Speaker specialist Sonos reportedly plans to launch its own line of headphones
Could it be that Sonos, a company that has only made speaker and speaker-powering products since its inception, is finally ready to build it own headphones? That's the rumor, and it's an exciting one....
View ArticleTivo’s streaming apps will be limited to lower-quality video at launch
Tivo announced that it would be adding streaming apps for major platforms like Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, and Fire TV, but now we have news that these apps will face video quality limitations of...
View ArticleReelgood’s universal streaming guide is coming to millions of smart TVs
By 2020, it's expected that almost half of the smart TVs in the U.S. will have the Reelgood app installed on their home screens. With a content guide that includes more than 52 services, this might be...
View ArticleRoku adds premium subscription options to its Roku Channel
The Roku Channel is being augmented with the availability of add-on paid premium subscriptions to services such as Starz, Showtime, and Epix. Most Roku devices should see the option within weeks. The...
View ArticleVizio opens beta sign-ups for SmartCast 3.0 with AirPlay 2
At CES 2019, we learned that several major TV manufacturers would be adding AirPlay 2 compatibility to their lineups. Vizio was among this small list, and will be launching the feature as part of its...
View ArticleESPN Plus: Everything you need to know
ESPN's streaming service, ESPN Plus, arrived in 2018. Despite appearances, ESPN Plus isn't a replacement for your ESPN cable channels, and it differs from other streaming apps in a few key ways. We...
View ArticleSamsung’s new 8K display chip could shrink bezel sizes to nothing
As the 8K revolution gets underway, Samsung is looking to a new display chip to improve the way 8K TVs perform, and how they can be built. By reducing the components needed, it could yield TVs that...
View ArticleSamsung’s wireless Galaxy Buds make an appearance in an FCC filing
It's been all but certain that Samsung would launch a successor to its Gear IconX wireless earbuds soon, but a recent FCC certification document seems to indicate that time is very close. The post...
View ArticleApple Music subscribers can listen and watch for free on American Airlines
Apple Music is a great way to listen to your tunes when on Wi-Fi or if you have a good data plan. On a plane? Forget about it. Starting Friday, if you fly American Airlines domestically, it won't cost...
View ArticleCriterion Collection’s stand-alone movie streaming service to launch April 8
Rumors of a stand-alone streaming service powered by the Criterion Collection have been swirling for months. Now we have a confirmation: The Criterion Channel will be launching April 8, starting at $10...
View ArticleNeed a Coke? Hulu to start showing small, static ads when you pause your show
The next place you'll see ads on Hulu is when you're not watching video at all. The streaming service has announced it plans to show ads when viewers pause their shows by using a graphic overlay. The...
View ArticleDirecTV Now sheds more than 250,000 subscribers in a single quarter
DirecTV Now's parent company, AT&T, released its subscriber numbers for the fourth quarter of 2018, and the news isn't good. The streaming service saw a loss of more than a quarter of a million...
View ArticleCloud-based movie storage service Ultraviolet shutting down July 31
What was once thought to be the future of digital movie ownership will soon be no more: Ultraviolet is shutting down on July 31, leaving owners of movie digital rights wondering what will become of...
View ArticleWith merger complete, SiriusXM tries to figure out what to do with Pandora
The merger between SiriusXM and Pandora, which has been in the works since September, is now complete. This will be the year that the combined entity will have to figure out how to make the most of the...
View ArticleNot interested in football? Tivo lets you watch the ads and skip the Super Bowl
Hey, some people just don't like football. For these folks, the big draw to the Super Bowl are the ads. Tivo's GameSkip feature lets you move past the boring game parts and go straight to the...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Video on Apple TV updated with X-ray feature
X-ray has been a feature of Amazon Prime since the service's earliest days, and has been supported on virtually all of the platforms that let you access it. Except Apple TV. Last week however, that...
View ArticleSonos’ first wired speakers are all designed to be paired with the Amp
Although Sonos has let you power your own wired speakers through its products in the past, it has never sold wired speakers. Now it has three models to choose from, including a pair for the great...
View ArticleFluance’s Fi20 is a furniture-grade Bluetooth speaker you can take anywhere
Bluetooth speakers are not only a dime a dozen these days, they also look like they cost about that much. Fluance's $150 Fi20 is a portable Bluetooth speaker with a design that looks like it belongs in...
View ArticleStreaming numbers were the only super thing about Super Bowl 2019
By now, it's a well-known fact: This year's Super Bowl was hardly must-see TV. There hasn't been a smaller audience since 2008. Streaming numbers, on the other hand, were huge. We've got a breakdown of...
View ArticleApple gives sports fans a live TV option with the addition of FuboTV
Until late last year, Apple's TV app for iOS and tvOS had no live TV streaming partners. Then PlayStation Vue joined in. Now, users of the app have a second choice: The sports-centric FuboTV service....
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