Dave Zatz, Author at Zatz Not Funny!

Another BitTorrent Client Goes Legit (Yawn)

Following in the footsteps of BitTorrent, Azureus just launched Vuze with Showtime and the BBC onboard: Formerly code-named Zudeo, the site already attracts more than two million unique monthly visitors after only two months in existence. Vuze breaks new ground by offering a powerful tool set of enhanced features and functions that enable content providers … Read more

NY Times Grades TiVo’s Internet Features

I was just discussing yesterday that TiVo’s biggest challenge (in relation to One True Media movie sharing) is getting the word out and educating consumers on the features they offer above and beyond the typical CableCo DVR. Pogue’s large piece in the NY Times does a nice job explaining the basics of many of these … Read more

Digital Media Bytes

A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs. Web Video and The Speed of Change: Connected Home 2 Go Networks in the CE Spotlight: Connected Home 2 Go Did MediaPortal steal WebGuide MCE code: Rakesh Agrawal Vyyo, How Cable Will Compete with Fiber: Connected Home 2 Go

Picture of the Day: Head Bangers Ball

Guitar Hero II, Xbox 360

Sega To Kill Dreamcast Support

Come 9/28, Sega will end repair support for the Saturn and Dreamcast in Japan This isn’t so newsworthy here in the US or here on this blog… However, there’s a special place in my heart for the Sega Dreamcast. I worked for a small company back during the Internet boom and a few of us … Read more

The CTIA Wrap

Apparently the talk of CTIA was the Apple iPhone (MIA), though I seem to have missed it. In my circles, HTC’s new offerings (both big and small) and Helio’s Ocean generated the most discussion (and lust).

Some pics from the show…

Coming Soon: Xbox 360 Elite

The rumors are true… There is a black Xbox and it does offer HDMI (1.2). And unlike Apple TV, Microsoft kindly includes a HDMI cable. In lieu of of the Premium’s 20GB hard drive, the Xbox 360 “Elite” bundles a 120GB drive. While I see no reason (yet) to upgrade my Xbox (though my current … Read more

Joost 0.9 Hits The Wires

The latest Joost beta (0.9) is available for download – for both Mac OS X and Windows. Along with the software comes a few Beta invites… Some are already spoken for, but go ahead and leave a comment if you’d like one. If I can’t help you now, I may be able to help you … Read more