As if there weren't enough options already, Amazon has released a smaller, cost-reduced version of their Kindle Fire TV. This model, the Kindle Fire TV Stick, is similar to Google's Chromecast in that it plugs right in to the HDMI port, as long as it has USB-based power, and provides access to streaming videos and mirrored Android screens.
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Netflix has been trying to push the envelope, literally, by trying to emphasize streaming over their own physical delivery via red envelopes with DVDs inside. Now HBO is joining the bandwagon. While HBO GO has been around for a while, letting HBO cable subscribers stream HBO content on mobile devices, HBO is now planning to offer streaming to users who don't have HBO or even cable TV.
Cord cutting and binge watching are big trends and HBO doesn't want their future tied to Time Warner, Comcast, etc. By offering a pure streaming service, they can reach new customers who might not even own a TV and offer more features like the ability to stream an entire new series, a.k.a. binging, on demand. Netflix has acknowledged that their goal is to become HBO before HBO can become Netflix. This is all good news for educators, and FlixAcademy, as it offers more ways to watch... and learn! These jokes arrived in my inbox. I'm not sure if these are real or not, but they're too cute not to share!
TEACHER: Why are you late? STUDENT: Class started before I got here. ____________________________________ TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables. __________________________________________ TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?' GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L' TEACHER: No, that's wrong GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it. (I Love this child) ____________________________________________ TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O. __________________________________ TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago. WINNIE: Me! __________________________________________ TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty? GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are. _______________________________________ TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him? LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand..... ______________________________________ TEACHER: Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating? SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mum is a good cook. ______________________________ TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's.. Did you copy his? CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog. ___________________________________ TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested? HAROLD: A teacher |