NBC and Fox joined forces in 2007 to stream the respective networks’ content (and their affiliates’) over the web through Hulu. Originally intended as simply a TV streaming site, Movie content from studios like Universal, 20th Century Fox, MGM and Sony were added to the mix when Hulu launched out of private beta in early [...]
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Sling Media announced that they will submit an iPhone version of the popular SlingPlayer application to Apple for certification sometime this quarter. The application will have the same features known to the SlingPlayer application. Incase you are unaware, Sling Media has products that allow users to stream content from their TV (along with a DVR [...]
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This year marks my third for attending the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a few of you might already know, my father is the almighty Yahya Ahdout, the owner and CEO of dreamGEAR, a video game/iPod accessory and speaker producer and distributor, and he is my ticket into this amazing show. You [...]
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As you all may know, HTC decided not to put a 3.5 millimeter jack on the T-Mobile G1, which calls for this exquisite hack. The brilliant modders over at WebNetta put together a little adapter which converts the audio input from a normal 30 pin iPod connector, to the mini-usb adapter supplied on the G1. [...]
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Blockbuster is jumping on the set-top-box bandwagon. Yup, sounds crazy, movie rental store Blockbuster is releasing a set-top-box. Well, it’s true. Joining the likes of Apple TV, VUDU, Roku, and Xbox 360, Blockbuster is making a play at the digital downloads world. Blockbuster’s service, Blockbuster On-Demand (we know, very unique), offers rentals from $1.99 to $3.99 [...]
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Barack Obama elected President is definitely the main story tonight, but the side store – CNN used hologram technology during their election coverage. What? Hologram do you say? No…. this isn’t Star Wars. Well, it may not be up to the Star Wars bar yet, but it’s getting there. CNN “beamed” (as Wolf Blitzer says) [...]
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TiVo is easily the most popular DVR around the country and for those TiVo users with the TiVo HD, HD XL, and Series3 models, you are about to get a welcome addition to your TiVo: Netflix streaming. Similar to the current streaming offered by the Roku box and other services, the service offers Netflix subscribers [...]
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In the beginning of this month, Microsoft launched a new $300 million ad campaign designed to start combatting back against the ever-so-popular “Get a Mac” ads and the increase in Mac popularity. Their first attempt grabbed funny man Jerry Seinfeld along with Chairman Billy G to give Microsoft a more amicable and personal feel. The [...]
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There you have it. Just as reported, HBO shows are now on iTunes, and with prices of $1.99 and $2.99. Rome, The Sopranos, and Deadwood go for $2.99 each, while Sex and the City, The Wire, and Flight of the Conchords are the standard $1.99 each. The big story here is not HBO on iTunes, [...]
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It looks like HBO shows like The Sopranos, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more will be entering the iTunes store soon, and this HBO deal will mark the first deal Apple has made that includes ‘flexible pricing.’ No word on what flexible pricing exactly means, but it could be Apple budging on the $1.99 price [...]
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