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Truly Useful Apps: Watching TV on the Second Screen

Michael Antonoff | Feb 21, 2013 | 0 comments

So desperate are the networks to keep you cuffed to their shows that they’ve been launching apps for the second screen. Made for the tablets and smartphones to which viewers’ eyes keep darting—often at the expense of the TV screen—these apps are intended to boost fan loyalty.

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Video Killed the MP3 Star?

Michael Antonoff | Nov 03, 2002 | 0 comments

Palm-size jukeboxes that hold hundreds of hours of MP3 music on an embedded hard drive are no longer a novelty. Now Archos has taken the category to the next level by adding a 1 1/2-inch color LCD, the ability to store and play photo slideshows or highly compressed but full-motion video, and direct A/V output to a TV.

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Vizio Starts Shipping 2023 4K TVs at Budget Prices

Michael Antonoff | Jul 19, 2022 | 0 comments

With today’s introduction of its 2023 models, Vizio continues to push value and advanced TV technology at the same time. Among its new 4K smart TV offerings are its premium M-Series Quantum X (MQX) models in three screen sizes and its M-Series Quantum 6 (MQ6) in five sizes. Each series tops out with a 75-inch screen and starts shipping this month (July).

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Watching Your DVR from Anywhere

Michael Antonoff | Sep 28, 2016 | 0 comments

With time- and place-shifting now entitlements of our on-demand culture, it’s no surprise that cable companies have been countering cord-cutters by extending the viewing rights of subscribers to their phones and tablets.

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WebTV on Steroids

Michael Antonoff | Jan 25, 2005 | 0 comments

Surfing the Web on a TV has never had much appeal

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for anyone who's comfortable with a computer. Even mighty Microsoft did little to increase the set-top browser market after it purchased WebTV and renamed it MSN TV. Now the company, through hardware partner RCA (Thomson), is trying again with the introduction of the MSN TV 2 Internet and Media Player.

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Western Digital WG1S5000 My DVR Expander Hard Drive Michael Antonoff | Jan 05, 2008 | 0 comments

With a digital video recorder, you're master of the HDTV universe today, but brought to your knees tomorrow when your DVR fills up and automatically deletes the penultimate episode of Dancing with the Stars before you've witnessed the duel play-out.

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What’s in a Name? Michael Antonoff | Feb 12, 2014 | 2 comments

Companies want shoppers to think of them first—just not too deeply. If consumers start dissecting the brands synonymous with electronics, some of them are just weird. Reading >

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What's on HDTV Michael Antonoff | Sep 15, 2003 | 0 comments

The transition to high-definition television really picked up steam this fall as ABC, CBS, NBC, and the WB filled their 2003-04 prime-time schedules with more hours of HDTV programming than ever before. During an entire week, these networks are offering some 70 hours of HDTV.

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What's on HDTV? (June 2003) Michael Antonoff | May 19, 2003 | 0 comments

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Whole Lotta Convergence Goin' On

Michael Antonoff | Jan 11, 2007 | 0 comments

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