Jason Dunn
01-19-2011, 11:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://lifehacker.com/5733604/skifta-streams-media-to-your-phone-or-tv-from-anywhere' target='_blank'>http://lifehacker.com/5733604/skift...v-from-anywhere</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Skifta allows you to play media pretty much anywhere, on any device. You can stream media-whether it's music, photos, or video-from your phone to a TV, from your home PC to your phone, or even from your home PC to your friend's TV using your phone as an intermediary. All you need is a DLNA-compatible device, which includes lots of different things, from a PlayStation 3 to an XBMC box to a simple Windows 7 computer."</em></p><p><object width="600" height="360" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/ezP6Ee9HoRo&feature=player_embedded&ap=%26fmt=18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ezP6Ee9HoRo&feature=player_embedded&ap=%26fmt=18" /></object></p><p>It seems like there's a new media streaming app coming out every week, and Skifta seems about the same as every other one I've looked at. They're all based around DLNA compliance - unfortunately, neither one of my big-screen TVs has DLNA functionality...so I'm kind of hooped in that regard. I've opted instead to connect devices to my TVs that allow me to get the media I want. In the case of my 50" plasma on my <a href="http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/news/show/93858/the-digital-wall-project-an-epic-tale.html" target="_blank">digital wall</a>, it has an HP Slimline computer connected to it; my 72" DLP has an Xbox 360 and a Boxee Box. My next TV will certainly have DLNA compliance, but I'm not about to go out and buy a new TV for that sole purpose.</p>