Netflix knocks off a buck for standard-def, single screen viewing | News | TechRadar

http://www.techradar.com/news/video/netflix-knocks-off-a-buck-for-standard-def-single-screen-viewing-1211298

A Second Christmas Morning: The Console Living Room | Internet Archive Blogs

The console games in emulators from 30+years ago.

http://blog.archive.org/2013/12/26/a-second-christmas-morning-the-console-living-room/

Rdio Shuts Down Video-Streaming Site Vdio, Offers Amazon Credits As Reimbursement For Purchases | TechCrunch

http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/27/rdio-shuts-down-vdio/

Eye Mirror 360º lens for any camera. GoPro and Oculus ready.

http://www.eye-mirror.com/

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95342015/360o-for-gopro-dslr-video-and-compact-cameras-ocul

It's already fully funded.  Great videos on kickstarter page.

PanaCast Experience utilizes this HD 200° field of view

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/panacast/panacast-panoramic-camera-and-apps

http://altiasystems.com/

Alek's Christmas Lights & Decorations

http://www.komar.org/christmas/

"Holographic" video - Kinect4Windows v2 + Oculus Rift

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQZQeCumzcA&sns=em

2MP HD-SDI 1080i/59.94 Broadcast Full HD Miniature Camera $500

http://www.lcdracks.com/servers-cameras/HD-SDI-cameras/CV500-MB.php

Atheer Labs Turns To Crowdfunding To Bring Its 3D Augmented Reality Glasses To Life | TechCrunch

http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/19/atheer-labs-turns-to-crowdfunding-to-bring-its-3d-augmented-reality-glasses-to-life/

Apple Patents Introduce Interactive Maps & Heads-Up Scrolling - Patently Apple

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2013/12/apple-patent-introduces-interactive-maps-heads-up-scrolling.html

Los angeles: LAPD body cameras coming to officers downtown

http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/12/17/41024/lapd-body-cameras-coming-to-officers-downtown/

LAPD body cameras coming to officers downtown

AP | December 17th, 2013, 6:13pm

Courtesy of NBC4

LAPD body cameras will be used by officers downtown.

Google Glass Users Can Now Wink to Take Photos, Which Sounds Quite Creepy | E! Online

http://www.eonline.com/news/492087/google-glass-users-can-now-wink-to-take-photos-which-sounds-quite-creepy

Roku Gets YouTube Channel, Finally - Streaming Media Magazine

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=93865&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=Article_Reads

The $2.2 Trillion War For Your Living Room Begins Now

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Streaming and Cord-Cutting Take a Toll On the Pay-TV Industry

http://slashdot.org/story/195655

Streaming and Cord-Cutting Take a Toll On the Pay-TV Industry

from the I-want-to-watch-it-now dept.

First time accepted submitter ClarkSchultz writesHarris Interactive confirms that consumers streaming video content prefer the practice of binge viewing.The news isn't a big shocker to streaming concerns such as Netflix, Amazon, and Redbox Instant which have been mining viewer habits data, but it has an important read-through for broadcasters like CBS, NBC, Fox, and ABC. Though ad rates could fall if more viewers wait until series are available for streaming, the payoffs for quality content are proving lush: 1) CBS says it paid $700K per episode for streaming rights to Under the Dome 2) AMC Networks has pointed to Netflix as contributing to the success of Breaking Bad after initial ratings were soft. If streaming wins, who loses? Front and center is the Pay-TV industry. A wave of merger rumors (Charter/Cox/Time Warner Cable/Comcast/Dish Network) indicates the industry knows the trend of subscriber losses to the cord-cutting phenomenon will continue. An online TV initiative from a tech heavyweight like Sony, Apple, Google, or Intel could also disrupt the industry enough to put cable and satellite companies into an even bigger tailspin.

Chromecast in 2014: an open SDK, big international plans and maybe even new devices — Tech News and Analysis

http://gigaom.com/2013/12/13/chromecast-in-2014-an-open-sdk-big-international-plans-and-maybe-even-new-devices/

Oculus raises an extra $75 million to bring Rift headset to market | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/12/oculus-raises-an-extra-75-million-to-bring-rift-headset-to-market/

Samsung merges camera and mobile divisions | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/12/samsung-merges-camera-and-mobile-divisions/

Aereo welcomes Supreme Court battle | Advanced Television

http://advanced-television.com/2013/12/13/aereo-welcomes-supreme-court-battle/

Aereo Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Broadcast TV Case (1) - Businessweek

http://mobile.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-12/aereo-urges-u-dot-s-dot-supreme-court-to-hear-broadcast-tv-case-1

First 3D game built in ASM.js hints at future of Web-based gaming | Business Tech - CNET News

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57615369-92/first-3d-game-built-in-asm.js-hints-at-future-of-web-based-gaming/

http://asmjs.org/faq.html

Apple TV Adds A Slew Of New Channels, From Crackle To ABC

includes a video at the bottom describing the Apple TV.

http://www.techzone360.com/topics/techzone/articles/2013/12/12/363395-apple-tv-adds-slew-new-channels-from-crackle.htm

WiTrack Through-Wall 3D Tracking Using Body Radio Reflections

http://witrack.csail.mit.edu/

http://witrack.csail.mit.edu/witrack-paper.pdf

Yahoo Bolsters Its Online Video Platform With Two Acquisitions -- Trefis

http://www.trefis.com/stock/yhoo/articles/218576/yahoo-bolsters-its-online-video-platform-with-two-acquisitions/2013-12-11

