Dave Zatz Earlier this week, Simon left a comment wondering how he might archive an Amazon Flash video. Like most problems, there are a variety of solutions. And my preferred method for simply grabbing Flash video (versus a Flash animation) found on an Amazon, YouTube, etc is via the free Real Player. While there’s a Mac OS … Read more
In my old age, I’ve become much more selective in the conference schwag I choose to fly home with… At the Sprint press event featuring Samsung, I performed a Rock Band guitar duet with NPD analyst Ross Rubin and all attendees left with a stereo Bluetooth headset (MSRP $80). I’m not sure how MagicJack makes … Read more
Neither SnapStream nor Elgato have publicly committed to support the upcoming Hauppauge HD PVR. However, based on conversations with both companies today they do seem open to the idea of possible integration into their respective PC-based DVR software (BeyondTV and EyeTV). In fact, SnapStream CEO Rakesh Agrawal just posted photos that illustrate recording and pausing … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: iTunes Now #1 Music Retailer: Brent Evans Geek Tonic Generation Millennium, It’s the Network: Media Experiences 2 Go Cleaning Up After Vista Service Pack 1: The Daleisphere Motorola CDMA Femtocell: Media Experiences 2 Go One Click DVD Rip to HTPC: Brent Evans Geek Tonic IP … Read more
Obviously, the current hot topic in HTPC land is Hauppauge’s upcoming HD PVR… And I just heard back from multi-OS SageTV CEO, Mike Machado regarding their integration plans: We’re working to support the HD PVR as soon as we can. We expect we’ll support it at or near launch. I didn’t probe too deeply (hey, … Read more
Hauppauge has released details and announced timing for their USB HD recording device. The HD PVR records from component and optical inputs at up to 13.5Mbps in H.264. Additionally, AVCHD recordings can be burned to DVD for Blu-ray STB playback (via bundled ArcSoft application suite). Shipping is expected to begin May 1, and a pre-order … Read more
The Spring edition of CTIA’s biannual wireless convention has just wrapped in Vegas. There were a variety of interesting announcements and new (or upcoming) products, but no larger revolutionary trends. Most chatter seemed to revolve around the health of the US economy (and what it means to the industry) and the lack of concrete WiMax … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… that Dave hasn’t had time to cover while attending CTIA: XM now available on Blackberry: Orbitcast PlayStation Store 2.0 coming soon: PC World HP introduces 500GB $300 Linux NAS: Gizmodo Is Comcast increasing HD video compression: The Consumerist Roxio Toast update fixes TiVoToGo audio/video sync: Mac Observer Nokia N810 … Read more