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more about #cable more comments → Xagest: So how long do you think Google will be able to give us free cable programming? more » blash: You know how you effect change? Get off your ass and DO something! The FCC needs to stop playing in the sidelines and step into the limelight. The bi... more » dragon:ONE: Now can we tell "IPTV" providers like AT&T to please open up their U-verse boxen to non-AT&T areas? I'm stuck in a Verizon serviced area - no FIOS at... more » davezatz: Everyone knows the CableCARD situation for retail-purchased devices is a mess. Nothing new or astounding out of the FCC on this. HAD the Cable Industr... more » jpitsch: The government needs to step in a regulate the f out of cell phones, internet and tv providers. These industries exhibit so many oligopolistic charac... more » Bertone77: I have Comcast and when I first bought my 40" Samsung LCD I decided to get the cableCARD for it instead of having a set top box. (hey its got the slot... more » MrEvil: One other thing they could do to fix it is take away the power of Cable Labs to decide who can and can't have Cable Card devices and leave that up to ... more » EBone: Don't the TiVo Series 3 HD machines have CableCard ports? more » Xeno: Correction: You did not need to have a CableCard installed by the OEM. You had to buy a CableCard TUNER with a new PC. You get the CableCard from your... more » Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: Whose idea was it to employ a hand model with messed-up-looking hands? That's what's wrong with the CableCARD - hand models with horrible hands. more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: You know what they could do to fix it? Require all cable boxes to output unencrypted video of all subscribed channels via FireWire. more » charliebronson: Remote DVR is already out in a lot of Motorola markets, anything with the latest (A28) guide update has it. more » Monty: A simple alarm clock app for their technicians to use to wake them up after their afternoon snooze on your couch would be the best Comcast app of all.... more » Canoehead: Does this thing use CableCard? #sezmi more » the_amazing_doug: OR since it's powered by fancast, just go to fancast.com and forego the subscription. #tveverywhere more » -
#cablecard
FCC: Whoops, CableCARD Was a Total Disaster
Yesterday the FCC admitted that CableCARD—a system originally designed to open up the market for video content—is a failure. Here's what they're doing to fix it. More » -
#comcast
Comcast Delivering Two More Apps For The Holidays
Continuing Comcast's big day, Zats has learned that the cable provider will be rolling out two more customer apps (in addition to their data usage meter) in the near future: Xfinity and remote DVR scheduling. More » -
#homeentertainment
Sezmi Takes Big Step Towards Delivering All-in-One TV Solution
It's been over a year since we last heard from Sezmi—the company that promises to deliver a complete internet and broadcast entertainment solution through one set-top-box—but new developments indicate that this project alive, well, and on the way. More » -
#comcast
Comcast TV Everywhere Goes Online Next Month for Free
Last June, the cable/sat industry announced plans for TV Everywhere, a way to bridge your subscription television content to your internet-connected devices. Comcast has just announced that their version of TV Everywhere, called On Demand Online, arrives next month. More » -
#science
Fiber Optic Cable In Your Skull Can Reprogram a Brain
Stanford scientists discover that by changing a mouse's neurons to respond to light, they could use fiber optic cables to influence the mouse to do certain things. The trick is to insert plant genes into the brain first. More » -
#iphone
Griffin eXport Cable Connects iPhone to Your Seat's Airplane Entertainment System
Intrepid Runway Girl Mary Kirby has got her hands on the new Griffin eXport In-Flight Video Cable, which will let you connect your iPhone or iPod to the in-flight entertainment system in your airplane seat, displaying content and data. More » -
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#iphoneapps
Comcast's iPhone App Does More Than TV Listings
This is how you make a services app: Besides the obvious TV guide listings, Comcast's mobile app gives you integrated access to your Comcast email, voicemail and missed calls and lets you sync iPhone's address book. More » -
#monstercable
Monster SuperThin HDMI Cables Really Are SuperThin
Monster's SuperThin HDMI cables aren't just marketing noise, they're real, and thinner than the anacondas most people have jacked into their TVs. RedMere's tech lets them skimp on heavy-gauge copper, so they're just 3.5mm around. More » -
#rumor
100Mbps Comcast Coming Soon?
According to the Inquirer, Comcast will be releasing a 100Mbps service "any day now." But it will be super expensive. More » -
#questionoftheday
Would You Rather Have an HTPC or a Set-Top Box?
Yesterday I purchased a Home Theater PC to supplement my existing DirectTV hardware—although I hope to ditch cable TV/satellite providers all together sometime in the future. What I'm interested in knowing is what kind of setup you guys prefer. More » -
#cable
Cable Industry Starting To Realize That They Need To Let Go Of the Box
An interesting article published on the CableFax industry webpage argues that vendors and suppliers need to loosen their grip on the set-top box in order to keep up with our increasingly open source culture. More » -
#internet
Google on How to Change the Internet: You Should Own Your Broadband Pipes
Google policy analyst Derek Slater—who's so obviously related to Christian Slater—explains how to reshape broadband in the US. Step one: Own the actual pipes that run to your house. More » -
#broadband
Verizon: 'We Could Offer 400Mbps, We Just Don't Feel Like It'
Verizon decided to respond to Cablevision's new limited 101Mbps service, and, well, it's a bit contradictory. More » -
#monstercable
Monster Cable Lowering Prices During Recession, Uh...Thanks?
Monster Cable, purveyors of grossly overpriced products, feel your pain during these tough financial times. That's why they are reducing their ridiculous prices to slightly less ridiculous prices during the recession. More » -
#review
Moxi HD Review: Beats Cable, But It Ain't TiVo
When I hooked Digeo's Moxi HD DVR up, I told my wife it's like TiVo, and she said, "Then why don't we just use TiVo?" After several weeks testing it, I have no good answer. More » -
#godzillainternet
Suck It, Fiber: America's Fastest Internet 101Mbps Delivered by Cablevision
Holy. I knew the fruits of cable's fiber-fast DOCSIS 3.0 standard would be delicious, but this is incredible: Cablevision's going to sell the fastest internet in the US next month: 101 blazing megabits per second. More » -
#isps
Time Warner Cable Putting Superfast DOCSIS 3.0 Internet On Hold Because We Don't Like Bandwidth Caps
It looks like the folks at TWC are bad losers. They are now considering dropping the planned rollout of DOCSIS 3.0 high speed citing that it was part of their plan for consumption based billing. More »
