Shredding The Cord
Ah, my once-beloved Dish Network account – the thing I once thought I could never do without; the budget monster that consumed $100 per month, month after month, year after year. I agonized for months over the idea of simply…
LG SmartTVs and SmartTV Upgrader
Jeffrey talks to Mark of LuckyGoldstar, sorry, LG about their foray into connected devices and smart TVs during 2011. Mark reckons that there are four key principles for smart TVs. first, premium content providers and LG has over 20 including…
Netgear NeoTV 550 Unboxing
Today I received the new Netgear NeoTV which launched recently. This is the latest in Netgear’s living room strategy of products to allow users to view their picture and video, stored on any PC on the network, through their TV,…
Samsung & DirectTV: One Box to Rule Them All
One of the main purposes of CES is for major business alliances to either be started or finalized, One such alliance was announced between Samsung and DirecTV involving multiple set-top boxes. A major irritation with having a multi TV home…
The Future Of OTT TV Apps
I’ve been experimenting for some time with connecting computers to televisions, along with a variety of other set-top boxes. I’m now at a point where I’ve begun to draw a few conclusions. Are we there yet? The short answer is…
Twonky Mobile Server
It’s always fun when technology intersects, and it becomes possible to do something cool that was previously not possible and/or was never thought of. Such is the case with my Sprint HTC Evo smartphone. Sure, it’s a pocket computer. Sure,…
OTT And Paid Content
OTT, short for “over-the-top-television” is an up-and-coming acronym that we are all likely going to become familiar with in the near future, provided someone doesn’t come up with a different marketing name. The concept is simple – it’s TV that…