REVIEW – As I continue to seek out cord cutting options to either lower or completely eliminate my cable TV bill, I readily accepted the opportunity to test and review this device that promises to take me one step closer to my goal. What is it? The Tablo DUAL 64GB OTA DVR is a 2 …
REVIEW – With all the internet streaming available online, it’s nice to be able to have a place to aggregate all of your favorite media that you might still own. This can include home videos taken by your parents or grandparents, old DVDs, or those CDs you’ve been wanting to rip for ages. Plex Media …
Live streaming of professional events, personal events, or action scenes, has become very popular, with YouTube and Facebook and other sites filling the need to showcase content to the world. There are numerous live streaming devices that are available to accomplish the task, and they vary in price from $100s to $1000s. With most of …
Netflix is great. There’s nothing like being able to binge your favorite series or call up a classic movie you haven’t seen in forever. But let’s face it, the search and discovery interface is a train wreck. The rows of recommendations and random categories are seldom useful, and if your kids or someone who doesn’t …
Electric Jukebox has launched an alternative to Spotify, Amazon, and Apple style music streaming with their new ROXI music entertainment hub which connects to your existing TV to offer streaming music, games, and more.
If you like watching Disney movies via Netflix enjoy it while you can because starting in 2019 that will come to an end. The “Mouse House” announced that they’re ending their short relationship with Netflix to start their own direct-to consumer streaming service starting in 2019.
I’ve been using a Roku streaming device for many years to binge watch TV shows and movies on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon video and other online content channels through my TV. Now that I have a 4K display (VIZIO M50-D1), I have been considering updating my older Roku device for a newer model with 4K capability. …
Amazon has announced the next generation of their popular Fire TV Stick. This new version is up to 30 percent faster than their original streaming device, has an updated Quad-core processor, faster WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 and now comes with a remote that can use Alexa to search for your favorite movies and TV episodes with …
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Remember iPods? Stand alone music players were all the rage just a few years ago, but now that technology seems ancient compared to music streaming services like Spotify. The only advantage that iPods and other MP3 players have over streaming devices is that you don’t need to carry a phone in order to enjoy music. …
Mighty gives you Spotify music on the go without a phoneRead More
Spotify is offering new Premium subscribers a free Chromecast if they pay for the first 3 months in advance. That’s $30 up front and then $10 monthly from the fourth month onward. The Chromecast itself retails for $35, so if you’ve been waiting to try either product, now’s the time. This promotion runs until the …
Over the years, I’ve accumulated mountains of DVDs, especially since the arrival of the grandchildren. It gets old having to load up the DVD player with a copy of Cars or the like, every time they come over when it rains. I tried teaching them how to load the DVD player and it almost worked, except that …
Not to be outdone by Apple, Google announced it was launching a free, ad-supported, streaming music service. The service will be similar to several other free music streaming services; you can create radio stations based on your favorite artist, song, album, or genre. Additionally, Google is incorporating Songza’s unique radio station selection menu. For those …
Attention Spotify users: Engadget recently reported that Spotify has begun to serve up advertisements on their Web site, targeted based on the music you are listening to. “Playlist targeting” is what Spotify is calling this feature. With this technology, Spotify can review your listening habits, and what you are currently listening to, in order to …
When reviewing headphones, earphones and speakers, there is always one constant throughout: A music source. Whether it’s vinyl, CD, iTunes, music burned in Apple Lossless, FLAC, Spotify/Pandora or even FM radio, the music has to come from somewhere. Then there’s the music player: iPhone/Android smartphone, various iPods, digital audio players, computer, home stereo. As you …
Many people would agree with me if I said that the Sonos wireless speaker system is the gold standard if you want to play music wirelessly in your home or business. The feature set and options for Sonos are pretty extensive and performance is great. But it comes at a ‘gold standard’ price in my …