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Roku Streaming Stick Review: A Mighty Mini Media Machine
[Tom’s Guide] Think of the Roku Streaming Stick less as a Chromecast challenger and more as a new way to enjoy all the advantages that the company’s set-top boxes offer in a more compact design. This includes a vast array … Continue reading
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Why Curved TVs Will Leave You Flat Broke
[Tom’s Guide] To the TV buzzwords “OLED,” “4K” and “Ultra HD,” you can now add the humble word “curve.” All of these options will be available to TV buyers this spring and summer. Manufacturers like Samsung are betting that you’ll … Continue reading
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Amazon Greenlights 4 Edgy TV Pilots for First Seasons
[Tom’s Guide] The winners are in. After collecting viewer feedback on 10 new pilot shows, Amazon has picked four that will go on to a first season: the dramas “Bosch” and “The After” and the comedies/dramedies “Transparent” and “Mozart in … Continue reading
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CESLive Panel Talks 4K
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Will Kindle E-Books Leave Blind Students Behind?
[TechNewsDaily – via Yahoo News] “You can just listen to it, but you can’t control how you listen to it,” said Chris Danielsen, a spokesman for the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), about Kindle e-books. While it’s not difficult … Continue reading
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In Daylight, iPhone 5s Camera Rivals a Point-and-Shoot
Point-and-shoot cameras are dying, or already dead, thanks to ever-better camera phones — so goes the popular wisdom, anyway. Many photo aficionados are reluctant to agree, though, pointing out that smartphone cameras still have relatively tiny image sensors and lenses … Continue reading
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Why Apple Didn’t Update Apple TV
For the second keynote in a row, pundits and rumormongers have wondered aloud whether Apple would release a new version of, or new software for, its rather successful Apple TV online video streaming box. Starting about two years ago, people … Continue reading
Why Plasma TVs Are Dying
Regardless of whether Panasonic is closing up its plasma shop, the technology is on a fast decline. “Plasma has some life left, but by 2015, the market opportunity is getting small,” Steve Koenig, director of industry analysis at the Consumer … Continue reading
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Roku Starts to Look More Like Apple TV
Roku and Apple TV are the two little boxes that fight for the big cord-cutting (or more likely, cord-supplementing) masses, though they have tackled it in different ways. But with new movie- and TV rental services offerings Roku announced today, … Continue reading
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Forget Plastic: Molten Metal 3D Printers Are Coming
Father-and-son team Scott and Zachary Vader aim to take 3D printing up a substantial notch by printing with molten metals such as aluminum and copper. In rough terms, their prototype machine, which debuted at Maker Faire in New York City … Continue reading
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