Neowin News Feed for: Beam

Sonos announces the Sonos Beam, a soundbar with Alexa built-in

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:28:01 +0000

Sonos has officially announced its new soundbar, the Beam, which is 60% smaller than the company's Playbar and offers Alexa integration, AirPlay 2 support, and planned support for Google Assistant. Read more...

Mixer celebrates 1-year anniversary with new features

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 24 May 2018 17:32:01 +0000

It's been one year since Microsoft rebranded its Beam service as Mixer, and the service is thanking the community for is growth with a slew of new features for viewers and creators alike. Read more...

Mixer bumps up support to 21 languages

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:46:01 +0000

Microsoft's streaming service, Mixer, has just unveiled that it now supports 21 languages across the site, including Polish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, and more. Read more...

No more Beam: Microsoft's streaming service becomes Mixer, adds a slew of new capabilities

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 25 May 2017 16:16:02 +0000

The Microsoft-owned Beam "interactive live-streaming service" has now been renamed to Mixer. It has also gotten a respectable number of new features, including co-streaming, and new mobile apps. Read more...

Microsoft's Beam is celebrating its official Xbox One launch with 'Theme Week' and giveaways

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 01:48:01 +0000

In order to celebrate Microsoft's new streaming service, Beam, on Xbox One, the company is hosting a week-long event that will offer giveaways, unique daily themes for streamers, and more. Read more...

Microsoft rolls out Creators Update for the Xbox One

Gurkaran Singh — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:54:01 +0000

The Creators Update, which will hit PCs on April 11, is being rolled out to Xbox One owners today with features such as Beam Streaming, a new Guide UI, an updated Home, and a new way to multitask. Read more...

Beam co-founder says it hasn't "had the time" to launch a Windows 10 Mobile app

Rich Woods — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:12:01 +0000

Beam co-founder Matt Salsamendi said today that the company hasn't had the time to launch an app for Microsoft's mobile platform, Windows 10 Mobile, despite the app being for the UWP. Read more...

Built-in Beam streaming for Xbox One coming to Preview Beta Insiders this week

Rich Woods — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 22:42:01 +0000

Microsoft's Brad Rossetti and Matt Salsamendi confirmed today that built-in Beam streaming for the Xbox One will be available to the Preview Beta ring of the Xbox Insider Program this week. Read more...

Xbox Insiders on the Alpha ring will get the new Beam app for Xbox One tonight

Gabriel Nunes — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:12:59 +0000

Microsoft will be releasing a system update to Xbox Insiders on the Preview Alpha ring tonight that will bring the Beam app to the Xbox One, allowing users to view and participate in game streams. Read more...

Built-in Beam streaming is now live for Xbox Insider Program Alpha members

Rich Woods — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 21:40:01 +0000

Microsoft today introduced built-in Beam streaming to Alpha members of the Xbox Insider Program. The new feature does not require a new build to use, but it does contain some known issues. Read more...

Microsoft releases its revamped "Beam 2.0" globally

Gurkaran Singh — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:38:01 +0000

After much anticipation, Microsoft is rolling out new features to all users of its Beam service. The website now includes faster video playback, a redesigned frontend, and Xbox Live sign-in. Read more...

Microsoft reveals upcoming gaming features and enhancements for the Xbox One and PC

Cage Appleby — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 23:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has released an update on its Xbox blog detailing upcoming gaming improvements and features arriving to the ecosystem with the Creators Update, slated to arrive sometime in April. Read more...

Beam to merge account login with Xbox Live; unveils improvements and new logo

Boyd Chan — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:44:01 +0000

Beam, a live streaming video platform acquired by Microsoft earlier this year, announced numerous service enhancements along with future updates to its mobile apps and a switch to Xbox Live login. Read more...

Microsoft has acquired interactive live-streaming service Beam

Rich Woods — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:54:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced that it is acquiring the interactive live-streaming service, Beam. Originally launched at the beginning of the year, the company will join the Xbox team. Read more...

Sony aims to beam sights, sounds into brain

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 20:46:43 +0000

If you think video games are engrossing now, just wait: PlayStation maker Sony Corp. has been granted a patent for beaming sensory information directly into the brain. The technique could one day... Read more...

Lasers turn beam on TV recycling

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:32:25 +0000

Recycling a TV or PC monitor has always been somewhat expensive. Mainly due to the long and tedious process involved (separation of recyclable goods). Now a laser technique that can separate materials in... Read more...

Laser Beam Teleported

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 17:21:19 +0000

Knowing that many people in our community are into science and discussions about time travel, teleportation and similar topics keep popping up from time to time in the Neowin forums, I'm sure this good news... Read more...