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Secondrun.tv Will Bring Hulu to Windows Media Center Soon

Ok, so it might not be an official Hulu-Microsoft partnership, but Secondrun.tv, an upcoming third-party plugin for Windows Media Center will allow you to watch Hulu videos, along with others, from within the app. News of the Secondrun.tv first appeared on The Green Button forums, and is being developed by a forum poster calling himself…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 10

Roku Puts Amazon VOD Into Beta, YouTube Coming Next?

We’d heard that Amazon VOD was coming to the otherwise Netflix-wielding Roku streamer. And according to Roku forums, the Amazon functions have entered private beta. Also of note, according to some promotional materials from Roku, YouTube could be the next service to be supported. (You can see the logo in this story’s lead image.) I…

Commerce Mark Wilson Feb 6

Netflix Survey Asks Customers About Streaming HBO Shows for $10

Would you Netflix customers out there pay an additional $10/month for the ability to stream HBO movies and shows instantly to your PC or set top box? Netflix wants to know in a new survey. As the Hacking Netflix blog notes, some customers are already used to additional monthly fees, as there are currently more…

Tech News Jack Loftus Feb 1

Microsoft Patents Shows Smartphone Cradle for Media Streaming, Peripherals

The Register stumbled across a patent for the “Smart Interface System for Mobile Communication Devices”, a smartphone extension dock that lets you easily plop your phone onto your home network and connect peripherals. The dock contains a processor and storage of its own to run its OS, but its main function is to expand your…

Tech News John Herrman Jan 30

Sirius Satellite Radio iPhone App Could Come Within a Week

Sources close to Orbitcast have revealed that Sirus is finally submitting their uSirius StarPlayr to the App Store this weekend. Once accepted, subscribers will be able to enjoy Sirius XM on their iPhone. With Sirius being so late to the party, the only question is whether the service is really worth paying for when there…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 29

Monty Python Puts Free Videos Online, Sells 23,000% More DVDs

Monty Python started a YouTube channel with tons of their sketches streaming for free. The included links to their DVDs at Amazon. The result was a whopping 23,000% increase in sales. For 3 years you YouTubers have been ripping us off, taking tens of thousands of our videos and putting them on YouTube. Now the…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 23

Vudu Releases App For the iPhone and iPod Touch

Fans of Vudu can now download a free app for their iPhone or iPod Touch that allows you to browse their catalog and download titles directly to your box at home. Remote access to their catalog is nice, but I don’t see anything about a wish list or rating system in here —so let’s hope…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 22

Ustream’s iPhone Viewer App Now Live In Time For the Inauguration

That Ustream viewer app we talked about is now live in the iPhone App Store, free for your downloading pleasure. Get it now to avoid disappointment tomorrow morning. [App Store] https://gizmodo.com/ustreams-upcoming-iphone-app-lets-you-watch-obama-inaug-5133177

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 20

How to Follow Obama’s Presidential Inauguration Online

Wondering how you’re going to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama while at work tomorrow? Thanks to Lifehacker, we now have the rundown on ways to watch/stay updated without ever leaving our desks. https://lifehacker.com/lifehackers-guide-to-catching-the-inauguration-from-any-5132476 First, the vital info. The actual swearing in ceremony takes place at 11:30am EST and will go for about two hours..…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 19

Ustream’s Upcoming App Will Record, Stream Live Video From iPhone

Not only is Ustream debuting a video watching app for the iPhone, they’ve got a video recording/streaming version on the way as well. Their CEO demoed the app to Techcrunch, which is currently waiting for Apple’s approval. No other app, including ones by Apple, has been able to shoot video on the iPhone without being…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 19

RIAA File Sharing Hearing to Be Webcast Live

If you’re too sexually repressed to watch Pornhub on your lunch break like a normal person, now you can watch a streaming court session involving the RIAA right on your computer. The feed, provided by the Courtroom View Network, will cover every thrilling up and down of the case, which involves the RIAA suing BU…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 15

Hava’s Sociable TV Shares Live TV With Everybody

Hava, the lesser-known video streaming system, is going to be doing some crazy social TV sharing called Sociable TV. Zatz Not Funny says that their upcoming service will be able to share live or DVR content with either a group of people or the entire world, just via their web portal. This brings us one…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 9

FyreTV, the Best Streaming TV Porn Box, Goes Wireless (NSFW)

We got hands-on with the FyreTV living-room porn streaming solution last year at AVN, but this year’s version is even better. Why? Because it’s wireless so you can take it anywhere in your house. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-fyretv-the-best-porn-in-the-living-room-343506 The FyreTV system, which just went out of beta this past month, has a Wi-Fi version of their set-top-box with…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 9

