Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Earth Day was April 22nd, and its usual message—take care of our planet—has been given added urgency by the challenges highlighted in the latest IPCC report. This year, Ars is taking a look at the technologies we normally cover, from cars to chipmaking, and finding out how we can boost […]
Enlarge / The Sonos Arc soundbar. (credit: Sonos) Sonos has ambitions not just to be the platform of choice for home audio but for home theater, too, according to several new job postings first discovered and reported on by Protocol. The job listings strongly suggest several new areas of expansion for Sonos, and they paint […]
Enlarge / A Roku streaming box. (credit: Ars Technica) TV-streaming platform Roku is looking to expand beyond dongles and software deals to make its own TV hardware, according to a report in Insider . The story appears to be based on two sources with different levels of familiarity along with Roku’s plans. The first will […]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power teaser video. Amazon has been hyping its Lord of the Rings TV series for a while now, but details have been scarce. That changed a bit this week, as Amazon finally announced the name of the series and released its first teaser video. The name of […]
Enlarge / A Roku streaming box. It seems these ads aren’t appearing on Roku’s own hardware like this device; instead, they’re appearing on TVs that license Roku’s software platform. Some Roku smart TV owners are seeing banner ads appear over live content, according to a thread on the r/cordcutters subreddit. A user named p3t3or posted […]
Enlarge / Here’s the first publicly released render of Samsung’s new Mini LED TV. (credit: Samsung) It’s that time of year again: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is upon us, and companies like Samsung are announcing the first details of their 2022 product refreshes. That includes Samsung’s flagship TV lineup, which will this year see […]
Enlarge / The galactic setting of Mass Effect, as seen in the teaser trailer for the next game in the series. (credit: EA) Amazon is nearing a deal with Electronic Arts to develop a TV series for the Prime Video streaming service based on the beloved Mass Effect video game franchise. The revelation can be […]
Enlarge / Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, now available in HDR on some devices. (credit: Hulu) HDR has been a standard feature of new TVs for years now, and you’d be hard-pressed to find many 4K TVs that don’t support HDR. But even as Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO Max, and others have rolled out HDR support […]
The core cast of Cowboy Bebop . [credit: Netflix ] Netflix has announced that its long-delayed, live-action adaptation of the influential and popular classic anime collection Cowboy Bebop will premiere on Friday, November 19. The streaming service also released the first images from the show, giving fans some sense of what to expect from a […]
Enlarge / The first live action promotional image for Amazon’s new The Lord of the Rings -related series. (credit: Amazon Studios ) Today, Amazon . com Studios announced that its new TV series based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The particular Lord of the Rings has finished filming its first season. The season is expected […]