Dave Zatz Although I applied for the Xbox Live Preview and was theoretically accepted, I haven’t yet been graced with the Facebook- and Twitter-less console update. The major new visible features, going live August 11th, are an avatar marketplace and an overhaul of the Netflix blade. I’m not interested paying real money for virtual clothing, but some … Read more
Davis Freeberg fired off a tweet yesterday lamenting Gamefly’s shipment of the 17th title in his game queue. I’ve been a member, on and off, of Gamefly, the Netflix-esque video game service, for many years. And before you learn to manage your GameQ, you need to manage your expectations. (Davis knows this – he too … Read more
Now that my cross-Potomac move and hellish 90 minute daily commute home are behind me, I intend to get caught up with a variety of hands-on hardware coverage, including the upcoming Jawbone Prime and BlueAnt Q1 showdown (pic below), and giveaways. With all these new Bluetooth devices in my possession, I figured we’d get started … Read more
FlyCast 2.0 Internet radio streaming is now available for the Blackberry platform, with an iPhone app to follow later this quarter. While the software features a variety of performance improvements and new capabilities, the notable enhancement is the ability to cache content: With FlyCast 2.0, users can quickly store their favorite stations to their mobile … Read more
As we know, Roku’s got several partners lined up to provide additional content to their $99 media playing box. Although I’ve correctly identified one of the upcoming biggies privately and am sworn to secrecy, I can inform owners that Mediafly is slated for a fall deployment. Prior to yesterday, I’ve never heard of them. But … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: 10 years on Blockbuster still lacks a digital strategy Blockbuster’s management talks a good digital game but it’s nothing more than “marketing fluff”, often confusing the company’s dominance in physical media with that of digital. The company’s underwhelming and late to the game set-top … Read more
TiVo gets a mixed review when it comes to online community outreach (aka “Social Media” – whatever that means). They pioneered customer engagement on a company-focused forum. Yet, TiVo has stumbled in the blogosphere…. from joining the conversation late (and still currently suffering from trust issues) to their own craptastic blog initiative. Fortunately, they’re leading … Read more
The Seagate folks recently sent me a pair of devices to check out, including Replica – their newer, sleek and slim bundled hardware+software PC backup solution. I wasn’t sure I’d find time to play with it before the big move, but Melissa’s Dell Studio XPS 13 has been in need of some TLC. Her laptop … Read more