An update to Google+ this week came in under the radar, but is a little exciting for Android users who have longed for the full functionality that Apple's Airplay offers iOS users with an Apple TV: thanks to a small Chromecast button found in the interface, you can view your stream up on your television. Oddly, the change isn't visible in the Google Play changelog --but it's … [Read more...] about Send Your Google+ Stream to Your TV Using Chromecast
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Google TV Remote is Hideous
I love my Apple TV. I hate my Apple TV remote. I have taken its' name in vain on more than one occasion, usually about the time I've lost it yet again and I tear apart the couch trying to find that slippery silver sliver (say that three-times fast). As much as I hate that thing, the image shown by former Pixar employee, Randy Nelson, is believed to be the Google TV remote... … [Read more...] about Google TV Remote is Hideous
DISH Anywhere Gets Facelift and Feature Upgrades
For DISH subscribers, the DISH Anywhere app has become indispensable. Using the app, you can watch every TV channel covered by your subscription on your Android devices --whether it is live or recorded, putting a full-featured DVR in the palm of your hands (literally). Thanks to an update, DISH Anywhere now looks even better on your tablet with a completely redesigned UI and … [Read more...] about DISH Anywhere Gets Facelift and Feature Upgrades
Amazon Prime Instant Video Imminent
Subscribers to the Amazon Prime Instant Video service have longed for an Android app that would work on devices other than the proprietary Kindle Fire tablets (and oddly, iOS-based tablets which are already supported as well). Fortunately it appears that the release of an actual Android app is 'imminent' (according to their Marketing Director, Russell Morris). Amazon Prime … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Instant Video Imminent
Stream Google Play Movies, TV Shows Using YouTube App
Google has made a few changes on their end (so no update is required on your devices) that let you watch any of your TV and movie purchases through the Android YouTube app. Effective immediately, all titles you own are listed in chronological order (based on the date you acquired them) under the Purchases section of YouTube --unfortunately there is no functionality in place yet … [Read more...] about Stream Google Play Movies, TV Shows Using YouTube App
Google Launches Android TV Rival
Anybody who is surprised that Google launched Android TV, raise your hands... even considering the fact that I can't see any of you, I feel safe in assuming that no hands were just raised. In the least surprising (but exciting all the same) news coming out of Google I/O this morning, Android TV is a really real reality. Google has been in this place before with a flopped … [Read more...] about Google Launches Android TV Rival
Google Play TV Finally Available In Canada
When it comes to streaming media, Canada is getting pretty used to having the 'not so' latest and greatest. This is why it is rather exciting news to learn that Google has (quietly) brought TV shows to Google Play for Canadians! As far as content goes, the Canadian store appears to have virtually everything that the US store does --perhaps even a few more titles that aren't … [Read more...] about Google Play TV Finally Available In Canada
Amazon Offering Fire TV & Kindle Fire HDX Tablet Bundle
Everybody likes to get a good deal, which is why the bundle being offered by Amazon right now is especially attractive. With that extra $249 in your pocket, you can own Amazon's brand new Fire TV as well as a 7" Kindle Fire HDX tablet: consider it the Android accessory pack for those of you who only have a smartphone so far (or a starter pack for those who may have … [Read more...] about Amazon Offering Fire TV & Kindle Fire HDX Tablet Bundle
Many People Prefer to Watch TV on Their Tablets
What are tablet owners up to with their tablet devices apart from playing games, checking e-mails, surfing the web, listening to music, and reading e-books? Watching TV of course! A Viacom report labeled "Tapping into Tabletomics" revealed that 15% of USA residents use a tablet computer like the iPad for viewing TV programs. The survey was carried out among a group of 2,500 … [Read more...] about Many People Prefer to Watch TV on Their Tablets
Tablet Owners Tend to Multitask while Watching TV
Tablet devices are not only here but have dug deep into our psyche, in fact deeper than we might have thought. A recent Neilsen survey can be solid proof of this. The survey has revealed an outstanding 88% mentioned that while watching television they were using their tablets. A further 45% admitted that they watch TV while working on their tablet on a daily basis. Tablet … [Read more...] about Tablet Owners Tend to Multitask while Watching TV
Budget Toshiba Tablet Launched in Italy, 13.3 Inch AT330 Revealed in Germany
Remember the 13.3 inch tablet from Toshiba that we talked about a while ago? Well, it seems Toshiba is serious about it in spite of apprehensions from some quarters about a tablet that big being commercially viable. The tablet has been christened AT330 and was present for public introduction at the Toshiba World 2012 event held in Germany. From the tablet's features revealed … [Read more...] about Budget Toshiba Tablet Launched in Italy, 13.3 Inch AT330 Revealed in Germany
HP TouchPad now has access to the HP Movie Store
Here is another good reason to opt for the HP TouchPad. For just after Amazon announced the popular Kindle app for the HP tablet, here is further top notch entertainment option available for the WebOS tablet in the form of HP's very own Movie Store app, which post the latest round of update is thoroughly inviting. On first glance, the app does look to have all its resources … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad now has access to the HP Movie Store
Live TV on iPad, courtesy TIZI
As if the iPad was not enough to provide you with some great entertainment, watching TV live on the Apple tablet takes things to a new high. Now live TV on the iPad isn't a new concept (as EyeTV from Elgato has been providing us with that for some time now). It's not as exciting as it sounds, however. EyeTV worked on the basis of streaming from a separate computer, which means … [Read more...] about Live TV on iPad, courtesy TIZI