Some people buy dumb TVs, others stopped using their smart TV interface and played media from an outside source. Sounds familiar? To avoid ads on your TV, those two strategies used to be the way to go. Soon though, if this Roku patent gets implemented, only dumb TVs will be the way forward. ArsTechnica and […]| TechTheLead
Dark Star is an undeniable scifi classic and one of the movies that inspired Alien. In 2024, Dark Star turns 50 and, despite being a movie from the 70s, it still has plenty of things to offer to modern scifi. Mainly, how to do a great movie on a shoestring budget. Dark Star is John […]| TechTheLead
The great Netflix password sharing crackdown forced many of us to spend even more on streaming apps, now Disney is following suit. In a CNBC interview on Thursday morning, Disney CEO Bob Iger had some bad news for those who don’t pay for their own Disney Plus subscription. Iger announced the Disney Plus password sharing […]| TechTheLead
Matrix 4 might have received a lukewarm reception but the owners of this IP aren’t letting it go. A new report in Deadline reveals the existence of a new Matrix movie, one with a surprising director attached. No, it’s not a Wachowski. Drew Goddard will write and direct the new Matrix movie. Fortunately, he will […]| TechTheLead
First there were free book huts, now people are sharing actual DVDs and Blu-Rays to help others step away from streaming apps All streaming apps became more and more expensive. The great Netflix password sharing crackdown proved a hassle to most subscribers. Good content seems to disappear from catalogs and you can’t find anything to […]| TechTheLead
Netflix’s show is available from March 21st but there’s a Tencent Three-Body Problem TV series available right now! Let’s look at how China adapted one of the best scifi books in recent years. Is Tencent’s Three-Body Problem worth watching before, after or side-by-side with Netflix’s new blockbuster show? You decide but please, as a scifi […]| TechTheLead