Imagine the possibilities of sending video over Wi-Fi to any TV in your house? That’s exactly what the StarTech HDMI wireless display adapter with Miracast does. Last week, I wrote about how today’s high-tech consumer electronics products are similar to…
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In a startlingly predictable move, Disney is entering the streaming business. They’ve announced two initiatives: first, a standalone version of ESPN that can be purchased separately and viewed on mobile devices or streaming boxes; and second, a…
Normally we talk streaming on Saturdays, but this didn’t seem like it could wait. After nearly a decade of free streaming, Hulu is moving over to a 100% paid model. I might have been against this…
When it comes to TV antennas, don’t you wish they made them like they used to? They do, but “they” isn’t who you think it is. Wouldn’t it be nice if, decades from now, your kids…
It’s called the WorldDIRECT dish and you can buy it here. This dish is designed to pick up DIRECTV standard definition service as well as most international programming, with the exception of those channels in the DIRECTV…
If you’re looking to blow off a decent chunk of time on Monday, you might want to listen to Tom Keathley, senior vice president of wireless network architecture and design for AT&T. He’ll be delivering the…
In his iconic Hollywood vs. America, author Michael Medved argued that the entertainment industry’s addiction to sex and violence would eventually destroy it because the values espoused in movies were increasingly not those of regular folks. Movies…
Good news for streamers, Netflix released two new originals to head up its August lineup! If you’re looking for movies, series, and entertainment, Netflix has it. This month has plenty of entertainment to choose from, starting…
With high-tech TV antennas, satellite dishes, and wireless networking, the sci-fi future I dreamed of as a kid is now a reality! We’re you a sci-fi fan in the 1970s and 1980s? I know I was….
Savvy cord-cutters have figured out that if you don’t have an antenna, you’re missing out on a lot. Streaming services like Playstation Vue, Sling TV and even Hulu’s rumored upcoming service aren’t going to give you…
Competition makes people think. That’s a good thing. Times have been tough for pay-TV in general, with more people thinking about cutting the cord and getting all their entertainment from antennas and from the internet. Most…
Right off the bat I’ll tell you I don’t know. If you’d asked me the question a few years ago, I’d have told you there was no chance. DIRECTV seems to have softened a little bit…
Yes, but they’re getting hard to find. DIRECTV’s AM21 over-the-air tuner module has provided DIRECTV DVRs and receivers with the ability to pull in signals using an antenna since 2009. While it looks gargantuan today, it was…
DISH and the NFL have found some common ground, and this means that DISH subscribers will get some football loving after all. Several sources are reporting that the two companies have resolved a dispute that came…
Japanese television network NHK is always on the forefront of technology. The company started HDTV broadcasts in the 1980s — you read that right — and has been doing 4K for longer than anyone else. They’ve…