Sign up for it here: http://gdgt.com/newsletter/ *** The past few months have been big ones for the future of television: the Boxee Box finally shipped, Hulu Plus rolled out of beta, the first Google TV boxes and TV sets came out, Apple rebooted Apple TV, and Netflix announced a streaming-only option. There's no denying that more and more households are canceling their cable or satellite in favor of getting their TV online, and while the numbers are still relatively small, it's... Read more →

I can see Google TV being of interest to me, but what's the deal with these guys? the WDTV has such a vast codec support and has Netflix and the chip it has would allow other sites like amazon to be added. enlighten me.

I tried out this a few days ago and it works very well! Here's the instructions: * Log into your Roku account: https://owner.roku.com/Account/ChannelCode/ * Select add private channel, and use the code: B8VVK. * On the Roku box select the channel store and then press home to activate the channel. (via http://www.hackingnetflix.com/2010/06/private-yout... You can search and access your personal Youtube content. If you have made playlists on Youtube,... Read more →

There's been some buzz over this television recently because of the fact it uses Android to display a bunch of internet related media. It seems like this is the future of of televisions (containing onboard, interactive firmware or operating systems that connect to the internet). Is it really necessary though. Every year, we see manufacturers release another hundred individual models of their latest and greatest HDTV in every size. I don't think there's much incentive for them to... Read more →

Roku released this as an upgrade from the original Roku box, and it has wireless N and a usb port. has anyone tried to use the USB port or have the released what it is going to be used for?