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Amazon Sparks Set-top Box Competition With Release Of Fire TV

Mordechai Osdoby — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:58:30 +0000

Let’s face it, television setups are complicated these days. We have broadcast, cable, satellite, and a plethora of streaming services. Getting said streaming services on to your TV might mean having an AppleTV, Roku, Chromecast or some other solution. The problem is that most of those solutions are complicated or at least involve multiple steps […]

Roku Rocks Video Streaming Boat By Shipping Streaming Stick With TVs

Matt Algren — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:05:15 +0000

Years ago, friends and I were talking about how the price of DVD players coming down and how long it would be until we could afford to buy one. One bright fellow in the group said he’d buy one eventually, but that wasn’t where technology was stopping. No, he said, it wouldn’t be too many […]

Technology Techcitement Is Thankful For, Part Two

Justin Davis — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:00:39 +0000

Earlier today, Techcitement published part one of what some of our staff is thankful for. More of the staff has their say on what tech items and ideas make them particularly happy in this second installment. Paul Hurwitz: Dropbox and LogMeIn I’m grateful for LogMeIn and LogMeInRescue for allowing me to do the same amount […]

Last Day To Escape The Netflix 60% Price Hike — What You Need To Do

Matt Algren — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:22:55 +0000

We talked about the big change to Netflix’s pricing structure back in mid-July, and it’s finally time for those changes to take place. Instead of offering unlimited streaming with any DVD plan, the company will offer streaming as a separate plan, effective September 1, 2011. What does this mean for you? There are three scenarios, […]

Techcitement Review: Google TV Comes To Europe And To My House

Tom Wyrick — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:45:33 +0000

During a trip to the Chicago area last weekend, I found time to stop in a Tiger Direct outlet store and browse around. It turns out this particular location sold more televisions than anything else (much to the chagrin of the salesman I spoke with, who said they wanted to carry a better representation of […]

AppleTV Software Update Lets You Own, Not Just Rent

Tom Wyrick — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:54:26 +0000

Apple pushes out a new software update today for the second generation AppleTV boxes, adding a major new feature. For the first time, we can buy TV episodes directly from the AppleTV, not just rent them. Additionally, we can now directly stream television shows initially purchased with an iTunes account. (Previously, users had to leave […]

Apple Rumored To Bid On Hulu, Film At 11 (But Only On Hulu Plus)

Tom Wyrick — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:33:56 +0000

According to Bloomberg, two contacts with knowledge of the upcoming auction claim Apple is preparing to make a bid for Hulu’s online video service. Other interested parties are reported to include AT&T, Yahoo, and Google, with Microsoft having already dropped out of the bidding. Considering Apple’s struggle to turn the AppleTV into a mainstream product, […]