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G4TV’s Top 7 Video Games for Fans of LOST

February 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Categories: Games · LOST · Technology · Television

G4’s X-Play is listing the Top 7 Video games for Fans of LOST.
Top titles include Lost in Blue, Trauma Center: Second Opinion and more!
Check it out!
Thanks to Kristina

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Tags: Games · LOST · Technology · Television

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Cablevision on Remote DVRs

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments
Categories: Technology · Television

The Supreme Court ruled today that Cablevision Systems Corp remove DVR technology does not violate copyright law. That means cable companies will be able to offer consumers to have DVR technology without actually having to have a box in their homes.
I’m not sure this is really going to make a difference, in the [...]

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AT&T Announces CruiseCast – Live TV For Your Car

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
Categories: Technology · Television

AT&T has announced CruiseCast, a service that will allow you to watch TV in the back seat of your car. Sounds like a good idea, right?
The catch: $1299 for the receiver, probably about between $150 to $200 for professional installation and $28 per month for a subscription.
Good idea, bad price. I’m [...]

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DISH Network Ordered To Pay TiVo

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
Categories: Technology · Television

Looks like DISH Network is going to have to work out a settlement with TiVo, or risk having some DISH customers lose access to their DVR capabilities.
Read more about this ruling in the Wall Street Journal.

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Kindle 2 Released Today

February 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Categories: Books · Technology

As this is an entertainment blog, and not just one about TV (or just “24″ or “LOST”), I thought I’d mention that Amazon’s Kindle 2 was released today, If you pre-ordered it, it’ll show up in the next day or two.
What’s a Kindle, and why would you want one? It’s an electronic [...]

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Twittering Lost

March 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Categories: LOST · Technology · Television

I’m going to try something new tonight.
I had the overwhelming urge to talk about LOST with folks while the show was running, and didn’t do anything on the blog about it.
So, this week, I’m going to use Twitter to live blog LOST. If you’re a Twitter subscriber, please join. If you’re [...]

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Tags: LOST · Technology · Television