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title: "Digital Lifestyle Roundup: BitTorrent SDK, 7digital Music Downloads, Microsoft Mediaroom"
date: 2007-06-19
author: "Richard MacManus"
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  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
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  - name: "2007"
    url: "/tag/2007.md"
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# Digital Lifestyle Roundup: BitTorrent SDK, 7digital Music Downloads, Microsoft Mediaroom

![](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522074855im_/http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/last100_logo.png)Plenty happening in the digital lifestyle space this week. R/WW Network blog [last100](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522074855/http://last100.com/) reports on the following 3 stories:

[BitTorrent releases SDK for set-top-boxes and other devices](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522074855/http://www.last100.com/2007/06/19/bittorrent-releases-sdk-for-set-top-boxes-and-other-devices/): BitTorrent, the company behind the popular peer-to-peer file sharing technology, has [announced](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522074855/http://www.bittorrent.com/about/press/bittorrent-releases-software-development-kit-for-next-generation-internet-devices) the availability of its Software Development Kit (SDK) for consumer electronics devices. Perhaps the most enticing part is the chance for licensee’s products to become officially BitTorrent certified.

[7digital, music downloads done right?](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522074855/http://www.last100.com/2007/06/19/7digital-music-downloads-done-right/): More evidence that the music industry might finally be ‘ògetting it’ came with the recent announcement by 7digital of its revamped [music download service](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522074855/http://new.7digital.com/stat/launch/launch.aspx). Not only is the company moving towards DRM-free mp3 downloads, but it has also introduced a ‘òlocker’ feature whereby purchased tracks and videos are accessible by users “from anywhere with an Internet connection”.

![](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522074855im_/http://www.last100.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/mediaroom_logo.png)[Microsoft rebrands its IPTV plaftorm, adds PC to TV functionality](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522074855/http://www.last100.com/2007/06/18/microsoft-rebrands-its-iptv-plaftorm-adds-pc-to-tv-functionality/): This week Microsoft announced the availability of [Microsoft Mediaroom](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522074855/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jun07/06-17NXTDebutPR.mspx), a re-branded version of its IPTV software platform that enables service providers to deliver interactive IPTV services into the home.

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*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/bittorrent_7digital_microsoft_mediaroom.php))*