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Jared Newman covers personal technology from his remote Cincinnati outpost. He also publishes two newsletters, Advisorator for tech advice and Cord Cutter Weekly for help with ditching cable or satellite TV.
Amazon, Hulu, and the resilience of live TV
Live, linear TV still has staying power, even in the age of on-demand algorithms.
It’s time for cord cutters to embrace the smart TV
Smart TVs used to be consistently worse than dedicated streaming players. Not anymore.
HDHomeRun plans a new DVR box, an interface overhaul, and maybe Roku support someday
The HDHomeRun Connect Duo+ could be an alternative to Tablo if your storage needs are minimal.
Amazon's Fire TV boss: We're beating Roku, and we're still doing smart TVs
Amazon says it's winning the streaming device wars and plotting a return to smart TVs.
CES was surprisingly subdued for cord-cutting
For cord-cutters, CES was quieter than usual, as companies like Tablo and Mohu avoided the show.
The best smart TV at CES is this giant Nvidia gaming display
Nvidia sneaks into the TV business with its Shield-powered Big Format Gaming Displays.
The SmartThings Link is less expensive than a full-sized smart home hub, but its capabilities are not quite equal.
A cord-cutting wish list for 2018
What cord cutters should expect—or at least hope for—from streaming and over-the-air TV in 2018.
SiliconDust HDHomeRun DVR review: Buy the hardware, but you should skip the software
SiliconDust's HDHomeRun TV tuners are excellent, but the DVR service is not very good at all.
17 technologies that died in 2017
Tech that died in 2017: RIP AOL Instant Messenger, good riddance to Juicero.
How the Xbox One X almost lured me away from PC gaming
Microsoft’s Xbox One X game console doesn’t do everything a PC can. But it's getting close enough for me to consider leaving the desktop PC behind.
The best cord-cutting devices and services, which flourished in 2017 amid cable TV's decline
Disney, Fox, and the painful path to a la carte TV
Disney's plan to acquire most of Fox could hasten the TV bundle's collapse, but not without consequences.
Channel Master's Stream+ is an Android TV box with a built-in TV tuner, but no Netflix
The Channel Master Stream+ Android box does DVR without subscription fees, but lacks a Netflix app.
Verizon's free NFL streaming deal is good for cord cutters—but there's a catch
NFL games will be free to stream on smartphones next year, but watching on TV could still cost you.