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...]
ZL Studios Year In Review: The Best Tech And Gadgets Of 2011
January 1, 2012 By
The year of 2011 is over and now it's 2012. Last year like many other years was a huge year for consumer electronics and technology. At ZL Studios we wrote thousands of blog posts over the past year covering what has been going on in depth. We've written so much that it might be difficult for you … [Read more...]
Reycom’s Windows Media Center Coming With A $499 Price
January 7, 2011 By
When you think of a set top box right now you probably don't think of a good old computer running Windows Media Center. Instead you'll probably think of maybe an Apple TV, Roku, Boxee Box, and maybe even a gaming console. That's because not many companies are making Windows Media Center boxes. So … [Read more...]
iXtreamer Brings Your iPad To Your TV Using A Dock
November 17, 2010 By
There are many different iPad docks out there, but none really allow you to connect your iPad to your TV. There is one though and that's the iXtreamer. So this dock is probably more of a set-top box than a dock but that's probably what some people are looking for. So it's a dock that supports the … [Read more...]
Hulu Plus Drops Down $2 To $7.99 For Official Launch
November 17, 2010 By
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...]
iFixit Tears Apart The New D-Link Boxee Box
November 11, 2010 By
I really like how iFixit just has to take apart the latest gadgets to see what's inside. Their latest project was to take apart the new Boxee Box from D-Link. So as you probably know the Boxee Box is a lot taller than the Apple TV and Google TVs. It turns out that's due to an odd shaped heatsink. … [Read more...]
Tech Thursdays #2 – D-Link Boxee Box Here, Sprint’s ZTE Peel Case, Microsoft Be What’s Next…
November 11, 2010 By
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...]
D-Link’s Boxee Box Joins The Collection Of Set-Top Boxes
November 10, 2010 By
The long awaited Boxee Box was shown off a very long time ago, but it is finally here for sale now. This is really another alternative to the Apple TV, and a part of the huge collection of set-top boxes. So you are probably wondering what the D-Link Boxee Box has to offer compared to the Apple … [Read more...]
DVPRemote, An iOS App That Acs As A Roku Remote
November 5, 2010 By
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...]
Cable TV Loses 500,000 Subscribers During Q3 In The US
November 5, 2010 By
With all the news on set-top boxes and how they could kill cable TV you'd wonder what cable companies would do. Cable companies are probably just hoping set-top boxes will fail and they are probably not doing much. They might start after seeing their sales. For the second quarter in a row cable … [Read more...]
