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Hands On: $99 Roku Netflix box upgraded to sweet HDTV

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 7:50am

Remember that Roku set-top box we told you about, the cheapest way to stream Netflix video? Now the $99 player has gone HD with its updated version 1.5 software and firmware, delivered online automatically in the past few days....

Vudu now streams YouTube and 120 free video channels, new apps coming

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 8:51am

Vudu's on a roll. After busting out its ultra-sharp Blu-ray-like HDx video downloads a few months ago, now it's opened up its internet-connected set-top box to the likes of YouTube, Flickr, and Picasa. Along for the ride is plenty...

Hands-on: Netflix now available on TiVo, HD movies look great

Monday, December 8, 2008 - 7:37am

Movie rental monster Netflix continues its quest for world domination with today's release of Netflix on TiVo. Add this to the Netflix/Roku box, Netflix access on LG Blu-ray players, on the Xbox 360, and the ability to play Watch...

SHIFT: Hey movie studios! Stop sabotaging Blu-ray

Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 2:02pm

Times are tough. With financial resources dwindling by the minute, the movie-viewing public recoils in horror as Hollywood asks them to pay $39.99 for a film on Blu-ray disc. But there are ways to watch those flicks that are...

Vudu streaming box now offers more HD movies than anyone, anywhere, says maker

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 9:13am

It looked like the streaming set-top box Vudu was struggling for a while there. But now the company has added scads of HD movies. Bragging that there are 1100 HD choices now available, the Vudu service is really starting...

2008 Olympics tech by the numbers: 100% high-def, unprecedented online streaming

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 3:22pm

When the 2008 Summer Olympic Games officially begin on Friday, it won't just be a massive congregation of athletes — it'll mark the most ambitious undertaking in the history of broadcasting. Bolstered by the largest complement of high-tech video...

NFL and NBC to web-stream games with multiple camera angles

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 10:04am

The NFL has given the cold shoulder to the Internet since Al Gore invented the series of tubes, but now that’s all changed. Starting September 4th, NBC and the NFL will begin ad-supported streaming webcasts with a Thursday night...

Video Rebel, Part 2: Free HD download guide

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 3:27pm

When I decided to turn myself into the Video Rebel — eschewing all cable and satellite TV as well as Blu-ray discs and DVDs — the one thing I figured I’d miss the most in my cable-shunning, disc-free experiment...

Opera earbuds make your iPod wireless, Kleerly

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 8:31am

You may remember Kleer, the wireless technology that boasts better specs than Bluetooth, at least as far as audio quality is concerned. It's only appeared in a few products (most notably RCA's JetStream player), but today Kleer's catalog adds...

Peer Review: Blockbuster hints at set-top box, critics less than enthusiastic

Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 7:25am

This week the Hollywood Reporter reported that movie-rental chain Blockbuster is going to announce a set-top box for streaming movies sometime later this month. Its sourcing was anonymous, but PR for the company issued a coy non-denial, making it...

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Hands On: $99 Roku Netflix box upgraded to sweet HDTV

Vudu now streams YouTube and 120 free video channels, new apps coming

Hands-on: Netflix now available on TiVo, HD movies look great

SHIFT: Hey movie studios! Stop sabotaging Blu-ray

Vudu streaming box now offers more HD movies than anyone, anywhere, says maker

2008 Olympics tech by the numbers: 100% high-def, unprecedented online streaming

NFL and NBC to web-stream games with multiple camera angles

Video Rebel, Part 2: Free HD download guide

Opera earbuds make your iPod wireless, Kleerly

Peer Review: Blockbuster hints at set-top box, critics less than enthusiastic

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