20 Years of HD TiVo
It’s been 20 years since the DIRECTV HR10-250, the first high-definition capable TiVo, started arriving in customer’s living rooms. The Phoenix (as the HR10-250 was known within TiVo), was a project born out of the dreams and passion of two engineers. It went on to become a beacon of inspiration and excitement during an uncertain …
The Project Entangle EX-β
A couple months ago we were thrilled to assemble an Entangle platform that actually looked and felt more like a set-top box. The Entangle EX-α is a Raspberry Pi 4 mated to an HDHomerun Flex 4k. Unfortunately stock FFmpeg doesn’t enable hardware-accelerated HEVC decode, which is needed to watch ATSC 3.0 broadcasts. And while patches …
Send In The Clones! Cloning the Silver Sensor
For many years one of our favorite antennas, and our go-to antenna for on-the-road OTA, was the venerable Silver Sensor. It’s on the compact side and has an interesting reception pattern – it’s somewhat directional and rejects signals from the back, but has a rather wide reception from the front. We had one since the …
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EXCLUSIVE This just in... First AI-generated NEWS ANCHORS will debut on US national station next year
An upcoming national news channel is replacing human anchors with hyper-realistic AI-generated avatars. Channel 1, set to launch next year, plans to use digitally generated people and digital doubles of real actors who had their bodies scanned.
How AI Will Impact the TV Industry in 2025, According to 15 Executives
Whether you love or hate to hear about it, artificial intelligence is everywhere, and it’s here to stay. In the past year, AI has dominated every industry. But in the TV space, it seems like everyone is still trying to figure out how it’s going to be used.
TVs get smarter as makers cater to AI lifestyles
Las Vegas: Dazzling televisions that routinely star at the Consumer Electronics Show opening here Tuesday are getting ever smarter with an eye toward being at the heart of AI-centered lifestyles.
2025’s AI Assistants Will Have Eyes On Your Screens
Until now, AI assistants have largely waited for you to tell them what you want. In 2025, AI assistants will be peeking at your screens, finding out what you’re up to all by themselves. Some of the AI leaders have already taken tentative steps in this direction.