With the recent availability of the Opera browser for the Nintendo Wii, Orb Networks’ MyCast media streaming technology suddenly has the capability to turn your Wii into a media center. With just a few simple clicks of the wiimote, you can play video, audio, internet radio and more through your Wii on your television.

The video above is a user demonstrating this nifty (free!) capability. As if the Wii weren’t cool enough as it is, now it can be a full-on media center. If you’re one of the lucky few million who’ve managed to get your hands on a Wii, here are the simple steps to set this up for yourself:

1. Download the free Opera Internet browser available at http://www.wii.nintendo.com onto your Wii.
2. Download Orb at http://www.orb.com onto your on always-on Windows PC at home. It takes less than 3 minutes to do.
3. Turn on your TV and access the Wii main menu. Select the Internet Channel when connected to the Internet and open the browser.
4. Using your Wii remote, log onto your Orb account through Wii at mycast.orb.com. That’s it. Now enjoy, watch and listen to any digital content on your home PC — videos, music, Internet TV and radio or any other online content you programmed in your Orb MyCast application: they are now all airing on your TV screen.

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