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verizon
Verizon FiOS Hikes Up Its Rates
Verizon nonchalantly upped FiOS's basic "triple play" broadband-phone-TV fee—$5 or $10 extra per month, depending where you live. The only drop was in the priciest bundle, which swapped out HBO for Showtime—finally, Dexter fans get a bone. [NYT]
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Comment by Dave Crowder: FIOS is not all that great. My neighbor has Tiem warner and I see no diff in her package except... 4 Responses | Other threads
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flash
Adobe Aggressively, Officially Promoting Flash For HDTVs, DVRs
To date, Adobe's efforts to push Flash to TVs have passed mostly under the radar, and haven't netted many actual products. This is about to change, according to a forthcoming announcement from the company. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Morgan Breden: I honestly have nothing but disdain for flash. Not only is it so unsecure, but everything it does can be... 5 Responses | Other threads
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streaming movies
Sony in Talks to Offer Free, Full-Length Movies on YouTube
Earlier Rumors that Sony Pictures and YouTube were negotiating to provide a large number of free, ad-supported movies on the video upload site were confirmed today by the movie giant. More »
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Comment by Kaiser-Machead: But will it be region-specific like hulu? (you thought I was gonna say "blend/play Crysis didn'tcha) 3 Responses | Other threads
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Hulu vs Boxee
Enhanced Boxee Browser and API Brings Hulu Back to Your TV (Along with Pandora)
In the latest chapter of the epic known as Hulu v. Boxee, Boxee added an XUL framework to their browser, allowing it to display full HTML pages, including in-line Hulu videos. More »
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set-top boxes
ZillionTV: Oh Jeez, Hulu and Roku Done Had Themselves a Baby
Streaming TV is on the up and up—that much is clear. What, then, does ZillionTV offer that, say, Hulu, Netflix, Vudu, and Apple TV don't? A little convergence, maybe. More »
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at&t
AT&T Developing All-In-One U-Verse and Femtocell Box
An AT&T employee says that a U-Verse IPTV box with Femtocell capability is in the works. That's one set top unit that'll have TV, telephone, internet and improve cellular reception. More »
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By Brian LamComment by nizzy1115: Hopefully that branding on the box is right. I have uverse iptv and voip and dsl through att right now... 5 Responses | Other threads
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ces 2009
Xbox 360 IPTV Service Not Dead, Just Sleeping (and Testing)
An IPTV service for Xbox 360 was alluded to in a 2007 CES keynote, but it's been quiet on that front ever since. What's the deal? If you're British, you might be in luck! More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by Spilt_Milk: If it costs more than Netflix per month, it will fail. 5 Responses | Other threads
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streaming media
Slingplayer Mac Update Offers Improved Streaming Video Quality, Online IDs, Aspect Ratio Toggling
Slingplayer for Mac received an update today to 1.0.7, offering improved video quality, easy toggling between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio, and the ability to register and store your Slingbox ID online. More »
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Comment by Will Pridgen: Why are they still giving us 1.0.X !?!?!?!? I want to have 2.0 just like the windows folks get.... 1 Responses | Other threads
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at&t
Walmart: Would You Like a Side of AT&T U-Verse With That Vizio TV?
AT&T is going to sell its U-Verse TV and internet service at Wally World and Circuit City in areas where it's available, hoping to juice adoption rates. Which means that Walmart's odd metamorphosis into a place you can legitimately go gadget shopping (at 3AM while completely hammered, which, let's be honest, is the real appeal here) is nearly complete. More »
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Comment by Glare: "the last store it's cool to beat your child in? It boggles the mind." I'm sorry, but I'm confused. 5 Responses | Other threads
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vudu
Vudu Fills Gaping Hole With AVN Porn Channel
One thing you can say about the Vudu video wonderbox is that it gets better all the time. AVN—the Adult Video Network—is launching a dedicated porn channel on Vudu. While you'll have to pay for every flick you watch, there are at least two reasons it's better than the FyreTV streaming porn box that Chen loves so, so much. More »
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Comment by vudufan: @mdawg4624: When Fyre is at beta phase and buggy, VUDU is a fully matured product. Vudu box just works... more » | Other threads
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verizon
Verizon FiOS: How They're Futurizing TV Faster Than AT&T and Big Cable
Verizon's New Jersey headquarters is a complicated place. Part bunker, part weirdly Buddhist sanctuary, it housed the original AT&T before the government cut it up into little pieces, half of which became Verizon, and half of which have congealed back together, T-1000 style, into Verizon's biggest competitor. I'm told when Verizon moved in, the exorcism cost millions. That's partly the reason they brought me out: To exorcise the notion that AT&T is winning the race to change the way you watch television. Verizon showed me a new version of FiOS TV that will start rolling out to customers any day now, and hitting everyone by end of the year, with a feature set rivals that AT&T's U-Verse, including interactive content, PC connectivity, RSS feeds, even the ability to see what your neighbors are watching in realtime.
