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My wife has been asking me for some time now to dump cable in favor of Internet-based TV. Even though I’ve been using media extenders like the Apple TV to watch my own server-based video library and Internet-based TV for years, I’ve been reluctant to make the move. Why? Because, even now it’s a pain [...] When the rumor went around that Apple would be releasing a new iPhone-OS based Apple TV, there was a lot of excitement. I didn’t really buy into the new Apple TV hype. Now, we know it’s not coming, or if it is, it’s not going to amount to much. We know this because Steve Jobs [...] In what may have been Google’s worst kept secret in years, the word is out. Google, along with its partners, Intel, Logitech, and Sony is on its way to delivering the Web to your television . And, what will they be using to do this? Why, they’ll be using Google’s Android Linux of course. Android is [...] 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 [...] These days, even if you’re only mildly technical adept, you can bring Internet TV to your main television. But, as David Strom of Strominator points out, it still isn’t easy and seeing what you want, when you want it, the way you want it can still be troublesome. For the complete details, read A mixed [...] Whew! I was worried there. With Comcast buying NBC, I was afraid that Comcast might turn Hulu into a pay-for-view service Fortunately, that isn’t in the works. When asked directly if there would be a “Hulu premium” — a version of the site where viewers have to pay to watch shows — the response was [...] The low-priced Roku Player is adding more content partners. Now, in addition to Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand and MLB.TV, you’ll be able to watch Revision3, an Internet work from the same people who brought you TechTV. More Web TV series, such as those from Blip.tv are on their way to the Roku box. Want to [...] Thanks to Hulu and the like, more and more TV shows are available on the Internet. But, now the UK’s Channel 4 is taking bringing network TV to the Internet to another level by bringing most of its program “available on demand, in full and free-of-charge via YouTube in the UK.” |
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