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Netflix’s Biggest Fans: Kids (and Moms)
For decades, television has been used as a babysitter by parents desperate to get dinner on the table or for a few minutes of calm amidst the drama of child rearing. But instead of channel surfing, kids today are increasingly surfing the digital library of Netflix to get their cartoon fix.
Peel’s AllPlay: A More All-Encompassing Guide to What’s on TV
Last year, I reviewed Peel, an intriguing smartphone application–it’s free, although it also works with a gizmo that turns it into a universal remote control–designed to make it easier to find the handful of TV shows you’ll …
WATCH: Skydivers Stream Live Video from Google’s Connected Glasses
In case you missed the Twitteruption caused by most of the tech press earlier this afternoon, Google demonstrated its wearable, connected glasses (Project Glass) by having a bunch of skydivers jump out of a blimp and land atop …
A Brief History of Cats on YouTube
According to the New York Times, scientists at Google’s X lab have been hard at work creating a “neural network” of 16,000 computer processors. Once switched on, this virtual brain did what any reasonable human would do: it …
Why HBO Is Once Again TV’s Most Relevant Network
It was just one more small step for TV Everywhere. HBO Go will now be available on yet another tablet, the Kindle Fire.
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Chatroulette 2.0? Napster Founders Launch Airtime Video Chat
Remember the good ol’ days of Chatroulette? Ah, to be able to grab a beer and spend an evening talking to lonely, blank-faced men in hoodies, drunk people at parties and various exposed body parts. Now Sean Parker, of Napster and …
Skyrim Dawnguard Trailer Unveiled: Get Your Van Helsing On
Who or what are the Dawnguard, you ask? Bethesda’s finally answered, earlier than expected, in a surprise 1:37 long trailer for the eponymous forthcoming Skyrim expansion pack. Think vampire hunters in heavy plate, like a …
Synchronized Robots Dance to ‘Thriller’
We shrugged when they learned how to use the microwave. We gave a collective “Meh” when they mastered darts. But this is something mankind can’t ignore — robots can now dance in unison to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”
This …
Most Necessary Invention Ever: DIY Commodore 64 Bass Keytar
Many moons ago, man invented the wheel. In 1875, Alexander Graham Bell invented the modern telephone. Now, in this year, 2012, electrical engineer Jeri Ellsworth has invented the next revolutionary piece of technology: the …
Coming Soon: TiVo Streaming for iPhones and iPads
I do an awful lot of “TV” watching on my iPad these days. Yet I also remain devoted to my TiVo DVR box, which is connected to the HDTV in my living room. So TiVo’s upcoming TiVo Stream — a gizmo that lets you stream shows …
Netflix Gets Fancy New Web Video Player, Lures Old Subscribers Back
It seems like the last time we checked in on Netflix, it wasn’t doing too well. Its shares were plunging, competitors were popping up everywhere and Qwikster was shorthand for corporate cluelessness. Today, however, things are …