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Are you ready for the great streaming wars of 2019?

Rich Haridy December 30, 2018

Over the next 12 months several major players will enter the streaming game, challenging Netflix's supremacy and massively complicating the world of film and television. Disney, Warners, Apple, and Facebook are just the tip of the iceberg in the oncoming streaming wars.

Netflix is set to face some major new competition in the streaming world over the next ...

Around The Home

Amazon's Fire TV Cube brings voice control to your whole entertainment setup

Michael Irving June 7, 2018

Amazon has announced the latest in its line of Alexa-enabled streaming devices, the Fire TV Cube, which lets you bark voice commands at the TV and other devices from across the room, and access other Alexa mainstays like weather and sports updates.

Amazon's Fire TV Cube lets you bark voice commands at your TV and other devices

Around The Home

The best Internet of Things gadgets to smarten up your home

Michael Irving December 5, 2017

If you haven't joined the Internet of Things (IoT) train yet, now's the perfect time to get on board. Smarts have been crammed into pretty much every household appliance, with more options than ever. New Atlas rounds up some of the best IoT gadgets to smarten up your home this holiday season.

New Atlas looks at some of the best Internet of Things gadgets for 2017

Home Entertainment

The hyper-fragmented mess of streaming TV ... and how it's only getting worse

Rich Haridy August 24, 2017

With Apple, Facebook and Disney set to enter the world of streaming a big question for audiences is arising: How many monthly subscriptions can you handle and how much more fragmented can this streaming world get before things sour?

The so-called new golden age of television is quickly turning into a murky quagmire of excessive ...

Environment

Netflix launches interactive "Choose Your Own Adventure" TV shows

Michael Irving June 22, 2017

Before "interactive movie" video games there were Choose Your Own Adventure books. Streaming video technology has now allowed Netflix to embrace the concept and release its first interactive "branching" narrative program that gives viewers a say in how the story progresses.

Netflix has launched its first interactive episode, starring Puss in Boots

Computers

How to set up and use a Chromecast

Michael Irving January 29, 2017

The Chromecast is a circular dongle that receives video and audio from a phone, tablet, laptop, Mac or PC, and streams it to the TV. It's one of the easiest, cheapest and most versatile ways to watch streaming video on a bigger screen. New Atlas guides you through setting up and using the device.

New Atlas guides you through setting up and using a Chromecast

Home Entertainment

Roku refreshes streaming player line-up with new budget and 4K boxes

Stu Robarts September 26, 2016

Roku has refreshed its line-up of video streaming players, with the aim of catering for all types of viewers. Most notably, it is offering a new entry-level device at US$30, undercutting Google's $35 Chromecast, and has introduced new higher end models that can stream in 4K UHD.

At the top of the range is the Roku Ultra, which will set you back $129.99

Space

Blue Origin to live broadcast rocket launch for the first time

Nick Lavars June 16, 2016

You can't accuse Blue Origin of being entirely secretive. But when Jeff Bezos' New Shepard vehicle is fired into the air on Sunday he'll be giving space fans a real-time look at the action, with the company set to live stream one of its launches for the first time.

The upcoming launch of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket has been rescheduled for Sunday

Home Entertainment

Roku's new Streaming Stick packs more power and provides audio privacy

Scott Collie April 5, 2016

As the number of ways to stream your content grows, Roku has given its Streaming Stick a refresh for faster, more reliable performance. On top of its new quad-core processor, the new Stick lets users listen to their content privately using a mobile device and headphones.

Roku has upgraded its Streaming Stick for high-end features in a small, reasonably priced body

Digital Cameras

Movi camera offers live editing and a quasi multi-cam setup

Simon Crisp January 5, 2016

Movi is a small video camera from Livestream which lets users edit footage on the fly and switch between nine virtual cameras which simulate a professional-looking multi-camera setup.

The Movi video camera from Livestream lets users edit footage from live events on-the-fly