-in-one player builds on the design
accomplishments and feature set of the Windows Media Player 9 Series, with the
goal of providing the best experience for discovering, playing and taking
digital media anywhere. To this end, the technical beta of Windows Media Player
10 includes the following new and improved features:
- Sleek new design. Windows Media Player 10 technical beta
sports a simple, clean user interface that has a fresh new “look and feel” and
enables fast access to top Player tasks. The most important Player features
are now also available directly in the media library, enabling users to
accomplish key digital media tasks all in one convenient place, while browsing
the library.
- Choice of online stores. Available from directly within the
Player, we are testing a new concept currently called the “Digital Media Mall”
that offers a selection of online music stores and video services that work
seamlessly in the Player.
- Enhanced device support. Our goal with the Windows Media
Player 10 will ultimately be to continue to provide support for the broadest
range of digital music devices. This test release introduces a number of new
capabilities:
- Support for a new feature called Auto Sync that enables the
seamless and automatic synchronization of music, video, photos --and even
recorded television-- to supported portable devices.
- Support for subscription-based content via next-generation
Windows Media Digital Rights Management (code named “Janus”). New devices
will be coming that support this new DRM that enable a “fill-it-up” model for
subscription-based content.
- Full support for the soon-to-be-released, Portable Media
Center (PMC). With Windows Media Player 10, all the digital media data types
that are supported on the PMC can be automatically synched to that device via
Auto Sync, including entire music libraries, photos, music videos, Photo
Stories & home videos, recorded television, Movie Maker files. And any content
purchased from online stores and services in the Digital Media Mall.
- All-in-one Smart Jukebox features. Windows Media Player
10 technical beta builds on the all of the powerful features in Windows Media
Player 9 Series delivering fast and flexible playback, unmatched audio and
video quality, and many other “smart jukebox” features.
- The Player is a key component of the new foundation
Microsoft is building to enable the best end-to-end consumer experience to
discover, play, and transport digital media easily around the home or on the
go. The Windows Media Player 10 technical beta does not yet include all
features to be available at final release. The final, fully featured version
of Windows Media Player 10 will be available later this year.
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#1 By
61 (65.32.169.173)
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Wednesday, June 02, 2004 02:35:19 PM
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Actually, the bulky look was introduced with WMP7 and tweaked a bit to be not so bulky in WMP8.
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#2 By
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Wednesday, June 02, 2004 07:36:56 PM
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Halycyon - "bloat in RAM"
Yeah, that 9744K is KILLING me. WTF? Dude, go dip ice cream for a few hours and earn enough $ to buy a 256MB stick. If you're gonna post against a product, at least post a reasonable response.
I, for one, can't wait to get my hands on one of those portable media centers. I don't care for the audio (thus my lack of interest in iPod, etc), but VIDEO is where its at.
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#3 By
17505 (198.138.90.2)
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Thursday, June 03, 2004 07:52:38 AM
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DVD-Audio or nothing Man :)
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#4 By
61 (65.32.169.173)
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Thursday, June 03, 2004 02:37:16 PM
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The online music stores have becoming more and more restrictive with their licensing terms.
Quite honestly, I should be able to do anything with the paid for downloaded music that I can do with a CD, and at this point, you can not.
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#5 By
3339 (64.160.58.135)
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Thursday, June 03, 2004 04:52:08 PM
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And the point, Parkker, is that despite Microsoft's, device manufacturers', and some services intent to use the Janus DRM, not a single record label has yet said they will, or has even suggested that they are willing to, allow its use.
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#6 By
3653 (209.149.57.116)
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Thursday, June 03, 2004 09:26:28 PM
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yeah jerk, i'm sure not a single content provider will sign up to have their music distributed across a dozen distribution sites. Nah, they wouldn't possibly sign up for such a hurried response to itunes.
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#7 By
3653 (209.149.57.116)
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Friday, June 04, 2004 07:07:31 PM
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halcyon, if you want to get upset... get upset that the content companies RAISED prices when they went to CDs from cassette tape. That was a rip.
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