Normally, I’d immediately dismiss this as crazy talk… But coming from Peter Rojas of Engadget, we have to consider the possibility: A well-connected source tells us that AT&T and Apple are working on adding IPTV capabilities to the Apple TV beginning sometime next year. Even with Apple’s recent hard drive upgrade, the A-TV won’t become … Read more
Geeks.com is selling a refurb Xbox 360 for $100 off. Their listed price is $324.99, but using the code GEEKBOX2 during checkout drops it by another 25 bucks. This is the Premium/Platinum model which includes a 20GB hard drive and headset, but no HDMI. While it’s not as sweet as the deal I got (new … Read more
Comcast is killing their Microsoft TV Foundation deployment in Washington State. Really it’s no surprise when you consider Motorola has partnered with Gemstar to produce and deliver GuideWorks DVR interface, plus Comcast has obviously invested a lot of time and money in bringing a TiVo solution to market. The only realistic place we’d next see … Read more
Let me tell you what I won’t do. I will not purchase a digital movie, whether via Xbox 360, Amazon Unbox on TiVo, iTunes, or anything else. I’m hooked on the Netflix paradigm of unlimited rentals not to mention I have no guarantees that the movie I purchase today will work on the device I … Read more
While a custom Wii Google Reader wouldn’t have been at the top of my list of interface tweaks (how about a new color scheme?), that’s exactly what Google has done. Since I rarely wear my glasses and most feeds I read for ZNF “work” this doesn’t really appeal to me, not to mention there may … Read more
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A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs. Xbox and Apple TV – TV Boxes at Retail: Connected Home 2 Go TiVo’s New Ad Blitz Focuses On Personalization: Davis Freeberg Time Warner Earnings: Connected Home 2 Go To Flash or Not To Flash: Connected Home 2 Go
Yahoo is out with a fantasy baseball widget for that 10′ Media Center interface. Both XP and Vista are supported… AND you can use the Xbox 360 as a media extender if the PC isn’t in the living room. Right now it includes live stats and box scores, but “Smack Talk” and exclusive multimedia are … Read more