Forget about Google TV, Apple TV, Boxee, and all the other platforms trying to aggregate online content into an easily accessible interface that bypasses traditional providers of television programming. Their inability to access the amount of basic content available with a cable TV subscription is their Achilles heel. Announcements today at the 2011 Consumer Electronics [...]
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 [...]
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6 Comments »It’s going to be an exciting autumn for anyone interested in streaming online content to their television. With upcoming product releases like Apple TV, Google TV, and the Boxee Box, it may seem to the average consumer like the market it quickly crowding with a wide variety of choices and technologies capable of competing with [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Digital Media Players and DVRs, IPTV, TV and Video Tags: Apple TV, Boxee Box, digital media player, Google TV, IPTV, Roku, streaming, TV 1 Comment »The big news from Apple’s press event today was the re-introduction of Apple TV. The device, which is available immediately for $99, allows users to stream 720p high definition video over the Internet to their HDMI capable televisions. TV shows can be rented from ABC and Fox for $0.99, movies can be rented for [...]
