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Look Ma! No hands! Hansnap straps on phones for shooting photos and video

A new startup is set to release “the world’s first hand-mounted smartphone filming system” called Hansnap, a hand strap for hands-free mobile photography.
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What’d he say? AfterMaster’s little black box aims to fix your TV’s terrible sound

Startup AfterMaster TV wants to keep people from going up and down with the remote to increase the volume of movie or TV show dialogue.
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TabletTV Plus is an all-in-one device merging free OTA TV with streaming services like Netflix

The TabletTV Plus, a device that merges free over-the-air (OTA) broadcast TV with Internet streaming services, is available now for pre-order.
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DitchTV delivers your daily dose of YouTube video

A new free Web and iOS app called DitchTV serves up random categorized YouTube content using old-school channel surfing and gesture controls.
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Are you getting HD Netflix? A crazy number of devices still don’t support 1080p

You'd think by now getting Netflix in HD would be a privilege anyone with a decent Internet connection could enjoy, but you may be surprised to learn there are a whole host of devices that can't get Netflix in HD.
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Several sources, one TV: Skreens lets you surf while you watch while you play

Boston-based Skreens launches a Kickstarter campaign for two devices allowing TV viewers to watch up to four different entertainment inputs on one screen.
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Neurio’s Home Energy Monitor helps you keep tabs on your electricity usage

Neurio launches the Home Energy Monitor to help users track real-time energy usage in a bid to reduce consumption and save money.
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Spotify CEO thanks Apple Music for sending over users in droves

If anyone thought Apple Music was a threat to Spotify’s longevity, CEO Daniel Ek wasn’t one of them. He figures Cupertino has done his company a big favor.
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How to use manual mode on the LG G4 and take amazing pictures

The LG G4 is one of the best smartphones of 2015, partly due to the built-in camera. Here's how to better utilize it, whether shooting JPEGs or in RAW.
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Got a Roku or Apple TV? Sideclick could make your TV remote a thing of the past

Sideclick, a universal remote that snaps on to existing streaming box remotes, is designed to replace your TV remote by adding eight programmable buttons.

V-Moda brings headphone customization into the modern era with new 3-D printed shields

V-Moda looks to make its headphones even more custom with 3D printed shields made of materials like stainless steel, plated, raw and precious metals.
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Sling TV comes to Android with 50 percent off Nexus Player purchases from Google

Sling TV's live TV streaming service adds Android TV support, including a deal with Google to discount Nexus Player purchases for customers who sign up.
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InAiR TV brings augmented reality-like experience to TV, and you’re the remote control

SeeSpace's new InAiR TV plug-in device is like Minority Report in your living room, grabbing content from the Internet to augment what you're watching.
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Marshall cuts the cord for the company’s first ever portable Bluetooth speaker

Marshall Headphones takes the roadie amp look and makes it portable with the Kilburn, the company's first battery-powered Bluetooth stereo speaker.
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Meet the hackers who smuggled the Netflix of piracy aboard your iPad

Popcorn Time, A.K.A. the ‘Netflix for torrents’ comes to iOS without requiring a jailbreak. It offers a lot of content and challenges Apple’s walled garden.
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This set-top box streams four OTA channels at a time to TVs, tablets and smartphones

The new 4SeTV (Four Screen Enhanced TV) set top box will let you stream four over-the-air (OTA) HDTV channels at a time to a TV, smartphone or tablet.
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Xbox One to add digital tuner for free OTA TV in US and Canada

Microsoft is bringing free over-the-air TV for Xbox One users in the U.S. and Canada through a TV tuner that plugs into the console.
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To make your smart TV safe from spying, manufacturers need to up their game

Smart TVs are a security and privacy concern now, and we need to treat them that way.
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Rabbit TV is going to blend Netflix, Hulu with free streaming services

Rabbit TV subscribers will be able to not only browse through free Web video, but also popular subscription over-the-top services like Netflix and Hulu.

Take all of your remotes and throw them in a box; here comes the Logitech Harmony Ultimate Hub

Logitech expands its Harmony remote control product line by introducing the Harmony Ultimate Hub, turning iPhones and Android phones into universal remotes.
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BlackBerry Blend review

Blend is a free app that lets you interfaces with a Blackberry from your PC and access files on your desktop or tablet from your handheld. Could it help return the company to the center of your digital life?
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The Tablo records and streams free over-the-air HDTV to nearly any device

Nuvyyo has officially launched the Tablo in the U.S., a set top box with DVR that streams and records free OTA TV channels to tablets and computers.

Turtle Beach unveils new headphones, ventures over to the Mac

Turtle Beach, has been active at this year’s E3 in Los Angeles, announcing a slew of new models and venturing into somewhat new territory to boot.

Does the world need another headphone line? It does if KEF is making it

Renowned speaker brand, KEF, introduced a new line of headphones with the KEF M series, signaling the company’s first foray into the headphone space.
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Mohu’s Jolt antenna amplifier clears the airwaves to better TV reception

Mohu's Jolt inline antenna amp doesn't just amplify weak signals, it filters out airborne riff-raff to give users cleaner, more reliable TV reception

Logitech saved the Harmony remote in the 11th hour; so what’s next?

Logitech's Harmony line is staying in-house, but the game has changed with smartphone and tablet manufacturers thinking they can take them out.
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As the cable rebellion swells, cord cutting is not just for pirates anymore

A look at the numbers around the history of cord-cutting shows that the practice was never a myth, but rather a grassroots campaign flying under the radar.

Etón releases Rukus XL solar-powered boom box

Eton has released its Rukus XL portable solar-powered Bluetooth wireless boom box to market today, improving the features it offers over previous models.
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Roku updates iOS app, now streams video to TV

Roku has updated its iOS app, allowing users to now stream video stored on their iOS devices directly to their TVs as an answer to Apple’s AirPlay.
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Don’t put down that buffet plate! Why a la carte TV isn’t here yet

Calls for a la carte TV business models that let you pick your poison instead of paying for 500 channels you never watch show a bigger picture that it may not be a cakewalk to bring down the old broken system and replace it with something freer and fairer.
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Everybody wants to kill cable, but which of these companies is leading the pack?

What Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Amazon and Intel are doing to make sure they are part of an ongoing revolution in the television industry.
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3D TV autopsy: Did it finally die, or was it never alive to begin with?

3D TV wasn't the cash cow manufacturers hoped it would be and now broadcasters are jumping ship due to lack of interest. Is 3D officially dead?
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Aereo’s CEO wants to turn TV on its head (and Big Media wants his head)

Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia speaks with Digital Trends about forthcoming market launches, breaking down barriers, and how his company plans to ttransform TV.
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Your gadgets are bleeding out your wallet. Here’s how to put a stop to vampire power

Would you pull $100 out of the ATM and set it on fire? Newsflash: you already are. It's called vampire power and your gadgets are to blame.