All three perform the same basic function -- they let you stream TV from your cable box (digital or analog), satellite receiver, or DVR to a computer or mobile device -- it's just that each is aimed at different segments of the market.
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The company recently announced it would make a set-top box so consumers could stream content to their homes.
The set-top box, which allows users to stream content from iTunes to their TVs has been a slow seller for Apple.
The Looxcie HD video cam will be available in several configurations - including the Looxcie HD Explore, which features versatile mounting options for ball caps, helmets or bikes, making it easy to record and stream hands-free right out of the box.
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"We're making sure that Wii U owners will have great games to play from the moment they open the box, and that a steady stream of fun new games is always on the way, " said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's president and COO.
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The next big thing around the corner is the new Boxee Box with live tv and DVR capacity built in, and the new Tivo box (XL4) and the Tivo Stream add on.
While it's technically always been possible to stream (using the 360's Media Center Extender technology), the new update gives the masses who aren't yet using a Media Center box a quick and easy way to stream video to the television.
Since the iPhone and iPad can wirelessly stream content to a TV attached to an Apple TV set-top box, why not extend this capability, muses Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes.
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The technology could allow users to stream video from mobile devices to their televisions, without a set-top box.
The technology could allow users to stream video from mobile devices to their television sets, without a set-top box.
Consider content owners such as Warner or Home Box Office which, in the current market, would pay approximately one cent to stream one megabyte of video.
From a full charge, we were able to stream Pandora over Bluetooth at maximum volume (a worst-case scenario) for five full hours before the box gave up the ghost, and managed well over sixteen hours in mixed testing with a variety of sources and settings.
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