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...
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...
Note: This post was written before today’s TiVo announcements at CES reported on by our friend Dave Zatz at Zatz Not Funny. Outside of formatting and grammar, I have not made any significant edits to it. It’s interesting to see what came to pass in the post and what has not. Specifically, TiVo revealed the features...
Some of the best content is now getting great sounding audio to go with it. It was announced today that HBO will utilize Dolby Digital Plus in its HBO GO streaming video app. The important word here is app. Connected devices that use the web-based version of HBO GO will probably not be able...
Since the launch of the iPad, all of the tablets on the market are variations of the iPad’s form factor. Sony breaks the model with its new foldable “Tablet P” made up of two dual 5.5″ touch screens. While it was first revealed a few months ago, I had not seen or heard of...
Sony used its press event to show off two new Google TV devices: The NSZ-GP9 Blu-ray player and stand-alone streaming player, the NSZ-GS7. Last year, Sony lauched a Google TV Blu-ray player and HDTVs. No word from Sony if the HDTVs will be refreshed for 2012. The differentiator of Sony’s Google TV is its new remote control. One...
Netflix’s popular video streaming service is launching today in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Pricing the service at £5.99 in the UK and €6.99 in Ireland, the service is competing with Lovefilm. Lovefilm currently operates a DVD-by-mail and video streaming service which operates in a number of European countries (Ireland is not one of them)....
To wrap up our coverage of the kick-off CES Unveiled events here’s some other neat products I saw: Marvell showed the new OLPC Tablet that they supply the chips for. It can be charged via hand-crank or by its solar panel cover. RCA unveiled the first streaming sound bar. Based on the same...
Marvell was touting their new chipset that will be utilized by some of the new Google TV products to be announced at CES. Last year’s Google TV offerings used Intel chips. The Marvell chipset’s processor not only contains two ARM-based cores but also handles all of the HD video processing for the box and...
CES Unveiled 2012 is the first formal event unveiling products at the show. Words could not describe the carnival-like, crazy and energy-filled atmosphere. Well, here’s a couple of pictures that will describe it. In a few posts, here are a few of the interesting products I saw. ...
I’ve just arrived in Las Vegas and here’s a preview of what I expect to see at this year’s 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. As usual, I’ll be on the hunt for the best home theater experience that’s affordable. While audio and video quality are always at the top of my list, it’s also about...
