Tablets were the in-thing at CES 2011. Not content to sit on the sidelines and watch, multimedia company Creative came out with its own tablet. The 10-inch Ziio Android Tablet is not just another Android tablet. OK, it is. But it does a bunch of entertainment-centric stuff too and is custom built for photos, movies and music... much more in-line with Creative's expertise.

In this episode we'll show off some of the more

advanced multimedia features

of

Windows Phone 7 devices

. Not only can you

play music, movies and podcasts

on your Windows Phone 7 smartphone, you can also

listen to FM radio

and

stream media

to other devices. We'll show you how to do all that and more in this tutorial.

In this series, we show you

how to use AppleTV

. AppleTV is a

multimedia streaming device

by Apple that allows you to stream media to your television set. Whether you want to

stream photos, videos or music

, or even if you want to

rent movies or television shows

, AppleTV can do it. In fact, it can even

access Netflix, YouTube or Flickr

, and we'll show you how to do all that and more.

In this bonus episode, we show you how to set up your

iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch

as your

AppleTV remote

. It's a simple process that requires you to download the

Remote application

to your mobile device and log on with your

Apple ID

. We'll show you how in this episode.

In this episode, we show you how to customize your

AppleTV settings

. We've already shown you some of the settings like the

Network and iTunes Store settings

but here, we'll show you

how to use parental controls

to limit access to your AppleTV, how to modify

audio and video settings

, and more.

There are more ways to

get content through your AppleTV

through the Internet menu. In addition to YouTube and Flickr, you can also

download podcasts to your AppleTV

,

access online files through MobileMe

or listen to music with the Radio option. We show you how to do all of that in this episode.

You can

access photos through Flickr

using your AppleTV device

so that you can browse thousands of images online. You can

search for photos

by topic or

adding a Flickr contact

to your list. We'll show you how to do all that and more in this episode.

In this episode, we show you how to

access YouTube through AppleTV

. Although the layout is different, you can

watch videos on YouTube

through your AppleTV the same way as you would using your computer. You can also

log in to YouTube

and see your Favorites and your subscriptions. We walk you through it in this episode.

Another way that you can

rent movies and television shows

through your

AppleTV

is by using Netflix. In this episode, we show you

how to access Netflix

through your AppleTV and allows you to browse the Netflix library of videos and TV shows. Netflix will even give you a list of

recommended videos

based on your rental history.

In this episode, we show you how to

stream media from iTunes

on your computer to your

AppleTV device

. It's easy to do and can be repeated with multiple computers throughout your home so long as they are connected to your

home network

and they are logged in to the same iTunes account that you used

setting up your AppleTV

.

If you want to

rent movies or TV

shows

using your AppleTV

, then you'll need to

set up your Apple ID

. This is the same as your

iTunes email address

, so if you use iTunes, then you can use your email address for your Apple ID. We'll show you how to set it up in this episode.

Here, we show you how to set up your

AppleTV's network configuration

, which you'll need to do to

stream your media

. The simplest way is to use an Ethernet cable to physically connect your device, but

connecting your AppleTV wirelessly

to your

home network

is just as easy. We'll show you how to connect both ways in this tutorial.

In order to interact with your

AppleTV device

, you'll need to either use the

remote control

provided or use an

iPad, iPod or iPhone

with the remote app set up. In this episode, we'll focus on

using the AppleTV remote

and we'll start by showing you how to use it to

navigate through the AppleTV menus

.

In this episode, we show you

how to set up AppleTV

by connecting the unit to your television using an

HDMI cable

. We'll also give you an explanation of some of

features of the AppleTV

and explain what you can do with this

multimedia streaming device

.

If you and your friends

share photos, videos and other multimedia in Gmail

, take heed. Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan shows off a few

Google Labs

developments that are custom made for you.

Mac users are at something of a disadvantage as the wealth of free software available on the PC is unmatched. There are some

great free Mac applications

available though and Doc runs down his top five list of the must-haves.

This week in the Sweet Stuff Software, Michael "Doc" Callahan looks at

five free media players

. Each is a bit different, but all of them do a great job and all of them are

free software

. Check out the show and then download the ones you want to try.

Andy and Sean look at the Slingbox and other living room multimedia technologies.

In this series we show you

how to use AppleTV

. AppleTV is a

multimedia streaming device

by Apple that allows you to stream media to your television set. Whether you want to

stream photos, videos or music

, or even if you want to

rent movies or television shows

, AppleTV can do it. In fact, it can even

access Netflix, YouTube or Flickr

, and we'll show you how to do all that and more.