Support us on PatreonGood news for those who are lazy, like talking on speaker, busy using their hands for something else like cooking or just want to talk on something that is the future. Google announced the Google Home can now make phone calls for you and don’t worry it gets better. Users in the US & Canada […]
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Today I have some exciting news and as you may have guessed it’s coming from Nvidia. 2K is bringing 4 games to GeForce Now over the coming weeks. Bioshock Remastered (membership) Bioshock 2 Remastered (GFN Store, 75% off at release) Borderlands 2: Game of the Year (GFN Store, 75% off at release) Spec Ops: The […]
Are you a SHIELD TV owner and do you live in Europe or travel there? Read the following: NVIDIA has announced the voluntary recall of certain plug heads for SHIELD AC wall adapters designed for use in continental Europe, which the company will replace. The affected product shipped with SHIELD World Charger Kits, and European […]
It’s near the end of summer and it’s been a hot one, so if you want some good stories to enjoy in the great indoors with air conditioning, then pickup some of these Telltale games that let you choose your own path at a great price. From today July 27th to July 30th it’s the SHIELD […]
Big news for 2017/2016 (sorry 2015) Sony 4K Android TV owners. Sony Electronics announced yesterday that with recent/upcoming firmware updates, Amazon Echo devices can now control 2017 Sony 4K HDR televisions with Android TV. With this update users can ask Alexa to perform basic TV functions such as controlling the TV power, volume, play/pause/stop/fast forward controls, […]
Amazon’s once a year Prime day is in full stride now and NVIDIA has joined in on the fun. Buy a new 16GB or 500GB Pro SHIELD TV and gets $20 off the total price. Not bad so if you’re in the market for a SHIELD TV visit the link below. It’s sold by and […]
Everyone wants a 4k display, TV or monitor the higher resolution the better right? Well yes, but frame rates/FPS is just as important, especially if you like games or high speed sports. Google seems to have had the same thought process, given its latest “video smoothness” feature addition to the 4K-capable Chromecast Ultra with firmware version […]
A long time ago CyanogenMod became LineageOS and they pushed libraries on GitHub and one caught my attention. It was those for Android TV. This has to mean they were building it for something right? It wasn’t just because they can. well today under the codename foster we have confirmation it was for something and […]
Android TV seems to be very popular with OTT providers and Technicolor seems to be the vendor of choice. Israel operator Partner Communications Ltd. launched this week an Android TV box in Tel Avi. The company is offering a television service without Netflix for NIS 69 monthly, rising to NIS 89 monthly if Netflix is included. This is […]
Announced at Google I/O this past year Google told us all Google Home devices were getting bluetooth streaming. Now it’s finally rolling out as users are seeing it show up in the Google Home App. Google Home has always supported streaming audio, but that was as a Chromecast target. Your app needs to have Chromecast support […]
Plug in a $70 tuner into your antenna to watch and record broadcast TV it’s that simple, as long as you have a Shield TV and TV Antenna. Instead of $180 for one of Tablo’s all in one boxes you just need this tuner and the Tablo engine app. At first, tuner buyers will get […]
Yesterday was a good day for fans of the Google Home outside the US. Canadian’s can now buy the Google Home for $179 and it speaks both English and French! Ask and you shall receive the latest Canadian stories from sources such as the CBC, Radio Canada, Global News, Sportsnet, TC Media, The Weather Network / […]
Sony will be launching and expanding its flagship A1E series with the larger 77″ OLED TV model this summer, and it will be the second most expensive television from Sony at the moment (the company’s most expensive TV right now is the monstrous 100-inch Z9D, at US$ 60,000). Sony.com recently added its brand new Sony […]
Neat right? Back in April, the fast food chain created a sneaky TV spot that served as a hack for Google Home. The ad featured the phrase “OK, Google, what is the Whopper burger,” which triggered any Google Home device within earshot to start reading aloud from the Whopper Wikipedia page. Whoever thought this up deserved […]
Summer is here and the SHIELD summer game sale is HOT. From June 22 through June 25, save up to 80% on these sizzling GeForce NOW titles. From exploring the award-winning world of The Witcher 3: Game of the Year to escaping zombie hoards on a remote beach resort in Dead Island Riptide: Definitive Edition, gamers will have plenty of opportunities […]
