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Flo TV Shown Off On The iPhone For Reasons Unknown

5:32AM John Herrman | I get that this Flo TV iPhone demo is just a proof of concept. That’s fine! I’m just a little confused as to what the concept is. More »
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All Other Houses Can Bite Bender House’s Shiny, Metal…

12:48AM Mark Wilson | Some wants a house on the ocean. Others require granite countertops, steel appliances and hardwood floors. We just ask for a house that looks like Bender. [Warming Glow via Geekologie]
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How Should TV Over Bittorrent Make Money?

1:15PM Nick Broughall | Most of us, at some point or other, for some reason or other, have downloaded a TV show over Bittorrent. Some of us now only watch TV via shows that we’ve downloaded. And while the convenience is pretty sweet now, if things continue the way they’re going, there’s a real question over how the TV shows we all enjoy watching for free on the internet will be funded. Gus over at Lifehacker has a great post looking at the different options for the TV networks that’s definitely worth a read. Check it out. [Lifehacker]
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Apple Wants iTunes To Replace Your Pay TV For $US30 A Month

3:57AM Matt Buchanan | Apple’s apparently pitching to US networks a subscription plan that would deliver all your TV shows through iTunes for $US30 a month, with the goal of launching it next year. More »
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30 Rock’s Emphatically Branded Windows Computer Is Confusing

4:45AM Dan Nosowitz | On this week’s 30 Rock, we found out Jack’s (or Jack’s designer’s) choice of computer, and it’s a weird one: It’s a prop model of a computer that doesn’t exist, yet it’s forcefully branded with the Windows logo. More »
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What A Paid Hulu Could Look Like

6:06AM John Herrman | AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka is busy dousing concerns that recent statements by News Corp’s Chase Carey—that “It’s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online”—mean that Hulu is going to die, dead. More »
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Hulu’s Free Glory Days Are Officially Numbered

6:56AM John Herrman | Hulu, at the behest of its co-parent News Corp, is going to start charging for content in 2010. This is not so good. More »
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Windows 7 Media Center Internet TV Delivers Zune Video Podcasts

4:12AM Sean Fallon | Just in case you missed it buried underneath the upgrade to Netflix Watch Instantly the other day, Microsoft has gone live with Internet TV on Windows 7 Media Center, offering content (of rather poor picture quality) from the following providers: More »
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Family Guy Windows 7 Clip Isn’t All That Exciting

6:10AM Sean Fallon | Earlier this morning we heard that Family Guy is teaming up with Microsoft to promote Windows 7 on an upcoming show. If this clip is anything to go by, I wouldn’t get your hopes up for comedy. More »
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Family Guy And Microsoft Team Up For Hackiest Ever Hackathon

6:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Hack-tacular comedy murderer Seth MacFarlane is teaming up with Microsoft to create a commercial-free, partly live-action special in which the Windows 7 brand-name will be integrated into the show’s content. Commercials might actually have improved this idea. More »