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Another Clue Suggests Amazon Prime’s Movie-Streaming Service Is On Its Way

After talk of a movie-streaming service from Amazon has been going on for years, the Financial Times has today reported that yes, they are about to launch a Netflix-defying service. Supposedly Amazon Prime members will be able to access it (just another brilliant reason to sign up to Prime membership, in my opinion), though it’s…

Commerce Kat Hannaford Feb 2

Is Amazon Finally Giving Free Unlimited Video Streaming to Prime Subscribers?

Engadget has some screens that show a free unlimited video streaming option for Amazon Prime subscribers. With all the other perks Amazon Prime users get, this new free Amazon streaming service could challenge the awesome Netflix Watch Instantly for streaming supremacy. Truth be told, we’ve actually been waiting for this sort of free streaming for…

Commerce Casey Chan Jan 29

On Rdio

In the last 30 days, I’ve easily discovered more great new music than I have in the last decade, and have listened to the iTunes equivalent of at least $700 in music for the cost of a CD. I’m talking about Rdio, a streaming music service that strikes me as a lot more useful than…

Tech News Brian Lam Jan 28

How Hulu Lost Its Place In a Netflix World

Hulu is a terrific service. Who could argue with free, current episodes of primetime TV on your computer? But for months now, Netflix has been eating Hulu’s lunch. And Hulu’s plan to fight back sounds more like a swan song. According to the WSJ, Hulu’s role in the future might not be as an archive…

Television Brian Barrett Jan 27

Why It’s Worth Getting Excited For Spotify’s US Launch

You’ve probably not heard of Spotify yet. That’s ok—it’s still relatively new over here in Europe, where I live. But I can say in the year I’ve used it, I’ve never touched iTunes or used BitTorrent once. It’s a music-streaming service, free to download—though they’ve tried making it a bit “exclusive” so you have to…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 20

Spotify Takes a Giant First Step Towards US Domination

We’ve been waiting so long for Spotify to come stateside that the streaming music service has taken on near-mythical proportions. Stream whatever song I want, whenever I want? Sure, right after I re-shoe my unicorn. https://gizmodo.com/spotifys-us-launch-has-unsurprisingly-been-delayed-agai-5709052 Except now, finally, mercifully, the ink has dried on a deal between Spotify and Sony that will allow a…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 20

Vudu HD Streaming Is Live on Boxee Boxes

A new update just brought Vudu’s collection of HD streaming movies—some 4000 of them in all—to Boxee Boxes. More movies! Never a bad thing. These ones arrive in 1080p with Dolby Digital surround sound, and they’ll cost Boxee owners $6 a pop for two night rentals (or $2 for regular old SD movies). The Boxee…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 19

You Can Get AirPlay on Your Denon Receivers Now

The long expected AirPlay update from Denon is now available, making Denon receivers the first to work with AirPlay. So if you got a Denon AVR-991, AVR-3311CI, AVR-A100, or AVR-4311CI, you can get that streaming goodness. Costs 50 bucks, though. [Denon] https://gizmodo.com/denon-adding-early-airplay-compatibility-to-receiver-wi-5634079

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 8

OnLive’s Streaming Game Service Now Built-Into Vizio TVs, Tablet and Smartphone

OnLive’s streaming game service has been baked right into Vizio’s VIA Plus TVs, plus their tablet and smartphone. It’ll work through an app, with 1080p res and stereoscopic 3D gaming. https://gizmodo.com/onlive-streaming-game-service-tested-at-home-finally-5567770 Our Jason Chen loved it on his computer, but streaming all of the games to your TV? And a good percentage of some of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 4

How To Watch Streaming Video Anywhere in the World

So you’re jetting off to a tropical island in uncharted waters. But how are you supposed to enjoy paradise when copyright laws put the international hammer down on Netflix? Winter travelers, meet your new best friends: Proxy and VPN services. Getting Started Watching geographically restricted content can be tricky. Streaming services like Hulu and Netflix…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Dec 15

Boxee Box: Now With Less Bugs Thanks to Firmware Update Magic!

As Jason noted in his review, the Boxee Box was a really good local media streamer, but the software was also pretty damn buggy. Well hopefully that will change for the better now that Boxee has issued their first firmware update. Not only does it offer 30 bug fixes, it adds improvements to navigational and…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 13

Netflix Will Soon Stream ABC TV and Movies: Lost! Scrubs! High School Musical!

