Rumor had it that the focus of Apple‘s October event would be on its new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, and sure enough it was, with a new, entry-level 13-inch MacBook with standard functions keys thrown in as a bonus. But if you were hoping for news about any other new hardware products, you didn’t …
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A drought will end at the conclusion of the 2016 World Series. The Chicago Cubs last won the World Series in 1908, and the Cleveland Indians haven’t won a title since 1948. These are the two longest championship droughts in baseball, if not professional sports. The 2016 World Series begins on Tuesday, October 25, in Cleveland. Fox will broadcast the …
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Amazon’s Fire TV 2 bundles cost a tad less, thanks to an across-the-board price cut of $10. Enlarge Image The Amazon Fire TV 2 now costs $90 — 10 bucks less than before. Sarah Tew/CNET The price cut doesn’t apply to the new Fire TV Stick, but it brings the cost of the core Fire TV 2 bundle down to …
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wants consumers to know he has their backs as he makes a final push to get new rules in place to protect online privacy and open competition in the cable set-top box market. In a commentary published Wednesday on CNET, Wheeler ticked off several consumer-friendly policies and rules his agency has adopted since he took office …
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Hitachi is leaning on Roku to make its latest televisions smarter. The Japanese conglomerate launched a new line of televisions with Roku’s streaming set-top box capabilities built in. The prices of the televisions range from $499 to $999. Hitachi is just the latest to partner with Roku; TCL had previously struck a similar alliance. For Roku, getting on more televisions …
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Now playing: Watch this: Roku releases five new TV streamers, and the cheapest… 2:16 Update: We’ve now published reviews of the $30 Roku Express and the $40 Express+. We’ll review the 4K Roku boxes soon. Roku just made choosing a new streaming player five times more difficult, and at least five bucks cheaper than the competition. The giant-killing company’s products …
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Streaming video, whether it’s from Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Watch ESPN or PBS Kids, is more popular than ever. And the selection of devices to get those shows and movies from the Internet onto your TV continues to expand. In the last six months or so all of the major players in TV-based streaming — Roku, Amazon, Google and Apple …
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Streaming video, whether it’s from Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Watch ESPN or PBS Kids, is more popular than ever. And the selection of devices to get those shows and movies from the Internet onto your TV continues to expand. In the last six months or so all of the major players in TV-based streaming — Roku, Amazon, Google and Apple …
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There are a lot of reasons why sound bars are taking over home audio, but one of them is increasingly obvious: AV receivers are terrible. I’ve reviewed a lot of them for CNET, and while receivers are fine for enthusiasts who know what they’re doing, they’re a frustrating experience for everyone else. Most technology gets better over time, but AV …
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Audio Return Channel, or ARC, uses a single HDMI connection to send audio from a TV to the sound bar or AV receiver. In theory, this could simplify your setup, and reduce the number of cables you need. Unfortunately it’s not that simple. Here are the good — and bad — aspects of Audio Return Channel. The basics In theory, …
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