I was reading through Engadget yesterday and came across this article on the addition of Slingbox like capabilities to the Media Center. After reading up on the WebGuide it became clear this is significantly more:

• You can stream video, pictures, recorded TV and music content from your Media Center to devices on the web (think mobile phone, laptop in a hotel room …)
• You can control your Media Center and do standard stuff (i.e. set it to record programs)

So, I set it up and it works great. When you set up the software, it creates a web ID that is tied to your router. Simply click on the web address, add in your credentials and you have access into the box.

By itself, that is pretty cool. But, if you couple it with HD cable cards or an HDMI capture card, MP4 compression and support, the mobility angle and the XBOX extender, that is techno nirvana. Almost there ….