Google offers up yet another PC to TV server solution

As the the death star and the cable guys continue their assault on free online video, Google just added their own take on how to get programing from the desktop to the living room. The app works in conjunction with Google desktop and serves to any UPnP or DLNA certified gadget you may have attached to the big screen.

While many UPnP server solutions already exist for Windows (it’s a pity Google hasn’t targeted Mac users), Google Media Server does bring a few specific features to the table. Namely support for Internet-based content from its photo sharing service Picasa, along with videos hosted on YouTube (using H.264 not Flash Video). From this we can conclude that Google Media Server is designed to make Google’s desktop search application that bit more useful, as well as offer another means of accessing YouTube on a TV. (Last 100)

Anyone who thinks that Google isn’t making incremental moves toward becoming the dominant content indexing and delivery service needs to spend a little time at burning man. More captive screen time, more ads, more profits.