Faster Forward Archive: Video

Is Thunderbolt ready to rumble at home?

Last week's introduction by Apple of its updated line of MacBook Pro laptops might not have drawn as much attention as it did without a new ingredient: a high-speed, multipurpose port called Thunderbolt. From Apple's description of Thunderbolt----developed by Intel under the name Light Peak--as "the fastest, most versatile I/O...

By Rob Pegoraro | March 1, 2011; 3:24 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: Computers, DRM, Music, Standards, Video
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Oscar-honored movies may have a long wait to download

This happens every winter: The Academy Awards air, reminding me of the movies I'd meant to see but somehow didn't get around to. But this time around, the Oscar effect was worse than usual, as my ongoing adventure in parenthood has prevented me from doing my part to prop up...

By Rob Pegoraro | February 28, 2011; 11:25 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: DRM, Video
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Google planning Netflix-like YouTube service? No, says YouTube

Google planning Netflix-like YouTube service?

By Hayley Tsukayama | February 25, 2011; 8:36 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Google, Video
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Amazon Prime now includes free streaming movies, TV shows

Frequent online shoppers have a new video option to consider: Amazon now provides "more than 5,000" streaming movies and TV shows for free to members of its $79/year Amazon Prime program. The Seattle retailer announced the news this morning. This feature uses the same technology as Amazon's video-on-demand service--meaning it...

By Rob Pegoraro | February 22, 2011; 11:34 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (9)
Categories: TV, Video
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The cord-cutting conversation, cont'd. (with bonus Boxee Box review)

My column two Sundays ago about my experience ditching subscription TV for a combination of free over-the-air broadcasts and online video is still generating comments. I'll try to answer those questions and critiques -- and use this opportunity to post an overdue review of yet another online-video receiver you can...

By Rob Pegoraro | February 17, 2011; 11:29 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (25)
Categories: TV, Video
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Movie-industry study: Unauthorized video sharing shrinks if viewers have legal options

No, that's not the headline you'll see at the Motion Picture Association of America's site. The Washington-based lobby headlined its own press release (PDF) yesterday in starker terms: NEW STUDY FINDS 23.8% OF GLOBAL INTERNET TRAFFIC INVOLVES THE ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF COPYRIGHTED WORK The study in question was commissioned by...

By Rob Pegoraro | February 1, 2011; 6:04 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
Categories: DRM, Net Neutrality, Policy and politics, Video
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Comcast and NBC: Did the Feds fold?, Rob Pegoraro , January 18, 2011

Google to eject H.264 video from Chrome browser, Rob Pegoraro , January 12, 2011

Glassless 3-D looks for a spot in the living room, Rob Pegoraro , January 8, 2011

Star Wars coming to Blu-ray in September, Rob Pegoraro , January 6, 2011

Sony: 3D TV for everyone, Rob Pegoraro , January 5, 2011

Skype brings 3G video calls to the iPhone, Rob Pegoraro , December 30, 2010

Skype hits the skids, suffers extensive outage (updated after jump), Rob Pegoraro , December 22, 2010

Video-calling review: Xbox's Video Kinect and the Logitech Revue's Vid, Rob Pegoraro , December 21, 2010

What do you do with your photos and videos?, Rob Pegoraro , December 16, 2010

YouTube releases 2010 top-10 list, Rob Pegoraro , December 13, 2010

Wrapping up our gadget guidance -- and reopening the 'Should I get an iPad now?' question, Rob Pegoraro , December 10, 2010

Apple ships iOS 4.2 update for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch (updated with AirPlay review), Rob Pegoraro , November 22, 2010

Netflix intros $7.99 streaming-only plan, Rob Pegoraro , November 22, 2010

Hulu Plus exits preview, cuts price, Rob Pegoraro , November 17, 2010

TiVo's new $99 and 'free' deals are no deal at all, Rob Pegoraro , November 15, 2010

