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LG - a South Korean company that makes multiple electronics including "Smart TVs" - admitted that their televisions reported back watching habits to the company. Even if the consumer selected a preference that essentially was suppose to deactivate the tracking option. LG would monitor viewing duration, how the consumer selected channels and filenames on the connected devices (such as USB
The TV show Dr Who turns 50 today with the broadcast of a major 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor. Celebrating 50 years of the Doctor, it will star Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt as different incarnations of the lead character, though some suggest the real star of the show is his space-travelling time machine, the Tardis.
Last week Amazon Prime debuted its first original series in the form Alpha House. Today, the trend continues as Betas becomes available to subscribers -- no word on a potential Gamma show, yet. The retail giant is following the formula put forth with the comedy series Alpha House. In other words, it is releasing the first three episodes all at once, and
With a few notable exceptions, the speakers on most mobile devices aren't up to much, limiting any chance of an impromptu party rocking out to Spotify's top 100. An external speaker is needed for bigger sound and the Logitech z50 Multimedia Speaker might be the answer. Coming in hot pink, sky blue and, err, boring grey, the z50 is intended to
So what Gadgets are on your short list for the holidays, on this episode I try and extend that list with some cool gadgets and electrical projects for the kids.. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video (HD) | Mobile Video | iTunes Download the Audio Show File Geek News Central Google+ Community. Geek News Central Google+ Page. Follow Todd on Google+ Follow @geeknews on Twitter Geek News Central Facebook Page Links to articles covered
If you were an audio geek in the last 15 years, Winamp was on your system. I remember when I put together my first Shoutcast server using Winamp. I put all my music on it so I could listen while I was at work. I also put my podcasts on Shoutcast in the early days to try and get more
Moneual has five new futuristic gadgets for connected homes. Each one has been named an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree. That's quite impressive! The products are: Smart Robot Vacuum System, RoboSpin, X-Pillar, 4S PC, and Smart Wristband Baby Monitor. The Smart Robot Vacuum System is the next generation in robot cleaners. Its features include dust recognition
I use a Fitbit Force to track the number of steps I take each day and I use the Lose it to count the number of calories I am consuming each day. What I can’t measure is how this is effecting my heartbeat and respiratory rate that is what Tinké does. The Tinké is a smart sensor about the size
This is the era of the touch user interface with smartphones and tablets present in large percentages of households in the US and Europe. Microsoft has taken touch to the heart of Windows 8 which is great if the device has a touch screen but an exercise in frustration if it doesn't. However, all is not lost, as a mouse
DirecTV, the US-based satellite TV provider has been busy upgrading its offerings recently. The company has a very nice Android app that allows customers to view and schedule programming from anywhere, and has released its new Genie DVR that brings added storage and tuners to everyone. Now the company is expanding its service to offer more than 30 live TV
Podcasting has long been a multistep process for the majority of podcasters. There have been a few pieces of software written over the years that attempt to bring all of the podcasting tasks into single pieces of software, with varying results. Most podcasters have a physical mixer to plug their mic(s) into, an application that records audio and can spit
Last week at Techonomy 13 I was able to sit down with Dmitry Grishin Chairman and CEO of Mail.Ru Group one of the worlds largest Internet companies to talk about the launch of his new company MY.com in the United States Today. Dmirty demonstrated two their new apps that they are launching today. The first myMail an innovative email application, that is very
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