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Apple TV vs. Roku
I have to admit it: I'm a gadget geek; which probably explains why I redirected my career path toward computers after a nearly 23-year career in advertising sales and sales management. Lately I have become addicted to streaming video, particularly...
BLOG: Turn your HDTV into video phone
The biscuit-sized device lets you turn your TV into a giant video phone.
ConnecTV social companion beta launches for iPad, PC and Mac (hands-on)
The old guard's attempt at a social TV companion just got real with the launch of ConnecTV in open beta for iPad, PC and Mac -- smartphones and Android tablet versions are coming soon. The idea is you'll load up this app while watching TV and find a whole new way to discover details of your favorite content while at the same time share with your friends. The app uses a mic to detect what you're ...
Vampire Power Reality Check: What Tech Gear Sucks the Most?
Bloodthirsty vampires are as fake as the fangs on Robert Pattinson's character in The Twilight Saga, but real vampire power hogs lurk in your home and should make you nervous. If your house is typical, you have dozens of electronic gadgets and other gear sucking up energy unnecessarily, resulting in surprisingly high electricity costs.
ConnecTV Launches Most Comprehensive Social TV Service into Open Public Beta
ConnecTV, the most comprehensive social platform for all TV fans, opens its doors to the public today so viewers can share every “Did you see that!” television moment from the world of sports, news, drama and reality programming - live or time-shifted - in a unique companion viewing experience.
Eutelsat's Tooway™ Satellite Service set to Boost Broadband in France for SFR Affiliate, NomoTech
PARIS, February 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --NomoTech, a specialist in wireless broadband services, and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announce the signature of a contract to commercialise the ...
NordNet, Subsidiary of France Télécom-Orange, Picks Eutelsat's Tooway™ Service for its Triple Play Satellite Offer
PARIS, January 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its Skylogic affiliate has signed a distribution agreement with NordNet, a subsidiary of France-Télécom-Orange, ...
Unity-based Ubuntu TV takes on Google TV
Canonical used the Consumer Electronics Show to demonstrate an IPTV platform -- Ubuntu TV -- that will directly compete with Google TV. Based on Ubuntu Core, the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 ("Precise Pangolins"), the Unity UI layer, and the Ubuntu One cloud service, the offering aims to meld cable/satellite TV service with Internet content, featuring unified search, channel guide, time shifting ...
Roku Streaming Players Launch in the U.K. and Ireland
SARATOGA, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Easy-to-use Roku Platform Enables Online Streaming of Video, Music and Gaming Content to Any TV without a PC Roku ®, the leading streaming platform in the U.S., ...
Dish Network's New DVR System Can Record 6 HD Shows Simultaneously
Dish Network announced Monday at CES in Las Vegas a new digital video recording system that can record six TV shows simultaneously in high definition.