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The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show: 8 Trends to Watch

By Tim Bajarin Dec. 30, 2013

Connected cars, high-resolution TVs, wearables and more.

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The History of Video Game Consoles: Part Two

By Doug Aamoth Dec. 26, 2013

Sega’s final console, Sony and Microsoft throw their hats in the ring, Nintendo’s hits and misses. All that and more in part two of our continuing history of video game consoles.

It’s a Christmas MIIIRACLE! Roku Finally Gets a YouTube Channel

By Doug Aamoth Dec. 17, 2013

At around 12:31pm ET today, Hell reported colder than normal temperatures, which happens to be about the same time that Roku published a post on its blog announcing the rollout of a YouTube channel.

Chromecast Revisited

By Jared Newman Dec. 12, 2013

New apps make the $35 TV dongle even better, but not without a few headaches.

Which Console to Buy: Wii U, Xbox One or PlayStation 4

By FindTheBest / Ben Taylor Dec. 12, 2013

Compared to buying a smartphone or tablet, shopping for a brand new video game console is a tricky task.

Jerry, Hello! Now You Can Watch Seinfeld on Apple TV

By Jared Newman Dec. 11, 2013

Crackle comes to Apple’s streaming TV box, along with ABC, Bloomberg and KORTV.

Hey 300 Steam Machine Beta Winners, Valve’s Shipping Your Systems on Friday

By Matt Peckham Dec. 11, 2013

Happy holidays, lucky beta participants, your living-room-PCs-of-the-future are nearly here.

Google Chromecast Adds Support for 10 Streaming Services

Dec. 10, 2013

GigaOM’s Janko Roettgers reports that Google’s $35 Chromecast TV stick has added support for 10 new streaming media services: Plex, aVia, RealPlayer, BeyondPod, PostTV, Songza, RedbullTV, Revision3, VEVO and Viki.

Chromecast gets Plex, Vevo, RealPlayer, Viki and more with massive app update [GigaOM]