The flat market for 3-D TV -- is anyone interested?, Rob Pegoraro , November 10, 2010

Microsoft still confused about Silverlight's irrelevance on the Web, Rob Pegoraro , November 5, 2010

Hulu Plus exits closed beta, will accept your business now, Rob Pegoraro , November 5, 2010

Video: A look at two Windows Phone 7 devices, Rob Pegoraro , November 2, 2010

Fox TV-pocalypse ended at Cablevision, averted at Dish Network, Rob Pegoraro , November 1, 2010

Cablevision-Fox slapfest drags on; will Dish be next?, Rob Pegoraro , October 29, 2010

Google TV review, part 2: connecting to cable, Rob Pegoraro , October 26, 2010

Video: Two faces of Face Time, Rob Pegoraro , October 25, 2010

Google TV review, part 1: setup and online, Rob Pegoraro , October 22, 2010

Apple updates: iLife '11, FaceTime on the Mac, Mac OS X Lion, Mac App Store, new MacBook Air models, Rob Pegoraro , October 20, 2010

Apple to get a new iLife, MacBook Air and... one other thing , Rob Pegoraro , October 20, 2010

Cablevision-Fox spat sure to draw sequels, Rob Pegoraro , October 19, 2010

Skype 5.0 for Windows integrates Facebook, adds group video calls, Rob Pegoraro , October 15, 2010

FCC fixes CableCard rules; CableCard market likely to stay broken, Rob Pegoraro , October 14, 2010

Battling media boxes: Apple TV vs. Roku, Rob Pegoraro , October 7, 2010

Google airs more details about Google TV, Rob Pegoraro , October 4, 2010

Apple TV unboxing report, Rob Pegoraro , October 4, 2010

Hulu Plus coming to TiVo, Roku boxes this fall, Rob Pegoraro , September 28, 2010

Blockbuster goes bust, Rob Pegoraro , September 23, 2010

Blu-ray's HDCP security possibly cracked. So what? , Rob Pegoraro , September 15, 2010

Competition nears for upcoming Apple TV from Google, Roku, Boxee, Rob Pegoraro , September 13, 2010

DirecTV opens NFL Sunday Ticket to non-subscribers, Rob Pegoraro , September 8, 2010

Details about Apple's new iPods, iTunes and Apple TV, Rob Pegoraro , September 2, 2010

Liveblog: Apple's new TV, tiny nano and social networking on iTunes, Rob Pegoraro , September 1, 2010

Big ambitions for the small screen from Apple?, Rob Pegoraro , September 1, 2010

H.264 Web video (sort of) free, Web-video future still unclear, Rob Pegoraro , August 27, 2010

Apple to rent TV shows for 99 cents each?, Rob Pegoraro , August 25, 2010

Bonus review: Intel Wireless Display, Rob Pegoraro , July 28, 2010

Hulu adds 'Hulu Plus' premium service for smartphones and other gadgets, Rob Pegoraro , June 29, 2010

iPhone 4: First-commute impressions, Rob Pegoraro , June 24, 2010

Judge junks Viacom's YouTube suit, Rob Pegoraro , June 23, 2010

3-D HDTV World Cup viewing report, Rob Pegoraro , June 18, 2010

World apparently failed to end after digital-TV transition, Rob Pegoraro , June 17, 2010

Apple updates Mac Mini with HDTV-friendly design, Rob Pegoraro , June 15, 2010

Microsoft introduces 'Kinect,' debuts souped-up Xbox, Rob Pegoraro , June 14, 2010

Adobe updates Flash Player to 10.1 but preserves old reasons to hate Flash, Rob Pegoraro , June 11, 2010

Kylo TV-friendly browser adds Hulu workaround (update: gets blocked again), Rob Pegoraro , May 27, 2010

