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## Posts
- [The TV OS wars continue](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/tv-os-forecast-europe-2030-omdia): Chinese TV makers reshuffle the field
- [25 years later, is it time for a new iPod?](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/ipod-anniversary-mp3-dap-player-revival-sleevenote): Also: The never-ending TV wars
- [Amazon releases second Fire TV stick with Vega OS, plans to bring it to all future models](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/future-fire-tv-sticks-vega-only): Take that, Android
- [Netflix's big bet on Korean dramas](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-kdrama-korean-dramas-investments): Also: Lowpass turns three!
- [Niantic Spatial’s John Hanke: The don’t-call-it an exit interview](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/niantic-spatial-john-hanke-ceo-exit-interview): Also: Netflix bets on parents to win in gaming
- [YouTube gets its own FAST channels](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/youtube-fast-channels-stations-second-screen-tv-companion): Eventually, everyone will be able to go linear
- [Google and Amazon want in on the microdrama craze](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/microdramas-google-tv-amazon-fatafat): But can they make it sizzle?
- [Scoop: Meta gets ready to launch two new Ray-Ban AI glasses](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-rayban-3rd-gen-blazer-scriber-fcc-filings): Scriber and Blazer, coming soon to a face near you
- [Paid streaming for cheapskates is having a moment](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/budget-streaming-service-svod-howdy-roku): Also: Meta un-cancels the metaverse
- [Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds VR shut-down](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-changes-course-on-horizon-worlds-vr-shut-down): VR Worlds will be available for "foreseeable future"
- [Nex Playground to add an online multiplayer feature this year](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/nex-playground-online-multiplayer-play-dates): Like having a parent-approved play date
- [Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-exec-hopes-vr-teens-will-stick-around): Also: Nex Playground gets play dates
- [Osmo rises from the ashes](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/osmo-is-back-ar-edutainment-ipad-apps): Also: Anthony Wood on Roku's new home screen
- [Microdramas surpass Netflix, Amazon & Disney on mobile](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/microdramas-surpass-netflix-amazon-disney-on-mobile): Or do they?
- [Your smart TV may be scraping the web for AI](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/smart-tv-web-scraping-ai-bright-data-proxy-networks): Also: Microdramas surpass Netflix, maybe
- [The next iTunes may be vibe-coded](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/parachord-music-app-tomahawk-vibe-coding): Also: sports streaming is booming
- [How Gorilla Tag is weathering the VR winter](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/gorilla-tag-mobile-app-tv-show-gorillacon): The most popular VR app just broke another record
- [Game consoles built streaming — until it outgrew them](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-ps3-hulu-switch-apps-discontinued): Also: YouTube is an SVOD giant
- [Zuckerberg: All videos will be 3D worlds](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/zuckerberg-all-videos-will-be-3d-worlds): Just don't call it the metaverse
- [What Netflix's Warner Bros. deal could mean for TVs and remotes](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-device-certification-remote-buttons-app-placement-wb-acquisition): Also: Zuck wants you to jump into videos
- [Scoop: Telly had only 35,000 TVs in people’s homes last fall](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/telly-35000-tvs-10-percent-breakage): Also: Netflix to Hollywood: YouTube is TV
- [JWX acquires AI video studio Augie](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/jwx-aug-x-labs-augie-acquisition-ai): Founder predicts "a tough year for single-function startups"
- [Casting is dead. Long live casting!](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/casting-history-future-chromecast-netflix-dial-matter): Also: AI video app Augie gets acquired
- [TV makers are taking AI too far](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/ces-2026-tv-makers-ai): The latest smart TV news straight from CES in Las Vegas
- [Streaming wish lists are broken. Federation could fix them.](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/streaming-wish-lists-bookmarks-federation-netflix-plex): Where did I bookmark that movie again?
- [The Texas AG’s smart TV lawsuits are a hot mess](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/texas-ag-ken-paxton-acr-lawsuits-smart-tvs): No, China doesn't have your Hulu password
- [How Atlas Obscura plans to embrace the 3D web](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/atlas-obscura-society-viverse-webxr-ai): Also: Texas sues five TV makers
- [VR isn't dead, it just smells funny](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/state-of-vr-2025-meta-cuts-quest-sales): Also: Redbox workers face legal setback
- [Scoop: Hisense smart TV OS to rebrand as ‘Home OS’](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/hisense-vidaa-v-home-os-rebrand): Can you say auf VIDAA-sehen?
- [Spotify’s next big bet: becoming a video service](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/spotify-video-service-plans-music-videos-tiktok-youtube): TikTok envy, or YouTube FOMO?
- [Give the gift of independent tech journalism this year](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/give-the-gift-of-independent-tech-journalism-this-year): Black Friday deals inside
- [Scoop: Here comes another Ray-Ban competitor](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/viture-vonder-ai-glasses-ar): Also: Pay TV sputters
- [Where have all the TV cameras gone?](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/tv-cameras-sky-live-nex-playground): Also: Netflix copies HQ Trivia
- [Sports streaming is a hot mess](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/sports-streaming-messy-youtube-tv-mnf): Also: Sonos embraces chatbots
- [Amazon’s new Vega OS-based streaming stick has a Spotify problem](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/fire-tv-select-stick-spotify-app-missing): Turns out cloud streaming doesn't always work 
- [Inside YouTube's transformation on TV](https://www.lowpass.cc/p/youtube-tv-app-shows-immersive-previews): It's starting to look like Netflix