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The Future of TV According to AT&T
The video labs at AT&T's Atlanta HQ are not located on the higher floors of its 47-story Midtown Center where, between demos, you can casually scrape a view of the city through giant windows. You know, where you might expect to see the future of TV. Instead, they're buried down on the second floor in a building a few doors down, in a plain gray room, whose only exceptional attribute is a wall of TVs—eight total including two 60-inchers—which are hooked up to experimental U-verse IPTV DVR boxes. In this room, sitting on the single blue-green couch, you can stare up and see the future—TV-to-phone video calling, iPhones as remote controls, on-screen visual voicemail, MST3K-style chat while viewing and more—TV as you will hopefully know it in the next couple of years. More » -
at&t
AT&T Dumping Dish TV (Is Satellite Screwed?)
AT&T is nixing the agreement they've had with Dish TV since 2003 to sell their satellite TV service as part of a triple play bundle with internet and voice. Some are speculating it's because AT&T is simply down on satellite TV (it's got its own U-verse IPTV thing after all), but more likely it's pitting Dish and DirecTV against each other in a bidding war, since U-verse deployment ain't exactly a runaway train speed-wise. So, realistically, you could see AT&T hawking DirecTV instead of Dish next year, which would be a blow to to the latter, since they're already little number two. But maybe AT&T will be super ballsy and push off satellite altogether. [Info Week]
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Comment by vesuvian: If you compare the DISH and DirecTV listings (and other cable companies, even AT&T U-verse, I think), you'll find that... more » | Other threads
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iptv
Giz Explains: IPTV, or Cable From the Phone Company
If you still rock the bunny ears we salute you. But odds are, you probably get TV one of two ways: Cable or satellite. There's a newer way: IP, that is Internet Protocol, TV—in this case, the TV delivered over the internet by your phone company. Verizon and AT&T push FiOS TV and U-Verse, respectively, in select regions of the country where their fiber networks have been built out. (Update: As has been pointed out, FiOS TV isn't actually IPTV, my bad.) In a lot of ways, it's the TV of the future—in part because most of you can't get it yet. Beyond that, the technology that delivers it to your home, as well as who is doing the delivering, opens up some pretty sweet new interactive possibilities. And even for regular old boob tubing, the way it's architected means its good for HD buffs. More » -
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Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV Is Way Better Than Cable or Satellite
Microsoft's Mediaroom is the company's IPTV solution that brings TV into to your house (much like cable and satellite) over IP. You might be familiar with it in its commercially released service forms such as AT&T U-Verse here in the US or BT Vision in the UK. The features out now—quick channel changing, multiple channel records simultaneously without a hardware tuner limit, multi-room viewing, multiple picture-in-picture—are pretty fantastic, but we had a visit with Microsoft earlier this week and learned that what's coming soon is even better. More » -
home entertainment
Netflix Movie Streaming on Xbox 360 Actually Coming Soon?
The rumor about Netflix surveying the scene, prepping a possible streaming movie solution to Xbox 360 and PS3 seems to be on the verge of coming true, according to Netflix themselves. They just released a statement that says they've surveyed subscribers to see how interested they were in streaming movies over Xbox 360 (PS3 was not mentioned), but didn't say whether a partnership was coming between them and Microsoft. More » -
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Hands-on With FyreTV, the Best Porn in the Living Room Solution Yet (NSFW)
FyreTV, the guys who are releasing a nondescript set-top-box that streams IPTV adult video straight into your living room just gave us a hands-on demo with their machine. Here's what we think: it's the best thing we've seen yet to bring you on-demand porn over the internet into your living room.
