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If you like to follow the ever-growing integration between computers and home theater, then the recent innovations have been a welcome, and quickly, growing surprise. Boxes like Roku, Apple TV, Google TV and others have made life much easier than the days when I built my first HTPC and looked for the best ways to stream my home media
Nomad, DirecTV's answer to the popular Sling Hopper from competitor Dish Network, has been updated and renamed. The newly christened GenieGo, named after the latest DVR (the Genie), has received a new, cheaper price and also some updates. The big news is the price drop, which brings the GenieGo down from $150 to a more palatable $99. The device initially only transcoded
Hulu continues to surprise me -- the service never seems quite mainstream, but continues to thrive. This time the TV service is announcing record gains in subscriptions to its Plus service, the paid subscription plan that it introduced back in 2010. "Overall, Hulu continues to grow very quickly. In Q1 of this year, we set new records for revenue, and
Microsoft may be planning to unveil its next Xbox console in the near future, but that has not stopped the company from continuing to update its current 360 version of the device. The Xbox 360 may sometimes be thought of as a gaming box, but it has long since exited that pigeon hole. Microsoft wants to use the console to
This morning Roku unveiled its brand new Roku 3 box. This is the first update to the Roku lineup in some time and there are quite a few changes with the Roku 3. The announcement calls it the "fastest, most powerful streaming player to-date". The new box, according to Roku's Jim Funk, is five times faster than previous versions. The
If you are looking to produce media at any level then you will likely want to check out some of the products from Tiffen. The company has solutions for both amateur and pro. The first thing the company showed off was a very small teleprompter that can be used by a home broadcaster. Tiffen also produces the Steadicam -- however, the company
Qualcomm's Skifta rep stopped by TPN during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to talk a bit about its whole-home audio systems and its iOS launch. The new iOS app allows users to stream media to AirPlay devices. This includes images, music and video regardless of where it is stored -- phone, tablet, computer or NAS drive. You can