Fan TV’s Slick Cable Box Replacement Is Coming to Time Warner Cable

Fan TV's Slick Cable Box Replacement Is Coming to Time Warner Cable

It’s been nearly a year since Fan TV told us about its plan to to revolutionize the way we watch live TV with a set-top-box. Today, Time Warner customers become the first to get access to the platform. It turns out that making your cable work better comes at a hefty price.

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The Simpsons preps all-LEGO episode for May

If The LEGO Movie (check out our review) gave you a craving for LEGO-themed entertainment, TV’s longest-running animated series is about to satisfy it: The Simpsons will soon air an … Continue reading

Sony BRAVIA 4K Ultra HD TVs get availability, pricing

Sony has announced the pricing and availability of its latest BRAVIA 4K Ultra HD televisions, with nine models going up for presale (they hit shelves in June). Info for the … Continue reading

TMNT “Brothers” commercial introduces Splinter and Shredder

The latest in the long line of teases for the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie comes the TV spot “Brothers”, which aired recently during the MTV Movie Awards. Though … Continue reading

Inside Jim Henson’s Creature Shop: Where Gadgets and Dreams Collide

It’s not often that you get a chance to see the place where your childhood memories were literally built. It’s kind of like peeling back the curtain on your dreams and finding the architects of them busily at work, pulling the strings, painting the scenery, and creating the characters you will vividly remember decades later. That’s what it’s like to visit Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.

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‘Flash Boys’ Forces E*Trade Baby Into Retirement? [Videos]

'Flash Boys' Forces E*Trade Baby Into Retirement? [Videos]Differing from a tangible invention, new virtual tools for traders are shaking up the financial industry. Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys
— a top-selling treatise on the state of modern-day Wall Street — is
turning the stock market ecosystem on its head. For those who still
think the hallowed halls of the stock exchange is still about alpha-male
floor traders whaling in trading pits to ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ – think again
— for that world is officially DOA.

Chromecast gains Aereo: TV streamed to HDMI

Google’s Chromecast device caused quite a stir when it was first released, turning the television into a “show me anything” display overnight. With a $35 price tag and integration open … Continue reading

Aereo to Add Chromecast Support for Ultimate TV Nerd Nirvana

Aereo to Add Chromecast Support for Ultimate TV Nerd Nirvana

What do you get when you combine Aereo’s anytime, anywhere, broadcast-TV-via-internet cloud service with Google’s Chromecast wonder-dongle ? A confluence of TV gizmo delight—and that’s exactly what Aereo announced today.

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Stephen Colbert to replace Letterman on The Late Show

The changing of the late night talk show guard is in full swing this year as Stephen Colbert has been tapped to replace David Letterman for The Late Show. While … Continue reading

LG Ultra HD TVs slated to launch by summer

LG has announced the time frame launch for its roster of Ultra HD televisions, comprised of the UB9800, UB9500, UB9300, and UB8500 models. The models run the gamut in both … Continue reading