Wii Transfer 2.5

I want a Wii, it is true, and one of the reasons I want one (other than the fact that it is awesome) is a small app called Wii Transfer. Wii Transfer is a Mac app that lets you get your media onto your Wii (movies, audio, pictures) amongst other things (and don't forget to check our interview with Manton Reese, Wii Transfer's creator).
Wii Transfer 2.5 adds a few neat functions. You can browse your Safari and Firefox bookmarks on the Wii's browser, stream movies, and set background music for picture slideshows.
Wii Transfer 2.5 costs $19 and there is a demo with limited functionality available.
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I want a Wii, it is true, and one of the reasons I want one (other than the fact that it is awesome) is a small app called Wii Transfer....
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Did you see that x-oom is coming out with a full blown media center application for the Wii?
This will be PC, not sure about the MAC.
http://buy-wii.net/2007/09/24/media-center-for-wii/
Thanks for the info Adam B. and DaiMac79. That definitely clears up a few of my questions.
September 24 2007 at 3:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe Xbox 360 does output in HD, and can stream content from your Mac thanks to a $20 app called Xbox 360 Connect. I have my 360 hardwired to my wireless router, and my Mac connects to the Internet wirelessly. I didn't have to configure anything--just installed the software, and voila. I can now stream photos, music, and videos to my 360 (DRM is another issue). Amazingly, it was incredibly hard to get my friend's 360 to talk to his Windows XP machine--endless string of updates plus annoying firewall issues.
September 24 2007 at 2:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply@Kevin: Also, the Wii is highly limited not just in resolution as Adam B. Nicely noted, but it has a very limited quicktime implementation, only a couple types of low-res .mov files will play on it out of the box. Add that to the limit of 2GB on its SD cards, and even a 40GB, unhacked AppleTV is more capable for videos. Hack the aTV to play more formats and have a larger HD, as I did, and its a nice box. I have both, and while I've played with Wii transfer its really only handy for small videos if you have no other way to watch them on TV.
September 24 2007 at 1:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply#3: http://www.twonkyvision.de/
September 24 2007 at 1:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNice, this is what i needed. Time add more functions to my Wii.
September 24 2007 at 12:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply#4 Kevin,
The Apple TV will output HD, the Wii does not...
With this app, what are the advantages of getting an Apple TV over the Wii? Are there any advantages?
September 24 2007 at 12:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI will be trying this app out tonight.
I have tried a couple of programs like this on my PC and none of them worked very well. I would get buffer/connection errors on the Wii.
It will be interesting to see how this one works on the Mac.
I hope it does what they say it does.
I'll post again after I try it out tonight (after work)
I suppose the money questions is: does such interoperability exist between OS X and PlayStation 3? Has someone managed to exploit that Windows Vista media server nonsense yet?
September 24 2007 at 11:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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