Google TV: Some Web smarts for the idiot box?, Rob Pegoraro , May 20, 2010

Google I/O, day two: And now, Android?, Rob Pegoraro , May 20, 2010

Details on Google's Chrome Store and WebM plans, Rob Pegoraro , May 19, 2010

Adobe has a hard sell for its Flash software, Rob Pegoraro , May 14, 2010

RCN ships TiVo DVR; Comcast, DirecTV delay theirs, Rob Pegoraro , May 13, 2010

Firefox developers outline next version, Rob Pegoraro , May 11, 2010

FCC accepts MPAA's 'Selectable Output Control', Rob Pegoraro , May 10, 2010

Microsoft endorses a Flash video replacement, Rob Pegoraro , April 30, 2010

Get ready for the 3-D TV sales pitch, Rob Pegoraro , March 31, 2010

Comcast helps subscribers, holds itself back with Fancast Xfinity TV site , Rob Pegoraro , March 26, 2010

Hillcrest's Kylo browser latest innovation to get blocked by Hulu, Rob Pegoraro , March 22, 2010

Google eyes its next screen: TV, Rob Pegoraro , March 18, 2010

The MPAA says the movie business is great. Unless it's lousy., Rob Pegoraro , March 11, 2010

HBO Go site offers online video -- to existing subscribers only , Rob Pegoraro , February 17, 2010

Boxee and Hulu vie to bring Web video to your TV, Rob Pegoraro , January 29, 2010

RealNetworks' CEO exits; its woes remain, Rob Pegoraro , January 14, 2010

How 3-D TV looks -- and works, Rob Pegoraro , January 7, 2010

The real opening day of CES, Rob Pegoraro , January 6, 2010

Bonus (overdue) review: EyeTV brings HDTV to a Mac, Rob Pegoraro , December 31, 2009

A top-10 list shows online movie availability creeping up the charts, Rob Pegoraro , December 23, 2009

Comcast + NBC = What? , Rob Pegoraro , December 4, 2009

Studios could provide new movies later to Netflix and Redbox, earlier to "protected" digital cable, Rob Pegoraro , November 12, 2009

Cable TV Thinks Inside the Box , Rob Pegoraro , October 2, 2009

iPod Nano Adds FM, Video; Zune Tunes Into HD Radio, Rob Pegoraro , September 18, 2009

Microsoft's Windows Live Movie Maker: For Once, a Decent Sequel, Rob Pegoraro , August 28, 2009

DVD-Copying Tools Lose in Court, Flourish in Real Life, Rob Pegoraro , August 13, 2009

Roku Player Brings MLB.TV to the TV, Rob Pegoraro , August 11, 2009

Tuesday Tidbits: Remote DVR Gets Court OK, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Ships, Rob Pegoraro , June 30, 2009

Comcast, Time Warner Announce "TV Everywhere" Initiative, Rob Pegoraro , June 24, 2009

Flip, Kodak Bring HD Video To Go, For Less, Rob Pegoraro , May 15, 2009

Cable, Satellite TV Bundles Near a Breaking Point, Rob Pegoraro , April 3, 2009

Will Tru2way Open the Cable Box? Tune In Later..., Rob Pegoraro , April 2, 2009

Apple Liberates HD Movies From Apple TV, Rob Pegoraro , March 20, 2009

Hulu Boxes Out Boxee, Rob Pegoraro , February 23, 2009

iReview iLife, iWork, Rob Pegoraro , February 5, 2009

TV's Web Transition: A Wish List, Rob Pegoraro , January 15, 2009

The Steadier State of the Flat-Panel TV, Rob Pegoraro , January 9, 2009

CES Opening Acts: Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, Rob Pegoraro , January 8, 2009

Best-Of Lists Show Hollywood's Online Efforts At Their Best and Worst, Rob Pegoraro , December 30, 2008

Gadget Guidance 2008: (Don't Call Them) MP3 Players, Rob Pegoraro , November 26, 2008

Apple's DRM Breaks MacBook Movie-Download Viewing, Rob Pegoraro , November 21, 2008

