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Buffalo CloudStation Duo Hands-On Review

On test here is the 2 TB version of Buffalo's CloudStation Duo, a RAID-capable NAS with built-in Pogoplug, giving the user their own personal cloud. The CloudStation Duo is squarely aimed at the prosumer market, both in terms of the hardware and the software on-board. For the hardware, it is equipped with two 1 TB drives and the unit can

Tesco and Blinkbox – Buy the DVD, Watch it Online

Supermarket Tesco and on-line movie site Blinkbox have introduced a new innovation to the UK where the purchase of a physical DVD or Bluray at Tesco also buys an online copy at Blinkbox. At today's launch there are only about 25 movies included in the offer but more will be added to the service over time. The big blockbusters available now are Harry Potter and the Deathly

Thrusters on Reverse! Full Speed Back!

Netflix apparently woke up from its stupor and stepped back from the plan to spin off its DVD-rental service into a separate unit called Qwikster.  Universally panned by critics and users, the attempt to separate the businesses seemed like a terrible, terrible mistake. Fortunately for Netflix users, it was a mistake and Netflix has been smart enough to reverse course

NFL Brings Preseason Games to the Internet

It looks like the NFL, the last bastion of technology-phobia in sports, may be starting to come around.  While they haven't announced anything regarding regular season games being available online, they did send out an email announcement today that all preseason games will be broadcast live on the internet.  I find it to be a step forward, while also still

Create Your Own TV Station

One of the problems with watching video podcasts as an alternative to conventional television is that you have typically and deliberately watch one video at a time. On longer videos it’s not as much of a problem, but with short videos that last 5 minutes or less you have to keep manually restarting the next video after the previous one

Snapstick Transfers Content From Smartphone To TV

If you mention "TV" and "smartphone" in the same sentence, most people will think about watching TV programmes on their phone. Some people will probably think of Sling. But what if you want to do it the other way round? What if you want to see what's on your smartphone on your TV? In that case, Snapstick may have just

Dyyno Universal Broadcaster and EZ Grabber

Jeffrey and Tom interview Vamshi Sriperumbudur to see what Dyyno has to offer video broadcasters. Dyyno are a video streaming company and offer a complete portfolio of tools for the video lifecycle, from video creation through delivery to promotion and marketing. In this video, the focus is on the initial capture and broadcast of the video stream. The first part