Product Reviews Net » streaming http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sun, 27 May 2012 11:45:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Crackle Free Movies: Streaming To Sony PS3, TV, Blu-ray and Roku http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/30/crackle-free-movies-streaming-to-sony-ps3-tv-blu-ray-and-roku/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crackle-free-movies-streaming-to-sony-ps3-tv-blu-ray-and-roku http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/30/crackle-free-movies-streaming-to-sony-ps3-tv-blu-ray-and-roku/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:12:16 +0000 Marlon Votta http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=126966 We start with welcome news for those who own a Sony PS3, TV, Blu-ray player or a Roku device, as Crackle’s free movies are now streaming, giving you the ultimate in TV series and Full-Length Hollywood Blockbusters.

Today Sony’s Crackle are announcing that their extensive viewing catalog will be available to stream to Bravia TVs, Sony Blu-ray, Roku and the PS3. With ad-supported full-length films as well as the unedited versions, they’re giving users free big movie titles such Bad Boys, Mr. Deeds and Big Daddy to name just a few. Crackle is available on all Bravia internet video devices, in the Channel Store on the Roku box, and on the home screen via the PS3 Internet Browser.

With increasing access using Google TV and internet-enabled devices, Crackle will take credit in being the first to offer all of the above with a free digital network, and the joy of a vast amount of your favorite television series and Hollywood classics in thriller, horror, comedy, crime, sci-fi and action. Could this become the way to go in free home entertainment?

You can read the full press release on Engadget. Do you like the idea of free, legal movies that are paid for via adverts around the content?

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/30/crackle-free-movies-streaming-to-sony-ps3-tv-blu-ray-and-roku/feed/ 0 Netflix First-run TV Shows Coming – Paying The Price http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/03/netflix-first-run-tv-shows-coming-paying-the-price/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=netflix-first-run-tv-shows-coming-paying-the-price http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/03/netflix-first-run-tv-shows-coming-paying-the-price/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:39:46 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=116111 For those of you with a Netflix subscription you will know that you not only have access to movies, but a back-catalog of TV shows. However, the only issue with these is that they are old shows, so are hoping to offer subscribers the chance to stream all the latest episodes.

Christina Warren from Mashable says that Netflix are not worried about paying the price either, with suggestions that they will pay up to $100,000 per episode of new TV episodes. Having first-run content will be a huge deal to the online-streaming service, and will not doubt help take the fight to the ever-popular Hulu Plus service, which was recently reduced in price.

Netflix currently has no competition when it comes to movie streaming, but we all know that Hulu Plus and other services are giving them something to think about when it comes to streaming TV show content. This latest move shows that Netflix are not afraid to pay the price to become the number one in both areas of online streaming content.

For some time now Netfilx has been a season behind first-run TV show content, this is something that Hulu Plus has been able to take advantage of. However, we have to wonder what affects this latest news will have on the Hula service, as we know that Netflix has a bigger reach, and offering this new content could be a big draw for current Hulu subscribers as well?

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There was a video on YouTube that provided confirmation, but since writing this article it appears to have been removed. I personally can’t wait if this service is indeed going to arrive on our PS3s. It is said that there will be no extra charges for existing mail customers.

The application will be accessible from the XMB menu and is a subscription-based service, which is going to allow you to stream instantly from a database of thousands of movies. Existing members can also control their Blu-ray and DVD rentals.

What do you think about the Lovefilm streaming service coming to the PS3?

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/10/11/uk-ps3-owners-get-lovefilm-streaming-service-this-november/feed/ 5 Google TV: Sony Controller like no other http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/10/06/google-tv-sony-controller-like-no-other/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-tv-sony-controller-like-no-other http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/10/06/google-tv-sony-controller-like-no-other/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:25:16 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=110431 Google TV is not in need of any more publicity, but last nights ABC’s Nightline segment on the device has certainly opened our eyes to the remote used to control it. The Sony controller that will come with Sony’s Google TV device is like nothing we have even seen – well apart from an old Atari Jaguar gamepad, that’s what Devindra Hardawar from Venture Beat believes.

You can clearly see by the images and video onEngadget that the controller comes with two directional pads and a full QWERTY keyboard – making searching much easier than it is on Apple TV.

Hardawar is right to point out that the device for the most part is very functional, but when it comes to being user-friendly it is lacking. LG also has a control for their Google TV device, but they have gone the other way and kept things too simple.

I am certain that in time there will be a host of Android apps that will do the job of the controller, this for me will be the better solution – as long as you have an Android handset that is.

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Yesterday Google decided to offer a preview of some of their content from their media partners, and the early signs looks as if the search engine’s TV offering has much more to offer – something that could go against the new Apple TV, which has had poor reviews so far.

Google will not be like Apple and build their own hardware; instead they will copy the formula that has worked for them with their Android phones, and get the likes of Sony and other hardware partners to do all the hard work.

AppleInsider has reported that both TV devices have scared away lucrative deals, as they are in direct competition with current set-top boxes. Do you think that there is a future for Google or Apple TV, and if so, which one will win out?

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First let us take a look at the Twitter page @commonwealthdel, which is the official page for the XIX Commonwealth Games. Currently there are 5,962 – not exactly the amount that followed the 2008 Olympic Games.

The mobile application has been developed by Zoomi and offers a host of features, such as news, videos, photos, standings and much more. What’s more, if you are in the Delhi area, then you will never get bored, as there are all kinds of information about the area. For more details on the app visit SmileofIndia.

We know that not many people have been turning up to watch the games live, so this app looks set to be a very popular way to stay up-to-date with all what is going in from the Commonwealth Games.

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Over the past two weeks we have noticed some interesting feedback from those that viewed this news. First we see that most users feel that there is no new Ninja video site, which can give them the free streaming they had before, and the second thing we noticed was the reasons people gave for choosing to stream.

Most people would buy their media if they could purchase a product that could give streaming to any computer they want to be using at that time. Apple iTunes has a big user base, and these people buy movies and music with costs running into thousands, but they are limited to only five computers.

It’s understandable that this is to prevent people using the media on other people’s computers, but at the same time it seems this is one of the biggest reasons NinjaVideo.net users gave, after the site was shut down.

Do you agree with this? What are your reasons for streaming, and not buying?

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Cnet News has used Pogoplug before and remarked on how easy and affordable it was. So we know that things ran smoothly on some of their other products, so how will this new software perform?

By offering support for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, Pogoplug now makes it possible to share your photos, music and videos by transferring them to your Mac or PC with ease. Cnet has not had a chance to try the software out just yet, but will update us when they do.

Pogoplug’s recent update also allows you to make constant backups from specified folders, changing files while the folder is in use, copying changes to other Pogoplug location and much more. The price for this new Pogoplug from Cloud Engines is $129.

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