No matter the potential of Google TV, until now the hardware has just been too expensive compared to other set-top boxes such as Apple TV and Roku. The new Vizio Co-Star, priced at $100, is one of the cheapest Google TV devices …
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TVii for the Wii U: Nintendo’s Bold Move Beyond Gaming
We already knew that Nintendo’s Wii U would have streaming apps for Netflix, Hulu and YouTube, but on Thursday, Nintendo announced something more ambitious for its next gaming console, called TVii.
TVii is Nintendo’s attempt …
Lights, Camera, Learn: SchoolTube Strives to Be YouTube for K-12 Education
Can sharing facts you learn in class be as fun as sharing the latest “Call Me Maybe” parody on YouTube?
That’s what SchoolTube says. The free website claims to be “the nation’s largest teacher-moderated K-12 video-sharing …
Live Video Stream of Motorola’s ‘On Display’ Announcement
Announcement starts at 2pm Eastern.
TiVo Stream: Put Your TiVo on Your iOS Devices
I watch TV on more devices than ever, from more sources than ever. But when I’m in my living room in front of my 42″ Vizio HDTV, almost all the TV I watch is TiVo. The DVR that’s synonymous with the DVR remains a great way to …
YouTube Videos Mentioning Obama and Romney Reach 2 Billion Views
The nearly 600,000 videos mentioning Obama and Romney that have been uploaded since April 2011 have received around 2 billion views, reports YouTube Trends’s Ramya Raghavan. The mashup of Barack Obama singing Carly Rae Jepsen’s …
Did an Apple Exec Say Not to Expect a Television Anytime Soon?
We recently noted how the rumors of an Apple television have being going on for years, despite the fact that TV networks and cable companies don’t seem too enthused about working with Apple. If you think any of that’s about to …
Top 10 Celebrity Tech Endorsements
Going viral in the past week are two celebrity tech ads — James Franco promoting the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and Penélope Cruz promoting the Nintendo 3DS. That’s a good enough excuse to re-watch celebrity-endorsed tech …
The Inevitable Phyllis Diller-Apple Anecdote
When I heard that Phyllis Diller had died at the age of 95 — here’s a tribute by my colleague Richard Zoglin — I mourned the loss of one of stand-up comedy’s few true legends. But I also thought back to the conversation I had a …
WATCH: The Hollywood-Style Police Raid on Kim Dotcom’s Mansion | NewsFeed
With two helicopters, four trucks, dogs and automatic weapons, the Jan. 20 raid of the Megaupload founder’s New Zealand home has all the makings of a movie.
via WATCH: The Hollywood-Style Police Raid on Kim Dotcom’s Mansion …
Kitty Cams Reveal House Cats to Be Rapacious Killing Machines
You’ve watched plenty of videos of cats, now get ready to watch videos taken by cats. Kitty Cams is a joint project between National Geographic and the University of Georgia aimed at finding out what exactly our cats are doing …
Pixar-Loving Robot Builder Creates Real-Life WALL-E
Hopefully, this one won’t be so lonely.
via Pixar-Loving Robot Builder Creates Real-Life WALL-E | NewsFeed | TIME.com.