The new Media Server can connect a PC to multiple devices that support Universal Plug and Play, or UPnP, which is a set of computer network protocols that enable devices to share data across a home network.
To access the download go to: http://desktop.google.com/plugins/i/mediaserver.html
To operate the new Media Server software users have to install Google Desktop applications on the PC. The server then uses the technology for its administration tool and leverages Desktop Search to locate media files on the PC and on the Web, where the most popular video site is Google-owned YouTube.
"Google Media Server is a Windows application that aims to bridge the gap between Google and your TV," the search engine said in a Thursday posting on the company blog.
Examples of UPnP devices that could communicate with the Google software include the video-game consoles PlayStation 3 from Sony and Xbox 360 from Microsoft, as well as Hewlett-Packard's MediaSmart high-definition televisions.
