All the stories tagged with set top box
Amazon Expected To Release Set-Top Box For Streaming Videos
04/24/2013, Amazon has already single-handedly shaken up the tablet market with its Kindle, and it looks like the company may be looking for expand its consumer electronics presence by planning to introduce a set-top box some time later this year. According [...]
Comcast Encrypting Basic Cable In The Near Future
04/15/2013, The FCC permitted cable providers to encrypt basic cable towards the end of last year and now Comcast has detailed its plans for moving ahead with cable encryption. Those who do not use a CableCard enabled device or a Comcast [...]
Roku Hits 5 Million Roku Players Milestone
04/10/2013, It was all the way back in May 2008 when Roku launched their maiden player that was capable of streaming entertainment directly to the TV, where some have dubbed it to be “the Netflix player,” as Netflix was the first [...]
Microsoft Works On New Set Top Box?
11/22/2012, There are whispers going around at the moment that Microsoft is currently working on a device that will rival the Apple TV when it is released, but it does come with an advantage – to feature casual gaming. Different sources [...]
ADB-01 Android Set Top Box
06/28/2012, The ADB-01 Android Set Top Box that hails from China might soon be one of many of such similar devices that flood the market, and for those who are looking for a hassle free and cheap manner to transform your [...]
Philips HMP2000 lets you stream wireless video on your regular TV
02/20/2012, Philips has just launched the HMP2000, its new set-top box that is designed to compete against Roku, Apple TV and other set top boxes. Designed to plug into your TV’s HDMI port, this set top box features built-in WiFi for [...]
Comcast sends Parker set top to the FCC?
01/18/2012, Comcast intends to expand their business further by experimenting with web-connected cable boxes, and as we all know, most, if not all, devices in the consumer electronics market will need to go through the watchful eyes of the FCC before [...]
Lenovo A30 Internet TV Set Top Box is powered by VIA Nano
01/05/2012, VIA technologies announced today that it will be providing its VIA Nano processors to power Lenovo’s A30 Internet TV Set Top Box that was launched today in Shanghai. The Set top box will feature a 1.2GHz VIA Nano processor and [...]
Roku LT: an affordable set-top box
10/11/2011, Looking for a set-top box for your home television but don’t want to spend a fortune purchasing one? Roku has just announced a new addition to its set top box lineup called the Roku LT. Touted as the market’s cheapest [...]
Roku LT (2400X) makes FCC appearance
09/28/2011, The FCC must have had a field time recently, playing around with yet another unidentified Roku LT player known only by its model number – 2400X. The model number does seem to point towards it being a previous generation device, [...]
GameTanium arriving on set-top boxes
09/08/2011, Over a month ago, we covered GameTanium, a service that allowed users with Android tablets and phones to rent games for a fixed monthly fee instead of forking out hard earned cash to play a new game each time. Well [...]
Your own social network in a set-top box?
07/18/2011, Social networking has been on everyone’s lips for some time already, what with Facebook vanquishing their foes for quite some time already – although they might be getting a new competitor in the form of Google+. Well, how about going [...]
Acer Revo RL100 media center arrives at the US
06/12/2011, Acer’s Revo RL100 media center is now available Stateside, which is a good half year after said box hit the Asian continent. Well, better late than never, no? Touted to be a digital hub, the Revo RL100 is no slouch [...]