Orb: Perfect media companion for your UMPC

I've written about Orb a few times already, but it slipped to the back of my mind recently as I focused on other fields. As it turns out, that was a mistake. Orb 2.0 was announced early this month and the improvements are vast. When coupled with a "full browser" like IE or Firefox, it provides a simply beautiful feature-rich interface.

While writing a new article about Orb for my Nokia 770 blog, I realized that an identical post and video for UMPC owners would not do justice to the new interface. Opera on the Nokia 770, while very robust for a pocketable device, does not properly show off the new interface. Here are some screenshots. (click for larger images)



To get going with Orb:

• Download and install Orb on your Media Center PC or any computer with your media library and/or a TV tuner.
• Set up a user account.
• Log in to http://mycast.orb.com

Once you get that far, all you have to do is play with your settings to get them how you'd like them. Here's a video of it in action: