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Poll: What Device Do You Use for Streaming Video?

Josh Zyber — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 12:00:07 +0000

These days, it seems like pretty much any piece of consumer electronics you can get your hands on will stream video from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and more. For home theater purposes, what streaming device do you favor? Are you happy with it? The poll below lumps the most popular streaming devices into categories. Feel...

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Weekend Roundtable: Life Before Computers

Josh Zyber — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:00:20 +0000

Love him or hate him, Steve Jobs was one of the pioneers who helped usher in the modern personal computing age. As Hollywood turns his life story into an awards-baiting bio-pic, let’s remember back to a time before each of us had a computer in our home (much less in our hand!). Assuming you’re old...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of November 24th, 2013 – Pass the Stuffing

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:00:15 +0000

It’s Thanksgiving this week, which can only mean that it’s time to bring out the turkeys. Oh, I suppose that’s not entirely fair. Still, holiday weeks are always a slow time for new Blu-ray releases. Fortunately, this one has a couple of impressive box sets worth taking a good look at. New Releases The first...

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Now Playing: Think Different

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:00:58 +0000

Joshua Michael Stern’s bio-pic about one of the world’s greatest tech innovators offers a selective look into the life of Steve Jobs and his first twenty rocky years with Apple. Not only does the film present an informative and somewhat displeasing portrait of one of America’s beloved icons, it’s also very entertaining. As ‘Jobs’ (formerly...

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Where Have All the Gamers Gone?

Brian Hoss — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:00:40 +0000

The NPD Group registered a blip in videogame industry news last week with a press release based on its “Gamer Segmentation 2012” report. Alarming numbers, including a 5% loss of gamers in the United States, appeared in media outlets all over the internet. But how did the NPD Group arrive at this determination? According to...

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Limited App-Peel

Josh Zyber — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:00:57 +0000

“Fifty-seven channels and nothin’ on.” Bruce Springsteen sang that lyric back in 1992. These days, the average cable or satellite subscriber has hundreds of channels to choose from, yet the TV landscape can sometimes seem just as bleak. Depending on your perspective, either there’s still nothing decent on the air to watch, or there are...

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Mid-Week Poll: Which Apple Products Have You Used?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:00:59 +0000

Yes, I realize that this topic is kind of similar to last week’s poll. However, with the passing of Steve Jobs late last week, it seems appropriate to ask which Apple products you’ve used over the years and how the company has affected your life. I’ve never been much of an Apple fan, personally. I...

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Mid-Week Poll: Where Do You Rent Movies?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:00:43 +0000

Back in the olden days of the video era, the only way to rent a movie was to drive to a brick-and-mortar store to pick up a tape or (later) a DVD. Nowadays, we can get discs shipped to us by mail or instantly stream movies from the convenience of the internet. Which of the...

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Less Product Placement on NBC, Vows VP of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming

Josh Zyber — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:00:47 +0000

Struggling fourth-place network NBC has made a bold, perhaps even reckless decision regarding the upcoming fall TV schedule. The network is going to try to make money by programming shows that people might actually want to watch, rather than just filling its existing low-rated shows with more product placement. What a novel idea! Once upon...

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‘South Park’ 15.01 Recap: Yup, There’s a Crap for That

Nate Boss — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:00:52 +0000

[Editor’s Note: Although he’s not one of our regular contributors to The Bonus View, HDD Blu-ray reviewer Nate Boss was so eager to spread the word about the current season of ‘South Park’ that he’s joining us today as a special guest blogger in time for tonight’s new episode. Take it away, Nate. -JZ] Who...

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Goodnight Zune

Josh Zyber — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:00:14 +0000

Chalk up one more victory for Apple. According to reports, Microsoft is about to pull the plug on the Zune. First released in 2006, the Zune music and media player was intended by Microsoft to be its iPod killer. Those plans didn’t exactly work out. The initial product launch was fairly disastrous. In 2009, Microsoft...

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Mid-Week Poll: Mac or PC?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:00:55 +0000

We have a pretty straightforward poll question this week. For your computing needs, do you favor Mac or PC? Vote after the break. No judgments here. I’m just curious how our readership happens to shake out. I side with PC, personally. Mostly, that just has to do with a lack of experience with Mac hardware....

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