Gadgets
An article by Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch.com explores the death of broadcast (linear) TV. Some research indicates that online video watchers watch less TV, well duh. The key tipping point will be when a startup is able to distribute proper television content over the Internet legally. People will
Business Excellence
One of the issues that every company faces is how much information to share with customers and employees. At work, there is a constant battle between disclosure of raw and immediate information and processing or summarizing information to ensure it accurate and will be understood. Over at The Longtail blog,
Gadgets
It’s a big day for Moore’s Law. I’m not sure anyone else has noticed this, but by my calculations we have in the past few months reached the penny-per-MIPS* milestone. Intel’s Core Duo running at 2.13 GHz now costs around $200 at retail (it’s
Gadgets
According to ABI Reasearch, the market for home networking and connected entertainment devices will grow from $14 billion in 2005 to more than $85 billion in 2011, ABI forecasts. This “astonishing” growth rate will be driven by a desire for “pervasive connectivity” in applications such as multi-room PVRs, place-shifting, and
Gadgets
This blog post by Derrick of Stamford CT, talks about his recent purchase of a Belshaw Donut Robot Model 42 from Ebay for $900. This thing makes 384 donuts per hour! Derrick connected it to the 240V AC power in his laundry room and let her rip…Great pictures included.
Apple
According to Podcasting News, early reviews are in on the Microsoft Zune, which debuts today. The consensus is: the Zune zucks. The Zune has benefited from a tremendous amount of buzz. Unfortunately, it appears that Microsoft’s second attempt at an iPod/iTunes killer suffers seriously in comparision to its
iptv
Siemens Home Entertainment’s largest European customer (as of 2006), Belgacom TV hits 100,000 subscribers this month, which is a full year of schedule. See Belgacom press release. See the announcement at the Siemens website. Forbes is running an article that also discusses this milestone and the cross-pollination with
Media Technology
Friday, Light Reading reports that “several industry sources” have indicated that Motorola may have started their holiday shopping early and are rumored to be in the market for an IPTV middleware acquisition. Plug for Siemens SURPASS Home Entertainment IPTV solution: “Siemens has done the best job of providing reliable middleware
Humor
This must be one of the most unintentionally funny video clips I have seen. The original clip has been removed from most sites due to overzealous lawyers from Universal. Below is a site which has extensive information on the video, its origin and includes links to the video. http://blog.
Personal
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Finance
Follow these 25 guidelines and feel confident that you’ll be making the right financial decisions. read more | digg story
Apple
During last week’s conference call in which Apple announced preliminary 4th Q earnings, Mr. J apparently also declared 2007 to be “one of the most exciting new product years in Apple’s history. read more | digg story