Image used with permission by copyright holderAnyone who’s been thinking about ditching cable has probably asked themselves: How do I record free HD network programming so I can watch it on my time? The notion of a DVR that’s divorced from cable and satellite services is a relatively new one, but it’s been picking up steam thanks to legions of Internet-savvy TV watchers who know they can get their TV fix on their own terms. Enter the Tablo OTA DVR. It records anything you can pick up with an HD antenna, and streams it to tablets, computers, and TVs (via set-top box like Apple TV and Roku) so you can watch it when you want, where you want.
In his review on the Nuvyyo Tablo DVR, DT contributor, Ted Kritsonis, called the device: ” A slick device with a sweet interface even a tech novice can love.”
In what's been one of the worst-kept secrets of the year -- mostly because subtly putting a product into the hands of some of the biggest stars on the planet is no way to keep a secret -- the Beats Pill has returned. Just a couple of years after Apple and Beats unceremoniously killed off the stylish Bluetooth speaker, a new one has arrived.
Available for preorder today in either black, red, or gold, the $150 speaker (and speakerphone, for that matter) rounds out a 2024 release cycle for beats that includes the Solo Buds and Solo 4 headphones, and comes nearly a year after the Beats Studio Pro.
Ifi’s latest DAC is the first to add lossless Bluetooth audio
Ifi Audio's new Zen Blue 3 wireless digital-to-analog converter (DAC) will officially be available to buy for $299 on July 9. When it is, it will be the first device of its kind to support a wide variety of Bluetooth codecs, including Qualcomm's aptX Lossless, the only codec that claims to deliver bit-perfect CD quality audio over a Bluetooth connection.
Admittedly, there are very few devices on the market that can receive aptX Lossless (and fewer that can transmit it), so it's a good thing that the Zen Blue 3 also works with the more widely supported aptX Adaptive, LDAC, and LDHC/HWA codecs (all of which are hi-res audio-capable), plus the three most common codecs: AAC, SBC, and aptX.
The new Beats Pill might replace Sonos on my back porch
If I were to build an outdoor stereo in 2024, I'd do it with a pair of portable Beats Pills instead of Sonos speakers. Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends
In 2017, after more than a decade in our home, my wife and I added a pool. With it came a covered deck, making what basically was a new outdoor room. Not uncommon at all in Florida, but new to us.
