Joost Relaunches with Flash-based Video- Digital Trends News - October 14, 2008
- It wasn't so long ago that all eyes were on Joost as the Internet's best hope for delivering an Internet-enabled television experience. From the founders of Skype, Joost promised to integrate social networking elements with full-screen, streaming of ...
YouTube Offers Full-Length CBS Shows- Digital Trends News - October 13, 2008
- Google has started cranking up its efforts to actually make some money from the most popular video sharing site on the Internet—YouTube. Last week it began adding links to music available via iTunes and Amazon's MP3 store so users could get "in...
Netflix Adds $1/Month Charge for Blu-ray- Digital Trends News - October 9, 2008
- Popular video rental firm Netflix has been a popular service among folks who've shelled out not only for high definition televisions but also for still-pricey Blu-ray disc players, since subscribers have been able to add Blu-ray discs to their rental...
- J.D. Power Releases 2008 Residential Television Service Satisfacti...
- Press Releases - October 1, 2008
Netflix to Stream Starz Movies- Digital Trends News - October 1, 2008
- Movie rental service Netflix and Starz Entertainment have announced a deal which will make movies available from the "Starz Play" broadband video subscription service available for instant streaming to Netflix subscribers. The deal adds about 2,500 m...
Dell Offers to Pre-Load Iron Man Movie- Digital Trends News - October 1, 2008
- PC maker Dell looks to be trying to ratchet up competition for the hearts and minds of entertainment-centric computer users: the company has inked a deal with Paramount to offer its recent superhero flick Iron Man as a pre-loaded option on its Inspir...
- OLED, 3D displaying the future
- CNET News - October 1, 2008
- Ceatec exhibitors show off prototype displays for our mobile devices and televisions, including display measuring just 0.3 millimeter thick.
- Google to supply Bloomberg TV with ads
- CNET News - September 25, 2008
- Bloomberg Television joins NBC Universal and Dish Network in showing ads delivered with Google's technology.
Dell Lights Up 0.8-pound SVGA Projector- Digital Trends News - September 25, 2008
- There's no doubt Dell is best known as a maker of computers—from servers to ultra-portable notebooks and everything in between—but the company has long run related businesses, including computer monitors, televisions, and even a brief (an...
ViewSonic Intros 3-in-1 LCD TV- Digital Trends News - September 24, 2008
- Although home theater fans may scoff at smaller displays that due double-duty as PC monitors, there's no denying to appeal of combo units for folks who are tight on space—for instance, in dens, children's bedrooms, dorm rooms, or one of those o...
Netflix Adds Disney, CBS Show For Streaming- Digital Trends News - September 24, 2008
- E-Commerce Times has reported that Netflix has signed deals with both CBS and Disney-ABC to stream their television shows online that could help position the service at the top of the paid video-streaming chain.Netflix entered the on-demand streaming...
GE Partners with Tatung on HDTVs, Content- Digital Trends News - September 23, 2008
- General Electric has announced the formation of a new joint partenship with consumer electronics maker Tatung called General Displays & Technologies. The new company will produce, market, and service a new line of GE-branded high-definition telev...
Kodak Shows off World's First OLED Frame- Digital Trends News - September 17, 2008
- With Sony already having snatched the title for first commercial OLED television with the XEL-1, Kodak moved in to capture a title on its own turf Wednesday with the very first OLED picture frame. The new Kodak OLED WireRead | Permalink | Linking Blo...
AT&T Rolls Out U-verse Total Home DVR- Digital Trends News - September 9, 2008
- AT&T has been teasing a new Total Home DVR capability for its U-verse customers for some time, but the company has at least officially announced the new unit, which enables users to play back up to five saved high-definition shows at the same tim...
Mitsubishi Prices LaserVue at $7K- Digital Trends News - September 9, 2008
- For those of you who gawked at Mitsubishi’s LaserVue television at this year’s CES in Las Vegas and wondered how much it would cost to get one for the living room, the time has finally come for that moment of reckoning. Brace your wallets...