It appears Xbox Music Mixer was just the beginning. Apart from Karoake, the title enabled copying of music and pictures from a PC to an Xbox for convenient playback. At CES 2004, Microsoft announced the Xbox Media Center Extender Kit, which provides access to photos, music and videos (including DVDs and DVR recordings of TV shows and movies) residing on a networked PC for playback via Xbox hardware. The kit includes an Xbox disc and a fancy new remote to control it. The catch? You'll need a high-end Windows XP Media Center Edition PC to make it work. No word yet on pricing or availability...
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