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Philadelphia City Council approves a Verizon FiOS franchise agreement
The Philadelphia City Council voted unanimously to approve a Verizon FiOS franchise agreement that will allow Verizon to offer fiber-based digital TV, voice, and Internet to Philly's 600,000 residents. Verizon will spend $1 billion to build out the network which... Full Story
Posted on February 6, 2009 12:17 PM
Verizon FiOS Voice+Internet Cheaper than just FiOS Internet?
I had to do a double-take when I read the Verizon FiOS pricing plans page that shows Verizon FiOS Internet with Verizon home phone service is less expensive than FiOS Internet without Verizon home phone service. It's $5 cheaper... Full Story
Posted on December 19, 2008 10:31 AM
Never Charge your gadget again - Free Electricity!
Intel said it is researching technology to harvest free energy from the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones running for indefinite periods without recharging. Intel is working on tiny sensors that can capture energy from sources... Full Story
Posted on December 8, 2008 11:53 AM
Watching TV & Surfing Internet Go Hand in Hand
Nielsen's new TV/Internet Convergence Panel, which electronically measures both television and Internet usage in the same homes, has found that television viewing and online video streaming are complementary activities. Gosh! According to the convergence panel, the heaviest users of... Full Story
Posted on November 3, 2008 9:23 PM
Sling Media SlingCatcher and Slingbox PRO-HD Available
The new Sling Media SlingCatcher and Slingbox PRO-HD (Sling Media Slingbox PRO-HD SB100-100) are now available for pre-order from Amazon and SlingMedia.com at $299.99 each. Just in time for the Christmas holiday season! Woot! Ok, Christmas is still 3... Full Story
Posted on September 10, 2008 3:10 PM
What Economy? TV Sales Surge Anyway
TV shipments for North America hit record growth levels in the second quarter, despite a weaker U.S. economy.According to research firm DisplaySearch, TV shipments rose 28% compared to the same quarter last year to more than 9.3 million units, marking the... Full Story
Posted on August 18, 2008 3:12 PM
Three Screens Are Part of Our Lives Now -- 'Fer Sure
The first in a series of new "three-screen" reports by Nielsen shows an emerging shift toward a more video-centric use of the Internet, but not at the expense of television viewing. The report is an effort by Nielsen to... Full Story
Posted on July 8, 2008 4:40 PM
Freebox France offers VoIP, HD TV, and Internet for just 29.99 €/month
I just happened to be checking out our firewall logs and noticed traffic coming from 88.160.222.185. Curious, I did a whois and figured out it was coming from http://www.proxad.net/ which redirects to http://www.free.fr/adsl/. The first thing I noticed other than... Full Story
Posted on July 8, 2008 2:50 PM
Fringe on FOX
Speaking of fring (blogged earlier today), there is a cool new TV series called Fringe which comes out this Fall created by American Emmy Award-winning film and television producer, writer, actor, composer, and director J.J. Abrams. J.J. Abrams also... Full Story
Posted on July 1, 2008 11:05 AM
Streaming TV with Skype
How would you like to use your Slingbox with Skype or is it Skype with Slingbox? Anyway... For a few months now I've been playing with using Skype along with a Slingbox, a popular gadget that lets you stream your... Full Story
Posted on January 2, 2008 11:48 AM
DirecTV Screws Fast Forward
DirecTV, my satellite TV provider, recently changed the firmware on my two DirecTV Plus DVR boxes and totally hosed the ability to fast forward easily. I noticed this on my upstairs receiver about 2 weeks ago. Basically, with the DirecTV... Full Story
Posted on December 31, 2007 10:09 AM
BabelTV integrates VoIP, YouTube, TV, iPod, Video, and more
BabelTV is a set-top box that integrates TV and Web access to allow you to tune into and record Freeview TV and radio broadcasts, stream video clips, browse the Web, and even make VoIP calls. BabelTV also features PVR... Full Story
Posted on October 26, 2007 10:49 AM
SlingCatcher brings YouTube videos to your TV
Sling Media launched SlingCatcher, a device similiar to the original Slingbox that let you rebroadcast TV video to the Internet, except now in the reverse - the SlingCatcher lets you broadcast Internet video to your TV! Sling Media Inc. just... Full Story
Posted on January 8, 2007 7:53 AM
OPPO Digital LT2007 20-inch LCD-TV DVD Combo Player Review
The OPPO Digital LT2007 20-inch LCD-TV DVD Combo Player is an interesting "combination" device, combining a 181-channel TV tuner, VGA input for PC/laptop video support, built-in DVD player, 5-in-1 USB Memory Card reader, component ports, built-in speakers, and a remote... Full Story
Posted on November 21, 2006 12:49 PM
Vonage Woo Hoo now Boo Hoo?
