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Apple TV Could Play To Portability Needs, Say Reports

New Reports Suggest Apple Television Could Get A Leg Up By Being Less Like A Television
By on Thursday, 24. May 2012

A new analyst report has emerged, providing a little insight toward new possibilities for Apple. And perhaps the biggest one comes from Forrester’s James McQuivey, who recently released a report detailing one possible big reason Apple’s television could be the one to watch, by making it not so much a [...]

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Apple Television Release Would Boost Average Amount Spent On Apple, Say Reports

If Apple Televisions Were Released, Say Reports, It Would Likely Spike The Average Amount Spent On Apple Products In Households
By on Friday, 18. May 2012

There are more than a few people out there for whom buying an Apple product is a display of disgusting excess, and thus, they scoff and roll their eyes at the “iToys” out there, considering them signs of wastefulness and profligate excess to rival anything Caligula could have come up [...]

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Silicon Micro Displays ST1080 Gives You A Whole New Heads-Up Display

With Google Project Glass Still Some Time Off, Silicon Micro Displays Offers A Way To Fill The Gap With The ST1080
By on Friday, 18. May 2012

It’s not hard to see that the whole Google Project Glass thing has people excited. In fact, even I like the idea of replacing the laptop that I had previously thought of as a light and convenient source of mobile computing with a pair of glasses, maybe some gloves, and [...]

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Apple, Disney Working On ESPN On Apple TV

Disney & Apple In Talks To Bring The WatchESPN App To Apple TV Set-Top Boxes, But Don't Cancel Your Cable Yet
By on Tuesday, 15. May 2012

There’s good news ahead for sports fans, as the word is that Disney is looking to get the ESPN app–WatchESPN–onto Apple TV set-top boxes. But the news is not all good, as it turns out, and the addition will likely prove redundant for many.

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Ikea's Uppleva Home Theater Line Gets Some Performance Upgrades

Those Thinking Uppleva Would Just Be A Pretty Bit Of Furniture Get A Little Extra Functionality By Way Of An App-Driven Upgrade
By on Tuesday, 15. May 2012

Just under a month ago, we first brought word your way about the Uppleva combination line of home theater hardware and furniture in one ultra-convenient and space-saving package. And at the time, it may have seemed like this wasn’t exactly going to be any great shakes for the home theater [...]

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Dish Network's Hopper DVR Draws Ire From Content Providers

One Of Hopper's Features Called "Strange" & "An Insult" By NBC & Fox
By on Monday, 14. May 2012

After Dish Network’s bizarre introduction of the Hopper and Joey systems–featuring a live kangaroo at one point–it was clear that this wasn’t going to be just your ordinary product launch. But the current word from some of the content providers that Dish Network works with–specifically, NBC and Fox–says that, while [...]

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Apple Television Preparations In Progress, Says Foxconn

Foxconn CEO Terry Gou Spills Beans About Apple Television Plans, Says Foxconn Is Ready When Apple Is
By on Friday, 11. May 2012

You’ve got to applaud Terry Gou for his stance on being ready to provide what his primary customer–Apple–needs pretty much whenever Apple needs it, but his eagerness to provide may have unintentionally tripped up some plans to keep the Apple television quiet thanks to remarks recently spilled during an interview.

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NDS' Surfaces System Turns Entire Walls Into Televisions

Big Televisions Get A Whole New Level Of Big Thanks To Developments From NDS' Surfaces
By on Thursday, 10. May 2012

Big televisions are the bread and butter of the gadget community. Let’s face it; most of us have one. Whether we indulge in the vast wasteland of current broadcast media–although I think we all have our favorites, and stuff we like to point to say, hey, at least (fill in [...]

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TiVo's Spring Update Focuses On Streaming Content

TiVo's Newest Update Looks To Bring Popular Streaming Media Into The Fold, Offer Up New Services
By on Thursday, 10. May 2012

You’ve really got to hand it to TiVo. Nothing would come out of them for months at a time and then they start turning up the heat a bit, bringing out new products, and now, new services. They’ve expanded their growing repertoire in their Spring update, which will focus on [...]

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Samsung's Massive OLED Television Gets Pricing, Release Range

Those Eager To Know The Price Tag On The Huge OLED Television From Samsung Will Get Their Wish With Both Barrels, Even Including Range On When To Find It
By on Thursday, 10. May 2012

We’ve been following the launch of Samsung’s massive new OLED television for some time now, but until now, two details that Samsung seemed almost honor-bound to not fork over were launch dates and pricing. Well, the launch date is still a bit hazy–they’re sticking to a range, for the most [...]

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