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Xbox One can now tune in to over-the-air live TV for users in US and Canada

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 3:34 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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The cord-cutting paradigm continues to shift this week with the arrival of HBO Now and the recent launch of Sling TV. Now, Microsoft wants to get in on the game by offering Xbox One owners a tuner that will bring over-the-air TV that’s integrated right into the Xbox software. The offering, currently available to those in the invitation-only preview program, is a partnership between Microsoft and Hauppauge, a TV tuner manufacturer. Xbox One users can purchase a Hauppauge tuner for $79.99 and an HDTV antenna, and upon installation, they’ll receive on-screen instructions on how to set up the device to sync within Xbox. Microsoft says…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Xbox One can now tune in to over-the-air live TV for users in US and Canada

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 3:34 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

xbox one tv tuner
The cord-cutting paradigm continues to shift this week with the arrival of HBO Now and the recent launch of Sling TV. Now, Microsoft wants to get in on the game by offering Xbox One owners a tuner that will bring over-the-air TV that’s integrated right into the Xbox software. The offering, currently available to those in the invitation-only preview program, is a partnership between Microsoft and Hauppauge, a TV tuner manufacturer. Xbox One users can purchase a Hauppauge tuner for $79.99 and an HDTV antenna, and upon installation, they’ll receive on-screen instructions on how to set up the device to sync within Xbox. Microsoft says…

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Don’t know what Apple Watch to buy? Siri’s recommendations reference Alien and Zoolander

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Posted In: Apple watch, Around the Web, Images, Insider, Siri

Not sure which Apple Watch to buy? Siri will give you some totally biased advice. Ask Apple’s virtual assistant which model to buy and you’ll get a range of different answers, several of them with film references baked-in. I got replies with nods to Alien and Zoolander as well as plenty that just talk about how lovely the metal is and one that seemed to riffing on Jony Ive’s particular way of saying aluminium (i.e. the right way). I didn’t get the reference in the last answer though. Anyone know what science fiction realm the “mines of IL8″ come from? Sadly,…

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Don’t know what Apple Watch to buy? Siri’s recommendations reference Alien and Zoolander

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Posted In: Apple watch, Around the Web, Images, Insider

Not sure which Apple Watch to buy? Siri will give you some totally biased advice. Ask Apple’s virtual assistant which model to buy and you’ll get a range of different answers, several of them with film references baked-in. I got replies with nods to Alien and Zoolander as well as plenty that just talk about how lovely the metal is and one that seemed to riffing on Jony Ive’s particular way of saying aluminium (i.e. the right way). I didn’t get the reference in the last answer though. Anyone know what science fiction realm the “mines of IL8″ come from? Sadly,…

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Roundup: The first reviews of the Apple Watch

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 2:54 pm
Posted In: Apple watch, Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Reviews, Smartwatches, wearables

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The first reviews of the Apple Watch are out now. With pre-orders opening in just a couple of days, it’s worth finding out if the device is really all that. We’ve scoured the Web for comments on Apple’s first wearable, and here’s what we found. “The Apple Watch is still a smartwatch, and it’s not clear that anyone’s yet figured out what smartwatches are actually for.” — The Verge The Verge’s Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel feels that the Apple Watch is a beautifully crafted device and is perhaps the nicest smartwatch on the market, but it’s unfocused in what it can and…

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