Since its inception in 2014, users have been able to control their Android TV from their phone using an app. However, over the past week users have been reporting a new app has been updated on their TVs. This app, called the “Android TV Remote Service”, “is the service that allows use of your Android […]
Sony was first to bring OLED to the market in 2007 with the XEL-1, an 11-inch TV display that was an outstanding achievement for its time. Sony has continued manufacturing award-winning OLED displays for professional broadcast and video production. Sony’s professional OLED displays are used for editing, dallies review, graphics generation, special effects, as well […]
As a child, I like many others wanted to make games. One of the simplest ways to do so was GameMaker, a drag-and-drop tool that didn’t require you to code to make simple games. At the time, you could make simple things like Pong for the PC, but the software has continued to advance to […]
The cordcutting field continues to grow more popular and diverse, and there continue to be news. This is a summary of the big cordcutting news that has happened this week. Boomerang Launches $5 / month streaming service You may know Boomerang as a TV channel where you can watch classic cartoons like Looney Tunes and Tom and […]
Plex is a popular media server that enables users to stream their content from their computer to their TV along with content from certain cloud sources. The company just published a new update to their Android app for phones and TVs that makes a number of performance fixes for Android TV users. It also adds […]
Every month a new update to Android is posted, primarily consisting of security fixes. You can take a look at each month’s security bulletin, published the first Monday of each month. This month, fixes include SSL remote code execution vulnerabilities and in the stock messaging app. These fixes get compiled into a new system image […]
Invesdor, an equity-based crowdfunding platform, bills itself as “[t]he go-to place” for European companies to raise money for their business. Similar to Kickstarter, it follows an “all-or-nothing” model. If a business launches a campaign and they don’t reach their goal, then no money is transferred. It gives the funders some sort of protection in case […]
Tuesday? Check ✓ New GeForce Now game? Check ✓ Born out of Kickstarter, Tides of Numenera is the spiritual successor to 1999’s Planescape Torment, which is widely regarded by critics and fans as one of the finest RPGs of all time. In addition, Tides of Numenera was developed by Brian Fargo’s InXile Entertainment, which has enjoyed crowd-funded success with Wasteland 2 and The […]
October 21, 2016 was a big day in the cybersecurity field. The Mirai botnet, taking control of unsecure IoT devices, launched a massive DDoS attack against DynDNS, causing people on the East Coast of the US to have no connection to many websites. I remember having connections all morning until late in the evening. This […]
In a report from the FCC Google is cooking up something but details are vague so far. All we know is its a Set Top Box and has what you expect in one AC WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 etc as seen in the quote from the report. The Google Inc. model GFHD254 is a residential set-top […]
Originally started as an app long ago back in 2013 Sony’s TV SideView was a very interesting application. Sadly come May 24th it’s going to be departing. The following statement is from Sony’s product site. Thank you very much for your loyal support in using Video & TV SideView. TV Programs and Video on Demand […]
CNNgo is a way that cable subscribers can continue to watch CNN shows and news on their phones, tablets, and other devices. However, an exclusive report from Variety hints at an upcoming change to the service that should attract more users. The CNNgo app will start showing original shows that will be free for anyone […]
GeForce members you’re about to get another free game included with that membership of yours. This time it’s in the shape of a free to play RPG called Marvel Heroes. For those of you wondering what that is, read the following below. A free-to-play action role-playing game, Marvel Heroes is all about letting you be […]
Tomb Raider the series responsible for bringing the original girl video game star Lara Croft is making its way to Android as a SHIELD TV exclusive from NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios doing the porting work. Now if you’re a GeForce Now member you may have noticed it’s also been on that service too making it the […]
ATSC, the Advanced Television Systems Committee, is an “international, non-profit organization developing voluntary standards for digital television”. Essentially, it’s a working group that sets the standards for media broadcasting and transmission receiving. The first standard, ATSC-1, was used when analog TV transitioned to digital in the United States. This standard included specifications for HDTV. The […]
For the past two months we’ve had this poll sitting on the site about Google Home, a new product by Google that allows users to ask questions and do actions just by voice. The features on the device are continuing to advance and the Google Assistant is coming to other devices like Android TV. The […]
“Indie games!” is a common exclamation from big and small game publishers. Even companies like Nintendo and Microsoft, which have traditionally kept a small pipe for third-party game studios on their consoles, have been welcoming indie developers to build on their platform. At this year’s Game Developers Conference, Microsoft announced loosening restrictions for the Xbox […]
Twitter has continued to boost their live streaming capabilities through their app. In addition to sports like the NFL, they are now partnering with ESL and DreamHack, two major e-sport leagues. As e-sports continue to grow in popularity, having these deals will allow Twitter to continue becoming a major media organization. The deal will include […]
Today is a big day for gaming fans. Nintendo’s new home (and mobile?) console, the Switch, is available to purchase (assuming they don’t sell out). If you were one of the lucky ones who got the console and one of their “Pro Controllers”, you may find your controller getting more use than you expected. The […]
The SPMC app, a fork of Kodi, has been adding Android TV features on top of the regular Kodi application. The app just received an update to version 16.6 which fixes a number of issues and introduces two new features. First is the “Now Playing” card that shows up as the first card in your […]
The idea of a discount is fairly old. When people see things on sale, it gives them an incentive to buy immediately. People like to get deals and bargains. For the merchant, it offers them a chance to attract a larger customer base. App developers have periodically put their paid apps at a lower price […]
The Google Home has a lot to live up to facing the Amazon Alexa Family. Today it gets iHeartRadio as a new source. to play music from. Earlier today, Google updated its list of supported services on the Home to include iHeartRadio. Asking it to play most stations seems to result in the standard “It isn’t available or […]
For a while rumors have been swarming that YouTube executives were making deals with networks for a sort of over-the-top cable service called Unplugged. This service, which would be $35, would blend together traditional media with original YouTube videos (and YouTube Red content) for a novel experience. Today, YouTube unveiled YouTube TV at an event […]
Android TV is very flexible ecosystem and Android as a whole has historically been open to whatever you want to add if you can write it. When Google Cast came out people loved the idea of a ChromeCast but wanted to skip new hardware and add it to any Android device they had, so that […]
Soundcloud is like the YouTube for music. Anyone can create and publish their own tracks and create a following there. The platform also provides a podcasting service. For a website that has over 12 hours of audio uploaded every minute and 175 million monthly listeners, the goal is for listeners to access their favorite music […]
VLC is among the most popular cross-platform media players due to its robust playback engine that can handle pretty much anything. Its Android app just received some notable updates to the beta. Picture-in-picture is the most user-facing change on Android TV. Users will be able to now continue watching their content while they navigate the […]
Twitch is launching a new part of their streaming service as a beta: Twitch Communities. Its purpose is to offer a different way of discovering content based around the type of content instead of the game itself. Perhaps I’m interested in speedrunning, but care less about which game. I can check out the Speedrunning Community. […]
Each week NVIDIA aims to keep gamers happy with a new game on Geforce Now or the Android platform and usually it’s exclusive to the SHIELD platform. This week they’ve take an old-school hack-and-slash dungeon crawler and merge it with an art treatment reminiscent of Tron. Called Brut@l I’d watch the trailer below to learn […]
USB tuners on Android TV allow users to watch over-the-air channels and even record them locally to watch them later. The feature should be included in the firmware for Android TVs running version 7.0 and up, but when the NVIDIA Shield TV received the update last month USB tuner support was notably not available yet. […]
With the release of the TIF companion library, developers interesting in building TV channels can use a base to make development much simpler. In building it, I spent some time thinking of good examples and uses for this technology. I have been working on a new demo. There is a lot of content that can […]