Even though I am dumbfounded by Samsung’s continued attempts to make Bixby a thing, I have to admire their confidence in the attempt. After all, the value proposition provided by Google and Apple’s robot slave, er… um… AI assistant, is obvious to me. They have all my data (depending on ecosystem adherence) already, travel with me, and provide something besides […]
Read moreIf you have a Microsoft account and are a Movies Anywhere user, if you link the accounts together before August 28, 2018 Microsoft will through in a free copy of X-Men: Days of Future Past. I never bought anything through the Microsoft’s video store, but if you did this is a great way to get that content in other services. […]
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SiliconDust teased about this yesterday, and it has finally come! Yes, today is the day that support for encrypted (CopyOnce) CableCARD premium channels comes to the Android ecosystem (excluding FireTV devices). This means you can finally watch the whole lineup on your NVIDIA Shield, smart TVs running Android TV (e.g. Sony), or Android smart phone/tablet. Huzzah! We don’t have cable […]
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A while back we posted about the Change.org petition to bring Dolby Vision to the Xbox One platform. Happily there has been some movement on this front, with support for the HDR format added for the Netflix app coming in the most recent Insider update. While it’s not the thing I want exactly (Dolby Vision support for UltraHD Blu-ray playback), […]
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I recently setup Pi-Hole on my IoT network following the instructions on Scott Helme’s blog. Unfortunately the JSON config that he suggested didn’t quite work on my network. Full disclosure the solution here is pulled mostly from the comments on his post, so this is more documenting the thing that I found, than the thing I figured out on my […]
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Getting the perfect level of rareness in a steak or beef roast is not impossible with the right amount of planning, experience, and timing. But, even the reverse sear method is not as foolproof as sous vide (hot water immersion). Fortunately, the explosion of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices has benefited the home kitchen immensely with several network/app connected sous vide options […]
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A member of my family recently realized that they had forgotten the password to their Windows 10 machine, mostly because they always used the PIN or a fingerprint to login to the box. Normally, I would fire up the Local Users And Groups MMC plugin, but that didn’t work because they aren’t running Pro (I know…). After a quick search […]
Read moreARC (audio return channel) is a really neat feature of modern HDMI displays, but it is very limited in what can be delivered. Here, David Meyer explains a little about the boundaries and why DD+ and Atmos can work, but don’t always. I was recently discussing with Australian integrator @Hemant Daya the use of HDMI ARC to deliver Dolby® Atmos sound […]
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The first thing I noticed about T-Mobile’s new FamilyMode monitoring solution is how much the device, and UI looks like Circle with Disney. The second, that it’s cost is more than 2x what Circle with Disney charges for the feature set, and is limited to five (instead of ten) devices. It’s not all bad, because the Circle, er…, T-Mobile Home […]
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RHA has announced an addition to its impressive collection of headsets with the £60/€70/$70 entry level MA390 ABC/AAC/aptX compatible Bluetooth wireless headphone. The MA390 is available for pre-order today from Amazon, and comes with a three year warranty, IPX4 water resistance, and eight hours of battery life. THE NEW RHA MA390 WIRELESS HEADPHONE Packed with premium features, the MA390 […]
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