We dug the grid-style menu system that came along with the Roku 3, and now owners of some of the company's older players can experience it as well. The Roku 2 boxes, Roku LT, newer Roku HD and Streaming Stick are all eligible to download the new update, although it's not coming to the company's first generation boxes. It's been rolling out to limited numbers of users all month for testing, but … [Read more...]
Roku passes 5 million players sold in the US, shows off with a few more stats
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Five years after the original Roku launched and just weeks after the release of the Roku 3, the company has announced lifetime US sales of 5 million units. The proclamation comes attached to a detailed infographic (linked below) that breaks down its last five years of progress, plus stats like where it's most popular (Lexington, KY) and the most minutes streamed by one player in one week (10,080.) … [Read more...]
Panasonic prices and ships its first media streamers, newest Blu-ray Disc players
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Don't look now, but Panasonic has just gone public with pricing and availability information for its inaugural line of streaming media players. Announced a few months back at CES, the 3D-capable DMP-MS10 is shipping today for $ 79.99, offering up VIERA Connect (for easy integration with older Panny HDTVs), inbuilt WiFi, external HDD playback and access to Netflix, Hulu Plus, CinemaNow, Vudu and … [Read more...]
Stephen Fishbach Blogs: Show’s Worst Players Will Make Survivor: Caramoan Great
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
"It's like this cast was specially selected to only include the very worst," Stephen Fishbach writes. But "I'm not complaining" People.com Latest News … [Read more...]
Crackle streaming video heads to LG, Samsung, and Vizio Smart TVs, Samsung Blu-ray players
January 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Free video streaming service Crackle is already available on your smart phone, computer, and game console, but today the company announced its expansion to LG, Samsung, and Vizio Smart TVs. The expansion is twofold for Samsung, which is also adding the ad-supported streaming service to its line of Blu-ray players; Crackle characterizes today's news as the conclusion of a strategy to bring the … [Read more...]
A look at the Latest Blu-ray Disc Players on Display at CES 2013
January 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We don't do much technology coverage on Rotten Tomatoes, but since more and more people watch movies at home, we asked Bill Hunt from The Digital Bits to give us a rundown of the newest Blu-ray players on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Rotten Tomatoes: News … [Read more...]
UltraViolet to bundle free movies with Smart TVs and Blu-ray players
January 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Digital Entertainment Group has announced plans to give away free movies when you buy an UltraViolet compatible device. If you buy a Smart TV from one of the following brands, you'll get ten free movies accessible anywhere UltraViolet titles work; including CinemaNow, Flixster, Nook and VUDU. Blu-ray players will come with five free ones and you can choose hardware from LG, Panasonic, Philips, … [Read more...]
Hottest Baseball Players of All Time: Who Are They?
November 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Louisville Slugger Museum uncovers - literally - the game's sexiest men People.com Latest News … [Read more...]
Oppo continues its legacy with two new top end Blu-ray players
September 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Regarded as the best of the best when it comes to disc players, Oppo has two new ones that can easily handle any disc you've got. Physical media isn't the only game in town, obviously, so in addition to Netflix, Vudu and local file support like MKV, Oppo has stepped it up even further by adding an HDMI port in front for use as an MHL input. This allows you to leverage the high-end Oppo's … [Read more...]
Stephen Fishbach Blogs: Returning Players Show Good, Bad and Ugly of Survivor
September 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mike Skupin, Russell Swan, and Jonathan Penner head down very different paths People.com Latest News … [Read more...]
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