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Roku…here comes Revision3

October 15th, 2009 at 04:27 by Jim Louderback in Announcements

Yes Brian, There is a Santa Claus

A few weeks ago I got a message from Revision3 fan Brian Desmon, asking whether there was any chance of Revision3 shows appearing on Roku’s groundbreaking internet video box – known mostly for its integration with Netflix on Demand.

I had to skirt the issue – but no more! Finally I can tell the world! Revision3 will be on Roku! Our amazing team of web designers and developers have been slaving over the implementation for the last few months – and their amazing efforts have borne some pretty tasty fruit.

I still can’t say exactly when, beyond “very soon now”. But I can give you a sneak peek of what it’ll look like. Check out this week’s Tekzilla for a look at the upcoming Revision3 channel on Roku. And if you don’t have a Roku, what are you waiting for? It streams Baseball, Netflix movies and Amazon Unbox today, with a wide variety of other video channels coming soon.

The box itself costs $99. And unlike today’s services, we’re going to be 100% free – and in amazing high definition as well (if your internet connection is fast enough).

That’s right, now there’s even more reason to buy a Roku! So if you love our shows, and want to watch them on a big TV, pick up a Roku today. They make great holiday presents too.. (hint hint).

Check out this demo of the Revision3 channel on Roku:


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Guess Who’s got an App on Boxee? Revision3!

August 26th, 2009 at 11:14 by Ron Richards in Announcements

As you know, one of our mottos here at Revision3 is “Anywhere, Anytime, Any Device, Any Application” and that’s evidenced by how we bend over backwards to make our content available on whatever platform you want to watch it on, be it iTunes, YouTube or TIVO. One of those platforms that were huge fans of is Boxee. If you haven’t heard about Boxee yet, you definitely should as it’s quickly becoming one of the coolest pieces of software for watching video around.

Basically, it’s a way to enjoy the best of Internet Television on your computer or television. Boxee is the first “social” media center, whose free, downloadable software is changing the way we experience home entertainment. On a computer or connected to an HDTV, boxee allows you a simple way to bring all their entertainment into one place including personal movies, TV shows, music and photos, as well as streaming content from websites like Netflix, MLB.TV, Comedy Central, Pandora, Last.fm, and flickr. You can also share information about what you’re watching so friends can enjoy it too through legal sources online. It’s pretty darn cool and I’ve been using it for the majority of my Internet TV watching.

So, when the gang over at Boxee called us up and offered to create a Revision3 app for Boxee, we jumped at the opportunity! Any chance to make it easy for you, our audience, to watch Revision3 on your big screen TV (or any size, really) is definitely something we want to provide. Avner Ronan, Boxee’s CEO said, “”From Tekzilla to the Digg Reel to Co-Op, HD Nation, and Hak5 - Rev3 makes great shows that are available around the globe, on demand. They’re a great fit for Boxee, and we’re excited about the new interface we’ve created with them to encourage more people to watch Rev3 on their big screen.” Avner’s a great guy and so nice of him to say such kind words about Revision3!

If you’re looking for a new and cool way to watch Revision3, we strongly suggest you check out Boxee and install the Revision3 app. I can’t stop playing with it, it’s so cool. Just hook up your media center PC or your laptop to your TV, load up Revision3 on Boxee and then you’re on your way to hours of Revision3 fueled entertainment!

So head over to Boxee’s website, download the client and check it out for yourself.

Here’s what the Revision3 App on Boxee looks like:

Imagine browsing Revision3 with your remote control on your couch! Not bad, eh?

Huge thanks to our friends over at Boxee for putting the app together and helping us make it easier and better for you to watch Revision3 on Boxee!

Let us know what you think of the Revision3 app on Boxee!


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Welcome to the New Revision3.com

May 20th, 2009 at 01:50 by Ron Richards in Announcements, Website

We are very pleased and excited to welcome you to the new brand new Revision3.com! Revision3.com has gone through several iterations since we first began back in 2005, and this website represents the 4th version of Revision3.com and I’m pretty sure you’ll agree that it’s the best one yet.

So just what exactly has changed? Practically everything! Here’s a brief summary of the changes to the site with Revision3.com version 4.0 that you can expect:

Updated Design - It’s a brand new site with a brand new interface. Every section and page of the site has been redesigned and improved from the previous version. In addition, we’ve made navigation easier on the site so you can get around and find what you want. We’ve even given some love to the forums, so it’s fresh, new and ready to be used.

