Dave Zatz

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… Google monetizes video sharing: TechCrunch Cablevision Network DVR hearings begin: Digital Animators Another day, another media extender — this one in DivX HD: Gizmodo T-Mobile to test DVB-H video broadcasts: Phone Scoop

XM Successfully Launches New Satellite

After a brief delay, Sea Launch successfully sent XM-4 into orbit yesterday as pictured above. There’s all sorts of technical details to peruse, such the satellite’s 15 year lifespan and 18 kilowatts of power, but my bottom line is: rocket launches are cool. Sea Launch successfully completed the XM-4 Mission on October 30, 2006. A … Read more

Mac SlingPlayer Is Here!

I scheduled this post to run at 11:23PM EST… By the time it’s published, you should be able to download the public beta of the Mac SlingPlayer (and I should be sleeping). I haven’t seen a press release, in fact I don’t know if there will be one. But I can tell you I’ve seen … Read more

Placeshifting And The Law

Various media groups continue to choose sides in the brewing placeshifting battle. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has vocalized their support of the Slingbox as a means of remotely viewing content a consumer has paid for for, while Major League Baseball and HBO suggest placeshifting may break service agreements and violate copyright law. Now the … Read more

ZNF Contest Reminder

Tomorrow is the last day get your entry in… one Teflon apron and four TiVo coasters are looking for a home. Contest recap: To enter you must email me (davezatz@yahoo.com) and your subject heading must say CHEF TIVO. Second, tell me either why you deserve or why you want the prize OR offer up a … Read more

Amazon Unbox Movies On Xbox 360

There was some question upon the launch of Amazon’s Unbox movie download service if it would be possible to stream flicks to a TV via the Xbox 360. The answer is yes, and Amazon has provided these simple steps to automagically stream purchased content to a 360 from a Windows Media Center PC: Download an … Read more