The first time I heard about high definition television was in junior high when my social studies teacher showed a Nightline episode about the Japanese domination of the consumer electronics industry. It took about 15 years, but HDTVs eventually came to the U.S. The introduction of HDTV and the transition from NTSC to ATSC marked the biggest change in televisions […]
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If you were one of the folks disappointed to hear that Boxee has hit the end of the road on PCs and thinking that maybe it’s time to consider moving to D-Link’s Boxee Box, then a fresh review might be in order. The Boxee 1.5 update is still in limited beta for the Boxee Box, but even in its current […]
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Netflix recently announced it had made a deal to offer BBC Worldwide’s content when Netflix launches in the UK and Ireland. It was, however, a non-exclusive deal as LOVEFiLM has demonstrated by jumping in and cutting a deal of their own. Amazon announced today that their LOVEFiLM service has secured a deal similar to Netflix’s for access to the BBC’s […]
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Grooveshark is probably feeling like they don’t have a friend in the world right about now. Grooveshark has always been the odd duck of the music streaming services. It offers music search and streaming radio channels similar to Pandora, but rather than licensing music from the labels, Grooveshark instead builds its catalog from the music its users upload. The music […]
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It would seem that we have another entry in what has suddenly become a hot segment of the video conferencing market. In the last couple of months we have seen Biscotti and Warpia unveil video calling devices intended to take up residence next to your HDTV. Now we have Tely Labs, who has partnered directly with Skype, perhaps the biggest […]
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For those “across the pond” readers in the UK and France, the long awaited Netflix App for the PS3 has been released. The downside? Netflix service is still not available. No word on when the service will be available, however head over and get the update to get your PS3 ready for when it hits. Netflix still isn’t offering a firm […]
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Looking for a way to have one library of Music and Playlist but listen to that in many rooms at the same time? Audio Relay from Arctic has a system for that. With a combination of Android App and this box will give you access to your music and play list and you can list to them in different rooms at […]
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It appears that DISH Network is getting ready to launch their multi-room DVR system at CES 2012. That DISH has been working on such a system is not a secret, but more complete details may have recently leaked. If the leaked info is correct, DISH Network’s new XiP 813 DVR tuner will be branded as the DISH Network Hopper. It […]
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Silverstone Technology was founded in 2003 and has been building cases specifically for the home theater PC (HTPC) market since almost the very beginning. Today, Silverstone produces HTPC cases across four different lines, including the “mainstream” Grandia line. I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with the most recent addition to the Grandia lineup, the GD06. With room […]
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Last night Tivo announced some significant changes to their Series 4 Premeir hardware lineup. Some of the new updates include HD guide, access to the search guide in HD, New mini guide that floats above the current video content, new enhanced information bar, a new Android remote control app, and last but not least true multi-room dvr functionality. Recently I […]
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