Welcome to the 21st Century, Nielsen. The TV viewership tracking company said Tuesday it will show tallies of viewers who watch series on Hulu and YouTube TV in addition to its ratings data. “We are proud to be able to deliver this solution to our clients as part of our commitment to provide trusted, independent …
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One of my favorite things about my TV setup at home is the ability to say “Alexa, turn on the TV” and have the TV fire up, my AV receiver switch to the right input and my TiVo ready for action — er, vegetation. To do all that, I use a Harmony universal remote. That’s because Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant …
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Facebook’s Oculus just reduced the price on the Rift, the company’s premium VR headset, to $399. Suddenly, it’s more affordable than the PlayStation VR. The sale’s only happening for the summer, which is why it’s time to ask… should you take the plunge? Scott Stein Enlarge Image Scott Stein rocks out with an Oculus Rift. Josh Miller/CNET I say yes… …
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Now playing: Watch this: The real deals of Amazon Prime Day 2:24 Prime Day 2017 has arrived. We’ll cut straight to the chase: You’re here for Amazon’s July 11 deals. We’re doing our best to collate them as we see them. Before you shop, check out: First Prime Day deals revealed: $35 Echo Dot, $90 Echo, more Prime Day 2017: …
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Now playing: Watch this: The real deals of Amazon Prime Day 2:24 Amazon’s Prime Day online shopping extravaganza starts later today, and the company has just teased some of the first big deals available. As always, Amazon’s own hardware is at the top of the discount list. Prime price cuts include some of the best-ever deals on the Echo speaker …
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To the chagrin of penny-pinching cord cutters nationwide, CNET’s favorite live TV streaming service just got more expensive. PlayStation Vue has eliminated its Slim packages, which started at $30 per month and were available in most parts of the country aside from seven major cities. Now it charges at least $40 per month nationwide. Asked why the price went up, …
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OLED TVs boast the best picture quality we’ve ever tested, but if you want a truly big one, it’ll cost as much as a Ford Fiesta. Pricing has been announced for the biggest 2017 versions of LG and Sony’s organic light-emitting diode TVs. They measure 77 inches diagonal and start at $15 grand. That’s three or four times as expensive …
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On the right armrest of my captain’s chair, on the bridge of the USS Aegis, a button glows tantalizingly red. One press, and my crew will go to battle stations, raising shields and arming photon torpedoes. But what’s the fun in that? Everyone knows real Starfleet captains use their lungs to issue commands — and starting today, Ubisoft’s VR game Star …
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As more people warm up to virtual reality and augmented reality, the two hot trends are expected to get even hotter in the next five years. Shipments of VR and AR headsets are set to climb to just under 100 million units worldwide by 2021, according to a forecast by research firm IDC. A little under 10 million headsets shipped …
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Sling has announced that users are now able to record Fox programs on its cloud-based DVR service including Fox Local, Fox Sports 1, Nat Geo and FX. The company says that If the recording is available from Fox on demand, users will directed to the on-demand content instead. In addition users are now able to “protect” recordings from being deleted, organize …
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