Sling Monitor HD Display Slurps Up Video Wirelessly Anywhere in Your House

Why hasn’t Sling done this sooner? The Sling Monitor is a 15-inch HD display that you can Sling video to from Dish’s 1TB SlingLoaded 922 DVR over Wi-Fi. https://gizmodo.com/dish-network-vip-922-1-terabyte-hd-dvr-comes-slingloade-5126046

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 8

Eos Converge Wireless Whole House iPod/PC Music Streaming is Cheap and Small

The Eos Converge is the cheaper and smaller version of the system we reviewed, at $90/component instead of $130. It does the same thing: send iPod/iPhone/PC/Mac music to satellite speakers throughout your house, wirelessly. https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-eos-wireless-ipod-dock-speaker-system-5031078 The range is 150 feet, and the base unit hooks up to a PC/Mac via USB instead of with line-out,…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 7

Netgear ITV2000 Internet TV Player Lets You Watch BBC News Whenever You Feel Like It

Netgear’s ITV2000 Internet TV Player is half the size of the Roku Netflix Player and pulls from 90+ live streams (foreign news!), plus search clips from sites like NBC, ESPN and YouTube. The Skinny: If you don’t already have some device hooked up to your TV that can access these sites, or you want to…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 7

Linksys Wireless Home Audio System Streams All Around Your House, Secretly Aspires to Kill Sonos

Linksys’ new Wireless Home Audio system is very similar in function to Sonos’ streaming home audio system, and on specs alone, manages to out spec the latter in some areas. The Wireless Home Audio system comes in a variety of form factors, including standalone CD players with touch panels, hubs that connect to your home…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 7

Sling Updates: HD Streaming Coming to Mac, iPhone Sling App Scheduled for Q1

Sling Media revealed that HD streaming will be coming to Mac users via Sling.com, and they plan to submit the Sling iPhone app for approval in Q1 of this year. As opposed to a standalone desktop client, Sling has opted to introduce SlingPlayer for Mac HD as a web-based app that runs through Sling.com. The…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 6

Cisco’s Streaming Media Boxes and HD Telepresence Gear for Average Joe

Cisco doesn’t want to just cater to your IT guy anymore—they’re jumping into the consumer space at CES with three new streamy products: a video streamer, a streaming audio system, and Telepresence, a videoconferencing system. The first two—a video streamer that “more easily” gets Internet video on your TV, like million other boxes out there,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 29

Roku Player Gets Update for Netflix HD, Future Service Expansion

Roku owners were greeted with a brand new home screen this morning as the service was updated to handle HD video and a expansion that could see new channels and web content on your TV. According to NewTeeVee, the new screen was accompanied by a welcome message: By now you’ve discovered our new home screen.…

Tech News Jack Loftus Dec 21

Secondrun.tv Will Bring Hulu to Windows Media Center Soon

Roku Puts Amazon VOD Into Beta, YouTube Coming Next?

Netflix Survey Asks Customers About Streaming HBO Shows for $10

Microsoft Patents Shows Smartphone Cradle for Media Streaming, Peripherals

Sirius Satellite Radio iPhone App Could Come Within a Week

Monty Python Puts Free Videos Online, Sells 23,000% More DVDs

Vudu Releases App For the iPhone and iPod Touch

Ustream’s iPhone Viewer App Now Live In Time For the Inauguration

How to Follow Obama’s Presidential Inauguration Online

Ustream’s Upcoming App Will Record, Stream Live Video From iPhone

RIAA File Sharing Hearing to Be Webcast Live

Hava’s Sociable TV Shares Live TV With Everybody

FyreTV, the Best Streaming TV Porn Box, Goes Wireless (NSFW)

Sling Monitor HD Display Slurps Up Video Wirelessly Anywhere in Your House

Eos Converge Wireless Whole House iPod/PC Music Streaming is Cheap and Small

Netgear ITV2000 Internet TV Player Lets You Watch BBC News Whenever You Feel Like It

Linksys Wireless Home Audio System Streams All Around Your House, Secretly Aspires to Kill Sonos

Sling Updates: HD Streaming Coming to Mac, iPhone Sling App Scheduled for Q1

Cisco’s Streaming Media Boxes and HD Telepresence Gear for Average Joe

Roku Player Gets Update for Netflix HD, Future Service Expansion

Ozempic Shreds Bones? How a Small Study Turned Into a Big Health Myth

Anker’s Soundcore Translation Earbuds Are Now Nearly 7x Cheaper Than AirPods Pro 3 After a Sudden Price Drop on Amazon

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