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TVs, tablets, smartphones… although size matters, a screen is a screen is a screen. So, when will WiwWiwWiw (What I want, When I want, Where I want) video viewing actually happen? Verizon has taken a nice first step into the future with FiOS TV for the iPad. It’s an app that lets FiOS customers watch Continue Reading →

Thanks to a (now password protected) page on Redbox’s support site, details on the company’s joint streaming venture with Verizon have finally surfaced. While the potential Netflix competitor has a smaller catalog of offerings, the $6 a month subscription rate should be enough to garner a few converts. Plus, screenshots show an offering of newer Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121123_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] We’ve officially begun the holiday season, which means food, fun and family for the next several weeks. But after the food has been eaten, the gifts have been opened and the family wants to watch a movie or show on Netflix or Hulu, how do you make Continue Reading →

Hot on the heels of the arrival of Netflix on Wii U, Hulu Plus has made the leap to Nintendo’s new gaming system, bringing with it a range of second screen features and remote viewing via controllers. On Wii U, Hulu Plus comes with a range of second screen features that give users a range Continue Reading →

Amazon is no longer giving consumers the option of paying $7.99 a month for Amazon Prime, the loyalty program that includes free two-day shipping and video streaming. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed: “We regularly test new options for our customers. At this time, we’ve completed our test and are no longer signing up new customers for Continue Reading →

When Nintendo’s Wii U launches this weekend, it won’t arrive with most of its primary multimedia features — namely, Nintendo TVii, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, or Netflix. All were said to come pre-loaded on the new console, but reviewers found out early that a launch day patch would enable the functionality. As it turns Continue Reading →

Former Adobe executives Fang Chang and Nigel Pegg know that kids love iPads, and they wanted to offer them something more educational than YouTube or Angry Birds. So they are launching Bookboard, an iPad app that gives parents and kids streaming access to a library of children’s ebooks. Burlingame, Calif.–based Bookboard, which is available in Continue Reading →

YouTube introduced professional channels — an initiative to add original content to the Web’s top video site — back in December 2011, after an investment of $100 million, and now it is preparing its a second push for the program but far fewer partners can expect to see upfront cash investments. Ad Age reports that Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121107_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] One of the hottest recent trends in entertainment tech is second-screen viewing. Whether you’re watching The Walking Dead with AMC’s Story Sync or checking into GetGlue while watching 30 Rock, chances are you’ve at least tinkered with your tablet or phone at one point or another when Continue Reading →

Amazon quietly made a big change to its Prime service this week, allowing some customers to subscribe on a monthly basis rather than committing to a full year. The service, which includes free two-day shipping and free streaming of movies and TV shows in Amazon’s library, normally costs $79 for a year’s commitment. The monthly option Continue Reading →