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VUDU Adds 3-D Streaming to Your Increasingly Dimensional Life

Only about 20% of TVs sold this year will support the feature, but Walmart, the company behind this video-streaming service, thinks that is going to change--and fast. READ»

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Walmart Jumps Into Streaming Video With Vudu Purchase

The New York Times is reporting that Walmart has agreed to buy Vudu, a streaming movie rental service. Despite its status as one of the biggest DVD and Blu-ray retailers in the country, Walmart has yet to make any moves into online ...READ»

Streaming Porn, Roku-Style: Can Sex Sell the Set Top Box?

Remember what cable TV was like in the early '80s? Sure, now we have shows like the Sopranos, the Daily Show, and Mad Men, but back then it was mostly Emmanuelle 8 on "Skinemax" and HBO's Real Sex. Now it seems a similar evolutionary ...READ»

Boxee Unveils Set-Top Box

Streaming video service Boxee has just joined the ranks of Roku and Vudu with its own set-top box, to be built by D-Link. The box -- which isn't actually box-shaped at all -- goes on sale at a "network of retail outlets" in the first half of 2010. No price just yet.READ»

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Netflix's Roku Will Stream "Big Name" Content

If you haven't heard of Netflix's [NASDAQ:NFLX] Roku box, here's the scoop: it's a little $100-gizmo that attaches to your TV and streams movies over an Internet connection, which can be had by way of Netflix's monthy rental plans ...READ»