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Geek Gifts 2008: The Roku Netflix Player fulfills the promise of streaming video

The Roku Netflix Player is a small set top box that delivers streaming video over the Internet into your living room in a manner so easy even your grandparents could understand it. Check it out in this Geek Gift Guide. by Mark Kaelin

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Streaming Video, Video, Roku Netflix Player, Roku, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Mark Kaelin

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Netflix kicks HD-DVD while it's down [updated]

As if you needed one more sign that points to HD-DVD being dead, here it is. Netflix announced this morning that it will phase out HD-DVD and go exclusively Blu-ray. So, for those keeping score at home, 4 of the 6 major studios have gone exclusively Blu-ray....

Tags: NetFlix Inc., HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2008-02-11

Will iTunes & Netflix make Blu-ray's "victory" meaningless?

Two of the biggest stories leading up to CES were the announcement by Warner Bros. to go Blu-ray exclusive and the announcement of integration of Netflix's streaming service into consumer electronics hardware. Personally, I wasn't at all happy about the first one (considering I have two HD-DVD players at home),...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., HD-DVD, Movie, Disc, Delivery, Hardware, Blu-ray, Apple iTunes, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2008-01-16

Netflix Gadget (gg)

Keep up to date on the newest releases and most popular DVD's from Netflix. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: NetFlix Inc., DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2008-01-09

CES 08: LG sidesteps Netflix, but introduces MPH

This morning's first press event was LG Electronics. There was a lot of buzz around LG due to the Netflix partnership announced last week which will have the Netflix movie streaming service available in select LG products. Despite having 3 Netflix executives in attendance, VP of Marketing...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Mobile, Mph, LG Electronics Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2008-01-06

Netflix (finally) reveals set-top box plans

After years of rumors and speculation and a little fantasizing of my own about a Netflix set-top box, the company has finally announced its intentions. The New York Times is reporting that Netflix will license its service to hardware manufacturers rather than build its own standalone box. ...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Set-top Box, Set-top, New York Times Co., NYT Article, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2008-01-03

NetflixQ (widget)

Check out your Netflix queue from a widget. The NetflixQ displays the following queues using Netflix RSS feeds: Your Personal Queue, Your Most Recent Rental Activity, Your Movies At Home, Netflix Recommendations, Netflix Top 100, and Netflix New Releases (Note for the personalized lists you need to enter your Netflix...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., RSS, Internet

Software downloads 2007-07-06

Netflix is ripping me off

I recently signed up for netflix on-demand movies. for 2 days now they keep saying well be back on in 4 hours. I HAVE NO SERVICE THAT I PAID FOR AND AM VERY DISATISFIED WITH NETFLIXWhat do you want us to do about it, noob?Why are you yelling at us?...

Tags: fireco52@..., NetFlix Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-07-24

Netflix Freak (dmg)

Netflix Freak is a full-featured Mac OS X application for managing your rental queue that enhances the Netflix experience. The program offers many unique features not available on the Netflix website.Features include: Rearrange your queue using drag-n-drop or copy-n-paste. Intelligently shuffle your rental queue while keeping movie series in order....

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Movie, Queue, Netflix Freak

Software downloads 2006-12-07

FlixQueue (exe)

is specially designed to make managing your NetFlix queue quick and easy, but its much more than just another queue manager. FlixQueue has additional features to make your NetFlix experience better. Features, Dragndrop queue reordering highlight multiple titles and move them. Cost to rent statistics, estimated ship dates for your...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Queue, FlixQueue

Software downloads 2006-09-27

My Netflix (msi)

This is another simple HTML Add-In I did for Media Center 2005 that provides a 10' interface for basic Netflix queue management, I have just updated it to address a few bugs, make it feel more like MCE, added support for extenders and 16x9 displays.

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Media Center PCs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2005-10-06

Netflix vs Blockbuster

What do you think of this? Specifically, should a business practice qualify as something that one can patent?"Netflix also believes its patents cover perhaps its most popular feature — the option of renting a DVD for an unlimited time without incurring late fees." - APThese lawsuits are, in my...

Tags: NetFlix Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-04-05

Netflix ripping you off?

Netflix ripping you off?Here is a story concerning Netflix. Personally I dont use it, but I know many people who do that swear by it or just swear. What do you people think?http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/10/netflix.renters.ap/index.html Netflix sends frequent renters to the back of linePolicy designed to reduce number of films rented for...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., netflix friend or foe to the consumer?, jkaras, off-topic, DVD

Discussion threads 2006-02-14

Five tech firms at a crossroads

Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...

Tags: Financial accounting, Word processors, TiVo Inc., NetFlix Inc.

Technical articles 2004-09-08

Additional Resources

Cracking Open the Roku Netflix Player

The Roku Netflix Player is a small set top box that delivers streaming video over the Internet into your living room in a manner so easy even your grandparents could understand it. We find out what makes it tick in this TechRepublic Cracking Open Photo Gallery. by Mark Kaelin

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Roku Netflix Player, Web Site Development, Tv & Home Theater, Internet, Web Technology, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Mark Kaelin, Geek Gifts 2008, Netflix, video streaming, product photos, roku

Image galleries 2008-06-25

Geek Gifts 2008: The Roku Netflix Player fulfills the promise of streaming video

Sometimes simple design and small packages can deliver a knockout. This is the case with the Roku Netflix Player. This small set top box delivers streaming video over the Internet into your living room in a manner so easy even your grandparents could understand it.

Tags: Streaming Video, Video, Mark W. Kaelin, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Internet, Personal Technology, Marketing

Download resources 2008-06-25

IP address

I signed up for Netflix hoping to watch videos on my PC.Since I live in the Cayman Islands-Netflix will not allow me to see any videos -stating that my PC is located outside the US ! I sthere any way of getting around this?I thought we lived in a true...

Tags: Corporate communications, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Network technology, mohanty.dr@..., IP, W2KTechman, video, IP address

Discussion threads 2007-11-17

Can't access website

We cannot access Netflix.com. We type in Neflix.com and the url automatically changes to http/Neflix.com/entryTrap.html?why=cookieless.We have enabled all cookies,deleted temp internet files, temp files,deleted cookies,etc. and still keep getting this.Anyone have any suggestions on how to get out of this loop?Thanks

Tags: INTERNET, Web site development, Web technology, bawa1002@..., Web site

Discussion threads 2007-05-03

Every movie in 3D?

3D Movies""What that is going to mean for our industry in a few years when we have thousands of 3D screens...if we can sell 10 to 15 percent higher priced tickets, that is a needle mover," Campbell said."I already rarely go to a theater to see a movie, so if...

Tags: brian.mills@..., movie, 3D

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

JavaServer Faces, Ajax, and Flash: Next Generation User Interfaces

Web 2.0 is creating a new breed of applications such as Gmail and NetFlix that were once considered impractical: web based alternatives to desktop applications. Development techniques such as Ajax are enabling web interfaces with new components and visual effects, but also pushing the limits of JavaScript and DHTML. Web...

Tags: Web, Oracle Corp., JavaServer Faces, AJAX, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing

White papers 2006-10-01