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...
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...
LG revealed its new line up of TVs at one of the first CES press conferences. What’s amazing about LG is the wide-array of products it offers: TVs, smart phones, Blu-ray players as well as washers, dryers and refrigerators. LG kicked off the press conference announcing some of the biggest 3D TVs on the...
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...
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...
Initially, I had the same reaction about Eric Schmidt’s Google TV comments that everyone else did. Schmidt stated at the Le Web Conference in Paris, “By the summer of 2012, the majority of the televisions you see in stores will have Google TV embedded.” Initially I joked that Google would have to give TV...
In the last couple of days, it feels like Adobe Flash has been infected with the Black Death. First, came the announcement that Flash would not be supported on Mobile devices and the declarations in the press that Flash was dead. Yesterday, GigaOM reported that Adobe stated that the Flash browser plug-in was also dead on connected...
We’re at the 2011 CEDIA conference checking out the latest and greatest gear for your home theater. In the Sony booth, the Hub saw the new version of Google TV. It was running on Sony’s existing Google TV-enabled white Blu-ray player. The upgrade includes a new nifty navigation bar on the bottom of the...
We recently took the D-Link Boxee box, the DSM-380, for a spin. While the box has been around since late last year, we put the box with it’s newly released firmware, version 1.2, through the paces. Available at retail for $199, it’s a virtual Swiss-army knife of streaming boxes. If you’re a geek or...
Thanks to the special FIOS offer to try out HBO, Starz and Showtime for the first three months free, the Hub has been enjoying all of the great content available on HBO Go. HBO Go gives you access to all of the HBO original series as well as their current movies and other featured...
It’s official, Google TV in its current form has failed. It’s time to clear out the inventory and make room for products that sell. Confronted with poor sales, Logitech announced yesterday that they will be dropping the price of the Logitech Revue to $99. Originally, the device debuted at $299 and the Hub thought...
