set-top boxes
Entertainment
YouTube Shuts Down API Access, Blocks Set-Top Boxes
6:59AM John Herrman | There are two ways for a device to access YouTube: either through the regular web interface (i.e. Flash) or for cleaner integration, through its back-end APIs. As of December, Google is shutting off the tap. Update. More »
Entertainment
The Boxee Set-Top Box: It’s Coming
4:11AM John Herrman | Boxee’s fantastic media centre software has always been just that: fantastic connected media player software. Today, the company says its going to announce hardware — a Boxee Box, even. More »
Entertainment
Pioneer Project ET Hands-On: The Ultimate Networked Media Box
4:01AM Mark Wilson | We’re still wrapping our heads around Pioneer’s Project ET. It’s sort of every piece of media squeezed into one set-top box—with masterful execution. More »
Entertainment
1080p Android Set-top Boxes Are Set To Invade Your Living Room
9:16AM Don Nguyen | MIPS Technologies with Sigma Designs demonstrated an Android-based set-top box capable of 1080p video. The development is being touted as “a major milestone toward the creation of a reference platform” that will allow Android-based devices to enter the living room. More »
Entertainment
LG Joins Vudu, Brings 1080p Movie Streaming To Connected TVs
11:00PM John Herrman | Adding to an already impressive list of services available on their web-connected HDTVs, LG has yanked Vudu into the fold. What this means: instant 1080p movie streaming. Also, that standalone set-top streaming boxes might finally die, as they should. More »
QOTD
Would You Rather Have an HTPC or a Set-Top Box?
7:20AM Sean Fallon | Yesterday I purchased a Home Theatre PC to supplement my existing DirectTV hardware—although I hope to ditch cable TV/satellite providers all together sometime in the future. What I’m interested in knowing is what kind of setup you guys prefer. More »
Software
Motorola Powering Portable Set-Top Box With Android
8:20PM John Herrman | Motorola is building a generally unremarkable “au Box” portable set-top box for Japanese electronics company KDDI. But one part of their plan stands out: It’ll run Android. More »
Entertainment
New DTV Transition Date May Result Converter Box Shortage
8:20AM Sean Fallon | Not surprisingly, shifting the DTV transition date to June 12th could mean that converter boxes will run out. More »
Entertainment
11:22AM Nick Broughall | If you want a lesson on how to confuse the hell out of customers about digital television, look no further than the lessons currently on offer from the upcoming Australian Freeview service. Not only are they promising 15 channels od digital programming when there currently isn’t 15 channels operating (and there’s no word on whether there will be), but as Ty Pendlebury over at CNet AU has discovered, the FreeView EPG won’t actually work with any current TVs or DVRs – to enjoy FreeView’s EPG, you’ll need to pony up a heap of fresh cash to get a product with the FreeView badge. More »
Freeview Australia: Yes, This Is A Confusing Clusterf%*k
11:22AM Nick Broughall | If you want a lesson on how to confuse the hell out of customers about digital television, look no further than the lessons currently on offer from the upcoming Australian Freeview service. Not only are they promising 15 channels od digital programming when there currently isn’t 15 channels operating (and there’s no word on whether there will be), but as Ty Pendlebury over at CNet AU has discovered, the FreeView EPG won’t actually work with any current TVs or DVRs – to enjoy FreeView’s EPG, you’ll need to pony up a heap of fresh cash to get a product with the FreeView badge. More »
Entertainment
1:00PM Nick Broughall | If you’ve been watching the upcoming trainwreck that is the Digital TV transition happening in the US at the moment and thinking, “I’m glad that’s not us”, here’s a sobering thought: K-Rudd yesterday announced a $13.6 million package to supply digital set-top boxes for pensioners in Mildura, where the analogue signal will be switched off next year. Can you sense the impending doom?
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K-Rudd Spending $13.6 million On Set-Top Boxes For Old People In Mildura
1:00PM Nick Broughall | If you’ve been watching the upcoming trainwreck that is the Digital TV transition happening in the US at the moment and thinking, “I’m glad that’s not us”, here’s a sobering thought: K-Rudd yesterday announced a $13.6 million package to supply digital set-top boxes for pensioners in Mildura, where the analogue signal will be switched off next year. Can you sense the impending doom?
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