Sean Captain

[Tom’s Guide]
Once an esoteric concept for technologists and online-rights activists, net neutrality is now among the top headline memes in the United States. The rise of data-intensive streaming media services such as Netflix, and the concentration of power in large Internet service providers such as Comcast and Verizon, have raised the questions of how Internet access will be parceled out and paid for among content providers and consumers.
[Read the rest of What Is Net Neutrality? An FAQ]

[Tom’s Guide]
Hot off two Golden Globe wins for its dramedy Transparent, Amazon today (Jan. 15) is carpet-bombing the online TV world with 13 new pilot shows for members of Amazon Prime ($99 per year) to watch and vote on. And if big names are a factor in success, these pilots are will go big-time.
[Read the rest of Amazon Packs Every Star It Can Find Into New TV Pilots]

[Tom’s Guide]
LG has become the OLED company, or at least the remaining OLED company, after Samsung more or less dropped out of the game. But look beyond the stunning organic screens, as I did today, and you’ll find some great LED-LCDs using the nanocrystal technology that Samsung and Sony are talking up big time.
[Read the rest of LG’s UF9550 Nanocrystal TVs Rival OLEDs]

[Tom’s Guide]
Having released the Lumix CM1 in Europe last month, Panasonic announced its plans to bring the camera/phone to the U.S. this year at CES 2015. Panasonic hopes to sign deals with carriers to offer the phone subsidized on contract. Unlocked without a subsidy, it will run about $1,000, the company reckons. Panasonic handed me the CM1 for a few hours to put it through its paces. I didn’t have enough time to call this a full review; but it’s a lot more detailed than a quick hands-on.
[Read the rest of Exclusive Tests: Panasonic CM1 Is Real Camera, and Phone]

[GeekBeat.TV]

Mark from Sharp came by CES Live to show Rene and Sean their Beyond 4K Ultra HDTV TVs. They talked about the pixel tech of their TVs and the quality of the high resolution displays. Mark revealed that the TVs will upscale existing content. The company is also launching Smart TVs featuring Google’s Android TV platform.
[See original on GeekBeat.TV]

[Tom’s Guide]
Every year, when consumers think there is nothing more that TV makers can come up with, they surprise with new products to entice viewers into making an upgrade. In past years, a single theme often dominated the New Year releases, such as 1080p, 4K, 3D or OLED. This year, innovations span a wide range, from color to resolution to smart features to games and slick design — and from the affordable to the purely aspirational.
[Read the rest of Hottest TVs for 2015]

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