You might call me a “cable cutter.” I’ve never actually owned cable in my adult life, but I’ve managed to happily exist without it. With a monthly subscription to both Hulu Plus and Netflix, I’m pretty much set for content. There are a few downsides, though. For example, I can’t watch certain shows live. Long […]
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Sling TV launches $20 per month live TV-over-internet service
Cable TV can be expensive, especially if you end up paying for dozens or even hundreds of channels you don’t watch. Sling TV could be a cheaper option. For $20 per month you can access a limited number of TV channels over the internet, including ESPN, CNN, Cartoon Network, and the Food Network. Sling TV […]
Sling TV: Live TV for $20 per month – no cable package required
Dish Network’s Sling Media division offers a line of products that let you stream your personal media over the internet. Want to watch recording from your TiVo on your smartphone? A Slingbox and SlingPlayer app will let you do that. Now Dish is launching something new: Sling TV is a service that lets you stream […]
TiVo founders launch QPlay internet TV device and iPad app
TiVo founders Mike Ramsey and Jim Barton changed the way many people watched television, allowing users to record scheduled broadcasts and watch them on their own schedules. Now Ramsey and Barton are back — and this time they’re taking aim at internet video. Their new product is called QPlay, and it consists of a small […]
Intel launches Atom CE5300 media processor
Over the last few years Intel Atom chips have shown up in dozens of netbooks, a handful of tablets, and a few prototype smartphones. But Intel doesn’t just reserve the Atom name for low power computing devices. There are also Intel chips designed for televisions, set-top-boxes, and similar devices. In 2009 Intel released the Atom […]
Chumby NeTV brings internet widgets to any HDTV
Chumby produces widget-powered software for little boxes that are sort of like glorified clock radios that can also view pictures, show weather forecasts, display Twitter updates, and perform a whole bunch of other tasks that your normal clock can’t since it’s not hooked up to the internet. Now the company is doing the same thing […]