TiVo founders launch QPlay internet TV device

From	RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com>
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Subject	TiVo founders launch QPlay internet TV device
Date	2014-02-26 20:59 +0000
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From the "there still isn't anything to watch" department:
Title: TiVo founders launch QPlay internet TV device and iPad app
Author: Brad Linder
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:45:23 -0500
Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Liliputing/~3/gjmqICyYr6I/tivo-founders-launch-qplay-internet-tv-device-ipad-app.html

TiVo founders Mike Ramsey and Jim Barton changed the way many people watched
television, allowing users to record scheduled broadcasts and watch them on
their own schedules. Now Ramsey and Barton are back — and this time they’re
taking aim at internet video.

Their new product is called QPlay[1], and it consists of a small box that you
can plug into a TV and a companion iPad app that lets you find online video
and add it to  a queue (or what QPlay calls a Q) to create your own personal
stream from multiple online video sites.

The QPlay adapter is available for purchase for $49[2]. That’s the discounted
launch price though, so the adapter could cost more in the future.

The box measures 4.5″ x 2.3″ x 0.5″ and weighs 3.2 ounces. It connects to
your TV via an HDMI cable, and support 1080p video output. The adapter
connected to the internet with the help of an 802.11b/g/n WiFi adapter and
draws power from a USB cable.

[image 3][1]

While Ramsey and Barton are positioning QPlay as a revolutionary device that
offers new ways to interact with online video much the way TiVo shook up the
broadcast TV model, the truth of the matter is that online video is already a
largely on-demand, on-your-schedule experience.

What QPlay aims to do is make it easier to bring internet video to your TV
and create a sort of custom channel of videos from a range of content
providers. But there’s no shortage of internet TV boxes that offer a similar,
if not identical service.

QPlay will have to compete with Roku, Google Chromecast, Apple TV, and a
number of other internet video boxes. But with a $49 price tag and the
Chromecast-like ability to let you continue using your iPad after you’ve
selected a video, the QPlay looks like a moderately interesting entry into
the smart TV box space.

Unfortunately at launch the QPlay only supports a handful of services
including YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. But eventually the team hopes to
add support for popular video sites including Netflix and Hulu Plus.

TiVo founders launch QPlay internet TV device and iPad app[4] is a post from:
Liliputing[5]
[image 6]

Links:
[1]: http://redirectingat.com?id=32X105xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqplay.co%2F&sref=rss (link)
[2]: http://redirectingat.com?id=32X105xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqplay.co%2Fproduct%2Ftv-adapter%2F&sref=rss (link)
[3]: http://cdn.liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/qplay.jpg (image)
[4]: http://liliputing.com/2014/02/tivo-founders-launch-qplay-internet-tv-device-ipad-app.html (link)
[5]: http://liliputing.com (link)
[6]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Liliputing/~4/gjmqICyYr6I (image)

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