Dave Zatz XM is down. As in: Many (all?) subscribers are without radio. Sounds like XM pushed a software update which took one of their satellites offline. I suppose this could happen to anyone (like RIM), but right about now if I were still a XM customer I’d be pondering cancellation. Sirius probably is.
Hot on the heels of TiVo dropping the Series3 Rewards “price” and my speculation that units are not selling like hotcakes comes a $200 rebate. The S3 retail price is still listed at $799, though several vendors have been selling it around $600. If those numbers hold, it’s conceivable one could pick up a unit … Read more
Philips user-friendly TV adjustment.
For those of you reading numerous sites, I sure hope you’re using RSS (“really simple syndication”) and some sort of aggregator. It’s really the most efficient way to stay up to date on the web. RSS is not just limited to blogs, and is utilized by all sorts of sites such as CNN and Flickr. … Read more
Geeks.com is selling a refurb Xbox 360 for $100 off. Their listed price is $324.99, but using the code GEEKBOX2 during checkout drops it by another 25 bucks. This is the Premium/Platinum model which includes a 20GB hard drive and headset, but no HDMI. While it’s not as sweet as the deal I got (new … Read more
One of my parting gifts as Netgear’s CES Blogger In Residence was a WiFi Skype phone. But wait. There’s more! They also provided me with their new dual-mode Skype phone. Believe it or not, there’s only so many Skype phones I can use. So one lucky reader is taking the WiFi model home. Quick summary… … Read more
The TiVo Rewards loyalty program has lowered the “price” of the Series3 to 75,000 points. It was originally introduced as at 85,000 points. According to a quick scan of Amazon and Best Buy, the retail price of the Series3 remains $799… though Amazon has priced it under $610. Given these drops and rumor of a … Read more
Given the title of this post, you might (correctly) assume that I don’t believe CableCARD PCs matter. Sure there will be a small niche that embraces the technology as a home media center hub, but the average consumer won’t bother overcoming the learning curve and paying the associated premium. It’s nice to hear that CableCARD … Read more