Google gadget turns PC into media server

The Google Media Server gadget can send audio and video from a Windows PC to another device.

(Credit: Google)

Google has released a software module that can turn Windows PCs into devices that streams media files to other devices.

The Google Media Server is a gadget that works on the Google Desktop software. It sends the data to other devices over a Universal Plug-and-Play connection such as a Sony PlayStation 3, according to the Google Desktop blog.

With it, people can play videos and music and view photos on a PC. In addition, it can connect to Web sites including Google's YouTube for video and Google's Picasa for photos.

[projectpc]

Windows Vista already does this. You don't need an external app from google to stream any media files. Vista can do the exact same thing and it's already integrated. Thanks for the useless post.

[jammer2k]

You are absolutely correct, everybody on the planet has and loves Vista. XP, Linux, Mac are all figments of someone's imagination....

[rattlhed]

Well, for some of us that don't use Vista because upgrading makes half of our hardware useless, this is welcome news.
Yes my friend, the world doesn't revolve around you.

[BCF1968]

Does Vista allow you to connect to sites like YouTube from your TV? Um no.

[Breeze242]

Window Media Player 11, which runs on Vista and XP, supports DLNA media receivers.

[blabtech]

Maybe this would be more useful to Mac users?

http://blabtech.blogspot.com

[yud123]

google is awesome!

http://www.igadget.asia