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...
The last couple of weeks many of the connected devices (i.e. boxes that plug into your TV) have received software updates. In the style of Chris Berman, let me see if I can give you the run down in three minutes: The folks at Roku have been busy! The Roku 2 and new LT...
The newest version of our paid streaming video streaming comparison is now available. This version goes a little deeper breaking out counts of TV episodes when possible. There is also a breakdown of closed captions on movies versus TV across the various services. Comparison of Video Streaming Services. Click to see details. Given that...
If Oprah can have a list of favorite things for the holidays so can we. The exception being that our list is much geekier than Oprah’s (and I don’t have a TV show or a billion dollars). There’s no one-size-fits-all for connected devices in the living room, so we’ll help you find the right box...
Until now, no streaming box on the market provided as many video streaming services as Sony’s SMP-N200. Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Netflix and VUDU: all of them are there, as well as the Sony Entertainment Network. Even Cinema Now is coming to the device. It’s also the only streaming box we’ve seen that...
Here’s the latest status of the HR 2471 to amend the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) to allow us to share our video viewing on social networks: The bill has been voted out of the House Judiciary Committee and is expected to be brought to the House floor for a vote before the end...
To start off, this is one of the most challenging pieces I’ve written for Tech of the Hub. Every time I start to write this piece, there’s another announcement or change in the market. Maybe that’s why I enjoy writing about this area so much. Every day is a new day! So, before things change again…...
Last March, we compared the high definition (HD) content offerings of the popular video streaming services including Amazon Instant, Hulu Plus, iTunes, Netflix and VUDU. Since then, a lot of content deals have been announced so we thought it was time to look at the numbers once again. Click on the graphic below to...
VUDU announced today that you can browse, purchase and watch videos via the iPad. Deciding not to go the traditional route of creating an “app”, VUDU instead built out an iPad-optimized HTML version of their website located at http://www.vudu.com/movies. Going this route does not subject VUDU to Apple’s rules around purchases within the App...
There’s been a lot voodoo going at VUDU as of late. But what’s it all leading to? On the retail side, Walmart, which owns VUDU, the on-line paid video service, recently started carrying the Roku player in its retail stores. While the official word from VUDU is they have nothing to announce at this...
VUDU took a step towards challenging other streaming services as it expands its line up of TV shows. Up to this point, the lack of TV series has been the biggest content hole for VUDU. When we recently looked at streaming services, the Hub liked VUDU since it offered the best audio and video...
2012 CES Coverage