Earlier today Equinux added new movie trailers to their media center application, MediaCentral. Movie Trailers is just one of the latest additions to MediaCentrals ever growing list of bonus features including: IPTV, SkypeIntegration, LiveTV, Internet Radio, YouTube, and even games. Of course features such as DVD, movies, tv shows, music, and pictures are already there.

For those without MediaCentral, you may download a demo version of it and purchase the full version later.

Equinux has released the latest version of the Macintosh HTPC software MediaCentral. Version 2.8 bring new features and improvements to the popular software.

According to Equinux:

The premier media center solution for your Mac, MediaCentral, and The Tube are growing together. MediaCentral 2.8 includes a completely overhauled TV engine that offers noticeably better picture quality, faster channel switching and direct access to recordings made with The Tube.

The overhauled TV engine is also known as The Tube 2.7. Prior to this release MediaCentral utilized the older version of TheTube software (2.6) This release also supports TubeStick hybrid, the recently announced TV tuner which will receive both analog and digital signals. Closed Captioning has also been improved and of course the typical bug fixes and performance improvments have been included.

As always the latest version of MediaCentral is free to download for existing MediaCentral users. New users may download a demo and later purchase the software for $29.95

Equinux has released MediaCentral 2.7. The popular Home Theater software for the mac is now powered by The Tube 2.5 and TubeStick TV interface. The latest update improves the picture quality, faster channel selection, and full access to recording made by the Tube Software. The update has also improved its interaction with iPhoto '08 libraries.

MediaCentral remains the most complete HTPC software for the Mac. Its control of the DVD Player, digital movies, pictures, music, games, skype, IP TV, internet radio, and now full PVR capabilities are unmatched by other competitors.

MediaCentral costs $29.95, and is currently available for download from Equinix's website. MediaCentral requires a G4/1GHz or faster and Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later, and is localized in several languages.

With Leopard being rumored to hit the shelves this month, its encouraging to see some developers out there taking the early initiative to have their product ready for the new operating system. Equinux, the makers of The Tube and Media Central have all of their applications 10.5 ready. Utilizing the developer builds and Cocoa, their software has ben tested to be compatible.

"equinux stands for innovative products, that are both simple and intuitive. That's why it only makes sense that all of our consumer products are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 from day one. This foundation gives us a greater scope of possibilities for future product development," says Till Schadde, CEO of equinux.

Thumbs up to Equinuix for being on the ball...

MediaCentral 2.6.3 has been released, by Equinux. The .3 version includes 25 new IP TV feeds, raising their channel listing for over 350! Some of the new additions include ABC, CBS, Discovery Channel, MTV, and Comedy Central.

This is not bad considering your local cable company would ding your $50+/mo. for the same. MediaCentral is still available for $29.95 For those current users you can download the update, and for those on the fence download the full-feature demo.

Other improvements with the software include your typical performance and stability improvements, weeding out the bugs from the previous version. The update also improves compatibility with the latest iTunes and iPhoto release.

Equinux, one of the leaders in MacHTPC software, has release MediaCentral 2.6.2. This latest version of their popular software includes several revamped features, additional PPC support, and stability improvements. Several minor fixes to the audio side have also been made.

The most significant update is the TV Module. MediaCentral now features the same TV engine used in The Tube, their software for TubeStick. Utilizing the Altivec-Engine for de-interlacing video, PPC users will notice significant performance improvements. Video quality should be smoother and with less skipping and hesitation, which is always encouraging to hear.

In addition to the new TV Module engine, TV channel searching and audio track selection has been improved. Can't forget about the Czechs as they get improved localized channel information. All the other features, such as YouTube browsing, iPhoto viewing, and playing your favorite iTunes are still exceeding our expectations for a HTPC application. (We just wish the demo was longer.)

To check out Equinux's MediaCentral 2.6.2 you may download the demo version from their website. For existing users who have registered versions (2.x and later), the update is free.

Equinux has released version 2.6 of its MediaCentral product. The latest version now includes the ability to watch digital tv (DTT) with TubeStick. This is done with enhanced integration of 'The Tube' within version 2.6. This allows for time shifting and a more organized TV channel listing in both applications. Any show recorded in MediaCentral also appears in The Tube.

A few bugs and other improvements have also been made with this latest release, including the ability to eject your dvd without an enhanced keyboard, or exiting the application.

Previous owners of MediaCentral can update to the latest version, free, using the update feature. For those curious about the application, they have a 10minute trial available for download. The full version of the software may still be purchased for $29.95 (excl. tax) /€29.95 (incl. German VAT). And those interested in TubeStick / The Tube its priced at only € 39.95 (incl. German VAT).

Equinux, the developers behind CoverScout and MediaCentral have released their first hardware device. They are calling it TubeStick. This will compete head to head with other popular USB tuners. Tubestick allows you to watch and record television on your mac.

Tubestick includes, software, hardware, antenna and adapters. The tuner works well with MediaCentral, and includes a complimentary copy of the software.

The DVB-T (DTT) tuner is the popular standard used in Europe, Asia and other conenents. It is not available however in the US or Canada.