CES2016: La Crosse Booth Tour (and some thoughts)
Day 1 of CES has come and gone and as usual the blog team found itself embroiled in all sorts of shenanigans that kept us from visiting the Central Hall, which is where all the big…
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CES2016: Another year without DIRECTV
DIRECTV hasn’t been on the show floor for a loooooong time. They partnered with Panasonic in 2011 for their 3D rollout, but other than that you have to look back almost a decade to see a…
CES2016: DISH unveils Hopper 3, HopperGO, blows industry’s collective mind
Go big or go home, and DISH isn’t going home. CES has traditionally been a huge show for DISH, and this year looks to be no exception. While other pay-tv providers traditionally ignore the show, DISH…
Here’s a 2016 New Year’s Resolution for you
Take control of your home this year. Whatever it takes. Are you tired of high cable bills? Are you tired of going over on your cell phone data plans? Is your Wi-Fi covering your whole home?…
CES2016: Ultra HD Premium Specs
The UHD Alliance rolled out their long-awaited specs for “Ultra HD Premium” today in a CES press release. The new specs, which define a “true” Ultra HD experience, come with a new certification and logo as…
Miss the old DIRECTV remote? Pick up some spares now
Sometimes it just feels like an old friend. DIRECTV rolled out its RC24 remote about 12 years ago and it was immediately embraced. The previous remote was good, but here was a remote that just felt…
OLED: is it worth it?
Every couple of years the consumer electronics industry comes up with something they think “you just have to have.” Sometimes, something like HDTV comes around and they’re right, you’ve gotta have it. Sometimes, they come up…
AT&T goes no-contract on cell phones
AT&T has joined the rest of the cell carriers according to our friends at Engadget. They were the last major carrier to rely on the old model of free equipment with a two-year contract, and even though they…
Predictions for 2016 (bookmark this article for December)
It’s probably foolish to make predictions for what will happen in 2016. Oh, I could go with easy stuff like “there will be a new iPhone” but what’s the fun in that? I’m going to go…
CES2016: Last minute thoughts
The blog team’s packing up for a trip out to Las Vegas starting Tuesday, and we’ll be there giving you the perspective that the big guys can’t. There’s no way our little team will be able…
FUN FRIDAY: 1935 Tournament of Roses Parade
Literally everything in the world is on YouTube. With just a little searching, I found this (relatively poor) transfer of the 1935 Tournament of Roses Parade, 81 years ago today. For me the parade was at…