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Epix Launches One-Two Punch With TV-Web Movie Channel October 30, 2009 
It's enough of a challenge to launch a new subscription movie channel in an industry segment dominated by the likes of HBO and Showtime. However, Epix, which begins life Friday, starts its adventure with a double feature of sorts: It will also offer a Web streaming version of its channel.
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The Audacity of Droid October 30, 2009 
The Android mobile operating system is graduating soon to 2.0 status, and Google gave it a pretty nice present to celebrate: a free turn-by-turn navigation app called "Google Maps Navigation." It'll run on Android 2.0 phones with GPS, and it'll use the phone's cellular Internet connection to get live map information.
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The Wide-Open Gateway to the Connected Home October 29, 2009 
"The connected home" is a term used frequently but often defined ambiguously. Consumer electronics manufacturers, the PC industry, pay-television service providers and broadband providers are driving the development of the connected home, for obvious reasons, as the interplay of these elements expands the businesses for all these players.
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Studios See Big 3-D Bucks in 2010 October 27, 2009 
Fans scrambled to see 3-D movies such as "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" in theaters this year, and new 3-D televisions could soon have home viewers feeling as if they're surrounded by a spaghetti hurricane on their couches. Next year, major electronics manufacturers Sony and Panasonic plan to introduce 3-D-capable high-definition televisions for the mass market.
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PS3 Gets Power-Up From Netflix October 26, 2009 
Coming soon to a Sony PlayStation 3 near you: the ability to shoot aliens and bad guys in a video game, then watch your favorite action movie star shoot aliens and bad guys in a videogame-like blockbuster film streamed via Netflix. The movie rental service announced Monday that it had partnered with Sony to allow PS3 users the chance to rent movies online via their gaming console.
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The Hybridization of the Set-Top Box October 13, 2009 
The market for set-top boxes in Europe has received a major boost from the transition to digital services. Right now, terrestrial television is still a major source of video for viewers in some of the larger Western European markets, including France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom Almost 44 percent of the television viewers in these markets relies on terrestrial services.
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Big Asian Brands Gear Up for 3-D TV Rush October 07, 2009
Japan's big-name electronic manufacturers are readying flat-screen TVs that can show high-definition movies and video games in 3-D for launch next year. At the country's biggest consumer electronics show, which opened Tuesday just outside of Tokyo, all the major makers had large 3-D prototypes on display.
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HP Launched the Craziest DreamScreen Last Night September 18, 2009 
HP has just made either the most hyperactive digital picture frame on the market or the lamest tablet PC ever. The DreamScreen looks sort of like what you'd have if someone tore an HP Mini in two and handed you the monitor side. It's a device that can run video, show pictures and play music with built-in speakers. It has USB ports and it can hold 2 GB of data.
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Seagate Lifts Home Networks to the Cloud September 16, 2009 
Hard drive manufacturer Seagate has come up with a new way to attack the chaotic home entertainment market: Let users create their own personal information clouds. On Tuesday, it unveiled its FreeAgent Theater + high-definition media player; and on Wednesday it announced the FreeAgent DockStar network adapter.
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The Journey From Social Networking to Visual Networking September 15, 2009 
The growing popularity of online video has become the tipping point for advanced CE in the home. Consumer interest and demand for this content -- from user-generated videos of stealthy cats to streams of classic 1980s shows like "Airwolf" -- have prompted service providers and CE manufacturers to expand outward on the possibilities once video is tied and intertwined with other signals coming into the home.
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Cupertino Shuffles Apple TV Lineup September 14, 2009 
After variously describing it as a hobby and pointing out that sales have been strong, Apple appears to have begun restructuring its Apple TV line. On Sunday, it dropped the 40 GB model from its lineup and cut the price of the 160 GB model by $100, to $229. Could Cupertino be giving up on the device, or is it laying the groundwork to take it to the next level?
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Apple Homes In on the iPod's Next Conquests September 11, 2009 
Apple has made a tradition out of unveiling new iPods every fall. This time around, though, the biggest part of the presentation wasn't the new hardware or software, but rather the person running the show. CEO Steve Jobs hosted his first public Apple event since coming back from an extended leave of absence to fight off some very serious medical problems.
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Wall Socket Adapters Offer WiFi Alternative September 06, 2009 
Setting up a WiFi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won't reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention involves your electric sockets. Simply plug palm-sized adapters into regular wall outlets and connect your computers to the adapters.
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Toshiba Kisses the Blu-ray Ring September 04, 2009 
Toshiba unveiled its first Blu-ray disc player on Thursday at the IFA consumer electronics trade fair in Berlin. The announcement comes less than one month after Toshiba applied for membership in the Blu-ray Disc Association and announced it will introduce products supporting the Blu-ray format.
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Apple TV Has Nothing to Apologize For September 04, 2009 
In the on-again, off-again online chatter about the Apple TV, two things are certain: First, it's treated like the bastard stepchild of Apple hardware; and second, that doesn't make it a failure. A third thing is much less certain: Whether the Apple TV is a placeholder for a real Apple TV.
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Sony's 3-D Gamble: Must-See TV or the Next Smell-o-Vision? September 02, 2009 
Pity the early technology adopters in this world. Just as they have accepted the fact that three years ago, they paid more than $5,000 for a 42-inch flat-screen HDTV that now sells for close to $1,000, a new image starts to coalesce in front of their eyes -- an image so real, so lifelike, it could only be ... a 3-D TV.
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