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“Recreation and Entertainment”

Nov 23, 2011 07:04 PM ET // Alice Truong
How will you be watching the big games on Thanksgiving? If it's on a screen measuring less than five feet, you'll be missing out. Instead, feast your eyes on Sharp's lineup of Elite LED LCD TVs. The company claims its sets provide a superior picture quality, delivering more depth of color, brightne...
Nov 4, 2011 11:00 AM ET // Alice Truong
Thanks to Netflix and Hulu, watching movies online is ridiculously easy. What takes a bit more finagling though is streaming that exact movie you're looking for, especially given how often the terms of content licenses change. Hailed as the Kayak for streaming services by Gizmodo, CanIStream.it sol...
Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM ET // Alice Truong
Today, Netflix fans weep. It's the day the new, more expensive rates are kicking in for many, running $7.99 for a streaming-only or DVD-only plan. For both, subscribers pay $15.98. But weep not. There might be another streaming video-on-demand service in town, Time's Techland reports. Lovefilm, the...
Jul 12, 2011 09:16 PM ET // Alice Truong
Netflix is splitting up DVDs and streaming. The company announced Tuesday it is launching DVD-only plans, starting at $7.99 a month for either a streaming-only or DVD-only plan. For unlimited DVDs and streaming, well, that'll run you $15.98. Even though customers previously could stream for $7.99 a...
Oct 3, 2011 11:00 AM ET // Alice Truong
Have you been looking for the perfect speaker system for your iPhone but everything so far has been disappointing? Sure, Bose's products have amazing sound, but their run-of-the-mill docks don't accurately reflect your personality. For something a bit more outdoorsy, consider this: a log. No, reall...
Nov 8, 2011 03:43 PM ET // Alice Truong
Flights on Ryanair are about to get a lot more awkward. Michael O'Leary, the airline's boss, said he's aiming to launch in-flight entertainment options like hotel rooms' pay-TV service, The Sun reported. With such a proposed plan, passengers could log into a Ryanair app on tablets and smartphones t...
Sep 6, 2011 11:00 AM ET // Alice Truong
A pair of glasses showing subtitles will give deaf moviegoers the ability to watch films alongside general audiences, BBC reports. Cinemas do show movies with subtitles, according to the BBC, but this feature is available often only in the middle of the week and sometimes doesn't work. But most gen...
Jul 21, 2011 03:36 AM ET // Alice Truong
Netflix's streaming catalog has far too many losers, but we like the convenience and don't want to pay an additional $8 for DVDs. This comic captures the sentiment perfectly. (Head over to findchaos to see full comic (the image posted is only an excerpt).
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