AT&T has tried just about everything short of world domination. Awhile back they dropped their partnership with Dish Network to offer their own satellite service. Apparently that didn’t go so well for them. Now they’re looking into establishing a deal with DirecTV to offer something similar. If you’re in the market for a new cable setup, you may want to wait. Apparently AT&T is going to continue offering their current Dish network until January 31st before they switch over to DirecTV. It would probably be best to wait until the switch happens, but unfortunately it’s not always that easy to go without or get a contract you can cancel after that short of a time period.

Tags: AT&T, cable, directv, dish, dish network, satellite

Starting October 15th, the Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC box will be available for purchase. The package comes in two options: software only or tuner model. The software only model will run you $99 while the tuner model will cost you $199. Both include a free year of TiVo (afterwards it will cost you $99 per year for the service). While Nero is known for their burning software, it looks like the exporting on this package is going to be limited to portable devices and the like. We’ll have to see how long that lasts or if it will cause the device to not sell as has been expected. It has also been over a year since the announcement of this partnership, so whatever steam there was may be gone by now.

Tags: iphone, ipod, liquidtv, nero, psp, tivo

Netflix has been working their magic to greatly increase the service that they provide to their users. Their goal has been to increase the amount of streaming content to their service, so their sights have been set rather high.

So far, it’s clear that Netflix is looking to work with CBS and Disney, but they’ve already started working with NBC. After the brand new season premiere of Heroes aired on Monday, Netflix was getting ready to unveil something pretty amazing. You can now directly stream every Heroes episode through the Netflix service one day after it airs.

Hopefully this is the type of thing that will catch on, allowing us to watch all of our shows in this format. With CBS and Disney on the way, there will be plenty of streaming content coming to Netflix in the next few months.

Oh and don’t forget that you’ll be able to stream Netflix onto your Xbox 360 relatively soon!

Tags: cbs, disney, heroes, nbc, netflix, streaming, xbox 360

We’re finally going to see some Pico Projectors!

There have been numerous announcements over the past several months declaring that we’ll actually be seeing one soon, but now we’re talking official launches. The 3M LED Pico Projector has officially be slated for a September 30th stateside launch.

Dubbed the MPro110, this little device is going to run you $359. Unfortunately it’s lacking a built in speaker, but where exactly would you put it on this device?

The review done on the MPro110 found it lacking in brightness in some movie scenes to the point where it was indecipherable as to what was going on. But for it’s size and the overall quality, it’s a good first Pico Projector.

Tags: 3m, brightness, mpro11, pico projector, projector, toshiba

Comcast, we’ve got a problem.

First you decide to invade the privacy of your customer base and establish which ones are torrenting and have slowly been killing their connection. Now you’re going to set a physical bandwidth cap per month?

The press release below issued by Comcast is announcing that their new monthly bandwidth cap is now set at 250GB per account. They’re even nice enough to break this down into the number of emails this would equate!

But the issue is, this doesn’t just hinder pirates, people who legally purchase movies and tv shows may easily find themselves at that cap on a particularly heavy month. What to do!

Read the press release after the jump.

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Tags: 250gb limit, broadband, comcast, high speed internet, piracy, torrent

Creative has always been well know for their….creativity. So when it comes to cool little devices, we’re never really surprised at just how far they will go to appease the masses. We usually just squeal with glee at how cool the devices are. At this years IFA, Creative unleashed their new X-FI Go! mobile sound card. This little doohickey is quite the enhancement over their old Soundblaster Play! and easily turns any USB 2.0 port into a full functioning soundcard.

You’ll have plenty of features to take advantage of, including a Crystallizer, CMSS-3D, EAX Advanced HD, OpenAL support, and even 1GB of flash storage. What’s nice about this storage is that it even comes loaded with Alchemy, WaveStudio, and a few other apps. Right now, the X-FI Go! is Singapore only for about $56, but we should see it debuting stateside shortly.

Tags: CMSS-3D, creative, Crystallizer, EAX Advanced HD, OpenAL support, USB 2.0, x-fi go!

Comcast is att it again with their Triple Play give-a-way. This time, instead of giving away Eee PC’s or a PS3, they’re giving away a Nintendo Wii with every service plan. As long as you don’t have an existing Comcast account, signing up for their digital cable, VOIP, and high speed internet for a two year contract will earn you a Nintendo Wii.

This comes as a surprise to many as their has yet to be a surplus of Nintendo Wii’s on any store shelves all these months after the fact. So either this means there while be an influx in the number of Nintendo Wii’s available or that Nintendo and Comcast are rubbing shoulders.

If only they could work together and make their own Sega Channel.

Tags: comcast, digital cable, internet, nintendo wii, sega channel, VOIP

When talking trash in your favorite Xbox360 online game, there’s always one thing you have to worry about: Will you be able to hear their witty responses with all that luscious gunfire going off around you? While in the past that may have been a legitamate concern, the newest edition to the Turtle Beach family, the Ear Force X4 wireless headphones, now has you covered.

Imagine not only hearing the entire game in up close 5.1 dolby digital surround sound, but now you are completely wrapped into the taunting voices of prepubescent children whose shrills are reduced greatly by the Chat Boost Dynamic Talkback Expander already built in.

Pure genius, if you can spare $199.95.

Tags: ear force x4, headphones, turtle beach, xbox 360

Surround sound is pretty awesome. Watching any war or action flick is about ten times better when the explosions are going off behind you in your living room.

But setting up those tiny speakers everywhere isn’t for everyone. Mitsubishi has the cure for those of us who want a surround experience, with less hassle. Their new 149 iSP series LCDs have a 16-speaker sound bar to recreate that movie theatre aural assault.

The 46” model will run you $3300, while the 52” version (out soon) is $3700. While it won’t be as great as actual surround, if you’re in the market for a new set, this may be a good choice.

Tags: HDTV, isp, lcd tv, mitsubishi

Sick of that ugly plastic iPod dock messing with the feng shui of your room? No? Me either. But for those who want a real stylish home for their tunes comes the wooden iPod dock.

They’re compatible with the old school and nano versions and come in walnut or birch finishes. Ranging from $90-$100, these babies hit in Japan next month. It’ll go perfect in my log cabin next my maple grain PS3 and oaken HDTV.

Tags: apple, HDTV, ipod, ipod dock, ps3