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Top 15 Black Friday tech deals

David Carnoy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:47:00 PST

With tons of so-called Black Friday bargains out there, we thought we'd take a moment to sort through all the junk and surface some real deals. Check out our top picks.

Originally posted at Fully Equipped

Top 40 must-have Blu-ray Discs

David Carnoy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:13:00 PST

Check out CNET's roundup of must-have Blu-rays to show off your home theater. We'll be updating our picks as new discs come out.

Originally posted at Fully Equipped

Roku adds Flickr, Facebook, Pandora, and more video channels

Erica Ogg — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:49:00 PST

The streaming set-top box adds more to its arsenal of Netflix, Amazon, and MLB on demand.

Originally posted at Circuit Breaker

Black Friday special: Vizio's Blu-ray player hits $99.99

David Carnoy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:23:00 PST

For Black Friday, Vizio and its retail partners are offering a number of attractive deals, including a $99.99 Blu-ray player and a $599.99 40-inch LCD TV.

HDTV scorecard: (Almost) all major network shows are now in high-def

John P. Falcone — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:08:00 PST

As the first high-def decade draws to a close, nearly every TV show on the national networks is now broadcast in high-def--with the exception of a few notable stragglers.

New Universal Blu-rays interact with iPhone

Matthew Moskovciak — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:51:00 PST

Universal is planning to integrate iPhone interactivity on several new Blu-ray releases, aimed at overcoming the hurdles that have hindered BD-Live so far.

Moxi cuts price on its DVR, adds step-up model with a triple tuner

John P. Falcone — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

Moxi lowers the price of its CableCard HD DVR and introduces a new model that can record three shows simultaneously.

The DIY secret-knock door lock

Matt Hickey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:29:00 PST

Steve Hoefer has a great idea for a mechanism that opens a door when it detects a secret knock. I love this thing and want to make my own. But I'd buy one, too.

Hands-on: Netflix streaming on the PS3

Matthew Moskovciak — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:03:00 PST

CNET takes a hands-on look at Netflix streaming on the PS3, and compares with Netflix streaming available on other devices.

Netflix-compatible video devices compared

John P. Falcone — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:00 PST

More than a dozen home AV products can now stream Netflix online content, which gives subscribers unlimited access to more than 12,000 movies and TV shows for as little as $9 per month.