Entertainment

Michael Tamblyn the CEO of Rakuten Kobo was visiting Sydney recently and sat down for a chat with techAU's Neerav Bhatt to chat about the company's long awaited launch of colour eReaders. Tamblyn explained that during the first few years of the Covid pandemic having a product that was instantly deliverable to the home and wasn't impacted by physical supply chains allowed Kobo to introduce...

This morning a brand new Hubbl Glass TV arrived in two boxes. The new TV is comes in two sizes, the 55 and 65" versions and having unboxed the 65-inch, I can tell you it's big, really big. Unboxing TVs is something I've done a lot of over the years and this experience was unlike any other. The first slightly confusing thing was the...

This week the latest streaming device Hubbl launched in Australia. Hubbl offers two hardware options, a set-top box to take over HDMI1, or a whole TV known as Hubbl glass. Having unboxed the STB this week, I've had a chance to spend some time with the experience and now have some suggestions for those who want in. Hubbl's goal reminds me a lot of Boxee...

Foxtel has released *a lot* of boxes over the years for satellite, cable and streaming. Will it's newest effort Hubbl last a long time or fail? The launch price is $99 though it's rumoured this will rise by $20 - $30 after a few months. Some early buyers report being offered a bonus free voucher for 2 months Kayo. After setting it up and watching a...

I attended a briefing at Foxtel's Sydney HQ today to get to see their new Hubbl combined hardware and software product, which aims to aggregate global and local TV/movie apps through one interface and ensure easy streaming, searching and watching of content on free to air catchup apps, VOD, pay TV and subscription services like Netflix. Upon launching the following global and local streaming apps will...

Watch out Fetch TV because Foxtel is getting ready to launch it's new Hubbl product, aiming to aggregate the biggest global and local TV/movie apps through one interface and ensure easy streaming, searching and watching of content on free to air catchup apps, VOD, pay TV and subscription services like Netflix. Hubbl can only be accessed through a small device that plugs into any compatible...

Fetch TV and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have announced a multi-year extension of their channel partnership. As part of the deal, CNN International returns to Fetch to offer extensive coverage of the U.S. election cycle, right through to the Presidential Election on November 5. CNN International was previously available to Fetch TV premium channel subscribers until May 2021 when their agreement ended. Fetch now delivers the most...

It's the end of 2023, and as we head into a new year, many of us are celebrating with friends and family. As part of those celebrations, we'll often throw on music, have some drinks and ease into the evening as the sun sets and the fireworks kick off. This year, Spotify has their NYE Party 2024 | New Years Eve Party Hits playlist....