Stream DivX to the 360 without re-encoding at XboxSpace

The type of files you can stream to the 360 has been the achillies heel of the 360's media center experience. Well, it turns out that it is possible to do, but it requires a bit of computer knowledge. Credit goes out to brains-N-brawns on this one. Playing DivX on media center: Download Windows Media Encoder 9 from here and then Install. Put your divx video in "My Videos" and then open up notepad, [...] Read More


IGN Reviews Xbox 360 Coffin at XboxSpace

No, it's not some under-the-radar new game -- IGN has gone and written up a fairly detailed review of the cardboard box Microsoft sends for you to mail in your broken console for repair:By coffin, we mean a cardboard box. But this is no ordinary cardboard box from Microsoft as this cardboard box comes with another cardboard box inside of it, and inside that cardboard box is a set of [...] Read More


Xbox Live Facts at XboxSpace

A few quick facts regarding Xbox Live straight from MS themselves.... - Over 80 percent of Xbox Live members download content from Xbox Live Marketplace. - Almost 70 percent of Xbox Live members download music videos, movie trailers, and game trailers. - More than 65 percent of connected consoles have downloaded Xbox Live Arcade titles. - There have been more than 8 million Xbox Live Arcade downloads since launch. Good Numbers. Check out the story [...] Read More


the only constant is the stream of changes at TJ's Weblog

Ross Mayfield makes a good point here: " In 93 percent of the cases examined, the strategy that a company emerges with (at exit) is completely different from the strategy it set out to implement. Citing a Harvard Business School study that found that it takes four to five years for the right product and business model to emerge, the Crescent Ventures study concludes that "a funding strategy that deploys capital [...] Read More


divx with another $19million round at TJ's Weblog

Divx.com has announced its latest round from Insight Venture Partners. The company now has raised approximately $55 million in total VC funding since its 2000 inception. Divx is now omnipresent with pretty much all digital movie downloads. While many tried to invade the territory including Microsoft it could prove an edge as more and more video moved online. The company has an interesting story about its founding right there on its [...] Read More