Garrett seems to think that Vonage's "woo hoo" TV commercial advertising is on the decline. His conclusions are not scientific but rather are based on his personal observations. I still have seen the Vonage "woo hoo" TV commercials, but I... Full Story
Posted on September 5, 2006 3:24 PM
According to Orb, Internet users are streaming media FIENDS!
Orb Networks today announced that consumers have enjoyed a record 66 million minutes -- the equivalent of a whopping 125 years -- of digital media (recorded videos, TV, music, etc.) streamed from their home computer to a mobile phone, PDA... Full Story
Posted on August 22, 2006 4:40 PM
LT-2006 20" TV and DVD player
No, that's not an iMac G5, but they sure look similar. OPPO Digital, Inc., a consumer electronics manufacturer, on August 1st will release the stylish and sexy LT-2007 20-inch LCD TV and DVD player combination wrapped in a fashionable translucent... Full Story
Posted on July 28, 2006 3:09 PM
SightSpeed 5.0 VoIP and remote TV (Slingbox) functionality impresses
Recently, I wrote an article titled "The Perfect VoiP Softphone and IM client", where I listed my top requirements for the perfect softphone. Indeed, my perfect softphone client was much more than your typical softphone so I offered an alternative... Full Story
Posted on July 24, 2006 11:53 PM
Pace Micro Technology Miami DC757 HD set-top box
Pace Micro Technology, a leading digital set-top box provider specializing in the development of emerging technologies across all television platforms, today announced its latest all-digital set-top box - the Miami DC757 HD, which will be demonstrated at the upcoming Society... Full Story
Posted on June 19, 2006 11:17 AM
Nielsen wants to track everything you watch
Nielsen wants to expand upon their TV tracking into the Web realm and even your iPod to track what video content you watch. According to this MSNBC article, "Nielsen Media Research said Wednesday it plans to integrate TV with Internet... Full Story
Posted on June 16, 2006 12:05 PM
WWE On-Demand
Looks like the WWE is going to soon allow you "pay on-demand" (pay-per-view) access to over 75,000 hours of wrestling programs. Could a full-time "Wrestling Classic Channel" be far behind? Hey, ESPN has ESPN Classic, so why not a Wrestling... Full Story
Posted on June 5, 2006 1:25 PM
FCC says A La Carte TV channels will save customers money
Interesting report from the FCC that found cable choice is not only economically feasible, but in most cases could even save consumers money."Today's report is exactly what consumers have been waiting for," said Lanier Swann, Director of Government Relations for... Full Story
Posted on February 9, 2006 4:49 PM
2006 the year of IPTV?
Is 2006 the year for IPTV? Certainly seems that way with all the releases I've been getting in email lately, including this one below, which lists broadband data and 400 IPTV channels. 400 channels? 400 CHANNELS!?!?! Sheesh! I only have... Full Story
Posted on January 12, 2006 2:47 PM
Slingbox works with Mobile Devices
Slingbox plans on adding a software client to complement their popular Slingbox streaming video content hardware device. According to IP Democracy:Place-shifting pioneer SlingBox is slated to announce at CES this week a new software client that allows any Windows Media-capable... Full Story
Posted on January 3, 2006 3:48 PM
Taiwan & Korea lead in the Adoption of Consumer Technologies
According to a Park Associates report, U.S. consumers lead the world in consumption of television-related products; Asian consumers lead in computer products. Some other interesting insights as well, including the fact that Taiwan and South Korea lead the world... Full Story
Posted on December 21, 2005 12:21 PM
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