Dave Zatz You know those faulty Rock Band guitar reports? Unfortunately, I can confirm them on both the PS3 and Xbox 360… Two guitars have up and died in the last week. At our company holiday party, Blake and I attempted a Rock Band guitar duet on the PS3 when he claimed his guitar stopped working. Yah, … Read more
As you can see from the pics below, I’ve gotten the Vudu review unit unpacked and hooked up. The out-of-box-experience (OOBE) is decent and the Vudu build quality looks and feels very nice. The movie selection is quite large, though they don’t offer enough current blockbusters. Not to mention… Like other services, some films are … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Send a Free Holiday Email Card With Flickr: Brent Evans Geek Tonic Predictions – MPEG-4, Mobile TV and More: Connected Home 2 Go Impact of the Writers’ Strike on Online Video: Connected Home 2 Go DVDPost Clones Netflix’s Website: Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection WiMAX and … Read more
Sorry the posting’s been light… It’s been a hectic bi-coastal work week in NYC and the Bay Area (CES prep!), not to mention being slowed down by a 24 hour stomach bug. Expect typical posting frequency to resume when I return to DC tomorrow. In the meantime, according to reports back home, the delivery man’s … Read more
NewTeeVee has an interesting piece up discussing why (and how) some television networks stretch 4:3 content to fill 16:9 screens. Given the sheer quantity of 4:3 content produced over the years, it’s not surprising this is an issue as folks upgrade to widescreen 16:9 television sets. NewTeeVee speculates that stretching is to efficiently simulcast SD … Read more
Follow me along a brief web journey… Browsing the newly redesigned CrunchGear, I read Blake’s holiday gift suggestions that lavished high praise on Griffin’s Evolve Wireless Sound System, leading me to XM’s site to find out if they’re still ignoring us Helix/Inno customers in need of an integrated speaker solution. While they’re offering a $30 … Read more
According to a few recent stories, including this write-up from Last100, some studios may be intentionally seeding content onto BitTorrent: While the Motion Picture Association of America is uploading fake torrents of movies to discourage torrent use, mainstream television show producers are engaging in flirtatious trials with torrents as a viable new way to promote … Read more