Amazon today unveiled Fire TV, a tiny $99 box that plugs into your HDTV for easy and instant access to Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, WatchESPN, SHOWTIME, low-cost video rentals, and much more. Fire TV also brings photos, music, and games to the living room. “Tiny box, huge specs, tons of content, incredible price—people […]
Google’s Chromecast, an HDMI-connected device that allows users to push online content such as streaming video onto TVs, Is now for sale in Canada at Amazon.ca and the Google Play store. “This is a really simple way to get online content on your television. What the Chromecast does is that it allows any device in […]
A recent update to the Chromecast software reveals that countries outside of the United States may soon be able to get their hands on the inexpensive smart TV option from Google. The update adds support for over 50 languages on the Android version and 20 on the iOS version as the device readies a wider […]
Apple has introduced another app channel to the Apple TV, ACC Sports. The app is a collaboration between the Atlantic Coast Conference and Campus Insiders, covering all of the schools participating in the ACC, as well as a smaller selection of events from other conferences. The app doesn’t offer any live content however, only highlights […]
Nikon has revealed the third generation of its Nikon 1 V-series of mirrorless cameras. The 11.4-ounce Nikon 1 V3 offers an 18.4-megapixel AF CMOS sensor with no low-pass filter, up from the 14.2-megapixel version in the V2, the new Expeed 4A image-processing engine, and the ability to shoot at 20fps with continuous AF, pushed to […]
Just a few days ahead of the beginning of the first US iTunes Festival, being held as part of the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference, Apple has now re-added its iTunes Festival channel back to Apple TV, where concerts will be streamed live. Currently the channel also offers information on the concert schedule and background […]
Roku has introduced a new version of its Streaming Stick at a much lower price tag than the previous version. The Streaming Stick was originally launched in 2012 and until now has sold for $99 — and it was marketed as a way to turn an HDTV into a connected TV. But it depended on […]
The Tizen Association has announced that it is promoting two new versions of the Tizen OS software. One is designed for televisions, and the other is targeted at wearables. Samsung is the using the wearable version in its new Galaxy Gear watches. Tizen previously had two versions: for phones and for vehicle information and entertainment […]
One month after updating the α5000, Sony has launched another Alpha camera with what it claims uses the world’s fastest autofocus in an interchangeable lens camera. The α6000 is able to focus on a subject in 0.06 seconds using Sony’s Fast Hybrid AF system, consisting of a 179-point focal plane phase-detection AF sensor working with a […]
Canon has launched another DSLR in its Rebel range of cameras, aimed at the entry-level market. An upgrade from the EOS Rebel T3 launched in 2011, the Canon EOS Rebel T5 uses an 18-megapixel CMOS APS-C sensor with a DIGIC 4 image processor, giving it a sensitivity range of ISO 100 to ISO 12,800, the […]
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