MLB Throws Out Microsoft's Silverlight, Rob Pegoraro , November 18, 2008

DVR Dilemma: Where Are Your TiVo Alternatives?, Rob Pegoraro , October 7, 2008

New Slingbox Adds HD Video, Keeps Some Old Issues, Rob Pegoraro , September 25, 2008

What Makes an Event TV-Worthy or Web-Acceptable?, Rob Pegoraro , August 26, 2008

Vongo Vanishes (But Will Live On, Sort Of), Rob Pegoraro , August 13, 2008

Flip Camcorder Is No Flop--For Now, Rob Pegoraro , June 26, 2008

Now Showing on the Netflix Player: Hollywood's Busted Business Model, Rob Pegoraro , June 5, 2008

Apple Adds HBO Shows To the iTunes Store, Rob Pegoraro , May 13, 2008

Cameras With High Ambitions For High-Definition Video, Rob Pegoraro , April 24, 2008

Feds Fix Digital-TV Coupon Site, Rob Pegoraro , April 11, 2008

Checking Up on the DTV Conversion, Rob Pegoraro , April 4, 2008

Revisiting Digital TV: A QAM Query, Rob Pegoraro , March 14, 2008

Readers Respond: CD-Video Lives! (Sort Of), Rob Pegoraro , March 12, 2008

Bonus Review: Vizio's "Value" LCD HDTV, Rob Pegoraro , March 11, 2008

ITunes' Incomplete Movie-Rental Inventory, Rob Pegoraro , March 5, 2008

More Digital-TV Answers, Rob Pegoraro , February 22, 2008

Apple TV's Tune-Up, Rob Pegoraro , February 21, 2008

Hasta La Vista, HD DVD, Rob Pegoraro , February 19, 2008

Deciphering Digital TV, Rob Pegoraro , February 14, 2008

Up Next On Your HDTV? Could Be MASN, Rob Pegoraro , February 8, 2008

Dueling Digital-TV Headlines, Rob Pegoraro , January 30, 2008

DVR Rage, Rob Pegoraro , January 29, 2008

Help File Help: Copying DVDs to Your Computer, Rob Pegoraro , January 23, 2008

The Definition of Flat TV Flattens, Rob Pegoraro , January 9, 2008

Web-ifying the TV, Rob Pegoraro , January 8, 2008

A (Very) Big-Screen TV, Rob Pegoraro , January 7, 2008

Warner Waves Goodbye to HD DVD, Rob Pegoraro , January 7, 2008

Fios and CableCards, Rob Pegoraro , November 14, 2007

Baseball's DRM Strikes Out, Rob Pegoraro , November 9, 2007

TV On Your PC, Rob Pegoraro , October 4, 2007

Apple to NBC: Fine, Take Away Your Downloads, Rob Pegoraro , August 31, 2007

High-Definition Disc Disarray (Cont'd.), Rob Pegoraro , August 22, 2007

Getting CableCarded (updated), Rob Pegoraro , August 15, 2007

TiVo Gets Serious, Rob Pegoraro , July 24, 2007

Opening Up the Cable Box, Rob Pegoraro , July 2, 2007

Happy Birthday, Star Wars!, Rob Pegoraro , May 25, 2007

Another AACS Key Crack, Rob Pegoraro , May 18, 2007

A State of High-Definition Denial, Rob Pegoraro , May 10, 2007

DVD Recorders: Now Safe To Buy, Rob Pegoraro , April 13, 2007

Time to Revise The TV-Service Shopping List, Rob Pegoraro , April 10, 2007

Movie Downloads, Direct To The Living Room, Rob Pegoraro , March 20, 2007

Rules For The Digital-TV Transition, Rob Pegoraro , March 12, 2007

A Digital Deadline Dawns, Rob Pegoraro , March 1, 2007

MASN on Dish? Maybe..., Rob Pegoraro , February 9, 2007

A Day With the MPAA, Rob Pegoraro , February 6, 2007

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