Dave Zatz 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
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
HDTiVo has discovered a method to download Amazon Unbox videos to multiple TiVos simultaneously (using XP and IE7). No telling why you’d want to do this (unless you have kids) since the license and content are transferable, but like many hacks that isn’t the point. After clicking the download button on the downloads page with … Read more
Apple and EMI will begin offering DRM-free songs via iTunes in May. I honestly never saw this day coming… Not on a voluntary basis without the might of several European countries behind it. There’ll be a 30 cent premium here in the US for unprotected tracks, but with it comes higher audio quality (256kbps versus … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs. Technology Interest vs. Adoption: Connected Home 2 Go Motorola’s Downloadable MediaCipher (DM): Connected Home 2 Go 104 Channels On And Still Too Much To Watch: Davis Freeberg Voice Convergence Arrives in Denmark: Connected Home 2 Go
I may have mentioned I’m down in Florida for CTIA… but I may have failed to disclose I am stationed in Palm’s booth. Showing off the new SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS! (In addition to our existing Windows Mobile client and a Slingbox or two.) Just a few hours ago we unleashed the Palm OS … Read more
Mari’s not the only one traveling this week. 36 hours after returning from a week in California, I flew on down to Orlando yesterday. I did enjoy a quiet dinner at the pool while Georgetown embarrassed UNC in overtime last night. But today, it’s all business: Double duty at CTIA as both an industry guy and as a blogger (tips for the PR folks). Anyone else in Orlando? Drop me a line.
10 months after heading to court, Cablevision’s network DVR concept has been killed. No surprise here, though we may see follow-on court action and/or a tweaking of their proposed implementation… By contrast, Time Warner has successfully launched a head end-based service (Start Over) by sharing revenue with the networks. Multichannel News writes: The U.S. District … Read more