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  • Apple iPhone runs OS X, has 2 megapixel camera… will it “change everything”?

    Apple iPhone runs OS X, has 2 megapixel camera… will it “change everything”?

    Posted on January 9, 2007 | 1 Comment
    Apple just announced their iPhone, which as it turns out may be the largest innovation of the year in Consumer Technology (which I find ironic sitting here in my hotel room in Las Vegas at CES). The iPhone, as Steve Jobs announced it, is [...]

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  • Try Yahoo Go! DVR and get back to us

    Try Yahoo Go! DVR and get back to us

    Posted on April 26, 2006 | No Comments
    It seems like such a no-brainer: Yahoo released Yahoo Go! DVR software free today. If you have the right hardware installed on your machine and also the right cables to hook your PC to your TV, this DVR software look like it could take [...]

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  • Are TV networks going to FORCE you to watch the ads?

    Are TV networks going to FORCE you to watch the ads?

    Posted on April 19, 2006 | 1 Comment
    There’s a story on CNET about a CRAZY invention by Philips that prevents viewers from changing channels. The article cites U.S. Patent No. 20060070095 stating that the device: 1 – prevents a viewer of a direct (nonrecorded) broadcast from switching channels when an advertisement is displayed [...]

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  • P2P Video sharing, the offline version

    P2P Video sharing, the offline version

    Posted on March 28, 2006 | No Comments
    So you thought that peer-to-peer file sharing was just an internet thing. A relatively new company called Peerflix is helping people share their “video files” by facilitating a sort of DVD swap. Basically, you buy previously-viewed DVDs from the previous watcher for a [...]

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  • Amazon downloadable movies coming?

    Amazon downloadable movies coming?

    Posted on March 12, 2006 | No Comments
    There are reports from Reuters and lots of others that Amazon is trying to get into the downloadable movie content business. So lets see – Blockbuster, Hollywood, Netflix, Google, CBS, NBC all wanting to be exactly where Apple iTunes sits today. Do you [...]

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  • Microsoft Origami – The Next Big Thing?

    Microsoft Origami – The Next Big Thing?

    Posted on March 8, 2006 | 1 Comment
    A while back I posted a note about Microsoft building an “iPod Killer” device. I said then that it MS got it right they could have a strong device that could indeed give iPod a run for it’s money – in fact if could [...]

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  • Why we may never see an Apple DVR

    Why we may never see an Apple DVR

    Posted on March 3, 2006 | No Comments
    As I’ve already made it painfully evident, I love TiVo and DVR technology. Also, I’ve recently become a consumer of Apple products. Logic (and maybe a little wishful thinking) lead me and others to believe that Apple would be bringing a Mac-mini based [...]

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  • TiVo thinking about giving their DVRs away

    TiVo thinking about giving their DVRs away

    Posted on February 27, 2006 | No Comments
    In an effort to increase their subscriber base, Tivo is thinking about giving away their boxes for free. Reuters says: TiVo currently serves about 4 million subscribers, including about a two-thirds from partner DirecTV Group Inc. It is under pressure from Wall Street to expand its customer [...]

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  • Is TiVo next on Ciscos push into homes?

    Is TiVo next on Ciscos push into homes?

    Posted on January 31, 2006 | No Comments
    Evidentially Cisco Systems, the owner of Linksys, is pretty serious about getting into Consumer Electronics. According to the story at CNET TiVo, Nintendo and Sling Media are companies that Cisco may be interested in purchasing. My personal opinion is that that article has interesting facts, but [...]

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