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Hulu Plus for $5 a Month Sounds a Lot More Reasonable

Peter Kafka hears Hulu might cutting the price of Hulu Plus in half to just $5 a month. Smart, given that Hulu Plus isn’t yet offering that much more than regular old free Hulu and for $9 a month, Netflix is still a better value (you even get one of those funky silver shiny disc…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Conan O’Brien Is Webcasting for 24 Straight Hours, Starting Today

We would normally roll our eyes at the thought of someone willing to broadcast themselves online for a day straight—unless that someone is Conan O’Brien. Starting at 1 pm EST, the CoCo Cam will go live on YouTube. The streaming stunt is a promotional push for Conan’s November debut on TBS, and will monitor Team…

Tech News Sam Biddle

How to Stream Media without Buying Any More Gear

So, you’d love to get the movies, music, and photos from your laptop to your living room, but you don’t want to buy another box, right? Well, If you have a game console, you’re in luck. ZOMG IT’S SOOOO EASY. Getting Started Seriously, on a scale of one to ten, streaming from your console to…

Tech News Casey Chan

Netflix Streaming on Wii Doesn’t Require a Disc Anymore

Just when Nintendo-loving Netflix streamers were feeling left out in the cold, Wii has joined the PS3 in dropping the Netflix disc requirement. Instead, Netflix is available as a download from the Wii Shop Channel. https://gizmodo.com/netflix-streaming-on-ps3-gets-1080i-and-surround-sound-5663821 Anybody with an $8.99 or higher Netflix plan qualifies for streaming, although it doesn’t look as though you’ll be…

Tech News Brian Barrett

News Corp Bans Cablevision Customers From Watching Hulu

News Corp. and Cablevision are currently stuck in a classic cable vs programming “we pay too much, you pay too little” fight. But this time around News Corp. is flexing more muscle by banning Cablevision Internet users from accessing Hulu too. When the clock struck midnight on Saturday, Cablevision customers could no longer watch FOX…

Tech News Casey Chan

Netflix Streaming on PS3 Gets 1080i and Surround Sound With No Disc Required

Click to viewStreaming Netflix to your PS3 is about to get a whole lot nicer. Starting next week you’ll be able to stream Instant Watch content without the Netflix disc—Hallelujah!—as well as watch some content in 1080i with 5.1-channel surround sound. Starting Monday, PS3 owners will be able to access Netflix via a new app…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Spotify’s US Launch Looks Shaky, Even Without Apple’s Rumored $10/Month Streaming Service

It pains me to tell you this, but the US might be waiting even longer for Europe’s much-loved Spotify. They’ve missed two deadlines already, and with their end-of-year launch date looming, it’s not looking good for free music lovers. If you missed me raving on about Spotify the other month, do check out the post…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

OnLive Now Charging Only for Gameplay (No Monthly Fees)

The streaming game service is no longer charging $15 in monthly fees, so if you’ve been put off by yet another monthly direct debit, now’s the time to sign up for a free trial. Jason loved it when he tried it out at home, but was put off by the various fees associated with it—though…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

PlayOn Mobile Lets You Watch TV On Your iPhone

PlayOn, the subscription TV service, finally has an app for iPhone that lets users watch ESPN, Comedy Central, Hulu, Netflix and other cable channels right on their iPhone. The PlayOn tv service works over 3G or Wi-Fi and costs $40/year with a free 14-day trial to start. The only downside? PlayOn’s desktop software is PC…

Tech News Casey Chan

3 Secret Apple TV Features Steve Jobs Hasn’t Told You About

The new Apple TV could be Steve Jobs’ best sleight-of-hand trick yet. During his modest introduction of the device, Jobs called the Apple TV “one more hobby.” But a closer look at the code and the hardware powering the Apple TV reveals that there’s a lot more going on under the hood than the CEO…

Tech News Brian X. Chen - Wired

Next Year’s Xbox Live Update Needs These 8 Features

The Fall 2010 Xbox update is pretty good. There are a lot of additions of third-party content, and the UI is, you know, better. But users want more. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-xbox-software-is-here-and-its-better-5650455 Here are some ideas, dudes on the Xbox team, that I’d really want to see. Improved speed Back in 2008, when you first showed off the…

Tech News Jason Chen

What Is Lowtide?

The iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch all use a menu system called “Springboard” that doesn’t exist on the new Apple TV. But what the Apple TV uses instead might be coming to iPad. Lowtide is the AppleTV iOS app… While the new Apple TV uses the iOS operating system, its interface is even more closed…

Tech News Joel Johnson

Hulu Plus Storms Onto Roku and Tivo Premiere

Looks like we’re going to have to edit our streaming video box breakdown: Hulu Plus is coming to both TiVo Premiere and Roku. They join Boxee and PS3 the only boxes to offer the service for now. https://gizmodo.com/video-box-battle-royale-who-should-be-your-tvs-new-bes-5649560 All Roku players will offer Hulu Plus content, meaning that you can get the service streaming to…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Video Box Battle Royale: Who Should Be Your TV’s New Best Friend?

With new offerings from Roku and Apple, and the grand impending entrance of Google TV, the crowd of little plastic boxes that all want to stream your video is getting packed. And confusing. But we’re here to help you compare. https://gizmodo.com/roku-internet-video-streamers-are-as-low-as-60-and-do-5645487 While you know an MP3 player will play MP3s, and a DVD player will…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Studios Want to Charge $30 For Early Movie Streaming

Bloomberg reports that Sony, Warner Bros., and Walt Disney are all in talks to offer a home streaming option for movies “soon after” their theater runs. Except they want to charge $30 for the privilege. The studios are all in talks with In Demand about giving a streaming option months in advance of DVD or…

Movies Brian Barrett

Orb’s Puck Streams Your Music Wirelessly For $70, and It’s a Beautiful Thing

Beaming music to speakers around the house is, in my estimation, one of the great luxuries of the 21st century, but it can be a pricey one. Orb’s new puck lets you play your tunes anywhere, wirelessly, for only $70. The basic setup involves three components: the Orb Caster software, the Orb Controller app for…

Reviews Kyle VanHemert

Netflix May Offer Streaming-Only Subscription Plan Soon

Because of the large library of streamable content available on Netflix, many never even bother to take advantage of the fact that they can receive DVDs in the mail as part of their subscription plans. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings must’ve had those folks in mind when he hinted at some potential future subscription options: We…

Movies Rosa Golijan

Netflix CEO Thinks Americans Are Too Egocentric to Notice Canada’s Discount

Canada finally has Netflix—and for a dollar cheaper than its southern pals! Online streaming will cost only $7.99 a month up north, compared to $8.99 in the US. And Netflix’s CEO thinks Americans are too self-centered to notice. The Canadian dollar is occasionally the subject of some mockery, but hey—wait! We’re just about at dollar…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Roku Internet Video Streamers Are As Low As $60, and Do 1080p For $100

Roku’s expanding their offerings with three new boxes: HD at $60, XD at $80 and XDS at $100. With just $40 separating the bottom from the top, why would you not go for the 1080p, 802.11n dual band streaming? Both the XD and XDS have 1080p over HDMI as well as 802.11n (HD is only…

Tech News Jason Chen

Beam Your Laptop to Your TV With Veebeam

Veebeam does not do anything new. There are a variety of ways to get content from your computer to your TV. But the Veebeam does it easily. Web? Games? Movies? Hulu? With a Wireless USB dongle and receiver, you’re set. By plugging the $99 Veebeam’s antenna into your computer’s USB port, whatever is on your…

Movies Sam Biddle

Hulu Plus for $5 a Month Sounds a Lot More Reasonable

Conan O’Brien Is Webcasting for 24 Straight Hours, Starting Today

How to Stream Media without Buying Any More Gear

Netflix Streaming on Wii Doesn’t Require a Disc Anymore

News Corp Bans Cablevision Customers From Watching Hulu

Netflix Streaming on PS3 Gets 1080i and Surround Sound With No Disc Required

Spotify’s US Launch Looks Shaky, Even Without Apple’s Rumored $10/Month Streaming Service

OnLive Now Charging Only for Gameplay (No Monthly Fees)

PlayOn Mobile Lets You Watch TV On Your iPhone

3 Secret Apple TV Features Steve Jobs Hasn’t Told You About

Next Year’s Xbox Live Update Needs These 8 Features

What Is Lowtide?

Hulu Plus Storms Onto Roku and Tivo Premiere

Video Box Battle Royale: Who Should Be Your TV’s New Best Friend?

Studios Want to Charge $30 For Early Movie Streaming

Orb’s Puck Streams Your Music Wirelessly For $70, and It’s a Beautiful Thing

Netflix May Offer Streaming-Only Subscription Plan Soon

Netflix CEO Thinks Americans Are Too Egocentric to Notice Canada’s Discount

Roku Internet Video Streamers Are As Low As $60, and Do 1080p For $100

Beam Your Laptop to Your TV With Veebeam

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