Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom founded Skype and Rdio, among other disruptive startups, and now Janus Friis has founded a new startup called Vdio. Skype looked to turn the world of telephony on its ear and Rdio took aim at the streaming music market, and if you haven’t already guessed, Vdio will be looking to tackle the streaming video market. […]
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Virgin Media is preparing to roll out an update to TiVo users that will bring a slew of performance improvements and new functions. The update is expected to include some big features such multiroom streaming, BBC iPlayer and Red Button support, and TiVo App support, but the feature that will likely catch the most attention outside of the UK will be […]
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As a general rule of thumb, companies work hard to control the message when launching a new product. Lucky for us, it seems like we can always count on some retailer’s website to spill the beans ahead of a release. Not that the SiriusXM Lynx receiver is a complete mystery product. SiriusXM had previously indicated that a “Satellite 2.0” receiver […]
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For those holding on to an aging HDTV or projector which lacks HDMI support, there are few options in a world where component (YPbPr) output is slowly being stripped away. In fact, until recently there were only two, the HDFURY II and HDFURY III; but with the lower model starting at $180, neither is a perfect option for the thrifty. […]
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