Gov't Clearing DTV Coupon Waiting List, Millions Still Not Ready- Digital Trends News - March 6, 2009
- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has announced it has started work on clearing its waitlist of more than 4.1 million requests for $40 coupons to offset the cost of digital television converters. Although the United State...
- DTV coupon program back on track
- CNET News - March 5, 2009
- The federal agencies responsible for the national digital television transition are stepping up outreach efforts and will again be distributing converter box coupons.
Roku Digital Video Player Taps into Amazon Video on Demand- Digital Trends News - March 4, 2009
- Roku captured headlines last year by being the first out of the gate with a set-top box that could stream movie and television content from Netflix; now, the company has vastly expanded the video offerings available to owners of its Roku Digital Vide...
iTunes Pass Lets Fans Subscribe to Bands' Releases, Starting with Depeche Mode- Digital Trends News - March 2, 2009
- Back in 2006, Apple introduced a Season Pass feature for television series for sale as downloads via ites iTunes Store: fans could be a pass for a series while it was on the air, and have new episodes delivered to them automatically as soon as they c...
TV.com iPhone App Streams Full CBS Shows- Digital Trends News - February 27, 2009
- Streaming television has made another (legal) stride toward the small screen. Earlier this week, TV.com launched an iPhone app that brings full episodes of many CBS, Showtime and CW shows right to the handset, even without Wi-Fi.The free application ...
EQD's Auira LCD TVs Promise Low Prices, Charity Support- Digital Trends News - February 26, 2009
- EQD Corporation has launched itself into the LCD TV market with the launch of its new Auria line of high-definition televisions, ranging from 16 to 42 inches in size and offering features that appeal not only to television viewers, but also for folks...
Americans Somehow Find Time for More TV- Digital Trends News - February 23, 2009
- The stalwart media metrics mavens at the Nielsen Company have issued their latest "Thre Screens" report (PDF) that purports to track American's television, Internet video, and mobile viewing habits. And the results are a little startling: accordi...
Vizio Now Number Two in Flat Panel Sales- Digital Trends News - February 20, 2009
- Cut-rate flat-panel television manufacturer Vizio has been endearing U.S. consumers with its more-affordable (and often decently-specced) flat panel televisions for a few years now, but in the fourth quarter of 2008 the company managed something that...
Flat Panel TV Sales Dropped in Q4 2008- Digital Trends News - February 18, 2009
- If ever there was a sign of a worldwide economic slowdown, it might be how people spent their money on that most popular of mediums, television. According to market research firm DisplaySearch, worldwide sales of flat panel television fell for the fi...
Verizon Plans LTE In Two Cities for 2009- Digital Trends News - February 18, 2009
- Analog television hasn't even been fully switched off in order to make room for new wireless services, and already Verizon Wireless has announced it plans to roll out mobile broadband services based on LTE technology in the United States beginnin...
It's Feb 17: How's Your Analog TV Doing?- Digital Trends News - February 17, 2009
- It's February 17, 2009, a date which has been relentlessly pounded into the consciousness of American television viewers for over two years as the date analog television broadcasts in the United States would cease forever. However, as with so man...
- Omnifone rolls out music service for broadband
- CNET News - February 16, 2009
- Service will give consumers in Europe unrestricted access to streaming songs and music videos on Macs, PCs, and television set-top boxes.
Vizio Sound Bar Features Wireless Subwoofer- Digital Trends News - February 12, 2009
- Vizio has taken the wraps off its new VSB210WS Sound Bar, a new home theater audio system that works with most HDTVs (although Vizio, obviously, hopes consumers will pair it up with a Vizio unit) and aims to provide an audiophile-level experience whi...
Pioneer Plasmas Will Go Extinct in 2010- Digital Trends News - February 12, 2009
- Almost a year after rumors first surfaced that Pioneer was ready to pull the plug on plasma, the company has finally confirmed that it’s true. On Thursday, the company announced that it would kill of its struggling plasma TV business, and skim ...
Many TV Stations Switching to DTV in Feb- Digital Trends News - February 11, 2009
- The U.S. Congress has officially delaying the United States' transition to digital television until June 12, 2009, but individual broadcast stations are still allowed to convert over to digital broadcasting on the original date of February 17, 20...