Category Archives: Publications
New Amazon Show Transparent Highlights Online TV Quirkiness
[Tom’s Guide] A remake of popular 1980s British drama House of Cards is one thing. But a bisexual view of life in a women’s prison (Orange is the New Black) and now the story of 70-year-old man becoming a woman … Continue reading
Wireless Video Streaming: The Miracast & WiDi Disaster
[Tom’s Guide] Surveys continually show that we watch TV while holding other gadgets like smartphones and laptops. So it’s appealing to beam a cool video or photo we’ve found on them directly to the big screen. Staff writer Marshall Honorof … Continue reading
Aereo Debacle Shows Congress Clueless About Net Video
[Tom’s Guide] On June 25, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of TV broadcasters that had sued Aereo for acting like a cable company without paying the licensing fees that cable companies are required to pay. But when Aereo offered … Continue reading
Sony RX100 III Review: Pocket Camera Could Kill Your DSLR
[Tom’s Guide] Sure, cellphone cameras are getting really good. But sorry, they still don’t cut it for images more than about 3 inches across, especially in less-than-perfect lighting. On the other hand, a DSLR or a slightly smaller mirrorless camera … Continue reading
Why Striking Down Aereo Was The Right Decision
[Tom’s Guide] Many technophiles may be crestfallen today (Jun 25), learning that the Supreme Court ruled against Aereo. The service charged subscribers as little as $8 a month to stream, and record, live local TV broadcasts over the Internet. This … Continue reading
Camera Wars: Why Autofocus is the New Megapixel
[Tom’s Guide] After introducing a slew of mirrorless cameras recently, Sony returned to DSLRs this month with the Alpha a77 II. This $1,200 camera’s headline feature is the ability to shoot 12 photos per second, for up to five seconds … Continue reading
Crackle Launches 8 Free Online Shows and Movies
[Tom’s Guide] “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” — Jerry Seinfeld’s drinking (coffee) and driving talk show — launched online TV network Crackle as an original programming channel. Today at the NewFronts, where tech companies introduce their new online shows, Crackle … Continue reading
BuzzFeed Exec: Tomorrow’s TV Audience Will Be Co-Creators
[Tom’s Guide] This week, New York City is abuzz with the “NewFronts” — the online video version of the Upfronts that cable and network stations host each year to introduce their new show lineups. But online TV doesn’t just mean … Continue reading
Samsung NX30 Review: Mirrorless Camera Mimics DSLR
[Tom’s Guide] Samsung’s new NX30 sports a DSLR-like design, but this mirrorless camera offers several advantages over digital single-lens reflex cameras. These include a continuous-shooting mode of 9 frames per second and the ability to switch seamlessly from shooting stills … Continue reading
Why Yahoo Desperately Needs Better Original Shows
[Tom’s Guide] Yahoo’s painfull puppet parody, “The Fuzz.”It’s no secret that Yahoo will be launching a new original-video strategy, possibly with four new comedy shows, at an event at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 28th. And the … Continue reading