Tagged: entertainment

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Will Apple Kill The Television this April? I certainly hope so

This April, Apple will reportedly release a killer new set-top box to replace the current Apple TV. Early reports suggest it may run “on top” of your current cable TV box, giving your TV a more functional interface, and offering access to services like Netflix directly on your TV. The fact is, Apple’s new device may do much more than those initial reports suggest....

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Modern Family And Microsoft Go a bit Wild with the Product Placement

Microsoft must have paid Modern Family a lot of money for the rights to product placement, because in one screenshot, I found eight products placed, from a Windows tablet, to a Surface-like tablet, to Windows laptops. Seriously, it’s a barrage of Windows Products. It’s the best marketing I’ve seen from Microsoft in recent years. Especially compared to their awful TV ads. Check it out...

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Google Chromecast Review And Field Test

Google’s Chromecast has taught manufacturers a hard lesson: People aren’t yet ready to replace TV. They’re looking for a device to augment it, and they’re looking for a device that doesn’t cost them a fortune – I have to say that Google’s Chromecast does a fantastic job of this, although it has a few bugs to be worked out. Note: I apologize (or do...

Pet Pluto? Disney’s Latest Creation Brings Feeling To the Touchscreen

We’ve seen some pretty amazing things on video, like a device that charges phones with fire, and a rocket than can hover, and land precisely where it took off, but we haven’t seen many cooler innovations than Disney Labs’s latest creation. In a video unveiling this week, engineers at Disney Labs unveiled a method for bringing feel to touchscreens. This isn’t just static touch...

REVIEW: Songza: Listen To Top Tunes for Free With Marvelous Music Concierge

Of the thousands of music apps and services out there, perhaps none is more unique than Songza, a fantastic free app available for both Android and iOS. Think of Songza as a cross between Spotify, Siri, and Pandora. It builds in a killer free music library, a unique music-discovery engine, and a very solid player, which makes it my streaming music app of choice....