Maybe it’s just me, but I like the idea of “wireless” audio devices. No, not the holy grail of a Bluetooth-connected headset and DAP. Rather, a music player built into the headphones. About ten years ago and long before MP3 became a household word, I had a Speedo FM radio and earbuds (similar to this … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs. Xbox and Apple TV – TV Boxes at Retail: Connected Home 2 Go TiVo’s New Ad Blitz Focuses On Personalization: Davis Freeberg Time Warner Earnings: Connected Home 2 Go To Flash or Not To Flash: Connected Home 2 Go
Like most folks I’ve talked to, my digital media backup situation is less than ideal. I’ve got pictures, video, and music scattered all over the place — across operating systems, CD, DVD, internal hard drives, external hard drives, etc. (At least I got the Zip disks out of the mix a couple years ago.) Most … Read more
Bear Stearns put on a webcast yesterday concluding the Apple TV isn’t all that… now. But they see some potential “evolution” with future TV platforms (set-top box, HD, DVR, gaming), WiMax or UWB options, increased storage, online storage, and remote desktop access. Following TiVo’s trajectory, Bear Stearns believes Apple TV penetration could reach 6% by … Read more
As you may have read yesterday, Sling Media (my employer) released SlingPlayer for Mac 1.0. The beta version of this software has been available for several months — And since launch we’ve beefed up our staff with several former Apple employees, served up over 80,000 downloads (of .145), and squashed hundreds of bugs. Feedback from … Read more
Alex over at TiVo Blog has crafted a Mac Dashboard blog aggregator utilizing Yahoo Pipes (what?) allowing him to provide universal feed updates. The initial blogroll includes TiVoBlog ZatzNotFunny (only TiVo content) TiVoLovers Zeigen.com (only TiVo content) DavisFreeberg.com (only TiVo content) TiVo’s Official Blog (even though it isn’t updated that often) TVSquad (only TiVo content) … Read more
Let me start by saying I’m not a “case” guy. I don’t put phones, iPods, PDAs, etc in them — everything ends up “naked” in a pocket or backpack. I choose to believe the exterior of a product is designed to protect the delicate electronics inside and I just won’t sweat a scratch or two. … Read more
Skype is out with a beta (“experienced users only”) client for Mac OS X. While several of the new features play catch-up to the Windows app, Mac users do get one exclusive… Call Transfer. TechCrunch tried it out and had this to say: When you are on a Skype call, you can transfer it to … Read more