Barb Gonzalez

CES 2017
Virtual Reality Headsets Are Everywhere at CES
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 08, 2017
Virtual Reality (VR) goggles were shown everywhere at CES this year. Exhibitors virtually took over the back half of the South Hall of the convention center. A few year ago, this area had booths with Health and Fitness that has now grown to fill its own hall. If VR follows suit, it won’t be long before we are all donning headsets to view videos.
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CES 2017
Redesigned NVIDIA Shield Streaming Player Does 4K, Gaming, Home Control
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 08, 2017
NVIDIA demonstrated some revolutionary features on its new NVIDIA Shield streaming player. The Android TV based player has been fully redesigned both in hardware and menus.
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Portal Router Improves Internet Speeds in Crowded Areas
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2017
If you find that there are dozens of WiFi networks that show up when you go to connect your wireless devices, the Portal Router may be for you. In congested areas, like apartment buildings, dozens of users may be fighting to get an internet signal over the same channel on the same band (either 5 GHz or the extremely crowded 2.4 GHz band). The Portal router offers technology that can move you away from the crowds to get the best internet access possible.
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AirTV Adds Local Channels to Sling TV
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2017
Dish and Sling TV showed off the AirTV, the newest device that will make it easier to cut the cord on cable or satellite. AirTV streams from Sling TV, as well as over the air local channels, and from other streaming services and can stream in 4K.
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DEG Moves from Disc Swag to Digital Codes
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 07, 2017
On the eve of the Digital Entertainment Group’s (DEG) 20th Anniversary CES party, a profound statement was made when invitees were given digital codes instead of physical discs
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Alexa to Control Dish Hopper 3
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 06, 2017
In the next six months, Dish users will be able to control their Hopper 3 using Amazon’s Alexa voice control. Tuning into a specific channel, search and showing the program guide will be the first commands available on the Amazon Echo, Tap, or Dot.
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LG Shows New webOS 3.5 Features
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 06, 2017
LG brings new features to their premium smart TVs that includes a newly designed remote control. The remote control brings fast access to your favorite streaming services and includes a button to bring up info about the current show you are watching. It also makes it possible to view 360 photos and video and record a zoomed-in image.
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Mohu’s Wireless Antenna Combines Local Live TV with Streaming Services
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 06, 2017
Known for their flat, hang on the wall antennas, Mohu has again innovated a new antenna, streaming combo device that shows that the company understands what cord cutters want—free live TV along with their streaming services. The AirWave is a wireless antenna. It is connected to your home wifi network and streams the live TV to an AirWave app on your Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, iPhone, iPad, Android, or over the web.
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Samsung Redesigns Smart Hub and App Store
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 05, 2017
Samsung continues to redesign and refine its smart TV experience. Last year the company released TVs with the Tizen powered smart TV hub and one remote with voice control. In 2017 Samsung has three goals for their streaming and entertainment experience—a unified experience across all devices, improved personal discovery of content, and expanded 4K UHD HDR content availability.
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Terk’s Omnidirectional TV Antenna Doesn’t Need to be Turned
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 05, 2017
Terk has redesigned the antenna. The Omni may be the perfect shape to receive all of your channels. If you use an indoor, tabletop antenna to get over-the-air local broadcasts, it’s likely that you needed to physically turn the antenna to pick up different channels.
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