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HD DVD Takes a Nose Dive

Posted in CES, HD-DVD, IPTV, Intel®, Movie Download, PLAYSTATION®3, PS3, Playstation 3, Sony, Technology, VHS/Betamax, Video, Warner Music, blu-ray, microsoft, prediction, prognostication, xBox 360, tagged on January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

By now you’ve read about Warner Bros. Entertainment announcement to drop HD DVD and focus on Blu-ray, a Sony Corp. backed technology vs. rival Toshiba.  Warner was the last major studio to put out movies in both formats and after May they will exclusively release on Blu-ray. 
The announcement by Warner rattled the industry nerves to [...]

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Intel eJam’s with SmashMouth

Posted in CES, Content Redistribution, Intel®, Mashup, Technology, tagged , , , , , , on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I didn’t make CES this year so, I’m doing a bit of “web watching” and trying to stay current on the events.  
One keynote I sat through was the live webcast of Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini, eJamming’s Alan Jay Glueckman and front man Steve Harwell of SmashMouth.  This was an interesting and entertaining demo. 
As a musician I admire what eJaming software [...]

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RIAA Provides New Years Cold Wet Slap to Consumers Face

Posted in CES, Content Redistribution, Copyright, DRM, Music, Oregonian, Piracy, Politics, Privacy, RIAA, Technology, VHS/Betamax, iPod/iTunes, tagged , , , on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Just days before the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where legendary musicians and the buzz of new product introductions will showcase how consumers manage and enjoy their digital media “everywhere”, the Washington Post is reporting that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has a federal case against Jeffrey Howell, an AZ, man who kept a [...]

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CES 2007 – An Incomplete Report

Posted in Bill Gates, Blogroll, CES, HD-DVD, IPTV, OLED, Rescue, Sony, Technology, Video, Viiv™, Wii™, blu-ray, microsoft, xBox 360 on January 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a tech geek feast with thousands of consumer gadgets, technology, and accessories — far too much to cover in one read. CNET had more than 50 reporters covering the show, however, here are my observations on some relevant companies.
All my CES Photo’s are here.
AMD:
HP — new [...]

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Blu-ray and HD-DVD – Just say NO!

Posted in Apple, Blogroll, CES, DVD, Format War, HD-DVD, NPD, Playstation 3, Technology, VHS/Betamax, blu-ray, microsoft, xBox 360 on December 12, 2006 | 1 Comment »

There is a format battle brewing between the video-disc players and with no clear winner consumers are going to walk out of stores confused this holiday season and not buy anything.
This past weekend I stood in front of a 50 inch Pioneer Elite plasma, toggling between two 1080P stunning video’s with the absolute best and [...]

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