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📅 February 21, 2017

PlayOn Cloud: Record & Download Streaming Shows or Movies to Watch Offline. Anytime, on Any Device

The First Mobile App That Lets You Record & Download Streaming Shows or Movies to Watch Offline — Anytime, on Any Device

You love your shows, yeah, but you don’t love needing a trustworthy, fast internet connection to stream. Well, now you don’t.

The PlayOn Cloud SVR (streaming video recorder) mobile app lets you record video from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, HBO Now, PBS, The CW, and YouTube all directly to your phone or tablet with the click of a button.

Perfect for long flights or public-transit commutes, PlayOn Cloud SVR lets you redeem credits (each credit equals one recording) for commercial-free, offline watching of your favorite shows.

Yes, it really is that easy.

Browse shows & movies from your favorite streaming sites – then record them to your device via the cloud
Sync recordings across iOS devices or download to another device
Automatically skip commercials while watching on your iPad or iPhone
Download recordings to your PC to watch on your TV via a streaming device

Get 50 PlayOn Cloud SVR Credits (each credit is good for one recording) for $30 ( retail $50 ) here.

📅 December 10, 2012

Are Cell Phones Replacing Reality? [video]

PBS Idea Channel’s Mike Rugnetta contemplates the impact of smartphone culture on our perception of everyday life, particularly in the context of French philosopher Jean Baudrillard’s theory of hyperreality.

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📅 April 7, 2012

Entrepreneur: A 1986 PBS Documentary On Steve Jobs And NeXT Computer [video]

This rare 1986 PBS documentary, focuses on Steve Jobs and the philosophy behind his new start-up.

After Steve Jobs left Apple there was significant interest in his next venture– NeXT Computer. This rare 1986 PBS documentary, focuses on Steve Jobs and the philosophy behind his new start-up. It also briefly features Paul Rand introducing the entire team to their new logo. More on Paul Rand and the NeXT Computer logo, check out this article…

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📅 December 14, 2011

PBS’ ‘One Last Thing’ Steve Jobs Documentary Available On DVD

This documentary looks not only at how his talent, his style and his imagination have shaped all of our lives, but also at the influences that shaped and moulded the man himself.

Few men have changed our everyday world of work, leisure, and human communication in the way that Apple founder, Steve Jobs, has done. This documentary looks not only at how his talent, his style and his imagination have shaped all of our lives, but also at the influences that shaped and moulded the man himself.

The 60-minutes documentary, originally aired by PBS on November 2 includes many interviews with Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak, Walt Mossberg, and even a never before seen interview with Steve Jobs from 1994.

The DVD is available for $22.15 at amazon.com . Or you can rent it from amazon.com . You can also buy ( $9.99 ) or rent ( $3.99 ) the documentary from iTunes.