With most affordable televisions now supporting 4k resolutions (which runs at four times the resolution of a standard HD television), streaming media services like Netflix and Amazon have expanded their 4k content offerings. Hardware manufacturers have in turn stepped up the resolution of their devices while shrinking them down to small “danglers” or sticks that can be tucked behind a television.

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Today is Net Neutrality Day.

In the early 2000’s I served on a local Comcast regulatory committee. Here are a few of my experiences holding the company accountable and how their lobbyists were able to quickly change laws that they didn’t like. This is a snippet from my Weekly Wrapup show at http://lon.tv.

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Apple finally announced a refresh to their Macbook Pro line of laptops, the first major redesign of the product in more than four and a half years.

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This week I give my thoughts on the new Macbook Pro’s, the advantages of VPN services, why I never profile Firefox on the channel, and eating old stuff.

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Continue reading "LON.TV | Weekly Wrapup 92 - Brands Behaving Badly, Favorite Android Emulators, VR Thoughts and More!" »

Tags: SteelSeries Nimbus Review, Game controller for Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac vs Stratus XL, Syncing Android Emulator, HP LaserJet Pro M402n Laser Printer Review, Kingston MobileLite Wireless Pro G3, GPD XD Android Portable Game Console Review with IPS Display, Retro Emulation, Nvidia Shield TV, ChromeOS, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 3 Review, Chromium OS

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Huge accomplishment by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin - they achieved a successful rocket launch and vertical landing:

An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket disintegrated shortly after liftoff Sunday on a space station resupply mission.

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Smart watches are the next wave of personal computing devices (whether we need them or not), and Apple is hoping to lure its millions of iPhone users to its new wearable platform called Apple Watch.

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CT CASE PRESS RELEASE - Professor Joan A. Steitz has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Science for her pioneering work in understanding the structure and function of RNA. She will accept the award at the 40th Annual Meeting & Dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Cromwell Hotel.

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