In Lowpass today: Paid streaming for cheapskates is having a moment www.lowpass.cc/p/budget-str...

Some late-breaking VR news: Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds shut-down www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-chang...

Some late-breaking VR news: Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds shut-down www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-chang...

The funniest thing about this is that this group, responding to the MS Now report, posted "Transparency isn't just a talking point" on its website ... without giving any additional information about its backers, funders, staff.

Also in Lowpass today: Nex Playground to add an online multiplayer feature this year www.lowpass.cc/p/nex-playgr...

Today in Lowpass: Meta exec Chris Pruett thinks that all those teens playing GorillaTag will keep using VR even when they grow up www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-exec-...

Today in Lowpass: Meta exec Chris Pruett thinks that all those teens playing GorillaTag will keep using VR even when they grow up www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-exec-...

Also, some great news on Lowpass: Osmo is back! The pioneering kids AR edutainment startup is being relaunched by a group of former employees, who acquired its assets out of bankruptcy. www.lowpass.cc/p/osmo-is-ba...

Some news from me on Fast Company: Netflix has acquired InterPositive, an AI company founded by Ben Affleck. The company had been in stealth, but I managed to find its patent applications ... www.fastcompany.com/91503235/net...

Today in Lowpass: Your smart TV may be scraping the web for AI www.lowpass.cc/p/smart-tv-w...

15 years ago, a small group of music tech hackers built an app that tried to bridge the gaps between streaming service silos. Now, one of them is resuming the work, with some help from AI www.lowpass.cc/p/parachord-...

15 years ago, a small group of music tech hackers built an app that tried to bridge the gaps between streaming service silos. Now, one of them is resuming the work, with some help from AI www.lowpass.cc/p/parachord-...

Gorilla Tag is the biggest game in #VR. Now, it's working on a mobile app. www.lowpass.cc/p/gorilla-ta...

Today in Lowpass: Gorilla Tag is the most popular game on Meta's Quest VR headsets. Now, the company behind it is building a mobile app, making a TV show and planning a live event. www.lowpass.cc/p/gorilla-ta...

New in Lowpass: Game consoles built streaming — until it outgrew them www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-ps...

I wrote a feature story about rogue streaming boxes for The Verge: www.theverge.com/streaming/87...

It's the end of an era. For context: Netflix used to do a lot of innovation on the PS3, because it was easier to test and tweak things than on some of the other early platforms. One example: The first Netflix TV client to support casting was on the PS3. Related: www.lowpass.cc/p/casting-hi...

New on Lowpass: Zuckerberg: All videos will be 3D worlds www.lowpass.cc/p/zuckerberg...

Today in Lowpass: What Netflix's Warner Bros. deal could mean for TVs and remotes www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-de...

If you're wondering why today's Lowpass newsletter ended a bit abruptly ... here's an explanation: sfba.social/@jank0/11594...

When Telly launched in 2023, execs boasted that they would give away 500,000 TVs before the end of the year. In Q3 of 2025, the real number of Telly TVs in people's homes was just 35,000 😲 www.lowpass.cc/p/telly-3500...

Scoop: Telly had only 35,000 TVs in people’s homes last fall www.lowpass.cc/p/telly-3500...

I loved this tidbit about the live voting feature of Netflix's Star Search reboot. www.fastcompany.com/91477533/how...

My latest for Fast Company: How Netflix brought interactive voting to ‘Star Search’ www.fastcompany.com/91477533/how...

Also on Lowpass today: JWX acquires AI video studio Augie www.lowpass.cc/p/jwx-aug-x-...

Today in Lowpass: Why Netflix abandoned casting after 15 years, and why others think that there's still demand for this tech www.lowpass.cc/p/casting-hi...

My latest, from CES: TV makers are taking AI too far www.lowpass.cc/p/ces-2026-t...

En route to CES ...

New in Lowpass: The Texas AG’s smart TV lawsuits are a hot mess Five lawsuits allege spying by smart TV manufacturers. Unfortunately, they're full of hyperbole and sloppy mistakes. www.lowpass.cc/p/texas-ag-k...

Today in Lowpass: How Atlas Obscura plans to embrace the 3D web www.lowpass.cc/p/atlas-obsc...

Today in Lowpass: Relax, grown-ups: VR is doing fine www.lowpass.cc/p/state-of-v...

A pre-CES scoop: Hisense is about to rebrand its smart TV OS www.lowpass.cc/p/hisense-vi...

Spotify recently told potential job applicants that it wants to evolve "from an audio-first platform to also become a world-class video service." Today in Lowpass: the latest on Spotify's video efforts www.lowpass.cc/p/spotify-vi...

This one turned out to be a lot more popular than I thought it would be 👀 You can now buy paid Lowpass subscriptions as gifts (for others, or yourself), including a lifetime subscription for just $150: www.lowpass.cc/p/give-the-g...

Wow, Nex Playground is currently the #1 selling toy and game on Amazon. Here's my recent story about TV cameras, featuring some quotes from Nex CEO David Lee www.lowpass.cc/p/tv-cameras...

Got a scoopy AR/AI story in Lowpass today: A secretive new startup called Vonder is looking to take on Meta with its own AI glasses. Turns out it's really another AR company in disguise. www.lowpass.cc/p/viture-von...

Got a scoopy AR/AI story in Lowpass today: A secretive new startup called Vonder is looking to take on Meta with its own AI glasses. Turns out it's really another AR company in disguise. www.lowpass.cc/p/viture-von...

My latest for Fast Company: Why Amazon is betting on a new TV OS www.fastcompany.com/91435891/ama...

Also in Lowpass today: Netflix just copied HQ Trivia www.lowpass.cc/p/tv-cameras...

Today in Lowpass: Where have all the TV cameras gone? www.lowpass.cc/p/tv-cameras...

New Podcast Episode: This Week in Tech: Ferret Trousering Can Apple TV Fix the Broken World of Streaming Sports? with @leolaporte.me, @iainthomson.bsky.social, @ashleyesqueda.com, @jank0.bsky.social

Can you really not report a spammy newsletter to Substack without installing its app first? I know Substack is big on weird dark-pattern growth hacks, but that's insane. support.substack.com/hc/en-us/art...

Today in Lowpass: Sports streaming is a hot mess www.lowpass.cc/p/sports-str...

What's up with Sonos reporting its earnings before the opening of the markets tomorrow morning? Odd move for a Santa Barbara company ...

Amazon’s new Vega OS-based streaming stick has a Spotify problem www.lowpass.cc/p/fire-tv-se...

Really fun to have @jank0.bsky.social publishing on The Verge - and this dive into free-to-play mechanics invading Hollywood is just wild www.theverge.com/column/80525...

In today's Lowpass newsletter, I explore why YouTube's latest UI changes on TV are such a big deal www.lowpass.cc/p/youtube-tv...

My latest for Fast Company ... www.fastcompany.com/91428971/hbo...

Today in Lowpass: Hollywood is in love with microdramas, for all the wrong reasons www.lowpass.cc/p/microdrama...