For a cable box replacement, the Xumo Stream Box could be better at doing cable things. With the Xumo Stream Box, Comcast and Spectrum are leaving clunky cable boxes behind, with mixed results. This ...

The timing of the news may have been surprising, but the substance was less so. The bigger, pricey HomePod (which Apple promises to continue supporting) has been languishing in a familiar limbo for ...

One of the most common questions I get from prospective cord-cutters is whether they can stream local network channels without paying for a large, cable-style TV bundle (e.g., Hulu + Live TV or ...

Christmas stuff pops up in stores well before Halloween these days, and then there’s all the sales, and the trying to figure out what to get for people that have everything, and the crowds, and the ...

Ambient Weather’s WS-5000 home weather station is a significant improvement over its earlier and excellent WS-2902. It’s worth the extra cash if you can afford it. We’ve observed a dramatic increase ...

Suffering cabin fever? Need an escape? Internet radio can fling open the doors. Whisper a few call letters into a smart speaker, summon a smartphone app, or tap a few computer keys to be whisked far, ...

It’s been more than five years since I first asked whether ATSC 3.0, aka NextGen TV, would spell doom for over-the-air DVR. The answers are coming in now, and they’re not encouraging. The latest ...

While Denon’s first DTS Virtual:X soundbar lacks Wi-Fi or voice-assistant support, it doesn’t disappoint when it comes to the feature that matters most: its sound. With its budget-priced, all-in-one ...

Of all the companies showing off smart TVs at CES, the most intriguing comes from an unlikely source: Xperi. If you’re not familiar with Xperi, you surely know the TiVo brand it owns. Last year, Xperi ...

The AS6602T is very fast, looks good, and has all the features you could ask for—including 2.5GbE and NVMe caching. The latter, however, didn’t perform as expected with large data sets which, makes ...

If you’re looking for a compact soundbar that won’t break the bank, and you’re eager to jump into (or already invested in) the Sonos ecosystem, the second-gen Sonos Beam makes for a great choice. Last ...

Broadcasters want you to know they’re not out to kill over-the-air DVR. The industry group A3SA, which is in charge of digital rights management (DRM) for ATSC 3.0, released a specification this week ...