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Sony adds more networked Bravias to its 2009 HDTV lineup

This year is shaping up to be the one where TV makers have decided they need to bring the Internet to their sets, in most cases in the form of widgets that display streaming information while viewers are checking out their favorite shows. Sony already announced a couple of networked...

Tags: Sony Corp., TV Company, HDTV, W 5100 Series, Ethernet, Tv & Home Theater, Video On Demand (VoD), Pricing, TVs, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-03-03

CES 2009: Widgets, Widgets Everywhere

It seemed like nearly every TV manufacturer at CES was touting its Internet integration on new sets via widgets, small apps that can provide updated streaming information from online. Many of them are making use of the Yahoo-and-Intel-developed Widget Channel platform, though some are trying to roll their own. Here...

Tags: TV Company, Internet, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Internet TV, widgets, Yahoo widgets, Widget Channel, Sean Portnoy

Image galleries 2009-01-12

Comcast invests in P2P TV company GridNetworks

Comcast invests in P2P TV company GridNetworksComcast throttlesComcast looks at all their subscriber browsing and adjusts their speed to suit their needs.For every stupid rule......there's a stupid idiot who made it necessary. Seems to me it's often more productive to criticize the idiots who end up reducing everyone's freedom...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), TV & Home Theater, Comcast Corp., P2P TV company, GridNetworks, TV company, P2P

Discussion threads 2008-05-19

Top plasma TV vendors in Q4 2007

iSuppli listed top plasma TV vendors in Q4 2007.     Market share Rank  Vendor  Q3 2007 Q4 2007 1 Panasonic 27.9% 37.1% 2 Samsung 18.4% 19.7% 3 LG Electronics 12.7% 12.7% 4 Hitachi 8.3% 6.5% ...

Tags: TV Company, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, AM

Blog posts 2008-02-28

Top LCD TV vendors in Q4 2007

iSuppli published a list of top LCD TV vendors in the US in Q4 2007. Market Share Rank Vendor Q3 2007 Q4 2007 1 Samsung 12.8% 14.2% 2 Sony 10.8% 12.5% 3 Vizio 13.0% 12.4% ...

Tags: TV Company, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, AM

Blog posts 2008-02-27

The Great Disruptive Start-Ups Search, Part 1

The Great Disruptive Start-Ups Search, Part 1The Rebel TV CompanyBrightbox, Inc. is the rebel TV company.We're on a mission to give freedom back to the TV viewer through a convergence set-top-box, unique and exclusive content, TV/Internet/Phone technologies and a viral marketing plan.www.myBrightbox.com is the product that started it all. It's...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, Cable, Brightbox Inc., rebel TV company, TV, TV company, www.myBrightbox.com, Net Squared

Discussion threads 2005-10-25

Additional Resources

Moxi introduces three-tuner HD DVR, reduces prices on dual-tuner version

TiVo isn't the only company trying to entice people to choose its DVR solution over one you can get bundled with your cable or satellite programming. Moxi is going the extra step with the latest version of its HD DVR, unleashing a new model that incorporate...

Tags: TiVo Inc., Moxi, DVR, Digital Video, Development Tools, Network Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-10

Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook

I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...

Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!

No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Web addresses to exend to non-English languages

Domain spoofing opportunity?I always wanted to know what they will be doing against this: http://www.z?net.com/ is actually a false domain because '?' is a Cyrillyc Small Letter Komi De insted of a Latin 'd'.Entering it in a browser causes an error today, but what will happen if they legalize non-latin...

Tags: Channel management, Keyboards, English Language, non-English-language, Web

Discussion threads 2009-10-31

Men watch more high-def than women--and other things about HDTV you probably already know

There was a time not too long ago when a lot of people bought an HDTV, brought it home, and started watched TV, all the while thinking they were watching in HD when they hadn't bothered to upgrade their cable or satellite package to make high-def programming available. Now viewers...

Tags: Men, Women, HDTV, HD, HD Drama, Gender And Diversity, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Human Resources, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-31

Onkyo SKS-HT870

Onkyo is known for having speaker expertise, even though it's not primarily a speaker company. That's because of Onkyo's success selling home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs, which combine a speaker system and an AV receiver in a single box, taking some of the confusion out of putting together your own system. The...

Tags: center channel, speaker, Onkyo

Product reviews 2009-10-30

SharePoint: The team that makes the donut(s)

No wonder they're successfulThey have a process, they watch actual humans use the product, and accept feedback.RE: SharePoint: The team that makes the donutsAs a long time SharePoint consultant my impression is that the SharePoint team is totally out of touch with enterprise customers. SharePoint 2010 is the same old...

Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, SharePoint 2010, team, Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

A Net Neutrality Solution: Opinions Wanted

First thoughts"the incumbents fought it tooth and nail"Same thing happened in the last 4 industrial revolutions!I'm broadly in favour of your improvements ... with a few caveats ... and will look at the 2 papers you plugged, sorry referenced ;-)"Users should be concerned that the Internet services they pay for...

Tags: Fiber optics, Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality Solution

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Verizon preps fourth quarter device barrage; Droid will 'stimulate demand'

Verizon delivered a solid third quarter courtesy of its wireless business, which added 1.2 million net customers excluding acquisitions. The company also said it is set up for the fourth quarter with the launch of Research in Motion's Storm 2 on Wednesday, two Motorola Android devices and 12 other handsets....

Tags: Revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Operational Accounting, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Netflix lands Sony PS3 distribution deal; Bolsters streaming footprint

Netflix's streaming movie and TV service will be made available to Sony's 9 million PlayStation 3 customers under a distribution partnership announced Monday. Netflix said it will begin streaming through the PS3 next month (statement, Techmeme, PlayStation blog). The move gives Netflix another leading game console for...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, DVD, TVs, Consumer Electronics, Game Players, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?

Probably not. Not because its Wal-mart although that has some to do with it, but because I don't know who N.E.W. is. I'd rather trust a first party rather than a third party to install a home theater. Only one point of contact there, no guessing who to contact...

Tags: Construction, TV & Home Theater, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., home-theater installation, local geek

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?

Above all else, Wal-mart is about offering the lowest prices possible seemingly at all costs, but when it comes to electronics products like HDTVs, being the cheapest only gets you so far. Best Buy has remained strong during the recession in thanks to its service offerings, most notably its Geek...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Home Theater, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-25

Vizio VF551XVT

Photo gallery: Vizio VF551XVTWe're willing to bet that when Vizio announced the VF551XVT back in January, plenty of savvy HDTV bargain hunters marked down "June" as the time they'd buy this 55-inch LED-based LCD. Then the company pushed its release back to September. Then it announced that the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VF551XVT, Vizio

Product reviews 2009-10-23