Category: Featured

Could the plasma TV market be dead in a few years?

By Ted Kritsonis

Flat-panel televisions used to fall under an “LCD vs. plasma” debate, where plasma had inherent advantages that made it the go-to option for home theatre setups. But as the years have worn on, LCD technology has usurped much of that and emerged as the most widely adopted TV technology today.

SlingSync feature opens up the Slingbox to media on phones, hard drives

By Ted Kritsonis

The Slingbox has always been a device with a singular purpose — to take a live TV signal from one location and place-shift it to another over the Internet. The Slingbox 500 now has the extra function of SlingSync, a feature that enables content stored on a smartphone or tablet to playback on the TV the box is connected to.

eReader Roundup

            By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla eReaders have come down in price while adding better resolution screens, built-in lights and new features. Here are the best options today.

Rogers one step closer to being a ‘bank’

By Ted Kritsonis

Rogers’ efforts to expand and lead the wireless industry in mobile payments has led to the Finance Ministry to give the company a patent incorporating “Rogers Bank”. With that out of the way, Rogers will now seek to have its own branded credit card, and push mobile payments with smartphones to the next level.