- Published:
- February 19, 2010 – 10:55 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
HBO GO has been in the works for a while now, and is an indication of what some networks are trying to do to add value to their subscription rate. Offering video for streaming online is definitely a benefit to a premium channel like HBO. And it is a glimpse as to what the future [...]
Categories: Reviews, Software, Television
Tagged: newmedia, review, Television
- Published:
- December 27, 2009 – 12:16 am
- Author:
- By Dave
I’ve decided to replace my cable plan and DVR box with something a little more… functional.
Sure we get a ton of channels from Verizon FiOS, but we hardly ever watch them. Our television viewing habits mainly consist of a few programs that my wife watches and a few programs that I watch, but we almost [...]
Categories: Hardware, Software, Tech, Television
Tagged: boxee, replace-cable, Television
- Published:
- August 12, 2008 – 9:57 pm
- Author:
- By Dave
Names like Comcast, Verizon, SBC, RoadRunner, Cox, Charter – control the vast majority of the ‘last mile’ internet running into many homes. A fact of today’s economy in the United States is that in any particular geographic area, you only have a handful of providers that can provide high-speed access to the internet. For example, [...]
Categories: Social Media, Software, Tech, Television
Tagged: Cable TV, choice, Federal Communications Commission, internet bandwidth, internet connection, internet service, ISP, net neutrality, p2p, Point protocol, Television, Television Company, United States