While we won’t go so far as to say that Blu-ray is a dying technology, it does seem like the next logical form of ubiquitously adopted entertainment media will involve streaming content via online sources. The success of Netflix streaming business (and the conflicts created by this success) and Internet connected devices like the Roku [...]
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1 Comment »It was nearly a year ago that we discussed Best Buy’s Rocketfish branded wireless HDMI adapter. The prohibitively priced device offered users up to 30 feet of wireless 1080p video and surround sound audio. And although it wasn’t the only WirelessHD enabled HDMI extender of 2010, it’s feature set failed to set it apart from [...]
The hype surrounding the pending release of Google TV reached epidemic levels this week, as Google revealed details about its much anticipated platform, and hardware makers such as Sony and Logitech demonstrated various ways to implement Google’s new technology. Pursuing a different approach than other digital media streaming solutions from Apple or Boxee, Google TV intends to [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Content Delivery, Digital Media Players and DVRs, Displays and Projectors, Google, Home Theater, Internet, IPTV, Technology, TV and Video Tags: AppleTV, Boxee, digital media player, digital media streamers, Google, Google TV, Logitech, Logitech Revue, Roku, Sony 6 Comments »Today, Google unveiled a website dedicated to Google TV, the company’s upcoming content streaming platform with which it will compete against Apple, Boxee, and the vast numbers of lesser known digital media streaming technologies currently available. The site finally demystifies some of the platform’s features that, up until now, have only existed as speculative guesses [...]
