How to Make Your Smart TV ‘Dumber’ (and Why You Should)
When people want to illustrate how fast technology advances in the modern era, they often reach for the (admittedly astonishing) fact that it only took us 66 years to go…
Create Your Own Personal Streaming Service With Jellyfin
Screenshot: Jellyfin What if you could create your own personal streaming service? It isn’t a pipe dream: You can actually build your own streaming network that hosts all the shows,…
Video Of Man Teaching Elderly Woman How To Use Smart TV Wins Internet
The post has accumulated more than 4 million views and over 288,000 likes.A video of a man teaching an elderly woman how to use a smart television has gone viral…
Netflix’s New Password Sharing Rules (and How to Get Around Them)
Photo: Elliott Cowand Jr (Shutterstock) We knew this day was coming: Netflix wants you to stop sharing your account with friends and family, and would prefer that those users pay…
Don’t Buy the 2021 Apple TV 4K, Even at a Discount
Photo: MasarikMasarik (Shutterstock) I always get excited when a new version of a gadget is about to come out—not necessarily because I want the latest and best, but because I…
Amazon Is About to Sell This 4K Smart TV for Just $112
Photo: Terry Papoulias (Shutterstock) A slick 55-inch 4K Smart TV for $112? Could that even be a real thing? It might be for Amazon Prime members: Last Thursday, Amazon released…
Are You Streaming in the Best Quality Possible?
Photo: M-Production (Shutterstock) To me, video quality matters. I try to watch TV and movies in the best possible resolution, especially if I’m paying for those pixels. Netflix, for instance,…
All of Your Smart Devices Are Spying on You
Photo: jmac23 (Shutterstock) At this point, it’s obvious that our smartphones and computers are data-leakers. Plenty of us now cover our laptops’ webcams (although we always forget about the mics),…
Why You Should Buy the Dumbest TV You Can Find
Photo: Gaurav Paswan (Shutterstock) Watching television used to be a pretty straightforward experience. At one time, there were roughly seven channels and you got them by fiddling with an antenna.…
Russia’s Sberbank Launches Smart TVs to Offset Loss Due to Western Sanctions
Russia’s top lender Sberbank, with its international operations heavily compromised by Western sanctions against Moscow over events in Ukraine, on Tuesday unveiled a range of smart TVs, the latest addition…