Ceton Echo/Companion App Beta

[makryger]

EDIT:
http://cetoncorp.com/blog/ceton-compani ... ouncement/

Today we are pleased to make two announcements. First is that the Ceton Companion App will be available to ALL Windows Media Center (Windows 7) users. There is no need for new hardware and will simply plug in to your current HTPC. Second is that registration has opened for both the Ceton Companion Apps for Windows Media Center and the Ceton Extender for Windows Media Center. Simply head over to http://beta.cetoncorp.com and fill out the registration form and you will automatically be entered into a chance to participate in the Ceton Companion Apps beta. Selection will take place on or before May 25th and you will receive an email with information as to how to participate in the beta program. Additionally when you register for the Companion Apps beta you also have the ability to register for the Ceton Extender beta. Selection for the Ceton Extender beta will take place on or before July 15th.
Ceton Companion Apps Features:
Multiple platforms

• iPhone (iOS 4.1+)
• Android (2.2+)
• Windows Phone 7 (Mango)

Works on any Windows 7 HTPC
Browse all of your media center libraries

• Videos
• Music
• Photos
• Movies

Start playback of content on multiple devices
Manage and Schedule Recordings
Rich meta data for Movies and Television
Browse Premieres of upcoming television shows
Universally search movies, TV, guide, and more.
A whole lot more!

Throughout our Beta process we want to hear back from you our customers. We are extremely interested in your likes, dislikes, feature requests, and just about anything else you want to tell us. We will be sending out surveys each week that will help in making the best mobile applications that we can for you!
So go and register now!!! http://beta.cetoncorp.com

[richard1980]

That's great news. It's nice to see Ceton opening up the companion app to people with non-Ceton tuners.

BTW, if Eric or anyone else from Ceton sees this, when I submitted the form, I got a blank gray page. Was there supposed to be some sort of confirmation message? If so, it's not working.

Nevermind...I'm still on my first lesson of web browsing for dummies.

[sccrgoalie1]

The confirmation worked for me. I just had to scroll back to the top of the page.

[EmirOfGroofunkistan]

strange confirmation page experience for me too, but it worked! Hope to get in on the echo beta - not sure what exactly they mean by paid beta though - would like some details on that...

http://cetoncorp.com/ceton-beta-registration/

[richard1980]

Oh...I feel stupid now.

[tommo]

Does anyone else wish it said:

Browse all of your media center libraries
Videos
Music
Photos
Movies
MyMovies

[STC]

Oh,I get it... Like, mind your own Ps and Qs. :slow:

I was thinking it should have been R, like pqrs..

I was thinking Picture Quality actually!

[STC]

That's great news. It's nice to see Ceton opening up the companion app to people with non-Ceton tuners.

BTW, if Eric or anyone else from Ceton sees this, when I submitted the form, I got a blank gray page. Was there supposed to be some sort of confirmation message? If so, it's not working.

Nevermind...I'm still on my first lesson of web browsing for dummies.

Yep, not just you. It foxed me too. I put in two applications before I realized. I sent in a support ticket for the issue!

[Phil Seastrand]

Didn't I hear someone say WebOS in the video? That would be awesome!

[Motz]

Hey guys, don't worry all entries are in. It is a google doc iframe. I will put a little not on top of it

[Motz]

That's great news. It's nice to see Ceton opening up the companion app to people with non-Ceton tuners.

BTW, if Eric or anyone else from Ceton sees this, when I submitted the form, I got a blank gray page. Was there supposed to be some sort of confirmation message? If so, it's not working.

Nevermind...I'm still on my first lesson of web browsing for dummies.

Yep, not just you. It foxed me too. I put in two applications before I realized. I sent in a support ticket for the issue!

Don't worry i will filter out the duplicates.

[Motz]

Does anyone else wish it said:

Browse all of your media center libraries
Videos
Music
Photos
Movies
MyMovies

All of your Movies will have meta data and are browseable on the phone. What feature are you looking for?

[Motz]

strange confirmation page experience for me too, but it worked! Hope to get in on the echo beta - not sure what exactly they mean by paid beta though - would like some details on that...

http://cetoncorp.com/ceton-beta-registration/

It is outlined pretty good on the DMZ page: http://thedigitalmediazone.com/2012/04/ ... app-betas/

As far as right now:
If selected for the beta of the Ceton Extender you will know the MSRP and if you still want to participate you will basically pay for it before we ship it to you. It will be FINAL hardware, but beta software at this point. Before final release the software will be automatically updated and you will get to keep the hardware. This is why we put in the "no commitement" thing.

This could always change though. We have more announcements soon.

[staknhalo]

Excited to hear I won't need a Q for the companion app!

[richard1980]

Just to clarify something, if I don't have one of these new-fangled smart phones, can I still beta test the Echo?

[Motz]

Just to clarify something, if I don't have one of these new-fangled smart phones, can I still beta test the Echo?

Yep, when you register at the very bottom it asks which of the betas you would like to participate in. Registration does not guarantee selection though.

[richard1980]

I thought so, but I just wanted to make sure.

[NWW]

Does anyone else wish it said:

Browse all of your media center libraries
Videos
Music
Photos
Movies
MyMovies

All of your Movies will have meta data and are browseable on the phone. What feature are you looking for?

How about TV Shows that we have ripped? Personnaly, that's the main reason I use MediaBrowser/MyMovies. The native library is good for movies, not so for TV Shows.

[barnabas1969]

This is great news. Especially the part about the companion apps working on any Media Center PC. I registered for the beta. Hopefully I haven't pissed them off so much that they wouldn't even consider me for the beta. I did apologize when I figured out that my problem is NOT due to the Ceton tuner. I hope they accepted my apology.

[STC]

Hey guys, don't worry all entries are in. It is a google doc iframe. I will put a little not on top of it

Open the thank you in a new window perhaps?