Yearly Archives: 2011

There couldn't be a bigger contrast in genres of TV shows but Amazon has added both Glee and Sons of Anarchy to their Prime Instant Video service. That means if you're a Prime member you can instantly stream seasons 1 & 2 of both hit television shows to your computer, supporting tablet or TV set at no extra charge.

Movies from SnagFilms are now available to stream via a free app the company launched today. As well as smartphones running Android, the app...

Charter Communications has started rolling out TiVo Premiere to customers Texas, to be completed the first half of 2012, the company said. TiVo Premiere...

The much acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones is headed for Blu-ray Disc and DVD on March 6, 2012 -- a month before Season 2 starts in April. The 5-disc sets (both BD and DVD) will contain all 10 episodes of Season 1, along with plenty of extras such as character profiles, interviews, production featurettes, and never-before-scene footage.

NBC Universal has announced the release Friday Night Lights Seasons 1-5 repackaged DVD set on March 6, 2012. But the announcement comes as a disappointment for Blu-ray player owners who have put their DVD collections on the curb.

Xbox 360 owners with Kinect can now use voice commands and gestures to browse movies on Netflix. The Netflix interface for 360 also includes...

Check out this video of YouTube user KinectFAAST who uses Kinect technology to control gestures in Skyrim on the PC. The program, called FAAST, is middleware that runs on the OpenNI framework. The OpenNI framework doesn't support voice so the guy uses VAC (Voice Activated Commands) software to convert spoken words to keystrokes via a RazorFish bluetooth headset.

the recent public testing phase of the Star Wars: The Old Republic brought in 2 million volunteers. According to the game's publisher, EA, a whopping 725,000 unique players joined the game over the Thanksgiving weekend, making it "one of the biggest beta tests in history."

Verizon will apparently launch a streaming service sometime in 2012 that will take on services such as Netflix, and potentially challenge traditional cable television services.

Verizon and Motorola have partnered to release two new DROID XYBOARD tablets this month with Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating systems. The tablets boast dual-core 1.2 GHz processors, 1 GB of RAM, and MotoCast.