A few weeks ago, I was sitting at a traffic light by the Hollywood Video store near my home and glanced over at the empty parking lot. This was not an unusual sight because for years the parking lot at the Hollywood Video was always empty. But looking a bit closer, I realized the space… Continue reading Death of The Video Rental Store
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20% of US Peak Bandwidth used by Netflix Instant
According to a study by Sandvine, 20% of non-mobile internet traffic during prime time can be attributed to Netflix instant accounts during prime time usage periods in the US while streaming media accounts for 43% of peak period traffic. While Netflix accounts for almost half of the streaming bandwidth between 8p and 10p utilized by… Continue reading 20% of US Peak Bandwidth used by Netflix Instant
Netflix no longer requires disc for PS3 and Wii
Coming on the heels of Netflix announcing that PS3 consumers no longer need a disc to stream Netflix content, Netflix customers with a Wii console can begin streaming movies from the service without the Netflix disc starting this week. Last week, Sony launched the disc-less service for PS3 console customers. PS3 customers, unlike Wii customers,… Continue reading Netflix no longer requires disc for PS3 and Wii
Netgear EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live – MultiMedia Streaming Box
Media Center/streaming multimedia boxes are always interesting, as there isn’t a gadget out there yet that does it all. Networking maker Netgear has stuck to their guns over the past few years and continued rolling out what they like to call Digital Entertainer boxes, the latest being the EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live. We reviewed one… Continue reading Netgear EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live – MultiMedia Streaming Box
Apple to buy music streaming service, LaLa
LaLa is a music streaming service that I’ve been toying with lately. I quite like the interface; they’ve done a great job with it. They also have an interesting business model in that they charge 10 cents for every song that you want to add to your ‘collection’, which you can then put into playlists.… Continue reading Apple to buy music streaming service, LaLa
Netgear Stora – store, backup, share and stream your music, photos, video and data
As consumers generate or collect an ever-increasing amount of digital content in the form of photos, music and especially videos, home storage solutions are growing in popularity. But what’s also becoming more important is that this content is accessible from anywhere and not just in the home. Netgear is one of the companies trying to… Continue reading Netgear Stora – store, backup, share and stream your music, photos, video and data
30+ Music streaming & discovery websites
Mashable has a nice roundup of over 30 web-based music streaming sites. I’m sure you’ve heard of Pandora, but did you know there are at least 4 other similar ‘music discovery’ sites? Or what about the few dozen streaming sites like Last.FM, iLike, or Live365? Damn you Mashable – now I have to spend lots… Continue reading 30+ Music streaming & discovery websites
HAVA Titanium HD WiFi
Okay, Okay, I know we seem to love HAVA here, but we thought we’d let you know about the HAVA Titanium we mentioned in a pervious post. The HAVA Titanium HD WiFi (to use its proper name) allows you to stream HD video to your TV via a super-fast 802.11n connection. The device basically works… Continue reading HAVA Titanium HD WiFi
Amazon Video on Demand
Amazon has updated their Amazon Unbox program. It’s now called Amazon Video on Demand and offers for a fee on-demand streaming of 40,000 TV shows and movies over the Net. You don’t need to purchase a subscription, but can view what you’d like ad-free, whenever you’d like for a small fee. Also, if you have… Continue reading Amazon Video on Demand