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TwonkyBeam – Beam Media From Your Browser to a Network Media Player

By on September 18, 2009 in Digital Media Receivers

There’s been a lot of noise around the new “Play To” feature in Windows 7 which allows you to select a music, video or video file in Windows Explorer and send it to a networked device elsewhere in your home. But what if you could do the same with music, videos and other media in Internet Explorer?

The forthcoming TwonkyBeam from TwonkyMedia aims to deliver exactly that. Released on September 23rd, TwonkyBeam is a free application that works with IE and allows you to send media to a compatible digital media renderer (DMR) simply by right-clicking on that media in the browser.

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TwonkyBeam™: Online media, not just for the PC anymore.

TwonkyBeam is free software that lets you stream media directly from your browser to devices around your home. Send music, photos or video from popular Web sites, including Flickr®, YouTube™ and LastFM™, directly to your connected TV or stereo. TwonkyBeam is the newest member of the award-winning TwonkyMedia family of media-sharing software products.

Just Click and Play

TwonkyBeam is an easy to use browser plug-in that works with Internet Explorer®. It downloads and installs on your PC in less than a minute, then simply right-click on media to beam it to your player of choice. You can also expand TwonkyBeam to show all of the available media on a Web page. Just click on the media you want, select a media player and hit play. In seconds, you’ll be enjoying high-quality audio on your stereo or viewing photos or video on your TV. TwonkyBeam can even stream high-definition video over your network.

Plays Well with Others

TwonkyBeam works with a wide range of consumer electronics and software, including PV’s own TwonkyMedia™ manager. Popular devices that are compatible with TwonkyBeam include Sony® Bravia®, SAMSUNG and Loewe HDTVs, as well as networked stereo receivers from Denon or Pioneer®. You can even purchase a low-cost digital media adapter from Linksys®, Philips, Yamaha or others to use with the gear you already have.

More Info: TwonkyBeam


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  • Ryan

    Strangely, the words "Xbox" and "360" are nowhere to be seen on the TwonkBeam site or even in the full list of supported devices.

    Anyone know if it works? It seems strange that it would be absent… some weirdness with MS, perhaps?

    • Rick

      The reason Xbox 360 isn't listed is that it's not yet a DMR. XBMC software DOES now work with TwonkyBeam however!

  • Ryan

    One thing the site does mention is that Mac support is coming soon, so I wonder if that means they will just do a Firefox plugin? That would be great!

    • Rick

      You are correct. We are porting to Firefox on both Mac and PC. This must be the #1 request for this product.