Posts tagged television
Vibrant, DROID X, EVO, & HDMI: who loves your telly?
Aug 3rd
With all these new fangled contraptions featuring HDMI ports and video out via the 3.5mm connection usually used for headphones, I figured a little video demonstration was in order. Using what I had on hand – the Vibrant, DROID X, and EVO – I ran a few tests to see which phone made best use of its television out capabilities and which used the potential as a selling point and not much else.
Dont get me wrong; it’s nice having a quick and easy interface with a television if only for displaying home made videos, but it’s nicer when geeks have some deeper function to dig in to. Don’t get your hopes up about watching the latest blockbuster on your 720p television – it just ain’t happening yet. Not legally, that is.
UPDATE: Comments at YouTube indicate that I wasn’t clear about the DLNA situation. Vibrant supports DLNA via AllShare, DROID X has a bundled DLNA application, and EVO doesn’t feature DLNA support out of the box. You can install a free app from the Market called iMediaShare to enable DLNA support for EVO. [END UPDATE]
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DroidWars: Television
Mar 29th
There are a lot of Android apps available for watching website video feeds, music videos, movie trailers and so on. So many, that I can’t imagine trying to put together a DroidWars about them. And while the Market is almost equally saturated with apps designed to bring you some sort of television related experience, very few deliver up-to-date (let alone up-to-the-minute) content reliably. So I think I should be able to pick out a handfull of my faves.
I like watching television programs on my mobile in bed at night and started out on a quest for the best software to facilitate that about a month ago. I’ve downloaded countless apps from local news networks, independent artist collectives, popular cable stations, and other, focused outlets. But the appeal of those apps is very limited and I wanted to find a program – or programs – that would give me variety, reliable quality, a pleasant interface, and maybe some organization features and other unique elements. I’m glad to say that I have found my solution(s).
But before we go any further, I should point out that I don’t want to pay a monthly fee. I don’t mind purchasing the download but I don’t watch nearly enough tv on my phone to warrant the subscription costs of services like Jetflicks! TV, no matter how good they are. So programs that require recurring payments, along with those that simply open a browser window, will not be included. I’ve got to break these up somehow. Even if Sling Player was currently available for Android, the initial investment would be reason enough to exclude it from this DroidWars.
Alright, let’s get to it!
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Conan Puts The Tonight Show for Sale on Craigslist
Jan 15th
However, it appears that the listing itself is no joke, and can be found under the for sale/wanted > collectibles category in Los Angeles. Titled “4 SALE: BARELY-USED LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW,” Conan’s looking for your best offer, but also “willing to trade for Coldplay tickets.”
Here’s video of the segment:
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Pants on the Ground: American Idol Season 9’s First Viral Moment [VIDEO]
Jan 14th
The video is quickly becoming viral, with
What do you think? Are you watching Idol this year? Let us know!
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Conan Wins the Hearts and Minds of the Internet
Jan 12th
The response has been overwhelming, with the news topping Twitter’s trending topics, and users quickly voicing their support with “Team Conan” and #teamconan tweets. Here’s a look at the huge spike in Conan tweets this afternoon:
Beyond Conan apparently having plenty of fan support (and Jay Leno’s fans perhaps not yet on the
The comedian apparently
Good luck with NBC trying to shuffle its lineup, with or without Conan, with words like that coming from someone who has been one of the network’s most visible personalities for 15 years.
Here’s a look at the sentiment of tweets about the situation, courtesy of Crimson Hexagon:
The Twitterverse is clearly on Conan’s side.
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“Glee” Returns For a Second Season With an Online Twist
Jan 12th
Online casting calls aren’t exactly new, but the fact that such a big show — Glee was
Glee has had a strong Internet following since its pilot debuted last May (and was subsequently available for free from iTunes). In August, Fox even tried to add
Are you a fan of Glee? What do you think about using the Internet to find new talent for network TV series? Let us know!
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The Internet Is Laughing at NBC, Not With It [VIDEO]
Jan 11th
Lesson learned: Denizens of the Internet won’t hesitate to rally around the child yelling that the Emperor’s not wearing any clothes.
NBC Universal television Chairman Jeff Gaspin said yesterday that the network
Gaspin was vague about Carson Daly’s fate, promising only that he “will be part of NBC regardless of what happens.” It sounds like Leno has definitely agreed to the new deal, but that Conan is still mulling over his options, which include a not-so-subtle
The Web’s Reaction
The whole fiasco has turned into a snarky Internet drama, with videos of comedians’ comments on the subject going viral over the weekend. The joke is on NBC, and the consensus among commenters on blogs, Digg, and everywhere else seems to be that the decision to move Leno into primetime was deserving of digital mockery to begin with. The Hollywood Reporter had to
The Jay Leno Show
Jay made references to the situation two nights in a row. Here are both videos.
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien
Conan spent less time on the subject. After setting the tone to “absurd” by joking that he and Jay will run simultaneously in splitscreen, he tagged on a sharp jab at the end.
