Vudu app now available on Apple TV

Vudu, the movie streaming service, is now available to download on Apple TV. You cannot rent movies from the app but you can access your library as well as Vudu’s library of free movies with commercials. It also brings UltraViolet to Apple TV for the first time. Vudu on Apple TV This is not the
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HDMI 2.1 supports up to 10K HDR

HDMI is ready to embrace 8K resolution and other new picture technologies but it also requires a new type of cable to enable the 48 Gbps throughput. In the resolution department HDMI 2.1 supports 8K at 60 pictures per second as well as 4K at 120 pictures per second. The latter is also referred to
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LG super UHD TV’s now support Dolby Vision

“Leading the way with HDR, LG continues to pioneer picture quality innovation in both our OLED and LED UHD TVs. With our new LG SUPER UHD TV lineup, we’re delivering our best 4K LED TVs yet offering consumers a superior viewing experience with four times the resolution of Full HD, over a billion rich colors
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HDMI 2.0a, adds HDR Support for 4K TV’s

The constant upgrading of video connections might be annoying for some consumers, but most appreciate that such evolution is essential if we’re to push the boundaries. And few upgrades were more significant than the introduction of HDMI, which heralded the age of digital television.
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System loads Web pages 34 percent faster

There are few things more frustrating than a slow-loading Web page. For companies, what’s even worse is what comes after: users abandoning their site in droves. Amazon, for example, estimates that every 100-millisecond delay cuts its profits by 1 percent. To help combat this problem, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)

The Avegant Glyph, a new way of seeing and hearing…

The Avegant Glyph is not a virtual reality device. I was told this over and over during my demo of the hardware. It’s a media player, designed to give you a private screen for your existing devices. It doesn’t offer an experience that engulfs you. The experience of wearing the glyph is more like sitting

Samsung Gear S2

The Samsung Gear S2 comes in two editions, the standard Gear S2, and one for those of us that love the classic wrist watch look, the Gear S2 Classic. Samsung says the smartwatch is designed for those who prefer a more timeless design, and we think they’ve hit the mark. We got our hands on
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Yale Keyfree Connected Door Lock

Keys are so old-fashioned, aren’t they? In the ultimate smart home you’ll open everything with your smartphone, if it has battery (and with a numeric keypad if not). The Keyfree lock from Yale can be opened remotely from a smartphone app anywhere you have an internet connection – very useful if your friends arrive early,

Meet the Family Hub, Samsung Smart Fridge

Large appliances have taken longer to adopt connected tech. There are a few washing machines which can be app controlled, but our favourite large appliance is the Samsung Smart Fridge from CES 2016. The first thing you notice is the large tablet built into the front, letting you leave notes, watch YouTube videos, create shopping

POWERLINE PRO T1501 SOCKET WITH WIFI AND USB CHARGER

Finally a simple and secure way to deliver power, WiFi and Ethernet access in every room The Power Ethernet T1501 is the first hybrid Powerline Socket designed to provide a secure and robust networking solution without the need to run new cables. It combines and compliments a number of connectivity solutions into one device all
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