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Thought having Season Pass recording, direct Amazon movie downloads, and Netflix Watch Instantly was enough for TiVo?  Think again.  Starting August 5, 2009, TiVo will be offering over 100 free podcast channels, including content from networks such as G4, FOX, and CBS.  Beyond these channels, independent video podcast providers can… Continue Reading »

Google Reader is down with the whole social scene, just like Twitter, Facebook, and Friendfeed with 4 new ways to share content.  Google Reader is adding “fun” social elements like following, liking, and searching.  But is it too little too late? Google Reader used to be the place where I… Continue Reading »

A while ago, Google introduced a way to search blogs.  The search excludes lots of other sites so you can easily find information published on blogs (whether they are on Google’s Blogger or not).  The Goolge Blog Search just got a couple of new features to make it more useful. … Continue Reading »

Google seems to update at least one of its products once a month or so.  Sometimes the updates can be small, other times they can fundamentally change how some people use the products.  The newest update to Google Reader seems to be somewhere in between those two extremes. The new… Continue Reading »

Remember the dismal news last month that Boxee would no longer be providing Hulu content?  Well, Boxee tried to come up with a way around that.  Although the solution was not the same as what those loving Hulu content on Boxee are used to. Instead, the newest Boxee featured an… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell recently got to play with an IPEVO digital picture frame, the Kaleido R7.  Now, I am the guy who wrote a post denouncing digital picture frames as a pointless technology.  IPEVO changed my mind. Digital picture frames have gone through a couple of styles.  It started off with toyish… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Up close with the IPEVO

FriendFeed launched a new feature last night,  real-time updating.  With this feature, you can see all the most recent FriendFeed posts without even having to refresh the page.  As nifty as this new feature is, it can also get a bit crazy. The site has essentially turned the web into… Continue Reading »

It seems like even the most simple digital devices such as a digital photo frame are becoming more sophisticated and highly advanced in terms of features and functionality. Take the case of Sony’s Vaio CP1 digital photo frame. This 7-inch frame not only supports wireless connectivity but is packed with… Continue Reading »

If you’re reading this blog, then it’s likely you already are a regular rider of the RSS train. But RSS isn’t something everyone in the general public knows about, as only an estimated 5-percent of web users subscribe to websites using RSS. Hence the idea for RSS Awareness Day, which… Continue Reading »

If you are an RSS addict like myself then you are always on the lookout for that new fresh feed to grab and add it to your feedreader of choice.  With the new service Toluu finding new feeds has never been easier and never been more social! Toluu overall is… Continue Reading »