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more about #iptv Morgan Breden: I honestly have nothing but disdain for flash. Not only is it so unsecure, but everything it does can be handled better by other programs. Games are d... more » Torley: VERY funny how a non-official YouTube knockoff logo is used for the post image (look closely at the fonts). Wish YouTube's interface was more elegant ... more » Kaiser-Machead: But will it be region-specific like hulu? (you thought I was gonna say "blend/play Crysis didn'tcha) more » Mayor McRib: At some point I am hoping that VOIP makes it imposssible for Embarq to keep voice lines in my area. A move to AT&T would break me from the Embarq/... more » ERIFNOMI: This looks no different than Media Center Extender more » Spilt_Milk: If it costs more than Netflix per month, it will fail. more » -
#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 » -
#streamingmovies
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 » -
#huluvsboxee
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 » -
#settopboxes
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 » -
#att
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 » -
#ces2009
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 » -
#streamingmedia
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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#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 » -
#attuverse
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 » -
#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 » -
#microsoftiptv
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 » -
#homeentertainment
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!]
