Netflix on the Rise Again

The Blockbuster Bankruptcy 

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Netflix Launch in Canada

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30% of Young Netflix Users are Forgoing Cable TV

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A Soaring Netflix Stock and the Future of Paid Cable TV in Jeopardy


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Warpia: Wirelessly Stream your Comp on your TV

The Warpia allows you to wirelessly steam your computer/laptop on to a large HD TV for the low cost of $170. So far the product is only available for PC, but should be coming out for Mac in the near future.



Sources: [New York Times] Publish Post

Online Video is Starting to Beat TV

Minutes spent online streaming video has increased 600% this year. In July alone Americans spent 40 billion minutes watching Youtube, a 68% increase from a year ago.




Source: [Silicon Alley Insider]

Statistics you need to know...

Android Users have less Sex than iPhone and Blackberry Users:

The Internet is surpassing paid TV for the FIRST TIME EVER...

As cable and satellite TV subscriptions are reducing....

And online media content begins to catch-up with Live TV

Sources: [Business Insider] [Silicon Alley Insider] [TechCrunch]

Google TV vs. Apple's New iTV

Four years ago I asked the best web and graphics designer I know to help create a box that only had three external plugs [a power outlet, an ethernet cord, and VGA/DVI out port]. This box, once plugged in, would allow people to access the many movies stored on the Wesleyan University movie hub, as well as some of my personal collection. At the time, while only a freshman in college, I had nor the capital or resources to invest in such a project. Nor were there any legal digital movie files or streaming files that I could use that would not break copyright protection laws.

With the success of Netflix, Google offering pay-per-view movies via YouTube this fall, and the failure of Apple TV have all made the net top box game very interesting. Now most new flatscreen TV's come with ethernet ports for instant access to photos, YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, and many other online items, these TV's do not allow you to play your personal movies [itunes movies, wma, m4a, avi, or mkv].


Google TV

Google TV seems to be a more advanced version of TiVo with close web integration allowing you to record tv programs, watch our favorite tv shows off broadcasting company websites, as well as eventually the option to order clothing, books, and every other item in your favorite tv show right from your screen.

The box also includes integration with MLB.com, NBA.com, and other major sports networks giving you full sports package access and up to date scores.


Apple  -  iTV

Most of the interface and software features of iTV have remained hidden from the public, though iTV is expected to launch this September, 2010. The product will not support 1080p movies, will have a price tag of around $99, and it will not have an internal hard drive.

This device will feature TV based apps that have close integration with iPhones and iPads. So I am assuming if you download the Slingbox app you would be able to watch tv on your iTV. The loss of 1080p and and lack of TiVo like integration makes this item seem like another Apple TV failure, but we will see in the middle of this month.

If you like Apple's interface I would recommend buying a new MacMini [$699+] and downloading the free program called Plex. This will allow you to download most of the NBA.com and MLB.com programs Google TV offers, while allowing you to play any movie file you want with your mac remote [including 1080p mkv files]. The price is 7 times greater, but the iTV seems at first glance like a waste of money. We'll see in a few months.


Source: [Silicon Alley Insider] [Engadget]

The Better Apple TV

[Apple Mac Mini]

The Mac Mini allows you to not only watch any show or movie off of itunes, but it also allows you to use Hulu desktop, or your HD and regular movies from your computer, allowing you to build an extensive digital movie collection and watch TV online.

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[NewerTech Mini Display Port + Audio Adapter]

The first Apple cord that allows the transfer of both 1080p Apple Resolution and Full Audio into an HDMI cable so that you can watch your .mkv Bluray rips on your very nice TV.

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Now all you need is a nice TV, a microwave, and some microwave popcorn and movie night will be at your house every Thursday Night.

TV is for Computers Only

Chinese Video Sites Raise $110 Million

Soon TV will be out dated, the internet makes access to video a 1000 times easier. Here is just another piece of evidence.

Source: [Silicon Valley Insider]

Soon TV will be for the Computer Only

The Evidence:

1. Internet video watching is growing steadily...

2. Apple is not interested in making TV-Set's the way Dell and Sony have integrated TV tuner cards into their desktops, instead Apple is focusing on online video sales through itunes.


3. Cablevision "... will be offering software for PCs (and eventually Macs) that transmits your live computer screen -- photo slideshows, Hulu or YouTube videos, whatever -- to your cable box, over a special channel that only you have access to."


4. According to the FCC, 2/3 [65%] of Americans use broadband internet.

5. More money to be spent on online advertising.

Sources: [Business Insider] [Business Insider - Apple] [The Wire] [Crunch Gear] [Tech Crunch]