It’s easy to take for granted how important your television really is. It revolutionized how information spreads, empowered the common man and helped end practices that governments could no longer keep under wraps. But in the bustle of life, it’s easy to lose sight of the TV advances that gave society so much power. Consider… Continue reading 15 Technologies That Changed The Way We Watch Television
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BillShrink now compares Cable/Satellite TV Packages
Remember BillShrink, the service that compares pricing on services and items like credit cards, cell phone plans, gas, and bank accounts? Well they’ve just added a new item – TV and cable packages. They claim that they compare over 1 billion packages. Cable TV? Satellite? Fiber? Throw in a DVR? What if you have multiple… Continue reading BillShrink now compares Cable/Satellite TV Packages
Khaki TV Visor
The Khaki TV Visor fits most MP3 players including the iPod and iPhone and provides a movie theater experience or virtual reality experience on the go. The TV Visor experience sets you apart from the crowd. The earbuds supply an amazing surround sound home theater like quality, and the unique specially designed magnification system with… Continue reading Khaki TV Visor
Did LOST Answer Your Questions?
For a prime-time TV show that wasn’t on Sci-Fi (SyFy), LOST was pretty geeky and brainy. It also had lots (and I do mean a ton) of unanswered questions leading into the finale. So much so that there were easily a few dozen articles with lists of questions that begged for answers. Some were answered… Continue reading Did LOST Answer Your Questions?
EyeTV Hybrid – TV Tuner for your PC/Mac. Pause and Record Live TV
Sure, it may look like only a USB Thumb Drive, but the EyeTV Hybrid is a TV tuner stick for either PC or Mac. That means it can let you watch over-the-air TV (both analog and digital) on your computer. It also acts as a DVR, letting you pause and record live television (including HD… Continue reading EyeTV Hybrid – TV Tuner for your PC/Mac. Pause and Record Live TV
Google teams up with Intel, Sony to make Google TV set-top boxes
Google is pushing to get Android into other hardware, such as set-top boxes, and in turn to get their ads into more markets and in front of more eyeballs. To that ends, they have teamed up with Sony and Intel to develop something called, naturally, Google TV. Google TV is pretty much a re-imagining of… Continue reading Google teams up with Intel, Sony to make Google TV set-top boxes
Wireless Page to TV Magnifier puts your books’ words up on your TV screen
Use one of your home’s largest gadget, your TV, to enhance one of the most low-tech activities we all do: read. The Wireless Page to TV Magnifier is a mouse-sized gizmo that scans your books or magazines and sends the image wirelessly to your TV in real time, magnifying it up to 25x it’s actual… Continue reading Wireless Page to TV Magnifier puts your books’ words up on your TV screen
Watch TV on the go with Flo TV Personal Television
Qualcomm is now pushing FLO TV somewhat independently of Verizon of AT&T by offering the FLO TV Personal Television, a handheld 3.5″ QVGA gadget that you can watch live TV on. You can also get FLO TV on select phones as well as in your car. The monthly rate is $14.99 and you get over… Continue reading Watch TV on the go with Flo TV Personal Television
Western Digital’s WD TV Live plays/streams full 1080p HD, music and photos and Internet radio
Western Digital is still in the media player game, and their latest model improves upon the last one. The WD TV Live plays back HD video, music & photos whether they’re on your computer, your USB drives, or the Net on your TV. It still comes in an ugly little black box with what looks… Continue reading Western Digital’s WD TV Live plays/streams full 1080p HD, music and photos and Internet radio
CES 2010: Panasonic Boasts 152″ 3D Plasma TV – World’s Largest
In a recurring theme at CES over the past few years, some large TV vendor is sure to outdo the previous year’s record of largest television set. This year it’s Panasonic who have announced a 152″ Full HD 3D Plasma display. Yes, 152 diagonal inches! This is a 4096 x 2160 pixel panel that uses… Continue reading CES 2010: Panasonic Boasts 152″ 3D Plasma TV – World’s Largest