One of the biggest reasons people leave broadcast TV and instead opt for streaming services and a-la-carte internet-only options is 1) more choice and 2) less commercials. And it is #2 that is constantly causing controversy for consumers, broadcasters and advertisers alike. The latest controversy: Dish Network’s “Auto Hop”. The way it works is that after 1am the following day a show airs, network shows on Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC will automatically advance...

Image Property of Robert Scoble – link Sony and Samsung cheap TVs you will find no more. Apparently, 3rd party retailers’ heavy handed price slashing has gotten both consumer electronic giants hot under the collar. So much so, in fact, that both manufacturers are reportedly beginning to enforce minimum pricing. The new minimum pricing scheme will allegedly “protect both the manufacturers’ margins and the retailers’ profits from...

First off, allow me to clear my throat *ahem* and say: Hello world! Today is one of those important days in the eyes of Apple fans: release day for a new product! Apple, today, released the new iteration of the iPad along with a newer, 1080p-supporting version, Apple TV. For me, in this release, the Apple TV > the new iPad. Unlike many people, I can tend to hem and haw on a new product. “Do I really need it?” “How much will I use it?” “What...

When we gazed upon the slew of gigantor 50″+ OLED tvs at CES, we instantly found ourselves awash in emotion. The most obvious and strongest one was awe. Beautiful doesn’t even begin to describe them. But at the same time, we were also left with a feeling of sadness for even taking scale into account, there was no way we’d be able to afford one of the fancy new sets for at least a couple of years. Reminding us of this fact was Sony’s old 11″...

We haven’t been all that interested in the connected TV space — Give us a good computer/laptop/tablet/smartphone any day! — but alas, millions of people apparently are or TV manufacturers wouldn’t continue beating this horse. Well, add another item to the bucket list for Best Buy has just unleashed several new web connected Insignia (in-house Best Buy) TVs powered by TiVo… While the hardware itself is nothing special to write home about...