Dave Zatz Click to enlarge. I’m on the road visiting family in Florida, and it just so happens Mom subscribes to the newspaper (how quaint). And in tomorrow’s Best Buy circular the TiVo Premiere is listed for a low $99.99… after $200 in savings. But it’s not quite clear where that savings comes from and if this … Read more
A periodic roundup of kinda sorta almost relevant artciles that I recently enjoyed… For the First Time, the TSA Meets Resistance At BWI, I told the officer who directed me to the back-scatter that I preferred a pat-down. I did this in order to see how effective the manual search would be. When I made … Read more
We knew Sony was going deep with Hulu Plus integration, and today their Internet-connected Dash widget station took the plunge. Fortunately, I’m often slow in returning review items and happen to be one of Hulu’s two dozen Plus subscribers… enabling me to give the new service a spin while on the road. Registering my account was a … Read more
Monsoon Multimedia’s Vulkano “God Box” (that maybe wasn’t so godly after all) just saw an unexpected lineup expansion and partial rebranding. The Vulkano (16GB) and Vulkano Pro (1TB) are now the Vulkano Deluxe ($280) and Vulkano Deluxe Pro ($380). Making way for the brand new Vulkano Platinum ($130), that strips out web apps, DLNA/uPnP, and … Read more
Believe it or not, I’ve read each of the 22,896 comments (plus countless spam) left here on ZNF. And yesterday we got a great tip in response to the forthcoming iPad Slingplayer… that requires owners of earlier generation Slingbox placeshifters upgrade to the SOLO or PRO-HD. But wait, it’s not just the new iPad Slingbox … Read more
Sigh. I sort of figured it’d come to this. With studios shutting down websites and services left and right, it’s obvious who’s calling the shots. So to survive and potentially reach the mainstream, it appears Boxee is going legit. And many of the cool things we’ve enjoyed in the Boxee Mac and PC experience will … Read more
TiVo and their Australian partners have slashed DVR hardware prices nearly 30%, from $699 AUD to $499 AUD. And, to sweeten the deal, they’re also throwing in a free TiVo 802.11g wireless adapter along with either $50 cash back or $100 of VOD credit. At some point TiVo also lowered their “home networking package” (TiVoToGo, … Read more
The Slingbox folks sent out an email newsletter yesterday indicating that SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad is “about to launch” and “Almost Here!” Like other Slingbox mobile clients, whenever it lands, it’ll run $30. And it sounds like they’re finally moving to H.264 for iPad streaming to provide higher resolutions and hopefully a more responsive client … Read more