Tag: tv

  • Things I’m Learning about HDMI Cables

    I’ve learned and am still learning some important lessons about HDMI cables as a school technology director. Unlike older VGA cables used with many classroom projectors in the past, HDMI cables can carry both video AND audio signals. VGA cables required the use of a separate (usally 1/8th inch) audio cable when playing videos or…

  • Tour of New Apple TV (March 2016)

    This evening I finished watching yesterday’s Apple Special Event video, in which Apple employees announced various product updates and refreshes. One of the updates I’m most interested in is the update to AppleTV. Among other things, it allows apps to be organized into folders, the same way users can organize apps on iOS devices like…

  • Watching TV on an iPhone

    We have been hearing about watching TV on our phones here in the USA for awhile, but many cell phone network towers (especially in rural areas) still can’t support the bandwidth this requires. Most cell phones today can’t stream live TV either. Today, I learned my iPhone can! Using the $3 CNN iPhone app, I…