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NETFLIX   |  1 comment

Netflix Users Embrace Streaming, but "Watch Instantly" Needs Work, Study Suggests

Netflix's streaming movie service may be more popular--and perhaps more vulnerable--than anyone has realized. Two-thirds of Netflix customers have used the service's "Watch Instantly" feature, according to new research by Praxi Group ...READ»

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EPIX   |  1 comment

Epix Aims to Put HBO and Showtime to Shame; Try It for Free Here!

Last month we reported that a new cable channel called Epix was going to try to steal thunder from heavyweights like HBO and Showtime by also offering all their movies online at EpixHD.com. The channel, which is being offered first on ...READ»

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Nikon's D300s Video DSLR Makes Us Wonder, What's Next for Cameras?

Nikon just refreshed its D300 digital SLR camera into the D300s, with 720p video-shooting powers, a quieter shutter and in-video auto-focus. It's neat and all, but it has us wondering where else can next-gen DLSRs go? The D300s is ...READ»

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Format War Ends: Toshiba Has a Blu-ray Player En Route

This is about as sweet an about-face as you'll see in business: Toshiba, proponent of the failed HD video disc format HD-DVD, is due to swallow its pride and release a Blu-ray machine later this year. It's fabulous news for ...READ»

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Why HD? Watch This

If you're like a lot of amateur home-movie buffs, you might have an older camcorder--say, Mini DV--and you're probably debating about whether the upgrade to HD is worth it. A video that's gone viral this week demonstrates the ...READ»

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WiGig is Another New Wi-Fi Standard, But At Least It's Fast

Gigabit speed Wi-fi--that's around ten times faster than current Wi-fi speeds--sounds all very groovy, and as everyone's file sizes rise while we all get used to HD video, faster Wi-fi is becoming a necessity. But the WiGig ...READ»

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MICROSOFT   |  Comment

Leaked Zune Images Point to 3rd-and Possibly Fake-Device in Microsoft's Lineup

Microsoft may have another new audio player up its sleeve: The Zune "3rd," as it's being dubbed. The tip came in the form of a supposed advertising image, seen below, courtesy of Gizmodo. News of this Zune, which appears ...READ»

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SAMSUNG   |  3 comments

Bizarre Samsung Micro-HD Cam Available May 15

Amazon reveals that Samsung's much-anticipated micro-HD camera, the HMX-R10, will be available on May 15 for $500. Samsung boasts that it's the smallest HD cam in the world--but what's truly noteworthy is the angle of the camera's ...READ»

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Battle Of The Thinnest TVs At CES 2009

When news of LG's LH95 "thinnest" LCD TV hit last week, we should've predicted that it was just the first of a series of similar product announcements. At CES 2009, it seems that TV makers are trying to out-do one another with debuts ...READ»

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Toshiba Shipping DVD-to-HD Player

Still fresh off the defeat of its HD-DVD format by the Blu-Ray alliance, Toshiba [OTC:TOSBF] isn't just limping around with a case of the hi-def blues. In fact, the company is releasing this month a new standard DVD player that ...READ»

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Hitachi Releasing Three-Format HD Camcorder

If you get anxious making decisions, this Hitachi cam [NYSE:HIT] might be the camcorder for you. It has a remarkable three ways of recording HD video: onto a Blu-ray disc, on to a high capacity SD card, or onto its internal 30GB ...READ»

The Value of Free

This weekend, I turned on my cable box to find that I was now receiving about 20 more high definition channels than in the past. I could now watch wonderful shows like Rescue Me or Dirty Jobs in HD. And the best part of this was ...READ»

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