Author: Roger Cheng
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Echo Frames Smart Glasses Get Refresh and New Styles, Starts at $269.99
Amazon isn’t done with the smart glasses market. The online retailer introduced a refresh of its Echo Frames smart glasses. It’s a refresh of the original Echo Frames, which launched two years ago and came packed with Alexa. Like the original, this upgraded version allows you make calls, listen to media, control smart home devices…
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Amazon Launches Echo Pop Kids Smart Speakers For $49.99
Amazon is trying to get kids hooked on Echo early, and is tapping Disney and Marvel to help with its new Echo Pop Kids smart speakers. The Echo Pop Kids are the latest iteration of its child-friendly smart speakers, following up on the popular Echo Dot Kid edition. The company unveiled the two versions, which…
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Amazon Unveils Echo Show 8 For $149.99
Amazon showed off its Echo Show 8 smart display, the first refresh in two years. The Echo Show 8 features a new design with a centered camera to better aligned the 8-inch display. It also features better audio with a spatial audio processor integrated into the rear speaker. It will cost $149.99 and comes out…
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Right After Settling its Dispute With Charter, Disney Has Angered Cable TV All Over Again
Less than two weeks after settling its carriage dispute with Charter, Disney is in hot water with the cable TV companies again after its decision to simultaneously air “Monday Night Football” on ABC and ESPN. The media giant said on Monday that it would add 10 additional MNF games to the network. While the decision…
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Streaming Viewership Fell in August, But This Service Made a Surprising Jump
With kids heading back to school and NFL preseason and college football ramping up on broadcast and cable TV in August, streaming services took a back seat. But one player made some surprising gains during the month. At a time when streaming usage fell by 1.6% for the month, Peacock saw its own viewership rise…
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Max Will Stream Live NBA, MLB, NHL Games For Free Through February With “Bleacher Report” Sports Add-On
Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday said that Max will stream live sports on its service through the Bleacher Report Sports Add-On tier. The Bleacher Report tier will launch on October 5, and will be available for free to all customers through February 29. Afterwards, the add-on will cost $9.99 a month, and is available on…
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Nintendo’s Next-Gen Switch Will Be as Powerful as an Xbox One, PS4, Activision Email Says
Nintendo in December briefed video game developer Activision Blizzard about its plans for a next-generation follow-up to the hit console Switch, which is expected to be comparable to the Xbox One and Playstation 4 in performance. That’s according to an Activision email that was released publicly as part of the Federal Trade Commission’s trial against…
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Vizio TVs Now Home to Disney Bundle and ESPN App
Vizio smart televisions are the latest place to find both the Disney Bundle, which includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, as well as the ESPN App. The apps are now available on Vizio’s own smart TV interface, so customers don’t need a separate platform like Roku and Fire TV. While those boxes have grown in popularity…
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LG Adds 10 Free Channels, Nine Free Movies to its Smart TV Streaming Service
LG is bulking up the content on LG Channels, a streaming service found on its smart televisions. The company added 10 free channels to its line of more than 300, while it added nine free movies to its on-demand library. It’s one of many companies that have established a presence in the growing ad-supported streaming…
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Elon Musk Says He Will Start Charging All X (Twitter) Users “A Few Dollars” a Month
X, formerly Twitter, may soon be more expensive to use, if an Elon Musk teases is to be believed. Musk raised the idea of charging all users of X in the middle of a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bloomberg reporter Dave Lee first tweeted on Monday (You can see the full conversation,…