Posted by Zach Epstein on Nov 16, 2008 4:07 pm
Filed in Apple, Handsets, Services, Software
It took a while, as it typically does, but once again an App Store app has brought official iPhone / iPod Touch support for something a jailbroken app has provided for over a year. This time, it’s Netflix queue management. Like iFlix, a widely popular app for jailbroken Apple handsets, i.TV has now added Netflix [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Nov 3, 2008 8:50 am
Filed in Home Entertainment, Services, TV
While we sincerely doubt this to be the push Roku needs to become more, how should we put this, significant - Roku owners and potential buyers alike just got some great news. The Roku Netflix player, a $99 set top box packing that allows you stream Netflix downloads to your TV, has three announcements of [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Oct 30, 2008 8:28 am
Filed in TV
The Netflix federation has been expanding at record pace as of late. Following their recent announcement of Watch Instantly streaming video support for the Mac platform, the company has revealed further plans for world domination. Netflix has revealed a partnership with DVR purveyors, TiVo, that should bring Netflix streaming to set-top boxes across the country. [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Oct 29, 2008 10:51 am
Filed in Home Entertainment, Services, Xbox 360
Netflix streaming in High Definition has been a long time coming but it finally looks like Netflix customers are in for a treat - as long as you’re an XBOX 360 owner, that is. News is rolling in this morning that the leading remote movie rental service provider is finally just about ready to drop [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Oct 27, 2008 12:05 pm
Filed in Apple, Mac OS
One of the biggest virtues of Netflix membership for the past year or so has been the Watch Instantly video on demand service. Providing access to thousands of titles, Watch Instantly has quickly become one of the main selling points of the company’s subscription services. Up until now, however, the videos have only been available [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Oct 23, 2008 1:48 pm
Filed in Blu-ray, Home Entertainment, Samsung
Samsung BD-P2550 owners, it’s time to get your firmware update on. Non-Samsung BD-P2550 owners, it’s time to add this puppy to your wishlist. Until this morning, we had our eye on the LG BD-300 as the player / set top box combo du jour. As it turns out however, we’re jumping ship faster than Lady [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Oct 3, 2008 1:51 pm
Filed in Blu-ray, LG
Early last month we told you about this beauty of a Blu-ray player by LG. Affordability, sexiness and the added joy of being able to stream Netflix downloads to your TV make it tough to deny the BG300. Well people, it just got a little bit tougher. LG’s Netflix-streaming Blu-ray player is now officially available [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Sep 6, 2008 11:23 am
Filed in Blu-ray, LG
Plenty of awesome-looking gear was flaunted at the CEDIA expo this past week and wallets will soon be shrinking all around the country as a result. From $35,000 70-inch plasmas to, well, just about everything else you would ever want to stuff into your home theater, gear fans around the globe are drooling over the [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jul 15, 2008 4:59 pm
Filed in Home Entertainment, Services, TV, Video
In the quest to reign the world of home entertainment streaming, partnering with Microsoft to provide your movie download service on Xbox 360 is definitely a good move. In fact, it’s a safe bet that a good percentage of potential set top box owners are already packing an Xbox 360 and for these guys you’re [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Jun 5, 2008 9:01 am
Filed in Home Entertainment
If you’re a proud owner of a VUDU video-on-demand box or have been considering taking the plunge, today is your lucky day. The company has just announced the the availability of a wireless adapter, bringing its media box out of the wired stoneage and into the new millennium. The VUDU wireless adapter is a plug-and-play [...]