We’ve been following the Jinni content recommendation service for nearly two years, beginning with Davis’ glowing review. Based on their 2011 goals below, they obviously intend to break free of the web browser: JinniTV – a new guide which will enable online users to enjoy the Jinni experience through remote-control access to their connected living … Read more
If you recall, we recently picked up a new (old) house and our plate is full of projects – including some relevant to a digital media blog. So, on with the story… I’ve continued to make progress removing and recycling speaker and aerial antenna wire as I encounter it. There’s no way I’ll extricate it all, and … Read more
We’ll only run ‘deals of the day’ that we personally find of value. So it should come as no surprise that I got in on Amazon’s $100 credit with a PS3 purchase. I’d expected to receive the console on Monday while stuck home all day with the HVAC crew, but it arrived Tuesday evening (insufficiently … Read more
Today’s deal of the day nets you a Sony PS3 for $100 off. But it’s probably only a reasonable option if you’re a regular Amazon customer and don’t mind floating them that Benjamin. As it just so happens, I am and I don’t. So I just placed an order for one of my boxes of … Read more
Our big move begins today, although the movers don’t actually arrive until next Saturday, and I’ve been debating how to best handle our television situation. At the time of purchase our bedroom and living room HDTVs were top notch and reasonably sized for their respective placements (and eras). But bigger is better… Except when it’s … Read more
All Around Our second annual ‘boxes of the year’ column doesn’t dramatically differ from the 2009 edition. Which is somewhat surprising given how quickly the tech sector iterates and innovates. And my favorite all around box is still the Xbox 360 ($199). It’s been redesigned for 2010 with a sleeker, home theater-friendly form and color (black) that … Read more
You may know of the Avengers or Fantastic Four, but how well versed are you in the ZigBee Alliance and HTML5? When you stop to think about technological labels a bit objectively, our chosen lingo can be pretty bizarre. (Roku, Vudu, Hulu, oh my.) At grad school, in the mid 90s, I ran with a pretty … Read more
In two consecutive years at CES first Dave and then I got excited about the promise of Yahoo’s TV Widgets. But despite all the potential, we’ve seen little of the platform beyond Las Vegas. Now a new report out by GigaOM Pro suggests it may all be a matter of timing. According to the report … Read more