Barb Gonzalez

CES 2017
Alexa to Control Dish Hopper 3
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
In the next six months, Dish users will be able to control their Hopper 3 using Amazon’s Alexa voice control. Tuning into a specific channel, search and showing the program guide will be the first commands available on the Amazon Echo, Tap, or Dot.
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CES 2017
LG Shows New webOS 3.5 Features
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
LG brings new features to their premium smart TVs that includes a newly designed remote control. The remote control brings fast access to your favorite streaming services and includes a button to bring up info about the current show you are watching. It also makes it possible to view 360 photos and video and record a zoomed-in image.
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CES 2017
Mohu’s Wireless Antenna Combines Local Live TV with Streaming Services
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
Known for their flat, hang on the wall antennas, Mohu has again innovated a new antenna, streaming combo device that shows that the company understands what cord cutters want—free live TV along with their streaming services. The AirWave is a wireless antenna. It is connected to your home wifi network and streams the live TV to an AirWave app on your Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, iPhone, iPad, Android, or over the web.
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Samsung Redesigns Smart Hub and App Store
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 05, 2017  |  0 comments
Samsung continues to redesign and refine its smart TV experience. Last year the company released TVs with the Tizen powered smart TV hub and one remote with voice control. In 2017 Samsung has three goals for their streaming and entertainment experience—a unified experience across all devices, improved personal discovery of content, and expanded 4K UHD HDR content availability.
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Terk’s Omnidirectional TV Antenna Doesn’t Need to be Turned
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 05, 2017  |  1 comments
Terk has redesigned the antenna. The Omni may be the perfect shape to receive all of your channels. If you use an indoor, tabletop antenna to get over-the-air local broadcasts, it’s likely that you needed to physically turn the antenna to pick up different channels.
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CES 2017
Hisense Expanding Line of Smart TVs and Roku TVs
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 05, 2017  |  0 comments
Hisense presented their line of smart TVs that includes models with a redesigned smart TV hub and Roku TVs.
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Apple TV App Now Lists Titles from Other Streaming Apps
Barb Gonzalez  |  Dec 28, 2016  |  3 comments
The TV App on Apple TV makes it easier to find what you want to watch. Movies and TV Shows from all apps are listed together for easy access. Apple is finally getting it right.
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Hands On: Netgear's Crazy Fast Nighthawk X10 Router/Media Server
Barb Gonzalez  |  Dec 14, 2016  |  5 comments
Netgear’s new Nighthawk X10 AD7200 router is a great choice for streaming 4K HDR content and VR games. Read on to find out why.
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DirectTV Now Launches with Free Apple TV, Fire TV Stick Offer
Barb Gonzalez  |  Dec 01, 2016  |  0 comments
AT&T has released the live TV and VOD streaming app, DIRECTV NOW. While the app has many problems at launch, AT&T is offering some attractive incentives to lure new subscribers.
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Showdown: Google Home vs. Amazon Echo
Barb Gonzalez  |  Nov 09, 2016  |  0 comments
Now that the Google Home smart speaker has arrived, find out how it compares with Amazon Echo. Will you be saying, "Okay Google" or "Alexa?"
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