Heaps of ABC TV shows and movies will be coming to Netflix soon, thanks to a new deal with Disney. That includes all of Lost, all of Scrubs, the first two High School Musicals, and whole lot more. In no way does this mean you should go back and rewatch Lost, but more Netflix stuff…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 8

Spotify’s US Launch Has Unsurprisingly Been Delayed Again

The much-loved European music service Spotify won’t be launching in the US this year, as planned. Considering there’s just 23 days until the end of the year (and it was originally meant to launch last year), it’s not surprising. https://gizmodo.com/why-its-worth-getting-excited-for-spotifys-us-launch-5502815 According to reports, Spotify hasn’t actually signed a single licensing agreement with any music publishers.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 8

Where Are All the AirPlay Gadgets?

We think Airplay—Apple’s wireless streaming technology—is great. But we’re wondering when all the great gear to go along with it will ship. https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-airplay-in-action-5696600 The kind of good news: We heard some Denon and Marantz receivers are supposed to receive firmware updates later this month that enable Airplay. And Apple’s own AppleTV is shipping right now.…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 7

OnLive Viewer for iPad Introduces the Unexpected Pleasures of Video Game Voyeurism

Cloud-based gaming service OnLive has been developing briskly over the last half year. Their first move onto the iPad, the free OnLive Viewer app, doesn’t let you play games but rather lets you watch them as they’re being played. Huh! The ability to play games will come sometime early next year—OnLive says they’re waiting for…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 7

Netflix Willing To Pay $100,000 Per Episode For New TV Episodes

Netflix is making a big move to get more content for its live streaming service, offering $75,000-$100,000 for new episodes of TV shows in the middle of a TV season, the New York Post reports Netflix isn’t offering $75,000-$100,000 for a season of shows, it’s willing to pay that much for a SINGLE episode. The…

Television Kyle VanHemert Dec 2

$10 Gets You a Flat-Rate Plan on Onlive’s Game Streaming Service

OnLive’s video game streaming service just got more appetizing, with a $10 flat-rate PlayPack plan to get all the games you can eat for one price. The only caveat is that you don’t get ALL games OnLive has. The PlayPack launches on Jan 15, 2011, for money. It’s free until then for OnLive game system…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 2

This Is How AirPlay Should Work

AirPlay arrived this week, perhaps not quite as ass-kickingly as we had hoped. Here’s a clip of Air Video, the excellent stream-any-video-you-want-to-your-iPad app rigged up to beam video to an Apple TV. Basically, this is how AirPlay should work. https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-airplay-in-action-5696600 And hopefully will, once Apple sorts out the relevant APIs. This demo was done with…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 24

Dish Network Access (Finally) Hits Your Android

Dish Network watching Android owners are no longer in the “TV anywhere” dark—a new app for your phone will turn it into a remote control, manage your DVR from afar, and (best of all!) stream video. Remote video will require a compatible Sling device at home, but works over WiFi or 3G, which is a…

Television Sam Biddle Nov 23

Everything You Need to Know About AirPlay in Action

AirPlay is here, and video streaming just got easy. It’s a simple, elegant solution to home video sharing—with a few kinks (for now). We’ve got your AirPlay hands on covered, plus burning questions answered. Let’s get streaming. For the most part, AirPlay is an extremely snappy way of pushing video from your iOS device (or…

Tech News Sam Biddle and Rosa Golijan Nov 22

Another Clue Suggests Amazon Prime’s Movie-Streaming Service Is On Its Way

Is Amazon Finally Giving Free Unlimited Video Streaming to Prime Subscribers?

On Rdio

How Hulu Lost Its Place In a Netflix World

Why It’s Worth Getting Excited For Spotify’s US Launch

Spotify Takes a Giant First Step Towards US Domination

Vudu HD Streaming Is Live on Boxee Boxes

You Can Get AirPlay on Your Denon Receivers Now

OnLive’s Streaming Game Service Now Built-Into Vizio TVs, Tablet and Smartphone

How To Watch Streaming Video Anywhere in the World

Boxee Box: Now With Less Bugs Thanks to Firmware Update Magic!

Netflix Will Soon Stream ABC TV and Movies: Lost! Scrubs! High School Musical!

Spotify’s US Launch Has Unsurprisingly Been Delayed Again

Where Are All the AirPlay Gadgets?

OnLive Viewer for iPad Introduces the Unexpected Pleasures of Video Game Voyeurism

Netflix Willing To Pay $100,000 Per Episode For New TV Episodes

$10 Gets You a Flat-Rate Plan on Onlive’s Game Streaming Service

This Is How AirPlay Should Work

Dish Network Access (Finally) Hits Your Android

Everything You Need to Know About AirPlay in Action

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