Netgear Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000) The EVA8000 was released this week for $399. Jeremy Toeman over at LiveDigitally spent about ten hours with it (and shot 20 minutes of video) before flying out of town. I played with the 1080p Digital Entertainer at CES and thought it looked promising. Apple TV Apple TV ($299) is … Read more
According to an USB analyst, by way of AppleInsider… We also expect new touchscreen video iPods, more phones and possibly even TVs in the future,” he added. “With regard to the iPhone, we expect Apple to have a full line of phones from $150 to $600 available for purchase at multiple retailers in several geographies … Read more
NBC, via MobiTV, intends to offer cell phone television show rentals. Deployment is scheduled for Q2, though Forbes reports no wireless carriers have signed on. I’m obviously not the only one who thinks the model is flawed and the pricing is extreme: For one thing, the shows seem expensive, going for a minimum of $1.99 … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… Customer solves TiVo Series1 DST issue: TiVo Community Official S1 Daylight Savings Time opt-in fix: TiVo “Reel” hoops with John Salley: TiVo Toast Titanium TiVo Transfer fix: Roxio
A periodic roundup of relevant news from our other blogs… The Real Story on VOD: Connected Home 2 Go The FiOS Connection: Connected Home 2 Go TV Advertising – Staples v Office Depot: Digital Connection On Apple TV: Connected Home 2 Go
Perhaps you heard: Apple TV has been delayed until at least mid-March. Frankly, I don’t find this very newsworthy… So why bother posting? Because CNN, USA Today, and other mainstream news outlets disagree. In my industry (I love that I can say that now) these sort of setbacks are routine. However, Apple preannouncing products and … Read more
Now that my primary computer is a MacBook Pro (thanks, Sling) this Cocoa Xbox Live application caught my eye. MacLive logs into your account and displays your friends and their status, plus a list of games you’ve played. Selecting check boxes results in a visual notification when a buddy signs on or when the selected … Read more
Wonder why Apple keeps mentioning how much music and video they’ve sold? (1.3 million feature-length films as of Macworld.) It’s not to impress us consumers, it’s to pitch additional studios… And today Lionsgate joins in: Lionsgate and Apple today announced that movies from Lionsgate will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store … Read more