Know someone who's collecting a degree this year? All graduates deserve a reward for making it through school (and before they have to face the rather scary job market that awaits them). Here are some electronics suggestions that should put ...
Tags: Geeky Gifts, Consumer Electronics, Graduates
Recent rumors suggest that Amazon will launch a streaming media player this fall to compete with the likes of Apple TV and Roku. An interesting question is whether it will offer access to Netflix, the company's fierce rival in the streaming ...
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Are you willing to give Google TV another go? If so, the latest option for adding the Google TV platform to your TV is the Asus Cube, which is now being offered for sale by NewEgg.com for $140. We first heard about the Asus Cube (then ...
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Think video streaming, from services such as Amazon and Netflix, is killing physical discs? Not quite yet, according to the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), which reports that Blu-ray sales were 28.5 percent higher in the first quarter of ...
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NanoTech Entertainment today announced the availability of its new channel, Inside NanoTech. The channel features monthly updates including: interviews with members of the staff providing details into the products and projects that they ...
Asustek has shipped its Google TV streaming device called Cube, which will become available starting this week for $139.99. Originally called the "Qube," the product is shaped like a cube, and attracted attention for its small size when ...
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Like Paul Hewson and Declan MacManus—Bono and Elvis Costello, respectively—Boxee is hoping there's some magic in a name change: The company is rebranding its Boxee TV media player as the Boxee Cloud DVR. The price will remain at ...
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Spring signals the return of warmer weather, blooming flowers and trees, baseball, and more. And for many of you, it's also when your state or federal tax refund will arrive. Truth be told, you're better off not getting a tax refund. That ...
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Up until now, if you liked Panasonic's take on Internet content, you had to buy one of its online-ready TVs. But now there's another, less expensive option: the company's first standalone streaming media players. You can choose between ...
Most of us enjoy getting extra content on our living room TVs, but not everyone has a set with that built-in capability. One popular way to add this feature is through a streaming media player, such as a Roku 3 or Apple TV. But there's ...
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The other night, I nearly missed the nail-biting finale of "The Americans." But a trifecta of TV-watching features and services saved me: Here's how. My DVR is programmed to record every new episode of the show, which usually runs for 60 ...
Tags: DVR, Video, Streaming Video
When Intel's move into the TV service arena was first announced last year, there was a lot of speculation that it would be the first TV service to offer a la carte pricing, finally "unbundling" TV programming by letting viewers subscribe ...
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Intel aims to deliver more targeted packages of TV and Internet content at different price points through its upcoming TV set-top box, which will better address user needs than bundles offered by cable TV and satellite companies. Later ...
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Thanks to a winning combination of solid performance, lots of content, and affordable prices, Roku streaming media players have become a favorite choice of many staffers at Consumer Reports—including me. That's why we were especially ...
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If you were bummed when Netflix split its hybrid streaming/disc-by-mail service into two separate (and higher-priced) offerings, here's something you may like: Redbox Instant, which combines unlimited streaming with one-day disc rentals via ...
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