Apr 04
Amazon’s Fire TV surprised some with quite how much power the retailer had packed inside its set-top streamer, but it turns out a quadcore processor isn’t the only unusual component … Continue reading
Apr 02
I’ll admit when I first saw this I looked around to see if it was some sort of prank for April Fools’ Day. However, it seems to be legit according to the reports out there. Why exactly does this seem to goo to be true? Well, it’s a DVR with 12 tuners. Anyone constantly fighting with other people in your home to decide who gets to record what programs, this is the DVR for you.
The device is called the VMS1100 media server and it has six integrated tuners of its own and can be combined with extender boxes to allow up to 12 shows to record at once. This makes my Dish Hopper whole home DVR with five tuners seem tiny by comparison.
The DVR has 1TB of storage space and it can be connected to up to ten TVs. You can get one if you are on the new Verizon Fios Quantum TV service. Unfortunately, a DVR with this many tuners isn’t cheap. The single box is $22 monthly; the dual setup is $32 a month, and each of the connection boxes for additional TVs costs $10 monthly. Of course, those fees are before you pay a dime for content.
[via DigitalTrends]
Apr 02
Frequency has announced support for the Fire TV, Amazon’s new streaming dongle, bringing socially-curated movies and TV to the set-top box. Already supported on iPhone and iPad, as well as … Continue reading
Apr 01
Amazon has clinched an exclusive deal for 24, inking an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television that will not only see all back-seasons of the Kiefer Sutherland series only streaming … Continue reading
Apr 01
Fitness wearable and Bluetooth speaker and headset firm Jawbone quietly bought up Playground.fm last year, a personalized internet radio app that uses social networking and Spotify activity to craft a … Continue reading
Mar 31
Samsung is building Comcast Xfinity a set-top box with integrated smart home abilities, a new test filing confirms, with the prototype packing ZigBee among other wireless options. The new box, … Continue reading
Mar 31
Google’s Chromecast has gained two new streaming services, with Rdio’s digital radio and Crackle’s movie rentals both now squirting content to the HDMI dongle. The new additions bring 20 million … Continue reading
Mar 31
I am a big fan of The Walking Dead and watch the show each week. I haven’t watched the finale for this season just yet, but I am itching to. The zombies are always munching on some disgusting body parts ripped from a person or animal. I always wonder what they are really eating in those scenes.
Clearly, the actors in zombie garb are really chewing something. A new video is floating around out there from CineFix that goes over some things about the show you might not know. One of those things is what they are really eating.
The answer is a big chunk of ham. I can only imagine they have a hefty ham budget. Early in the series, they coated that ham in barbecue sauce to make it taste better. The problem with that was that the vinegar in the sauce dissolved the makeup. Watch the video for yourself to see other cool tidbits about the show.
[via Laughing Squid via Nerd Approved]
Mar 31
Amazon has renewed Alpha House and given the green-light to four new prime-time shows and a pair of children’s shows for Amazon Original Series, the online retailer has confirmed today. … Continue reading
Mar 29
Nearly everywhere I turn, I see opinions across the spectrum on Facebook’s recent decision to acquire Oculus VR for $2 billion. There are some that say the move will help … Continue reading
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