Syabas introduces new Internet TV set-top box

2010 will be the year that Internet TV really takes off. As proof of this, I point to the latest STB (set-top box) that will deliver Internet video to your TV: Syabas Technology’s Popbox.

According to DeviceGuru, a reliable source, for Internet TV device news, the $129 Internet-based, Linux powered A/V streaming set-top box will be [...]

Netflix on your PS3

Netflix really, really wants to get away from its DVD business and into Internet TV. In its latest move, Netflix has partnered with Song to bring Netflix streaming video to the PS3. Pretty cool!

For more on this development, read: Sony PS3 Will Get Netflix Streaming Next Month

Fixing the Apple TV

Shane Lother has some worthwhile ideas on how to fix the Apple TV. He says that “What Apple TV needs to be [is] the computer of the living room, which I don’t agree with. But, then he remarks, “The only way for Apple TV to become the one living room device to rule them [...]

Can you save money by moving to Internet TV?

The answer is yes, according to Christina Tynan-Wood at InfoWorld. She explains how the price tag on cable service drove her to an Internet TV work-around. Her solution is to use a combination of basic cable and TiVo and a Roku media-extender, Amazon Video on Demand and Netflix to get all the entertainment she and [...]

Getting Lost with Hulu and Netflix

According to company blogs, episodes of Lost will be coming to both Hulu and Netflix.

Netflix to Stream Videos to iPhone, Nintendo Wii

Multichannel News’ Todd Spangler is reporting that, “Netflix, ahead of pay-TV providers … will soon offer the Watch Instantly video-streaming feature on Apple iPhones and iPod Touch devices and the Nintendo Wii gaming console, according to an industry executive familiar with Netflix’s plans. (Netflix wouldn’t confirm the info, with a rep saying it declines to [...]

Apple TV vs. Netflix Player

It took over a year, but the Apple TV finally had a worthwhile competitor, the Netflix Player by Roku Digital. I’ve been using the Apple TV since day one and the Netflix Player for only two weeks, but I can already see the real differences and for the most part Apple TV is the clear [...]