It's been a week of accusations, starting with car maker VW and moving on to Samsung, who was accused by The Guardian of fudging results for its televisions. The report suggests that one of the modes built into the TVs was simply for testing as opposed to actual use by customers. The feature in question is 'motion lighting' which lowers
Cutting the cord is getting easier every day. And even tho you can get a great deal of TV programming online, gaps persist. One of the easiest ways to close those gaps is to turn to local, over-the-air free TV broadcasts. Many viewers don't even realize this is an option, as cable and satellite TV companies have led us to
Apple's set-top box, the Apple TV, has always been a bit of a curiosity. The so-called "hobby" device has been around for years. Originally, the Apple TV was envisioned as a home theater hub, shipping with built-in apps for media streaming as well as an internal hard drive for local file storage. But Apple stripped the device down in later
The Harmony line of universal remotes, now owned by Logitech, has been seeing a lot of activity lately in terms of updates and improvements. The remote can control more and more devices all the time, including Amazon Fire TV and even home automation products like Philips Hue light bulbs. One thing lacking was your Sony game console, a feature cutomers were
We all love our big flatscreen TVs but there are places where 64" of technology doesn't fit; think of a period room for example, and let's be honest, the large expanse of black when the TV is off isn't very attractive either. One resolution to these problems is to disguise the flatscreen as an attractive framed mirror, which is where
Perhaps one of history's most famous, and loved, aliens, Spock trained himself to let go of human emotion. But upon the passing of Leonard Nimoy, the Internet is full of "the feels." Countless posts have been made since it was released that Nimoy had passed, and never has anyone seen so many emotion-filled comments by fans around the world. "I
Pocket-Wouldn’t it be cool if you could carry around a big screen smart TV in your pocket? Actually, that is now possible. I recently purchased a Lumex Picomax Smartpod pocket pico projector via Amazon.Com. A pico projector is a miniature pocket-sized projector that typically has a built-in battery that can also be operated off of AC household current. Pico projectors