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The future of TV and the death of cable

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Originally published in Vegas Seven
Web-enabled TVs and streaming video suggest the days of paying for cable are numbered
I have two devices in my living room that stream movies and prime time TV shows straight from the Internet to my TV—and no, the setup wasn’t sourced from a scene in The Matrix.
One of the devices [...]

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Wii to stream Netflix movies. Why do I still have cable?

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Soon, owners of the Nintendo Wii will be able to stream movies from Netflix to play on their TV. So when you get tired of the boy or girl beating you at Wii tennis, you can go to your Netflix que and instantly watch a movie about tennis. (Anybody remember Chad Lowe’s star turn in [...]

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Six gadget deals that caught my eye at Best Buy

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

A brief tour Monday of the local Best Buy uncovered several fine deals if you are still searching for gadget-themed holiday treats. Here are six that caught my eye:

Nike Flight Sport headphones, $25. How good do these sound? I have no idea but I’m sure they are no worse than what ships with an [...]

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Home theater sound without a tangle of wires

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A hot trend in home audio is to create surround-sound environment without stringing speakers (and speaker wire) across the house. Thanks to an explosion of products known as sound bars and single-cabinet speaker systems, it has become pretty easy to add a quality sound system without ruining the decor.
Better, set up is a snap.
These systems [...]

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A few of my favorite things

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Few things are more alluring than a cool piece of technology waiting to be unwrapped. But what gadget gifts become the items you can’t live without, the ones you use again and again? These are at the top of my wish list.

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin. When this high-end iPod dock was first released in 2007, [...]

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