- Comcast Unveils New Cloud-Based TV Guide, Set-Top Box [Bloomberg] “While X2 is a software update, Comcast also debuted a new set-top box and a remote control with voice technology which allows users to find movies, actors and TV shows by pushing a button and speaking commands.” Comcast CEO Brian Roberts spoke of the new platform at his April fireside chat at the Barnes Foundation.
- Comcast plans millions of WiFi hot spots [Philadelphia Inquirer] “Neighborhood hot spots are the latest prong of a multiyear strategy at Comcast to dot the nation with WiFi availability for its subscribers who would like wireless Internet access away from home but who don’t want to pay big bills to cellphone companies. … [Comcast’s wireless] network now has about 150,000 hot spots in public places and small businesses in about a dozen cities.”
- Comcast’s connected home now has smart thermostats, efficient light bulbs [GigaOM]
- Comcast brings its style to 30 Rock [Philadelphia Inquirer] “The project is part of a massive $190 million modernization that’s bringing “Comcast style” to 30 Rock, one of the most recognized office buildings in the world, and boosting NBCUniversal’s capital-starved businesses.”
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