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Tag Archives: Netflix
SmartTechCheck Podcast: ChatGPT losing steam, coming streaming chaos, legacy of the light bulb
I join host Mark Vena along with fellow tech journalists Dwight Silverman and John Quain in an informative SmartTechCheck podcast discussing the waning momentum of ChatGPT, the potentially coming chaos of streaming services and content, and the legacy of the … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, SmartTechCheck Podcast, Tech History
Tagged Apple TV+, AppleTV, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Disjointed, Disney Plus, Edison, generative AI, HBO Max, Hulu, light bulb, Netflix, Silo, streaming, Thomas Edison
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Smart Home Hacking, Netflix customer satisfaction, TikTok, Grubhub
Host Mark Vena, Rob Pegoraro, John Quain, and I discuss disturbing hacking reports in smart homes, Netflix customer satisfaction woes, Amazon’s investment in Grubhub, and China’s access of TikTok data. Watch this podcast here at YouTube.com.
Posted in Internet/Social Media, smart home
Tagged Amazon, GrubHub, internet security, Netflix, Oracle, printers, TikTok
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Apple WWDC22, Netflix/Roku merge, January 6th hearings, NESN DTC offering
Host Mark Vena, John Quain, Rob Pegoraro and I recap Apple WWDC22 and opine on the rumored Roku/Netflix merger, the upcoming January 6th hearings and NESN’s new regional sports offering. Watch this podcast here on YouTube.com.
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Internet/Social Media, SmartTechCheck Podcast, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged Apple, NESN, Netflix, Roku, WWDC
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Netflix, Disney Plus subscriber gains, iPod, passwordless sign-ons
Host Mark Vena and I opine on a tale of two streaming companies (Netflix and Disney Plus), the iPod is “retired,” and the promise of a “passwordless” future. Watch this podcast here at Yahoo.com.
Posted in Apple, Internet/Social Media, music players/speakers, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Apple, Disney Plus, iPod, Netflix, passwords
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Netflix subscriber woes, Sonos voice assistant rumor, Dish’s 5G rollout
Host Mark Vena, Rob Pegoraro, and I tackle Netflix’s subscriber problems, rumors surfacing around a new voice assistant from Sonos and Dish’s initial 5G rollout. Watch the podcast here at YouTube.com.
Posted in cell/smartphones, Internet/Social Media, smart home, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged 5G, DISH, Netflix, Sonos, voice assistant
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New Viable Video Codecs on the Way? Maybe
Dissatisfaction with video codec royalty rates, lack of licensor transparency and complicated licensing terms have been perpetual complaints of many commercial video content purveyors. Not surprisingly, some would like to see a shake-up in the current system of how intellectual … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Tech Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, 8K, Advanced Video Coding, Amazon Prime, AV1, AVC, DTH, Essential Video Coding, EVC, H.265, HEVC, HEVC Advance, IPTV, MPEG LA, MPEG-4, MPEG-5, Netflix, satellite TV, streaming, UHD, Velos, Versatile Video Coding, video coding, VP9, VVC, YouTube
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AV1: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Like Chewbacca cosplayers drooling in anticipation over any Star Wars Episode IX detail droplet, attendees at the recent Streaming Video East confab were all atwitter over the potential of the recently minted AV1 video codec proffered by the Alliance for … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Digital Tech Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged Alliance for Open Media, Amazon, AOM, AV1, Cisco, Facebook, Google, H.265, HEVC, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Netflix, Streaming Media East, VP9
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Is UHD Blu-ray The Last Gasp of Packaged Media?
Considering the popularity of UHD TVs and the dearth of 4K content, you’d think UHD TV buyers would be snapping up UHD BD decks and UHD Blu-ray titles. Surprisingly, not so much. Found out what this means here.
Posted in Digital Tech Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, Blu-ray, DirecTV, DISH, Netflix, Samsung, UHD
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Weakest Link for Cord-Cutting and 4K Streaming
A more inside-baseball look at the weakness of the U.S.’s national broadband infrastructure, one of my regular blog posts at Digital Technology Consulting, a boutique market research company in Dallas for whom I work as a senior analyst.
Posted in Digital Tech Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, cord cutting, Netflix, router, Slingbox, streaming, Wi-Fi
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