Xbox & Apple TV prices spike, while Google drops a $99 Gemini speaker. Plus, we talk Valve’s $1,128 Steam Machine and the $1,699 MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld.
Entertainment 2.0 #713 – Google Home Speaker and Steam Machine Launch
Xbox & Apple TV prices spike, while Google drops a $99 Gemini speaker. Plus, we talk Valve’s $1,128 Steam Machine and the $1,699 MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld.
Save money on YouTube and Audible while the streaming world consolidates. We discuss the Paramount/WBD deal and what a "return to roots" means for Xbox fans.
Another streamer raises prices, a gaming shortage is getting serious, and cloud gaming just got more accessible for millions of households.
YouTube TV launches cheaper genre plans, Spotify adds song backstories, and YouTube Music puts lyrics behind a paywall.
Crunchyroll raises prices, Spotify launches Page Match for books, and Valve delays Steam Machine due to component shortages. NVIDIA cancels new GPUs.
Explore TCL’s market surge, Google TV’s decline, and how Auracast is changing audio with Sennheiser and Marshall’s latest gear.
Micro RGB televisions from LG, TCL, and Hisense, Auracast devices, and a weird year for gamin
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What’s an LG Micro RGB TV, and should you get one? Auracast comes to the Xbox Wireless Headset. You can now ask questions about your current Kindle book.
WBD Bidding War: Who wins Warner Bros. Discovery - Netflix or Paramount? Plus, YouTube TV custom bundles, Spotify music videos, and media backup tips.
Plex and Netflix are paywalling features. Amazon finds a great use for AI. Spotify simplifies switching services. Xbox full screen experience comes to more handhelds.