When ESPN+ launched last week it was missing the ace of the streaming hardware rotation: Roku.  Now Roku, the most popular streaming platform and a CNET favorite, has an updated ESPN app that includes a section dedicated to ESPN+. That brings ESPN’s new subscription service to all major streaming platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and …

Sony, LG, Samsung and even TCL are now putting one of my favorite picture-enhancing technologies — full array local dimming — into their highest-end LCD TVs. But nobody does local dimming like Vizio. The US company’s onslaught of 2018 TVs, spread across five series and 19 models announced on Tuesday, includes a whopping 13 with full array local dimming (FALD). No …

Apple’s “field trip” event at a Chicago’s Lane Tech High School just wrapped up, and we’ve all learned an important lesson: the new iPad costs the same as the old one. The company’s least expensive tablet is now official, and the price is still $329 (£319 in the UK, and AU$469 in Australia).  See also Apple unveils new iPad to …

GoPro is going more professional. The iconic action cam company has entered a licensing partnership with Jabil, a manufacturing services company with expertise in electronics design.  “This collaborative approach with Jabil will enable innovative, GoPro enabled products and services from some of the most exciting hardware and software companies out there,” said Sandor Barna, GoPro’s chief technology officer in a …

Sony fans holding out for a cheaper OLED TV, prepare for a bit of disappointment.  The new A8F series, first shown off at CES 2018 in January, will cost $2,800 at the 55-inch size and $3,800 at the 65-inch size. Those prices are $300 more than the cost of LG’s 2018 C8 series in the same sizes.  Meanwhile the Sony …

“The hypnosis session you’re about to experience has been designed to enable you to forget one of your favorite TV series, so you can experience it as if for the first time, even though you’ve already seen it.” That’s what you’ll hear when you visit Unspoil Me, a site Samsung set up to promote its new QLED TVs.  The soothing …

Samsung wants you to forget about OLED and go for the Q instead. The company on Wednesday took the wraps off its 2018 lineup of higher-end QLED TVs, providing more details on new features and specific models that were absent from its CES announcements in January.  The biggest news for video quality fans is the confirmation that the two highest-end …

Consider this the opening salvo of high-end TV pricing for 2018. LG has revealed pricing for most of its 2018 lineup of OLED TVs. The good news is that they’re less-expensive than last year, by $1000 for both the 55- and 65-inch sizes. Now playing: Watch this: LG’s new OLED TVs still look great, offer some upgrades 1:57 The bad …

UPDATE March 5, 2018: LG has set pricing for many of the TVs described below, starting at $2,500. Click here for details. Aside from this update, this article has not otherwise been modified since its initial publication. If you bought an LG OLED TV in 2017, buyer’s remorse probably won’t be an issue.  And if you’re waiting for a final …

I use a $130 Harmony universal remote at home and I tell everyone who has a complex-enough system to do the same. And I’ve been a happy Harmony camper for more than a decade. But after spending the last week reviewing Caavo, a $400 universal remote, I’ve come to view the category in a different way. Yes, Caavo is fatally …