Jan 06
We’re used to CES being a battle-ground for huge TVs, but key players LG and Samsung are outdoing themselves this year with vast, curved, Ultra HD models. LG’s is the … Continue reading
Jan 06
LG is taking on Sonos with a new range of streaming home audio speakers, offering whole-home music playback. Shown off at CES 2014 NP8540 and NP8740 pack 40W and 70W … Continue reading
Jan 05
Samsung’s Pebble-shaped Smart Control: Easier to Lose Between the Couch Cushions
Posted in: Today's ChiliSamsung is always thinking about style as well as function. Now they have set their sights on the good old remote control. The company’s all new Smart Control will come with Smart TVs that are scheduled to be released this year. It is basically shaped like a pebble.
This new pebble shape is designed to give you a better grip and it is 80 percent smaller than a regular remote. This small remote also has voice and motion control integration, along with 26 tactile buttons.
So basically they have shrunk the remote and styled it up a bit. Kind of looks like one of those small Star Trek phasers to me. We’ll learn more about Samsung’s new remotes and the TVs that go with them at CES 2014 next week.
[via New Launches]
Jan 02
Speaker manufacturer Soundfreaq has outed its new Bluetooth range for CES 2014, a trio of models intended to range from portable playback through to home use with mid-century styling. Largest … Continue reading
Jan 01
Samsung may be saving its big TV news for CES 2014, but it can’t help but squeak out a little about its new Smart Control, a peanut-shaped remote that wants … Continue reading
Dec 31
Torrents increased by 50-percent over the past year, as internet users uploaded rising amounts of content – much of it copyrighted – despite attempts by content owners to lock down … Continue reading
Dec 27
The list of the most pirated shows of 2013 has been published and the show at the top is a repeat from last year. According to the list compiled by TorrentFreak, Game of Thrones was the most pirated show of 2013. The show had an estimated 5.9 million downloads compared to an estimated 5.5 million viewers on TV. That means more people pirated the show than watched it on HBO.
Rounding out the top ten list in order are Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Big Bang Theory, Dexter, How I Met Your Mother, Suits, Homeland, Vikings, and Arrow.
More people pirated Homeland than watched it on TV as well. It’s cool to see Arrow on the list, that is one of my favorite shows and I just started watching it on Netflix. Of course, while the level of piracy is flattering, keep in mind that it’s us paying subscribers who actually fund these amazing productions.
[via TorrentFreak]
Dec 25
Pure Jongo S3 and Jongo T2 Review
Posted in: Today's ChiliThink multi-room audio and your first thought is probably Sonos, but Pure is hoping to change all that. Initially started to demonstrate the wireless chips of parent company Imagination Technologies, … Continue reading
Dec 23
There are a bunch of different movie streaming services out there. The most popular is Netflix. Movie streaming service Popcornflix has announced that it has hit a viewer download milestone. … Continue reading
Dec 20
Korus thinks the audio market needs a new music streaming system. That’s an ambitious goal: if you’ve been in the market for wireless audio recently, you’ll undoubtedly have seen a … Continue reading
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