Movie Jukebox ft. YAMJ - Demo

Get a sneak peek demo of the Movie Jukebox ft. YAMJ at our exhibitions currently going on in Singapore (SITEX 2009) and Netherlands (HME 2009). In Singapore, the AC Ryan booth has been running the demo since today (Saturday), while in Netherlands we’ll be running the demo tomorrow (Sunday).

Ever since the launch of Playon!HD way back in June 2009, Movie Jukebox was one of the most requested feature. What a movie jukebox does is show you picture thumbnails of movies, when you select it, you see a short description and simply press again to play. This is a more pictorial view of movies compared to a browser list – well, more fun!

When deciding how to add this function, we managed to hook up with the YAMJ Team. For those who do not yet know who/what is YAMJ… YAMJ is short for Yet Another Movie Jukebox. A clever piece of program running on your computer designed to search your harddisk for movies and find the relevant movie photos and information from the internet, automatically. Started as a small project, it has grown to become a favorite Movie Jukebox program, with a strong reputation and a solid team. The YAMJ project is opensource and more development is still going on.

What do we mean “hooked up with the YAMJ Team”? Instead of re-coding our own Movie Jukebox, why not work with the YAMJ guys! It cuts double work, supports opensource community, and gives Playon!HD users a great application. It’s a no-brainer win-win-win partnership. That’s what we did, and the YAMJ guys are more than supportive! Thanks again. And by working with the YAMJ Team, Playon!HD users can enjoy more improvements and more developments from the YAMJ Team that has made YAMJ such a success!

After exchanging some information and some coding, we are happy to say the Movie Jukebox is almost ready. So what this means is that you would run YAMJ on your computer which searches your Playon!HD for movie files, gathers pictures and information from the internet and puts them into your Playon!HD, automatically. Each time you add movies, simply run YAMJ again on your computer and your Playon!HD Movie Jukebox will be updated. cool eh? Thank the YAMJ guys.

At the exhibitions, we’ve prepared 12 movie trailers as a demonstration, so you can see the Movie Jukebox working on Playon!HD. Can’t wait to have it? We ask for a bit of patience while our programmers finish up the final parts. We appreciate your understanding, thanks for the support.

C’mon down to our exhibitions and check out the Movie Jukebox ft. YAMJ demo. Watch out for its release soon, coming to a Playon!HD near you!

Playon! Tshirt @ HME 2009

Playon! Tshirt is out now, premiering at the HME 2009 exhibition in Netherlands. Head on down to our AC Ryan booth to grab the limited Playon! Tshirt before they are gone! For those not in Netherlands, worry not… you’ll find them available soon at our resellers, playonhd.com, acryan.com/forums, and in community forums.

The Playon! Tshirt features the simple and clear PLAYON! graphic, an expression of our view towards life in general – keep it simple, keep it clear, and play on. The left and right sleeve each feature the two Playon! productlines Playon!HD [play] www.playonhd.com and Playon!DVR [record + play] www.playondvr.com. Back of the Tshirt sports the “AC Ryan Empowering the Data Generation”, the powerhouse engine behind Playon! ;). This design is chosen by our forum members in a poll of three designs earlier this year.

Playon!

Skinz your Playon!

That’s right, Skinz your little black box Playon!HD :) The very first Full HD Mediaplayer with Skinz!

Playon! Skinz is a high quality surface adhesive to easily change the look of your Playon!HD. The Playon!HD is a stylish neutral black and has gained a reputation for its styling, users sometimes refer to it affectionately as "Little Black Box". The Black styling fits all furnishing and home decor, stands quietly elegant in any living room.

Well, sometimes the individualistic spirit in us would like to break out and shout to the world, have something a little different. Perhaps for styling reaons, perhaps to feed the rebel spirit in us - some of us are rebels all our lives, some are rebels for a day :) - or perhaps simply just for that touch of difference.

We've created Skinz to be removable and non-tearable. So you can easily put it on, and take it off. It's actually very uncomplex simple fun, try it!

Playon! Skinz is making its surprise debut launch at the exhibitions and is shipping with immediate effect. Orders can be placed at the exhibitions and will be available for purchase from next week online and in retail on www.playonhd.com as well as Playon! Reseller internationally (check Playon!HD where to buy).

Playon! Skinz - skinz your Playon!HD
Created speciailly for you to personalise your Playon!HD
- Easy to put on in less than 1 minute
- Simply remove Skinz backing paper
- Paste Skinz onto your Playon!HD
- If a mistake is made, just remove and retry
- Removable and changeable anytime
- Choose from a variety of designs
- This Skinz is specially for Playon!HD (ACR-PV73100)

FREE Playon! Skinz Offer - when you get your Playon!HD at our exhibitions happening in Singapore (SITEX 2009) and Netherlands (HME 2009), you'll get the Playon! Skinz FREE - pick from one of the limited designs (while stock lasts). Be sure to Skinz it, post a pic and show the world your Skinz'd Playon!HD.

