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The netTALK company, known in the past for low-cost phone service, has unveiled it's netTALK TV at CES. And they are making some big claims for it, which, if delivered, would be a huge deal in the media market. They claim: an ultra-low cost digital TV solution to address an over-priced, underwhelming cable TV market They want to replace your
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 is it requires you to have a box either cable or satellite for each TV, well if you are a Samsung owner and DirectTV subscriber this problem maybe coming to an end. At CES 2011 Samsung and DirecTV announce an alliance which will allow a consumer to have one central server for multiple TV in a home. This is done by using the RVU protocol this protocol uses the combination of DLNA and [UPnP]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPnPAVmedia_server) both industry standards. No longer will you need a separate box for each TV.
Hillcrest Labs announced today at CES that they have teamed with Broadcom to produce a new low cost, embedded Bluetooth, motion control system for TV manufacturers. Per their press release: Hillcrest Labs, a leader in motion-control technology and interactive television applications, today announced a new low cost, embedded motion-control system for TV manufacturers. The new turnkey solution is designed to
Sometimes things no one ever thought of simply seem to come together. Services and devices end up being used to do things the individual inventors and designers couldn’t have imagined. For some time now, I’ve been thinking about attaching one of the new Mac Minis to one of my TV’s and utilizing it as a home theater PC as well
Virgin Media today launched the first commercially available 3D digital TV on-demand service in the UK. Called "3D Movies On Demand", it's ready for Virgin Media TV customers with 3D technology, who will now be able to choose 3D movies from the already extensive range of programmes available on-demand. The on-demand back-end is provided by FilmFlex and it's expected that the number of
There's been a lot of buzz surrounding Hulu lately, and I am trying to figure it all out. There's Hulu Plus, rumors of an IPO, content questions...the list goes on. So, what do we make of it all? Let's start with Hulu Plus. For those not familiar, Hulu Plus is the recently announced, and released, paid version of Hulu. You
I canceled, well, actually, "suspended" my DirecTV account after the season finales of Lost and 24. But, as many of you know, from my previous post about the NFL and Sunday Ticket, I was hoping to stay gone permanently. I have had no problem watching the few shows that I actually do watch online. And, with a media center PC