Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Nov 10, 2008 1:57 pm
Filed in Video
YouTube has announced a partnership with MGM today that will bring new full-length content to YouTube. Previously, YouTube has inked deals for full length content with Time Warner’s HBO, CBS’s Showtime and CBS’s archived television shows that include “Star Trek,” “Young and the Restless” and “Beverly Hills 90210.” This new partnership will initially bring two [...]
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 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 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 Oct 2, 2008 10:08 pm
Filed in Home Entertainment, Services, TV
Have you really not jumped into the set top box game yet? Remember how you made fun of your parents until they ditched their VCR and bought a DVD player - well we’re getting pretty close to the point in time where people are going to be laughing at you in the same way. For [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Sep 15, 2008 1:31 pm
Filed in News, Retail
Before you ask, yes Napster does indeed still exist. What’s more, with a current subscriber base of around 700,000 it’s still a pretty respectable offering. Napster’s current incarnation offers three main plans for accessing its library of over six million songs; the first is an iTunes-like music download service that provides a la carte tracks [...]
…and right on schedule! Umm, right? Yes people, the Slingbox PRO-HD and Slingcather are now officially available for pre-order from amazon.com and direct from Sling Media. With Hava picking up steam, we’ve been waiting for our buddies over at Sling Media to make good on some of the updated goodies we have been waiting for. [...]
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 Joshua Karp on Sep 4, 2008 4:16 pm
Filed in EV-DO, HSDPA, HTC, Services, Windows Mobile
Video-on-the-go provider Qik has been on a roll, expanding their service to include a wide variety of supported handsets over the past several months. Following the recent release of their software client for the iPhone, the company has just announced support for a greatest-hits list of HTC-sourced phones. Qik is now available for the following [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Aug 7, 2008 9:45 am
Filed in Nokia, Our Favorite Software, Symbian
S60 users: If you happen to see developer Michael Coffey walking down the street, stop him and buy him a drink. For years now, Symbian smartphone users have wondered why they couldn’t feel the Last.fm love. Windows mobile has a streaming client, the iPhone had MobileScrobbler (and now an official Last.fm app) within a few [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jul 25, 2008 10:49 am
Filed in Home Entertainment, Services, TV
Come on Blockbuster, all the cool kids are doing it. Almost a year since announcing the acquisition of video download service Movielink, it looks like Blockbuster is finally getting ready to round out its portfolio with a download service of its own. No there still isn’t anything new with regards to the Blockbuster set top [...]
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 Zach Epstein on Jul 3, 2008 11:42 am
Filed in Services, Software, Symbian
The mobile video broadcasting space is home to a pretty interesting fight right now. Ok, maybe fight isn’t the best choice of words, or perhaps it is. There are a few big boys when it comes to live interactive video feeds streaming from a mobile handset and they are continuously trying to outdo each other. [...]