Playon!HD at SITEX 2009 Singapore

The SITEX 2009 exhibition kicks off in Singapore in a couple of hours. Our Singapore Team will be welcoming you to the AC Ryan booth, demonstrating Playon! products and answering your questions. It’s also a great chance for you to see for yourself why Playon!HD is the Best Mediaplayer 2009 (recently crowned in Playon!’s homeground of The Netherlands) and winning awards everywhere. In addition, Playon!DVR TV will also be present. As usual, there will be great prices and cool offers… Free Playon! Skinz, Free Discount Vouchers, check them out here : Playon!HD Sitex Offer, Playon!DVR TV Sitex Offer.

Hold on! Did we just say Skinz? What’s that? Well it’s one of the range of Playon! Accessories making its debut at the exhibition. We’ll post news to launch the Playon! Skinz here, so watch out for it. Or better yet, if you are in Singapore, be sure to head on down to the show to see it for yourself in person.

SITEX 2009 – Singapore Expo - 26-29 Nov (Thur-Sun)
AC Ryan booth : Hall 5 Booth 5D60

Playon!HD at HME 2009 Netherlands

For the first time, both our Singapore and Netherlands team are simultaneously in action! The Home Multimedia Entertainment (HME) 2009 kicks off in Netherlands on Friday. HME is the yearly event to see, feel, touch and bring home the cool and the wannahave stuff. Playon!HD is having the honors of exhibiting as the Best Mediastreamer 2009, awarded by HME. The award will be handed out on Friday evening at the event.

Having won the award does not mean we sit still… on the contrary, the award inspires us to do even more, knowing we can count on your support to have a good time together. Test drive the latest firmware, talk to the Playon! guys, ask your questions, and when you like it, bring a Playon!HD home with you for a cool price. Check out the Playon!HD HME Offer. If you’re wondering what the FREE Playon! Skinz is… watch out for the Playon! Skinz launch news right here in this couple of days or better still head down to the HME and see it for yourself!

In addition, you’ll also be able to feel for yourself the total experience of Playon!HD + the great sound of Harman Kardon audio equipment (much thanks to Harman Kardon, also an HME Award winner). It’s all happening at the Wifimedia booth (Wifimedia is our Playon! Official Reseller). Don’t miss it.

HME 2009 – Jaarbeurs, Utrecht (Netherlands) | 27-29 November (Fri-Sun)
Wifimedia booth : Hall 7 Booth A035

Playon! Reseller family serving 27 countries and expanding

The Official Playon! Reseller family is now serving 27 countries (and still expanding).

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam

In addition to the current 27, Cyprus, Greece, Israel and New Zealand will also be added soon.

Every Playon! Reseller you find on our Where To Buy page has been selected – dedication to customer service, extensive mediaplayer experience, or leaders in the market with innovative products like Playon!HD – each is a quality reseller in their own right.

If you don’t see your country in the Where To Buy list, don’t worry, we are still expanding – you can also help it along by suggesting Playon!HD to your favorite local shop / webshop, or emailing us to tell us your local shop / webshop at rotterdam@acryan.com. You can always get your hands on the Playon!HD from our Buy Now which ships internationally from 3 global locations.

Playon!HD shipping

Playon!HD has been expanding - this Playon!HD shipment is the largest to date. It also marks the first time Playon!HD is shipping to users & resellers from its central stock locations in 3 continents :

Asia : from Singapore to users/resellers in Asia. Shipments from Singapore has already gone out to users/resellers last week.

Europe : from Netherlands to Europe & Rest of the World. Shipments from The Netherlands have just arrived in Rotterdam, some has gone out today and some will go out on Monday.

North America : from USA to users/resellers in USA & Canada (new with “Playon!HD comes to USA” Celebrations),  Shipments from USA will ship out from Ohio, USA next Tuesday.

If you have an order with us and have a shipment date for this shipment, you have or will receive an email from us today and Monday regarding your shipment.

Despite our efforts to ship the largest shipment to date, the Playon! yet again exceeded all expectations (our expectations as well as our reseller’s expectations) – we are sold out (again). In previous shipments, even our resellers are sold out, some within hours. This time, the good news for some of you is that our resellers are not yet sold out (ie. according to our last check – so if you and your friends are planning to get Playon!HD, hurry to our resellers (currently 27 countries and expanding), listed on Playon!HD Where To Buy and check resellers in your country.

If your reseller is already sold out too, or if there’s no reseller in your country, worry not… NEXT DELIVERY : 1st WEEK SEPTEMBER. Yes, this is our honest, clear & direct answer on shipping date. If in doubt, always contact our Rotterdam Team rotterdam@acryan.com for a friendly "straight-up" answer. Tip : Buy now, don't wait for it to arrive. Since the 1st shipment started on 10 June 2009, all the 7 shipments successfully sold, shipped & received by happy new Playon!HD owners all over the world :) have been snapped up before their arrival or within hours of arrival. This despite our doubling/tripling of shipment quantity with each shipment. We appreciate your enthusiasm and understanding. Playon!