Roku’s giving away 25 of their higher end XD|S media streaming units along with a year of Hulu Plus service – a prize package worth $196/each. To enter the contest, you’re going to have to follow @RokuPlayer and @Hulu on Twitter and fire off this tweet: Win a Roku XD|S and 1yr of Hulu Plus! Retweet … Read more
As some fabulous soul on Twitter pointed out, this may very well be the best iPad decal ever. (Discovered and blogged over at The Next Web) But if your tastes don’t trend toward children’s literature, you might swing by Skinit for a look at other options. I didn’t have the best luck with Skinit for … Read more
While Best Buy’s HD Radio may not meet our mobile audio needs, we’ve got two new and solid contenders in the digital streaming space. As promised at CES, Slacker is now available for webOS and can be downloaded via the App Catalog. And, fortunately, I just so happen to have Kevin Tofel‘s Palm Pre on … Read more
Although we still have a few CES stories in our backlog, I wanted to get my show reflections up while the feelings are fresh. Overall, the 2010 edition of CES was significantly more enjoyable than 2009. The malaise that permeated last years event, has been replaced with optimism. And, while the show covered less square … Read more
Ooma’s refreshed home VoIP hardware has started trickling into Best Buy brick & mortar outlets nationwide. And it’s safe to say that their full complement of retail partners will shortly have Telo ($250) inventory. I first caught sight of the product update last November and, like it’s predecessor (the Hub), Telo effectively offers unlimited US … Read more
Today marks my first day on the ground in Vegas for CES. And while I was expecting a subdued crowd, I’ve never been to any tradeshow in this town without an airport cab line. Instead of thousands of folks not showing, I’m hopeful stays have just been shortened. Although, as some wonder, perhaps a trip … Read more
Per usual, Christmas with my family was a CE lover’s dream. Among the gifts given and received: 1 Slacker G2 (to replace the one I had to give away) 1 Skooba checkpoint-friendly laptop bag 1 Asus Eee 1000HA (okay, I bought it for myself right before X’mas; it’s a tax write-off) 1 Logitech diNovo Edge … Read more
Amazon Video on Demand… in HD? We had a brief glimmer of hope earlier this week when TiVo units appeared to offer Amazon Video on Demand in high definition… for about half a day. Sadly, the link directed subscribers to standard definition video rentals. After checking in with TiVo, it appears this was a layout … Read more