Over on the TCF we’re having a amusing philisophical discussion initiated by a family man who’s upset that his TiVo has been advertising a “Free SI Swimsuit Video.” While I don’t find that text offensive, I did come across a troubling ;) Cosmo ad last night after watching Jericho (on tape-delay). This AM, prior to … Read more
ABC and Cox Communications have announced a new VOD service that will let cable subscribers watch primetime network shows any time they want. The catch? No fast forwarding through commercials. This project seems similar in approach to Time Warner’s network-DVR applications, Start Over and Look Back: It gives consumers more control over access to content, … Read more
Notice any familiar billboards in Burnout Paradise?
What happens when the virtual world gets ahead of reality. (Thanks, KJ)
They could have spent a ton of dough building one booth amongst many. Instead, Aliph set up shop at the CES concierge desk to trade Jawbone noise-eliminating Bluetooth headsets with anyone willing to give up their existing model. The strategy is genius on many levels (and reminds me a bit of TiVo’s VCR funeral). By … Read more
Thinking about it, it was only a matter of time before behemoth Wal-Mart would come out with its own blog. What’s more surprising is how decent a blog it is. Aptly named, “Check Out” is written by a team of Wal-Marters and has a high percentage (so far) of gadget and gaming coverage. Looking for … 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
In what I assume is a move to advertise their (recently acquired) Movielink service (and get some press), Blockbuster has paid over a million bucks to exclusively distribute Jackass 2.5 for one week. The NY Times writes: Paramount Pictures is lurching onto the Web with its âJackassâ? franchise, with what it says will be the … Read more