Apple TV reboot imminent as current models set to move

This week Apple has quietly announced an add-on to the Apple TV models out in stores right this minute. With the addition of a $25 iTunes card for the Apple … Continue reading

This Guy Had a TV In His Taxi Before Most People Had One At Home

This Guy Had a TV In His Taxi Before Most People Had One At Home

Less than 1 percent of American households had a TV set in 1948. But if you were lucky enough to hail a special cab in Chicago during the summer of ’48, you got a brief taste of America’s television-obsessed future.

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Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1975 USB TV receiver offers multi-format support

Hauppauge has introduced its latest television-centric product, the WinTV-HVR-1975, which is being sold on the consumer level as the HVR-1950 model. This USB TV receiver supports both Windows and Linux … Continue reading

Is Having Cable Ever Worth It?

Is Having Cable Ever Worth It?

Dear Lifehacker,
I know you guys aren’t big fans of cable, but I’m about to get my internet hooked up and the company is offering me a TV package. I do like to watch plenty of TV and even some sports. Should I at least consider cable? I’m worried Netflix and Hulu won’t be enough.

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6 Incredibly Accurate Predictions About TV From 1989

6 Incredibly Accurate Predictions About TV From 1989

It’s easy to laugh at futurist predictions. But when they’re proven accurate, it’s hard not to be impressed. Especially when it comes to technology that we now use every day.

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HBO Silicon Valley Season 1 trailer goes live

What do you do when you’re part of a species that always get their behinds handed over to them? You build a startup, of course! That’s pretty much the background … Continue reading

The Worst Blunders People Make in Inventing Fictional Alien Worlds

The Worst Blunders People Make in Inventing Fictional Alien Worlds

We love stories that take us to alien planets and let us explore whole new environments. But not every alien planet is totally realistic, especially given how much we’ve learned about exoplanets lately. So we asked six experts to tell us the biggest mistakes they see in fictional habitable worlds — and here’s what they told us.

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Aereo must shut down in Utah and Colorado, court rules

Aereo, the startup company that utilizes broadcast signals to provide users with TV over the Internet, has had a lot of success in its short run, though not without ample … Continue reading

You Can Burn Through Your Entire Broadband Data Cap in One Long Weekend

You Can Burn Through Your Entire Broadband Data Cap in One Long Weekend

Between the surprising affordability of 4K TVs and Netflix and Amazon‘s commitment to delivering 4K content, the future is clearly ultra high-def. That’s great. But it’s also going to wreak havoc with your broadband data caps. Welcome to the age of the home internet overage fee.

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House of Cards snubbed HBO for upstart Netflix

As House of Cards releases its second full season to Netflix, it’s become apparent that the internet-based video streaming company isn’t the upstart it once was. As HBO continues its … Continue reading