Evolution You Say? Speaker, speaker, speaker everything and everyone has a speaker in some form or some shape to play some noise from music to phone calls to the latest podcast. Bluetooth, WiFi, Smart or good old Aux or RCA you connect to your speaker(s). In the past 10 years we’ve redefined speakers to adapt to […]
Australian cable company Foxtel is working hard to appeal to a new generation of cord cutters with two big announcements. First is Foxtel Now, what may be known as a skinny bundle such as Playstation Vue or YouTube TV. Google Cast will be supported, letting users stream high-definition television to supported devices. The initial channels […]
SHIELD TV users will be able to enjoy new features delivered with SHIELD Experience Upgrade 5.2. SHIELD Preview Program members will be the first to receive the upgrade as it rolls out over the next couple weeks. This software update brings new cord cutting features from Plex including Live TV and DVR. To celebrate this […]
Ikea has been making furniture for a long time, since it was founded in 1943 in Sweden. Since then, its modern design and inexpensive prices has allowed it to become the largest furniture retailer in the world. However, they have not just been making chairs and tables. The company has also been focusing on other […]
As part of Google I/O we learned a little something about existing Google Home devices, they have Bluetooth! Announced during the Keynote the Home is getting Bluetooth support. That means it’s yet another speaker you connect to via Bluetooth because we needed more of those, but it’s one thing that the Echo had over the […]
At this morning’s keynote, Google announced a number of new capabilities for Google Home. Of particular note are music and video services that can be automatically called and played. For music services like Spotify, which now works even for free tier users, the playback can happen straight on the device itself. For video services, like […]
At Google I/O today the Google Home was the star of the keynote, with Google’s pivot in the recent years to AI an all voice assistant was inevitable. Amazon beat them to market but Google came fighting back with Home. Amazon recently announced Echo was getting calling which makes complete sense because if you can […]
Vizio had come up with a clever and cheap smart TV setup. They integrated Chromecast into the hardware and included a tablet to act as a “remote”. Users were able to find all kinds of content and then beam it immediately to the TV. With Vizio’s latest TV lineup, they still have casting, but with […]
Do you have an Android TV from manufacturer LeEco? If so, you should be receiving an update soon. This will give users access to “an extended free trial” through the DirectTV Now app. The device purchase dates for this promotion are 4/1/2017 – 6/30/2017 and a unique promo code will be shared with those who […]
Google Assistant is meant to be a singular place to go to control your house, whether through Google Home, your phone, or your TV in the future. With that being said, the software needs to have a broad range of support for the many products in your home, and provide intercompatibility between all of them. […]
Sony has been incorporating Android TV into their TV sets since 2015, although they haven’t been too quick with their software updates. It does seem like owners of Sony TVs will be receiving Nougat pretty soon, according to a new help article posted on their website. Your Android TV software version is scheduled to receive […]
Welcome to the club TELUS! The Canadian telecommunications company has this week announced an Android TV which gives users access to their new OTT service. The device, Pik TV, which is physically rather small, comes with 2GB RAM, 8 GB storage, along with ethernet, USB, and HDMI ports. It comes with a remote which pairs over […]
Move over Ratchet and Clank. Move over Banjo and Kazooie. Move over Mario and Luigi! There’s a new platform/adventure game in town: Yooka-Laylee has come to GeForce NOW today Tuesday, April 25. This heavily-backed Kickstarter will see you run, jump, puzzle and fight your way through massive, colorful worlds filled with special items to discover, and […]
Remember growing up as a kid and playing the floor is lava either by yourself or with siblings or friends? It brings back great memories for me and so does this game. Imagine a game that combines the rules of the childhood game “The Floor is Lava” with the highway chase scene from Matrix: Reloaded, and […]
Do you have your NVIDIA Shield TV hooked up to a 4K TV? You can access lots of ultra-high definition content: Netflix, Vudu, and more. Thus far, Google Play Movies hasn’t supported it. Yet the app is getting an update that will unlock NVIDIA’s high-performance graphics in the devices. Users will be able to take […]
