Devices

HBO GO Finally Available on Samsung Smart TVs

February 16, 2012
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Samsung Smart TVs now have an HBO GO app

While it was initially announced in March 2011, customers have been dutifully waiting for HBO to release its popular HBO GO app for Samsung connected devices including its Smart TVs and Blu-ray players. Samsung announced the availability of HBO GO on select models of its Smart TVs via its Google+ page this evening. The app first...

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Apple TV 3 Coming in March?

February 15, 2012
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Apple TV 3 Coming in March?

Is the Apple TV, the little black hockey puck, not the full sized mythical HDTV, ready for a refresh? 9to5 Mac is reporting that some authorized Apple retailers such as Target, Amazon and Walmart have run out of inventory. Since the 9to5 Mac article was posted, Amazon has removed the 2 to 5 week lead...

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Onkyo Refreshes A/V Receiver and HTIB Lineup for 2012

February 14, 2012
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Onkyo TX-NR616 Front 2012 Receiver

Onkyo just announced a refreshed home theater receiver line-up as well as updates to their well-regarded home theater-in-a-box systems. The top two receiver models, the TX-NR616 and the TX-NR515 add a number of new features including InstaPreview and Mobile High Definition Link (MHL) support. For connectivity, both models add two additional HDMI inputs for a total...

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CableCARD Trials and Tribulations

February 10, 2012
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While in the works for some time, the FCC’s proposed change to encrypt all cable service is getting some attention again. Boxee recently posted a strongly worded note asserting that the encryption rule is anti-consumer. Given all this, I thought it was appropriate to share a cautionary tale about the CableCARD standard and how it’s...

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Roku 2 Tips

February 6, 2012
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Roku 2 XS

Are you happy with the Roku you received this Christmas? Everyone I recommended a Roku to this past holiday has been happy with it. They all love the easy set up and that they can access lots of content from Netflix, Hulu Plus, HBO GO and Amazon Instant Video. It’s my go-to box for...

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Netflix’s Advantages over Amazon Instant Video

January 30, 2012
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Amazon Instant Video logo

Wired’s Tim Carmody provided a thoughtful analysis of how Amazon Instant Video could overtake Netflix as well as iTunes in the streaming video area. Carmody makes a strong argument about Amazon’s value proposition as a one stop shop for video with it’s all-you-can-watch Prime video streaming, on-line rentals and purchases as well as its...

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Metadata Crisis at Netflix

January 24, 2012
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Netflix UK IE Streaming Devices

What’s a metadata crisis? It has nothing to do with the “Human Time Lord Meta-Crisis” from Doctor Who. It also has nothing to do with the resignation of Netflix’s Chief Marketing Officer. Instead, over the last week, Netflix has had some issues with the accuracy of their metadata. The metadata is what describes each title...

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TiVo Ends Major Updates to the Series3

January 23, 2012
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In rapid succession, TiVo has pushed out a couple of updates for its Premiere series of DVRs (14.9, 20.2) with another significant one in the wings for the spring. Last year, as TiVo announced new functionality including their new Netflix client, I wondered if the Series3 (or “TiVo HD”) platform would also be updated. TiVo did...

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First Look at VIZIO’s Google TV Box

January 20, 2012
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VIZIO VAP430 Google TV streamer

At CES, I was treated to a sneak peak of VIZIO’s new line-up of Google TV powered TVs, Blu-ray player and streaming box. The box sports VIZIO’s new design look which you can see in all of their new products including their new PCs, tablets and laptops. As reported by our friends at the...

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TiVo’s Netflix Player Preview

January 11, 2012
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TiVo’s Netflix Player Preview

Yes, there’s more from TiVo! Tech of the Hub also received a demo of the new Netflix client for the TiVo Premiere. Due to be released with the next major version of the TiVo software this spring, version 21, the Netflix client offers a number of improvements over the current version. As previously reported, the...

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TiVo’s Tablet and Smartphone Streaming Demo (Video)

January 11, 2012
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TiVo iPad App with Streaming Option

Today at CES, TiVo gave Tech of the Hub a detailed walk through of their new streaming functionality for tablets and smartphones. The functionality lets you stream video from your TiVo to an iOS or Android tablet or smartphone via the TiVo app. Yes, so be it an iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire...

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