A few nights ago as I was scanning through Twitter, my eyes picked up on a few keywords and settled, to my dismay, on a major spoiler for Breaking Bad.
The show had just aired in my time zone, but as a cord cutter, I’ve only …
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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 …
A Brief History of Apple’s TV Troubles
Steve Jobs might’ve had Apple’s TV revolution all figured out, but the TV industry sure doesn’t want to let it happen–at least not on Apple’s terms.
On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal brought word that Apple is negotiating …
How to Experience the Curiosity Rover’s Mars Landing Online
Back in 2004 when Spirit and Opportunity landed in Mars, YouTube didn’t even exist. This time around, keeping up with NASA’s Martian exploits online will be a lot easier.
At 1:30am EDT on Monday, Curiosity will attempt to land …
Amazon Instant Video Hits iPad, but App Store Rules Complicate Things
If you’re like me, your left calf muscle unexpectedly knotted up so horrendously while you were sleeping last night that you had to actually get out of bed and stand on your good leg to make whatever the hell was happening stop. …
OS X Mountain Lion and Airplay Mirroring: Time to Cut the Cord?
With Airplay Mirroring now part of OS X Mountain Lion, you’re going to hear a lot of people claim that OS X is now a cord-cutting tour de force. The iPad and iPhone 4S already had it, and now your Mac does, too.
In reality, …
Five Cool Things About Google Fiber (and One Not So Cool Thing)
Never before have so many people all of a sudden thought, “I wonder if Kansas City is a nice place to live?” That’s because Google recently announced the details behind Google Fiber, its incredibly fast new Internet service …
Video: Equiso’s Android-on-a-Stick Turns TVs into Smart TVs for $70
Boston-based Equiso is looking to be an early Smart-TV-on-a-Stick contender with its $70 thumbdrive-sized device that plugs directly into your TVs HDMI port, turning your set into a big-screen version of Android.
How ReDigi Lets You Resell Digital Music (and Why It’s a Big Deal)
Yesterday I wrote about ReDigi, the digital music storefront where you can sell digital songs you’ve purchased through iTunes (or ReDigi) in trade for credits that let you buy new (or someone else’s used) digital tunes.
The …
ReDigi Lets You Resell Used Digital Music, but Is It Legal?
Your music collection: a hodgepodge trove of CDs and cassette tapes or digital songs you downloaded from iTunes and maybe even digital versions of some of those CDs you ripped yourself.
Also: an altar to bygone eras, like that …
Spotify Adds Radio, Mobile Apps Slowly Get Better
Spotify’s mobile apps are disappointments for a long list of reasons, but the streaming music service is slowly fixing some of what’s broken or missing.
The latest addition is streaming radio, which is now available on Spotify …
Microsoft’s Kinect NUads Will Be Even More in Your Face (Perhaps for the Better)
When I think about online commercials and embedded spots and advertising in general, I imagine Malcolm McDowell strapped into a chair, his eyes pried open.
I think about volume jacking — TV ads that suddenly blare from my …