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roundup
Afternoon News: HP and Compaq Laptops May Brick, Comcast and DirecTV Have a Catfight, I Weep For My Home Town and More
• A security researcher published code that is capable ofbrickingcorrupting Windows boot sectors on most HP and Compaq laptops. That doesn't sound too good. [Slashdot] More » -
home entertainment
FyreTV Update: Subscription-based IPTV Porn at DVD-Quality
We've got some more details on the FyreTV IPTV porn box that brings DVD-quality porn into your living room (where it belongs). If we're reading the site correctly, the FyreTV box will be subscription-based, meaning it's essentially an "all you can eat" type of porn instead of an a la carte—think Zune Pass vs. iTunes. It's entirely streaming, so there's no saving of content, but you can bookmark and search for your favorite scenes. Go sign up for the free beta if you're interested. [FyreTV] -
home entertainment
FyreTV Brings Adult IPTV To Your Living Room
Picture a Vudu IPTV box that brings porn into your living room over the internet. That's FyreTV, which will be "The Hottest BoXXX You'll Ever Experience" when beta applications begin in just about 12 hours. There's not many details on their home page or their meager press release that just says they've signed up non-exclusive deals with a few adult content providers. What we do know is that this is completely streaming (no downloading and saving), and you'll be able to create favorites and search movies for "specific performers and scenes". Sounds like FireTV isn't the only thing that'll be coming soon. [FyreTV via Adult FYI (NSFW) - Thanks Bryan G!] -
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Rumor Smashed: No IPTV on Xbox 360 in Fall Update
Although the Fall Xbox 360 Update brings a lot (most notably spectacular DivX and XviD support), what it doesn't bring is IPTV. A few sites picked up the rumor that IPTV came with this update, but needs provider support to work. However, we contacted Microsoft and they told us in no uncertain terms that there was no IPTV update in this round. Maybe Spring Update? Oh, and that's not a picture of my dash. I wish I could have gotten the "Jason" gamertag.
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By Jason ChenComment by yoshi: @ripfire4: That would be nice. You currently can rent movies in standard or HD formats. I would like the ability to... more » | Other threads
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fall update
Xbox Downloads on Xbox 360, And More! (But Not Much)
The contents of the Xbox 360's fall update have been revealed to the world. Great! So do we get IPTV now? Uhh, no. Maybe the new Zunes are doing something cool with the console? Not that we've heard. How about downloading old games? Yes! More » -
patience
AT&T Cuts U-Verse Fiber Optic Rollout Schedule Estimates
After cutting U-verse rollout schedule estimates in May for the end of 2008 from availability in 19 million homes to 18 million, AT&T's at it again, now chopping it to 17 million. Apparently the rollout in former BellSouth territory (the Southeast) is causing the snag, as well as forcing AT&T to pump more cash into prep work—an extra $500 million. While fiber optic rollout isn't cheap for AT&T or Verizon, all the delays make it seem like it's never coming to my backyard. [AP/Yahoo!] -
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att
It wasn't just your box—AT&T's U-Verse had a gigantic outage across all 33 areas where the IPTV service was available this weekend. All's normal now, so all 100,000 subscribers can get back to watching tonight's episode of Journeyman. [Electronista ] -
internet
The four-year extension of the net access tax ban has passed the House, 405-2. But it leaves the door open for taxes on "voice, audio or video programming" delivered through the intertubes, so VoIP and IPTV might be future tax revenue boosters. [CNet] -
boob tube
Sony PS3 Getting IPTV, Beats Microsoft to the Punch
After all of Microsoft's big talk about IPTV at last year's CES, it will be dark horse Sony PS3 that rolls out an IPTV service first. Because according to The Korea Times, Korea's big telecom operator KT will provide its HD Mega TV service to PS3s starting this November (better late than never). Since Mega TV is already IPTV based, the PS3 could be considered a set top replacement, with a potential monthly savings on box rentals that could subsidize the game machine in a sweet way over the course of a few years. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by dink23: Let's not forget that both AT&T Uverse and Verizon FIOS both run Microsoft software for their IPTV service, so I'm... more » | Other threads
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legal eagle
Verizon Hit With Lawsuit Hammer for Overstating FiOS TV Subscribers
It seems the FiOS TV subscriber numbers in the NYC region haven't quite hit what Verizon has hoped—or has even said. An ad company's suing Verizon for publishing allegedly inflated numbers of FiOS TV subscribers that lump in "pending" customers with current subscribers, allowing it to boost ad rates. More » -
blockbuster buster?
Vudu Video Wonderbox Picture Walkthrough and Review: Just Short of Wonderful
Rather than just tell you what's great (and terrible) about the hot new Vudu video-on-demand box, I thought I'd show you, so come on...
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video wars
Building B Promises the One True Set-Top Box, Without Wires, PCs or Details
The do-it-all set-top box market's about to get even more crowded, the newest kid on the block coming from start-up Building B. Their hook: wireless delivery of traditional TV content in HD, plus VOD and web video without a PC. The catch: They're not so forthcoming with the details in regards to the tech it's using for delivery or prices for either the box or the service. More » -
home entertainment
New Details and Screenshots of the Vudu Video-On-Demand Box
Back in April, we introduced you to Vudu, the hybrid peer-to-peer video-on-demand box with all 7 major studios on board, is coming soon to a home theater near you. Today we got to play around with it a little more, and see how the navigation works.
