Audio,Visual Category - Page 2

Redbox Buys Up Blockbuster Express Kiosks [Nine Figure Deal Leads To Redbox Annexing Most Of The DVD Rental Kiosk Market]

By on Tuesday, 7. February 2012

And suddenly, the entire landscape changed, at least as far as where you get your DVDs is concerned.  Seems that, pretty soon, there will be a whole lot fewer Blockbuster Express kiosks out there, as Redbox has agreed to pick up a hefty slug of them from their current owner [...]

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Apple Television May Take Up To Five Percent Of The Market, Say Analysts [Analyst Reports Suggest That, If Launched, Apple's Television Would Take A Five Percent Slice Of Market For Itself, Pull Billions In Revenue]

By on Tuesday, 7. February 2012

While we’re all still looking for the launch of the Apple television, or iTV as some are calling it, one thing is becoming almost aggressively clear: if this thing actually hits the market it will do so like the fist of an angry god. At least, that’s what the analysts [...]

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VooMote Zapper Hits Apple Stores Across United States [Reports Emerge That Put The VooMote Zapper Dongle, Which Turns Your iOS Gear Into A Universal Remote, In Apple Store Locations Across America Today]

By on Tuesday, 7. February 2012

We just got dropped a tip from our friends out at the Max Borges Agency, saying that the VooMote Zapper dongle has finally emerged into the regular retail scene, and now can be had at Apple Store locations all over the United States. But considering that they were already available [...]

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Samsung’s Newest Smart TV Remote To Boast Several New Features [Touch Screens & Voice Control Mark The Newest Additions To Samsung's Smart TV Remote In A Likely Bid To Compete With Upcoming Apple]

By on Tuesday, 7. February 2012

While the Apple television–or the iTV, if you ignore that pesky bit about the television network of the same name that some enjoy pointing out whenever the name “iTV” is used in conjunction with Apple’s television–is still largely the product of rumor and prototype, it looks like Samsung’s taking its [...]

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Apple To Partner With AT&T & Verizon On iTV [Apple's Smart HDTV May Have Content Courtesy Of Cell Carriers, But Don't Expect Apple To Make Their Own TV Shows & Movies]

By on Tuesday, 7. February 2012

Rumors about an alleged Apple HDTV called iTV have started to come fast and furious in recent weeks, leading one to suspect that they may be coming from Apple directly. In any event, Bloomberg is reporting that Apple may be partnering with their carrier partners AT&T and Verizon on the [...]

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Apple iTV Already In Testing at Rogers & BCE in Canada? [Apple TV Prototype Already in The Wild, Features Include Siri Voice & Hand Gestures Controls]

By on Monday, 6. February 2012

Yesterday we were somewhat surprised to hear that Best Buy has already conducted a survey to gauge the public opinion and interest in a $1,499 42-inch Apple HDTV, as they call it. Apparently as an HDTV retailer, Best Buy wants to know whether the public would be interested in an [...]

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Lilyhammer Strikes Netflix, Representing First Original Content Foray [Lilyhammer, Netflix's First Original Series, Now Goes Live For Streaming From Their Network]

By on Monday, 6. February 2012

And so it begins…or does it? Netflix’s first original series, Lilyhammer, has just gone up on Netflix’s streaming service, accessible by Netflix streaming subscribers. The question now becomes, are we witnessing the beginning of a whole new era? Or are we looking at a mere statistical aberration?

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Rdio For Android Gets An Update, Find The Latest In The Market [Rdio Rolls-Out An Updated Version Of Their Android App; Brings New Features To Include Enhanced Search, Support For Ice Cream Sandwich's Remote Control Client & More]

By on Monday, 6. February 2012

If you happen to be an Rdio customer that is sporting an Android handset — you may want to check the Android Market for the latest version of the app. Yup, Rdio for Android has been updated and this new version of the app is described as being “completely redesigned.”

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Verizon & Redbox Announce On-Demand Streaming Video Partnership [Redbox Partners With Verizon, Looks To Bring Some Additional Competition For Other Streaming Services Such As Amazon Video-On-Demand & Netflix]

By on Monday, 6. February 2012

The rumors about Redbox launching a streaming video service to complement their DVD rentals is coming true. Of course, while this is indeed coming true, it does not look like it will be happening exactly as we had expected.

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Apple HDTV Spotted in Best Buy Survey, Priced at $1,499 [Best Buy Toys With Apple iTV Concept, Calls It Apple HDTV In Own Survey]

By on Sunday, 5. February 2012

It’s not every day that we see Best Buy send survey on rumored Apple products to its customers, but the retailer seems to be very interested in what its current customer base think about an Apple-made TV that would be launched at some point in the future.

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