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Twitch Introduces Cheering as a Way to Support Streamers

Twitch has introduced something new called Cheering. It is a way for people to show support for streamers and to celebrate exciting moments with the community. The system is currently in beta and can only be used with Cheer-enabled Partners. Twitch hopes to add “more cool stuff” in coming months. Cheering functions sort of like a microtransaction. People start by

Fasetto Link Packs in the Features

Normally a wireless NAS unit wouldn't merit a second look, with plenty of choice from big OEMs like Seagate to small crowd-funded efforts. But when this wireless NAS unit is the size of a matchbox, holds 2 TB and weighs 4oz, it's definitely worth another viewing. Marlo and Nick examine this miniature marvel with Luke Malpass from Fasetto. The Fasetto

Datavideo Makes Products That Help People Do Shows

Whether you are just getting into video production and live streaming, or if you are a seasoned professional at it, you are going to need the right gear to help you get the job done. DataVideo is a live production manufacturer that creates products that help people to do shows. Don spoke with Managing Director of Datavideo Craig Moffat. They

Roku 2 Media Streamer (2015) Review

Media streamers are hugely in vogue at the moment with products from Roku, Apple, Google and Amazon, and good a few of these are going to appear under the Christmas tree in a few day's time. Although hard numbers are difficult to come back, it's generally thought that the market leader by a good way is Roku, with Google, Apple and

DisneyLife is Disney’s New On-Demand Streaming Service

To us geeks, it seems obvious that eventually all media will become on-demand and streamable over the Internet. But the large media companies that are often the gatekeepers to the content we want have been slow to adopt this method of distribution. Rumors have been circulating that Apple is working with TV and cable providers to try and "unbundle" the

Roku 4 Delivers 4K for UHD

Apple, Amazon and Google have all recently announced their refreshed streaming TV media players and today market leader Roku has responded with the latest iteration in the Roku series, the Roku 4. In a happy numbering coincidence, the Roku 4 will deliver UHD 4K content for the latest ultra high definition TVs. As you'd expect given the relative rarity of UHD