Vevo on Chromecast, one dongle closer to world domination (Q&A) | Internet & Media - CNET News

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57615058-93/vevo-on-chromecast-one-dongle-closer-to-world-domination-q-a/

5 great things you can do with a Google Chromecast | ZDNet

http://www.zdnet.com/5-great-things-you-can-do-with-a-google-chromecast-7000023855/

Android 4.4.1 update hints at Android Chromecast screen mirroring 'very soon' | ZDNet

http://www.zdnet.com/android-4-4-1-update-hints-at-android-chromecast-screen-mirroring-very-soon-7000024073/

Verizon acquires EdgeCast to boost video capabilities - Computerworld

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244634/Verizon_acquires_EdgeCast_to_boost_video_capabilities

Verizon has signed an agreement to acquire EdgeCast Networks, in an effort to enhance its video delivery and Web services capabilities.

EdgeCast's list of customers includes Pinterest, Kellogg's, Mercedes, Yahoo and Wordpress.

 Last month, Verizon announced the acquisition of technology from upLynk that streamlines the process of uploading and encoding video for live, linear and video-on-demand content.

FBI can secretly turn on laptop cameras without the indicator light

Scary. Insane. Ridiculous. Invasive. Wrong. The Washington Post reports that the FBI has had the ability to secretly activate a computer's camera "without triggering the light that lets users know it is recording" for years now. What in the hell is going on? What kind of world do we live in?

http://gizmodo.com/fbi-can-secretly-activate-laptop-cameras-without-the-in-1478371370

Interactive Live Holography - From Science Fiction to Science Fact

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIj2xEd_z78&sns=em

Internet is passing TV as choice by younger generation.

http://mashable.com/2013/12/05/netflix-cable-users

Russia’s First Smartphone Goes on Sale - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/12/05/business/international/russias-first-smartphone-goes-on-sale.html

Fwd: Press Release: Spiral Groove SG 1.1 Turntable Wins Stereophile Award, Will Be Exhibited at CES 2014

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Spiral Groove SG1.1 Turntable Wins Stereophile Analog Components of 2013 Award, Will Be Showcased at CES 2014   BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, December 3, 2013 - At CES 2014 Spiral Groove will be exhibiting its ultrahigh-end SG1.1 turntable, which has received a 2013 Products of the Year award from Stereophile magazine. Named one of two Analog Components of 2013 by the publication, the SG1.1 turntable and companion Centroid tonearm are designed to deliver ultimate-quality record playback. The SG1.1 will be on exhibit at the Immedia suites at The Venetian Las Vegas, Venetian Tower Suites 30-125 and 30-127 (January 7 - 10, 2014) as part of a complete music system that also features QUALIA & COMPANY components and the Canalis Amerigo 2.0 loudspeaker. The SG1.1 is engineered using Spiral Groove's Balanced Force Design approach, aimed at achieving the most elegant equilibrium of materials, performance, function, manufacturability and beauty. The body of the SG1.1 utilizes two separate constrained layer platforms, separated by elastomers that mechanically decouple the two assemblies and form a dense, rigid and well-damped, non-resonant platform to which the working parts of the turntable can be precisely mounted and isolated from one another. The entire turntable weighs 70 lbs.   The SG1.1 offers electronically selectable 33-1/3 and 45 rpm speed control. The low voltage/high-torque AC synchronous motor is decoupled from the rest of the turntable for exceptionally quiet record playback. The inverted sapphire disc/hardened steel bearing and platter assembly is mounted in a manner that allows the platter to rotate freely without flexure or noise, and the platter is driven at the fulcrum of the bearing for wobble-free revolution. The platter utilizes an oversize stainless steel drive ring to provide increased inertia and speed stability. The Centroid tonearm is built from materials selected for low mass, high strength and the ability to transfer mechanical energy away from the cartridge. The Centroid was designed using computer modeling techniques that simulate the forces exerted on the arm as the cartridge tracks the record, enabling the tonearm's design to precisely account for and compensate for the mechanical effects of arm/cartridge/record interactions.   The tonearm mounting board of the SG1.1 is fitted with a stainless steel bayonet mounting system that is easily removed from the turntable with the push of a button, enabling multiple arm and cartridge combinations to be pre-set up and readily swapped and installed, with perfect alignment every time. The Spiral Groove SG1.1 turntable is currently available at a suggested retail price of $36,000 with Centroid arm and $30,000 without arm. Spiral Groove is distributed in the U.S. by Immedia, along with Canalis loudspeakers, Strange Attractors vibration control accessories and QUALIA & COMPANY audio components. About Spiral Groove Spiral Groove designs and manufactures turntables, pickup arms and accessories that embody the highest standards of precision engineering to convey music with exceptional fidelity and emotional involvement. The concept of Balanced Force Design is at the heart of every Spiral Groove product. The goal of Balanced Force Design is to achieve the most elegant equilibrium of materials, performance, function, manufacturability and beauty. All Spiral Groove products are manufactured in Berkeley, California and distributed by Immedia. For more information please visit www.spiral-groove.com.   # # #   Spiral Groove, 2606 9th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 Phone 510 559 2050 - Fax 510 559 1855 - www.spiral-groove.com