Category Archives: General Tech

Roku Adds Amazon VOD To Netflix Box

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

The $100 Roku video player, often referred to as the Roku Netflix Player, or just the Netflix STB, will have to change its reputation. No longer just a client for Netflix streaming, Roku is adding Amazon Video On Demand to … Continue reading →

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Samsung Web-Enables HDTVs With Yahoo!

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

LG isn’t the only one souping up their HDTV models, Samsung is getting in on the act too. While LG is partnering with Netflix for streaming video, Samsung is partnering with Yahoo! for a wider variety of web content. Samsung … Continue reading →

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LG Electronics Beings Netflix Right To The TV

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

A year ago LG Electronics announced a deal to bring Netflix streaming content to their set-top boxes, which materialized on the BD300 Blu-ray deck. Now LG and Netflix are taking it one step further, by enabling streaming right to new … Continue reading →

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Off To CES

Posted on Saturday, January 3, 2009 by MegaZone

Welll, in just under 10 hours I should be on a plane to Las Vegas, NV for CES. The show properly is Thursday-Sunday, but there are press events Tuesday and Wednesday which I’ll be attending. During the show itself I’ll … Continue reading →

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Catching Up With Requiem

Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 by MegaZone

I’ve been remiss in keeping up with Requiem news since my last post, back in October. At the time I reported on the release of Requiem 1.8.1 which enabled FairPlay DRM removal on the Mac for iTunes 8.0.1, but didn’t … Continue reading →

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