Tag: Streaming Media
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Diamond VStream Wireless Video Streamer Reviewed. Verdict: Hassle-free 1080p HD Streaming
By Paul McCollum One of the few things we are missing, here in the future, (besides our rocket skates) is high quality wireless video. Audio compression has made great advances but video is lagging, literally. Several companies have released products in the past few years but all have been plagued with connection problems or bandwidth…
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Netflix Streaming Goes Disc-less On Wii As Well
By Chris Scott Barr Last week we were excited to tell you that you would soon be able to ditch your Netflix disc when streaming movies on your PS3. Yesterday, you were finally able to do that. What we didn’t expect was to find that Nintendo’s console was getting the same treatment. That’s right, pop…
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Hulu Inches Closer To A Paid Subscription Model
By Chris Scott Barr It’s been nearly a year since I dropped my cable subscription, and I couldn’t be happier. Between Hulu Plus vs Netflix streaming, I have little desire to ever switch back. Of course there has always been that fear that Hulu would switch over to a paid subscription model. Now it seems that a…
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Infinitec “Infinite” USB Drive Isn’t Really
By Evan Ackerman Infinitec is introducing what they’re calling the “next generation” of USB flash drives, the Infinite USB Memory (IUM) drive. Rather than storing data on internal flash memory, the IUM pairs with your computer, forming a wireless data transfer link. So, whatever device you plug the IUM into sees it as simple USB…
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Netflix Streaming Coming To PS3’s Later This Year
By Chris Scott Barr Back in August we told you that Microsoft had signed an exclusive deal with Netflix, making the 360 the only console which could stream their movies. Well it would seem that either the exclusive deal was carefully worded, or was only for a very short period of time. Why? Because the…
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Microsoft Inks Exclusive Deal With Nexflix, But There’s Hope For PS3 And Wii Owners
By Chris Scott Barr I’ve been enjoying being able to stream Netflix to my 360 for a while now. What I don’t enjoy is paying for a Gold subscription in order to use it. One could argue that most 360 gamers already keep themselves at Gold status so they can play games online. That’s great…
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Popcorn C-200 Settop Box Announced
By Shane McGlaun It seems like every other device that comes out today is designed to allow streaming of media from the Internet to your TV. The feature is being included in many Blu-ray players, new HDTVs, and some game consoles can stream content as well. Syabas has announced a new settop box called the…