News tagged with video cables

HDMI could soon be replaced by new cable technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new audio/video cable techology is being developed that might spell the end of HDMI cables, which are currently used to connect a wide range of audio and video devices. The new technology ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (42) | comments 42 | with audio podcast report

New USB hub cuts a cord

I maintain that anything helping me to get rid of wires is aces with me. Basically I can't stand wires. I truly believe that anyone who has confronted the rat's nest of wires behind their desk must be in agreement ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 11

Hulu.com lets you legally watch premium video content

Most of us don't watch television the way we did just a few short years ago. Back then, we had to watch TV shows when they were aired, a slave to the broadcasting schedule whim of the networks.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 4

New Vizio HD-TV breaks wide-screen barrier for movies, apps

The shape of TVs to come might be even wider than wide-screen. Today's high-definition sets evolved to a rectangular 16-by-9 shape from the more square analog TVs. But a wider 21-by-9 display standard is in ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

OnLive instant video game streaming box could become the Netflix of games

I've been playing with OnLive's new video game streaming box for a few days now - the MicroConsole - and I am very impressed.

Technology / Business

created Nov 26, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Streaming to overtake cable in 3-5 years: Netflix

Internet-streamed video will overtake cable to dominate home video viewing within three to five years, Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings predicted Tuesday, with stiffer competition to come.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8

YouTube renovates website with a new look, format

(AP) -- YouTube has reprogrammed its website to make it easier for viewers to find and watch their favorite channels.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Gadgets that bring the Internet to the TV

(AP) -- Do you have 157 channels and nothing on? Not if your TV is connected to the Internet. There's a wealth of movies and TV shows available, often at reasonable prices and sometimes even free. And it's ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

HD camcorders shoot great video but it's not easy to watch

If you want to buy a high-definition camcorder, no problem -- you have a range of options.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Are you really ready to cut the cable?

Lots of TV shows and movies can now be found online, and the amount is increasing fast.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4

FCC clears deep-sea fiber-optic cable linking Asia, California

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has given the green light for a trans-Pacific fiber-optic cable funded by an international consortium that includes Google. The new cable, expected to be carrying data traffic by ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Google hints at TV service for ultra-fast broadband test

Google Inc. has sent an ever-clearer signal that it could be bringing a TV service to the Kansas City market.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Why cable TV bills are rising

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers often grouse that their cable television bills go up every year, but multichannel video program distributors (MVPD) are often just passing along ever increasing costs, says a new report from Ball ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 7

'Digital living room' getting closer

The digital living room is still under construction, but consumers can now get a glimpse of what it might look like.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Why would consumers pay less for separate than bundled products?

Packaging an expensive item with a cheap one seems like a no-brainer. But according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, most consumers in this situation are not willing to pay as much for a combination as the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1