BIGGER & Better Video - We’ve increased the size of our video player, so now when you’re watching your favorite show, it truly is an entertaining experience. We’ve also added some cool features like the ability to pop out the player to another window or to put it in theater mode and make the video really pop.

User Preferences - We want to make the Revision3 website the site YOU want it to be, each and every one of you. To do that, we’ve begun expanding the User Preferences section to allow for customization of what you see and how you use revision3.com. Admittedly there isn’t much there right now but from what is there, you should get the general idea of what will be coming. Expect to see this area expanded on the most over the upcoming weeks, so make sure you register and log in to the site when you visit.

Enhanced Shows and Host Pages - We’ve redesigned all the show pages so that it’s easier to browse and find your favorite episodes. We’ve also worked to make sure our search functionality gives you the results your looking for. It’s also easier to find information about your favorite show host, such as the link to the their blog, Facebook Profile or whatever other social network they may be on.

Twitter! - Twitter’s everywhere these days, so why not Revision3? You may notice that we’ve worked with our friends at SquareSpace to create a Revision3 Twitter directory so it’s easy to find everyone from Revision3 on Twitter. We’ve also integrated the Twitter feeds of our hosts on their pages so you can see what they’re up to, minute by minute.

Under The Hood - For those of you interested in how things work, a lot of the changes and improvements come from behind the scenes. Previously, as many of you know, we were using WordPress for our content management needs. As we’ve grown, we’ve outgrown WordPress as a solution. Don’t get us wrong, we still love WordPress and still use it for our blog, but for running the site, we learned a lot from using it and have evolved beyond its capabilities. Now we’re running an internally produced content management system that was built on a PHP based MVC framework. And what’s even better is that we’re primed to grow from here, making it easy to add new features and functionality later on (hint hint).

As I said, we’re immensely excited for the site. Personally I love the new look and I love how bright the future looks for Revision3.com. We’re going to be building from here and creating some cool features for all Revision3 fans to come and enjoy. We hope you like the new site as much as we do, and please let us know what you think either by e-mailing us or on the forums.

I’d like to take a moment and put the spotlight on the awesome team here at Revision3 that labored for months to bring you the new Revision3.com - Stephanie Chu, Ryan LaBarre, Jeff Rizzo, Chuck Siu, Brendan White and a few others who are unfortunately no longer with us here at Revision3. All your hard work and dedication has absolutely paid off and I hope all the loyal Revision3 fans join me in applauding you.

thanks.
- Ron Richards


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Tekzilla LIVE at Web 2.0 Expo

March 24th, 2009 at 02:13 by Ron Richards in Live Events

Tekzilla LIVE at Web 2.0 Expo
We had such an amazing time in Austin at SXSW with the live Diggnation and Totally Rad Show, that we’re back with another live show, this time in our backyard of San Francisco, CA. We’re stoked to announce that there will be a LIVE taping of Tekzilla at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco’s Moscone Center on April 2nd. This will be the first time that Patrick Norton, Veronica Belmont and the whole Tekzilla team will present to a live audience, so we’re hoping all of you Tekzilla-faithfuls will come to cheer them on.

Best of all, it’s completely FREE! We’ve teamed up with the awesome folks at O’Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb to provide coupon codes so you can register for the Web 2.0 Expo at no cost and attend both the live show AND the meetup afterwards.

All you need to do is register for the conference to get a FREE Expo Pass, giving you entry to the live Tekzilla show. Use this coupon code: websf09btd28

Since you’re already coming to Tekzilla, you should definitely check out more of what the Web 2.0 Expo has to offer! For those of you interested in exploring this great conference, here is a list of some great free things to see and do at while at the Web 2.0 Expo.

If you would like to attend the conference’s panels and sessions, we’ve got an exclusive discount code that you can use on any registration package. Just make sure to register for the conference and use this coupon code: websf09btd38

Here are the details on the events:

Tekzilla LIVE at Web 2.0 Expo
When: April 2, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Where: Level 3 Keynote Room, Moscone West, San Francisco, CA

Tekzilla Meetup
When: April 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM to 6 PM
Where: Expo Lounge, Moscone West, San Francsico, CA

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INTERNET PHENOMENON TEKZILLA LIVE FROM WEB 2.0 EXPO

March 24th, 2009 at 10:20 by Ron Richards in Press Releases, Website

— REVISION3 TECH NEWS AND REVIEWS PROGRAM TO TAPE ON APRIL 2 AT NEXT GENERATION WEB CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO —

San Francisco, CA – March 24, 2009 – Revision3 is teaming up with O’Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb at the third annual Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco to bring audiences a live episode of Tekzilla! Join Internet celebrities and tech gurus Veronica Belmont and Patrick Norton on Thursday, April 2 at 3:30 p.m. in the Level 3 Keynote Room, Moscone West, to experience the tech action firsthand.

