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Tag Archives: streaming
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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The Best TV Under $1,000
Regardless of your budget, your first consideration when buying a TV is image quality. But with so many high-quality sets to choose from, setup, operation, and ease-of-use should factor into your decision as well. Read the rest of this review … Continue reading
Posted in Techlicious, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, 4K TV, 6-Series, Alexa, Amazon Alexa, Dolby Vision, Google Assistant, HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, HomeKit, LCD, LED, Mini-LED, MiniLED, Roku, Roku TV, Siri, streaming, TCL, TV
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My CES 2021 Show Daily Coverage
Here is some of my Show Daily coverage from the virtual CES 2021. Click on each page image to enlarge. CES 2021 Panel: Future Of Contactless Shopping CES 2021 Panel: Retail’s New Look – Shopper’s Little Helpers
Posted in CES, TWICE
Tagged 5G, autonomous vehicles, CES, CES 2021, digital health, home robots, robots, smart cities, streaming, Verizon
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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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TiVo Bolt: How to make your dumb TV smart
Modern TV viewing at home requires three components: access to broadcast programming such as that found on NBC, PBS and the like, plus cable content such as ESPN and HBO, streaming content such as Netflix — and then a DVR … Continue reading
Posted in Gear Brain, smart home, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, Alexa, Amazon, Bolt, DVR, Roku, streaming, TiVo
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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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