Palo Alto-based startup eyeIO is teaming up with Netflix to help lower the bandwidth used by streaming high quality video. This has been a rising problem for a while now. With…
Warner Bros. has been leading the charge in delaying DVD rentals for services such as Netflix and Redbox, operating under the (most likely incorrect) assumption that by delaying consumers’ ability to rent movies, they’ll have no choice but to…
It’s that time again. The current generation of consoles have been available for roughly six years now. That means that the next generation is on its way, with Nintendo’s latest offering–the Wii U–already slated for a holiday 2012 release…
A little less than two weeks ago, I posted my list of the best science fiction films of 2011. There were some really great sci-fi films this year and I was happy for the opportunity to make…
Just the other day, Dish Network announced their new DVR hardware, including “Joeys,” set-top boxes designed to let users watch DVR content in multiple rooms in the house. They now have to contend with Samsung and DirecTV,…
Netflix just can’t catch a break. Way back in July of last year, I wrote an article entitled The Case For Netflix, in which I defended their price hike. And I still stand by what I said,…
If this is it for Microsoft’s announcements at CES, it looks like an Xbox 720 reveal isn’t happening. What they did announce, however, is some content being brought to Xbox Live as well as Kinect being brought to Windows.…
At Dish Network’s CES press conference, the television provider made several announcements. First up, there’s the new Hopper HD DVR, which is packed with three satellite TV tuners and a 2TB hard drive, which is estimated to hold 2,000…
With “the cloud” quickly becoming the go-to spot for all forms of data, we’re going to see a lot more companies offering some sort of cloud access, and that’s just what UltraViolet is – a cloud-based licensing system for…
High definition? Oh that’s cute, but I’m looking for something a little higher than high. Do you have anything in Ultra Definition? And preferably something with a size in the mid-80 inches.
My 56-inch Samsung HDTV is one…
The other day, I whipped up a post entitled The Other Best Video Games of 2011, and in that post I talked about what a great year it was for videogames. The same can be said for film,…
It’s the end of the year and the Internet has been flooded with countless “best of” lists. And frankly, I’m here to bring you more. As a frequent player of videogames (who isn’t crazy about the term “gamer”), I’ve…
