The Holidays are here again! That, of course means it’s time to buckle down and think hard about what great gifts we want to give to our closest friends and family. If you have a TV addict on your shopping list (and no, I’m not talking about Daniel, the actual TV addict) you could go the [...]
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Your TV Tech Fix: 5 Great Holiday Gifts for TV Addicts
By Matt Whitlock on December 4th, 2010 at December 4th, 2010
Your TV Tech Fix: 5 Essential Windows Phone Apps for TV Addicts
By Matt Whitlock on November 21st, 2010 at November 21st, 2010
News Flash! Microsoft has released their new Windows Phones into the market… just in case you somehow missed their barrage of ads, product placements, and billboards to help get the word out. Chances are a few of you out there have either already made the plunge or are about to. So if you do, here [...]
Your TV Tech Fix: How a Video Game Trial Could Someday Affect Television
By Matt Whitlock on November 7th, 2010 at November 7th, 2010
“What’s the difference? I mean, if you are supposing a category of violent materials dangerous to children, then how do you cut it off at video games? What about films? What about comic books? Grimm’s fairy tales?” asked Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in response to California Lawyer Zackery P. Morazzini’s argument for banning [...]
Your TV Tech Fix: Hulu Cutting Subscription Fee in Half?
By Matt Whitlock on October 23rd, 2010 at October 23rd, 2010
< Not long ago, Hulu announced Hulu Plus would be accessible through TiVo and Roku boxes. Now, it looks like they may be taking steps to ensure people actually use it. I’m usually not one to report on speculation, but as a TV loving cheapskate, even the rumor of Hulu cutting the monthly subscription price [...]
Review: Netflix.ca
By theTVaddict on October 20th, 2010 at October 20th, 2010
After years of being green with envy over our American friends ability to utter the phrase, “Dude, I’m totally going to catch up with that on Netflix,” Canada’s time has finally arrived. Netflix.ca is here. But is it worth the price of admission? We’ve spent the better part of the last month taking the service [...]
Your TV Tech Fix: I Spy 5 Inaccuracies About CHUCK’s ‘Spy Attack’ Game Launch!
By Matt Whitlock on October 9th, 2010 at October 9th, 2010
Monday’s Episode of NBC’s CHUCK had a little bit of everything: spies, prisoners, chick-on-chick brutality, chases through duct work, and… a video game launch? While Chuck, Sarah, and Casey were getting a better look at Castle’s HVAC system, Morgan Grimes and (the just-rehired) Big Mike were dealing with their own electronics related issues. Customers were [...]
Hulu Plus Headed to Roku and TiVo
By Matt Whitlock on October 2nd, 2010 at October 2nd, 2010
For those who’ve been on another planet, Hulu has been serving up a wide variety of TV programming online, streamed straight to your eyeballs. Even brand new programs that aired yesterday are often available for a while, allowing you to catch programs that you missed, forgot to record, etc. All for free, too, provided you [...]
Your TV Tech Fix: Logitech Revue Could Hit September 29th, Supposedly Priced at $299
By Matt Whitlock on September 18th, 2010 at September 18th, 2010
Ready to experience Google’s vision for TV? Ready or not, the very first Google TV product, Logitech’s Revue, is hitting stores on September 29th for $299 if you’re going to believe the mega-blog Engadget (who’s usually right about this kind of stuff). If you missed my previous post on the topic, Google TV hopes to [...]
Your TV Tech Fix: TiVo’s Remote Grows a Keyboard, Changes Name to Slide
By Matt Whitlock on September 11th, 2010 at September 11th, 2010
When TiVo first unveiled their latest and greatest DVR, dubbed “Premiere,” they also showed off a slick looking remote control with a slide out keyboard. At the time, it looked like one of the slickest things they’d made in years in years (even if they weren’t the first), and consumers and critics waited with baited [...]
Your TV Tech Fix: Apple’s “Hobby” Morphs Into an All Out TV Assault
By Matt Whitlock on September 5th, 2010 at September 5th, 2010
Say what you will about Apple, good or bad, but it’s hard to deny they’ve been raking in the dough with one successful product after another. Just about anything put out with an Apple logo sends people into a frenzy, flocking into stores to buy whatever they’re selling. Except the Apple TV that is, Cupertino’s [...]