The taping will be followed by a Tekzilla Meetup at the Expo Lounge, where exhibitors and fans alike can meet and mingle with Patrick and Veronica. In addition, Web 2.0 Expo will feature a “booth crawl” from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Attendees must have a conference or expo pass for admittance.

“Every week, Tekzilla reviews the latest gear, tips and tricks that improve the tech you already own – and features conversations with the most informative experts around. Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco is the perfect place to continue our on-going conversation with attendees and our overall audience – along with engaging the exhibitors that the program regularly covers,” said Jim Louderback, CEO, Revision3.

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco centers on the idea of “the Power of Less,” exploring how the principles of Web 2.0 can turn constraints into opportunities. The conference will be held from March 31 – April 3, 2009 at Moscone West. To learn more about the 2009 Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco or register, visit: http://www.web2expo.com/sf.

“We’re excited to bring Tekzilla to Web 2.0 Expo for the first time,” said Brady Forrest, Co-Chair of Web 2.0 Expo. “Everyone at Web 2.0 Expo will get the chance to see one of their favorite Web shows live then meet the hosts, Patrick and Veronica, in person – a rare and great opportunity.”

Episodes of Tekzilla air every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. ET at www.revision3.com/tekzilla.

For a sneak peak, Veronica Belmont is participating at Web 2.0 Expo’s Ignite event the night of April 1 at Mezzanine in San Francisco.

Veronica Belmont
Veronica Belmont is a co-host of Revision3’s Tekzilla. She started her tech career as an audio producer for CNET’s Buzz Out Loud podcast and quickly became the third co-host. She went on to start two other shows at CNET: MP3 Insider and Crave and also produced many tech how-to videos and segments for CNET TV. Since then, Veronica has been a regular on many technology and gaming-themed podcasts, such as This Week in Tech, Cranky Geeks, DL.TV, The Instance and more. In the past year she hosted the popular web show Mahalo Daily, where she covered lots of geek-themed topics and events, including CES with Engadget and the Game Developers Conference with Joystiq. In her free time, Veronica hosts the Sword and Laser podcast and book club with CNET personality Tom Merritt, and also helps run one of the largest Warcraft guilds around, Alea Iacta Est, on the Earthen Ring server.

Patrick Norton
Patrick is the co-host of Revision3’s Tekzilla and Systm. He’s written hundreds of product reviews for publications including PCMag, CNET, PC World, CPU and TechTV, launched the online video and podcast group at Ziff Davis where he produced and hosted 188 episodes of DL.TV (and learned more about Flash dev, routing tables, Content Delivery Networks, compression tools, RSS feeds, log file analysis and traffic verification than he ever thought he’d need to know) and started using computers back in the late CP/M early DOS days. He’s best known for answering tough tech questions, skewering products and beating dead PCs with a sledgehammer for the four years at TechTV when he hosted a live daily television show called The Screen Savers.

About Web 2.0 Expo
Web 2.0 Expo, co-produced by O’Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb, showcases the latest Web 2.0 business models, development paradigms and design strategies for the builders of the next-generation Web. This annual multi-track conference brings together people, ideas, connections, contacts, products, and companies to foster stronger Web 2.0 communities. Web 2.0 Expo events occur in San Francisco and New York and feature influential keynotes and speakers, detailed workshops, a Launch Pad start-up program, an Expo show floor, a Web2Open unconference, and rich networking events.

About Revision3
Revision3 is the first media company that gets it. Born from the Internet, Revision3 is the home of Internet Television, creating and producing shows for a new audience: passionate, committed fans who want to watch shows about technology, modern culture and music that entertain, educate and help to expand their life experiences.

The company was founded in 2005 by technology visionaries Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson and David Prager because they couldn’t find anything they wanted to watch on traditional television. The company is now led by Internet TV pioneer Jim Louderback. With more than 60 million views to date (and six million per month), Revision3’s programs can be found everywhere from Revision3 to a wide range of platforms, including iTunes, YouTube, Joost, Hulu, Viddler, Blip.TV and TIVO. Shows can be watched on any device, from a cell phone to an Apple iPod to a computer or a TV.

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