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ZL Podcast – Entertainment Of CES 2012: Samsung 55-Inch Super OLED HDTV, LG OLED HDTV, Ubuntu TVs…

We didn't focus on entertainment at ZL Studios this week at CES 2012 but we couldn't ignore all of the brand new HDTVs that were showed off. We saw a 55-inch Super OLED HDTV from Samsung, and an OLED HDTV from LG. We also saw an HDTV running Ubuntu TV and a new Roku Streaming Stick which is a Roku … [Read more...]

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ZL Studios Year In Review: The Entertainment Of 2011

Last year was a pretty interesting year as far as entertainment goes. We saw the set top box in some ways fail and in some ways succeed. We saw the Apple TV, the Google TV, the Roku, the Boxee Box, and many others and all are bringing the Internet to your HDTV making your HDTV a bit more smart. … [Read more...]

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Roku Announces The Streaming Stick, A Roku Box Put Into A Dongle

We talked about how set top boxes started to become a bit more popular during 2011 and it looks like that's a trend that will continue through 2012. One company that makes set top boxes is Roku and they've already figured out how to make extremely tiny set top boxes. But I guess something that can … [Read more...]

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Apple To Release A 32-, And 37-Inch iTV In The Summer Of 2012

There have actually been rumors for quite a while that Apple has been working on their very own television. And those rumors just started to get even bigger ever since Apple Steve Jobs hinted at the possibility of an Apple television in his biography. Yeah right now Apple has the Apple TV which is … [Read more...]

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Hulu Plus Drops Down $2 To $7.99 For Official Launch

Hulu Plus adds more features to Hulu, and removes things like ads. But I don't think many people really started using it because it used to cost $9.99 which is kind of expensive for just video streaming. But it looks like Hulu is lowering the price a bit so it will look better to more people. So … [Read more...]

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Tech Thursdays #2 – D-Link Boxee Box Here, Sprint’s ZTE Peel Case, Microsoft Be What’s Next…

Today's Thursday, so it's time for the second episode of Tech Thursdays. Today the video covers Microsoft's new slogan got trademarked, it's be what's next. It shows that Microsoft is trying to get back into the smartphone market and cover all of the popular markets. Google is now bringing Instant … [Read more...]

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DVPRemote, An iOS App That Acs As A Roku Remote

There have been Android applications to control the Google TV, iPhone applications to control the Apple TV, how about an application to control the Roku box? So a developer named Phil Irey developed DVPRemote for iOS. It was made to control the Roku set-top box. The newest version is version 2.0 … [Read more...]

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Roku Preparing Firmware Updates, New UI, v2.8

The Roku is one of the many set-top boxes you can choose from. It looks like they are working on a new UI and new features for version 2.8 of their firmware. Some of the new features will be channel store, Hulu Plus access, DLNA streaming, So just a few minor things, but those minor things are … [Read more...]