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Microsoft Announces Mediaroom IPTV
Microsoft rolled out a new brand for its IPTV tools for service providers, and it's calling it Mediaroom. Formerly called Microsoft IPTV Edition, it's more of a branding exercise for IPTV companies to brag about than actual new technology. Using the Mediaroom name, Microsoft aims to make the whole concept of IPTV easier for home users to understand. Let's see if we can make some sense of it. What's in Microsoft's latest witches brew of TV goodness? More » -
rumor
Apple TV Getting AT&T IPTV? We're Skeptical
Engadget's got a tip from one of their sources that AT&T and Apple are working together to embed IPTV capabilities into the Apple TV by 2008. We're skeptical. More »
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bring on the digg mobs
Ambient TV Brings Web 2.0, Derision of Your Friends' Viewing Habits to TV
Oh, these NYU kids and their big ideas. (Disclosure: I was an NYU kid until Thursday.) Myra Einstein's project, Ambient TV, aims to bring Web 2.0 tech to TV and would make a great add-on to TiVo or the upcoming Xbox 360 IPTV setup. While some of the ideas aren't so new—swarm recommendations, so that Lost watchers would be directed to follow fellow viewers to Heroes, for instance—its friend setup in particular seems like a big draw and a natural fit for IPTV. More » -
gizmodo exclusive
Exclusive Pics of the Vudu - Video Store In A Box
These are the first pictures of the box, remote control and UI of Vudu, a video store in a box that is going to engage in a battle royale with Apple TV later this summer. The service will launch with thousands of movies from seven major studios as well as indie distributors, connects directly to your TV and does not require a PC or a cable box. The company, Vudu, Inc., has been quietly engineering the technology and striking deals with content owners for the past two years (under the codename Marquee). It's run by some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. Find out more about the box, its load-sharing network, and the Apple connection after the jump.
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cellphones
Program AT&T U-Verse DVRs From Your Phone Starting: Now
If you have an AT&T (Cingular) mobile phone and its U-Verse IPTV service, starting today you can program your DVR from your phone. This is basically playing catch-up to Verizon and TiVo, who've had their on-the-go programming app out for a month. Anyway, from your phone you log in to a WAP site, where you can scope out program listings and manage your recording queue, adding or deleting shows from your schedule, as well as from the hard drive itself. Anyone here actually have U-Verse TV? More » -
home entertainment
Rumor: Xbox 360 Elite IPTV Capable Out of the Box
While old school Xbox 360s will probably require a firmware update of some sort to get its IPTV on, Dean Takahashi at Mercury News says that the totally unconfirmed but widely expected Xbox 360 Elite will come IPTV-ready right out of the box. More » -
home entertainment
Gates: Sony Didn't Know What They Were Doing
When Mercury news reporter Dean Takahashi spoke with Bill Gates at CES, the wide-ranging conversation turned to gaming, and Bill had a few harsh words for Sony and its cluelessness. When asked if any of Sony's next-generation PS3 games would look better than the Xbox 360's Halo 3, Gates replied:"No. They were going to have the Cell be the video processor. But they didn't know what they were doing. They said the Cell is the video processor. But they turned to Nvidia at the last minute, but Nvidia can't do embedded DRAM. Go look at the bandwidth problems. Go ask the guys running ... now. They took their year and burned it by not having a decent CPU strategy and then turning to Nvidia at the last minute. It's a very unusual thing."
Gates also admitted that the release of the first Xbox was a year late, and didn't have the best games then, either. Overall, it's a surprisingly candid interview, with lots of good comments about IPTV on the Xbox 360, too. More » -
home entertainment
Venice Project is Now Joost. Huh?
The Venice Project has been underway for a while, and its proprietors are busy figuring out an easy way to bring TV to you over the Internet. Now they've gone and changed their name to Joost, and invite you to download a beta copy of its software that attempts to provide the best of both the Internet and TV worlds. While we test this Beta we're trying to get invited to, let's have a poll! More » -
home entertainment
Breaking: Netflix Internet TV/Film Delivery Starts This Week
Netflix will begin IP rental of films and television this week. Those with better plans get more hours, from 6 to 48 hours a month. Although limited in selection to about 1,000 titles and available initially to a few subscribers, this is the beginning of Netflix's main business plan to net rent video straight over IP that just wasn't technically feasible back when they started. It's limited to the PC right now, on XP and IE only. Over time, they plan to expand the service to the livingroom, and beyond. More »
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