Awesome Streaming

Upgrade your live-streaming and podcasting with this compact audio mixer from Maono. It offers noise reduction, reverb effects, a voice changer, customizable sound pads, and Bluetooth for mixing in smartphone audio. It works exclusively with XLR microphones (not USB) and provides 48V phantom power. Premium microphone bundles are also available.

Elgato’s new Neo line features beginner and budget-friendly versions of its gadgets. The star of the show, of course, is the Stream Deck Neo. Aside from the trademark programmable LCD shortcut keys, it has an equally versatile info bar and something that no other Stream Deck has: two dedicated touchpads for switching between sets of shortcuts.

(PG-13: Language) Honest Ads roasts the universe of live video streamers on services like Twitch. The idea of paying money (real or virtual) to watch someone else play video games in their parent’s basement never really made sense to us, either.

Whether you’re a cat that likes to watch birds or a human that likes to watch videos, this clever bird feeder from Fred has got you covered. It attaches to the outside of your window and provides a live stream of birds wrapped in a frame that looks like the controls for a YouTube video. There should be a “Skip Squirrel” button.

Sean Buckelew’s animated film explores what might happen if the government combined artificial intelligence and drone technology to enable a war machine that makes “objective, compassionate, and ethical” decisions. While live-streaming a demo of its capabilities, a programming error causes it to rethink its purpose.

This puck-shaped device plugs into an HDMI port on your TV set and lets you stream video from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop wirelessly to a bigger screen. It supports DLNA, Airplay, Miracast, Ezcast at up to 1080p HD resolution. (Requires Android for encrypted apps like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO MAX.)

Loupedeck takes on the Elgato Stream Deck with their own programmable streaming controller. The Live S console has 15 touch-sensitive LCD buttons, four tactile buttons, and two push-button analog dials, all of which can be used to control popular streaming and creative apps.

Do you stream and share videos? VCam Premium offers quick and easy background replacement for podcasts, vlogs, and game streaming, all without a green screen. It also works with various Mac and Windows streaming and video conferencing apps. Save 51% on a lifetime subscription in The Awesomer Shop.

Naim presents a headphone-optimized version of its Uniti Atom music streaming system. The standalone unit requires no computer or outside audio source, streaming music directly via Spotify, Chromecast, TIDAL, AirPlay 2, Internet radio, and more. It doubles as a pre-amp for powered speakers or an external amp.

This 2-in-1 device combines Roku’s excellent streaming apps with a 14″ wide, 4-driver speaker that can upgrade the sound on your TV set without taking up a bunch of space. It offers Bluetooth and AirPlay2 wireless connectivity, along with Alexa, Google voice assistant, Spotify Connect, and Dolby Audio support.

The guys behind the excellent Loupedeck+ photo/video console are back with a controller for live streamers. Loupedeck Live offers integration into streaming tools like Twitch, Streamlabs, and OBS Studio for quick source switching, on-the-fly replay recording, and the ability to customize its buttons based on your workflow.

The guys at Screen Junkies take a break from blasting movie trailers to provide their honest take on the streaming services that bring countless movies and TV series into our living rooms every day. At the moment, we’re just grumpy that HBO Max doesn’t work on Amazon Fire, Roku, or LG TVs. Also, we don’t get Quibi at all.

Released in 1981, Hungarian animator Marcell Jankovics’ feature film Fehérlófia is revered for its mix of mythology, fantasy, and psychedelia. Now, for the first time, you can see an official subtitled U.S. release, restored from the original 35mm negative. The full film is available to rent on Vimeo for a limited time.

Upgrade your webcam game with this Windows image enhancement software. It offers real-time retouching tools, image filters, animojis, and hundreds of effects. It integrates with popular video streaming and video calling apps, and can record videoconferences. Save 30% on a lifetime subscription in The Awesomer Shop.

Take your audio and video streams anywhere – with or without a wireless signal. Audials One 2020 is a Windows application that can record and save high quality streams from a variety of streaming music, video, and online radio stations, so you can keep and play them back any time. Save 66% in The Awesomer Shop.

NVIDIA’s powerful Android TV streaming media player not only supports 4K and HDR, but it has a Plex server built in, support for USB peripherals, and can stream games from NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. It also features AI-enhanced 4K upscaling for lower-resolution content, and works great as a game emulator.