June 17, 2010. 3view shipping update

Seeing as there’s a lot of people waiting for updates on the delivery of the 3view product we just wanted to provide a brief update. You will be happy to hear that manufacturing is progressing in line with our stated timescales and we expect to hit our shipping targets.

The shift in delivery time has allowed our development teams to focus on further updating the software and we hope the full production version is going to run even quicker and slicker than ever before. Software development is an ongoing process and we are confident that the latest version will see the full production box even better than before, something which we owe to the feedback from the Beta testers. Their comments on the prototype software has proven a very useful form of stress testing and has not only helped us identify minor bugs, but even on one occasion helped us identify new functionality.

In terms of specific updates, iPlayer integration into the new software is looking good and we are awaiting a single update. More interestingly for those at home, we have added new functionality allowing people to stream recorded content from their home box to Windows 7 PCs and Apple Macs. This means people will be able to stream TV content recorded at home direct to a connected computer. We are still refining this feature but it is a direct result of something one of our Beta testers suggested.

Everyone at 3view is working hard to make sure the production box is as good as we know it can be. We continue to be excited by the possibilities offered by the product, but realise this is something which the general public needs to experience for themselves and are determined to make this happen as soon as possible.

John Donovan, Managing Director, 3view.
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