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The first thought that hits me when I open Hulu's desktop application is how bad I feel for Joost. A few years ago they were trying to pull off the same magic trick: bringing a full-fledged TV experience to the desktop. Adobe tried, too with...

HDMI 1.4 is here, with the release of a new specification by HDMI Licensing LLC, the consortium led by Silicon Image. Should you care? Here are some highlights of the new standard:

Do you live in an apartment building served by cable? If so, you're probably resigned to your local cable operator having a monopoly. But the U.S. Court of Appeals says that's not the way it has to be.

 Pioneer just announced the VSX-819AH, VSX-919AH and VSX-1019AH A/V receivers designed to help users integrate their Apple portables into their home theaters. After plugging in a player, you navigate your media using a specially designed...

The days when Napster was the world's largest free music library are long gone. Soon, though, it may become the world's cheapest legitimate music subscription service, with a new plan that asks consumers for a mere $5/month for five free tracks and a whole lot of streaming. That's hardly even lunch money!

By now, you're almost certainly familiar with internet radio service Pandora. If you're not, you should definitely give it a shot. Basically, it uses your musical tastes to suggest other songs and artists, much like Apple's Genius,...

Finding headphones that stay put can be a seemingly impossible task for people with oddly-shaped ears. In-ear phones slip out no matter what tip you stick on them and ear buds get bounced out of place the second you move your head. Normally, a big...