I’ve been meaning to follow up on Dave’s Sezmi post. I’ll start by saying that I love the idea of Sezmi, the former Building-B, but I simply can’t imagine how the enterprise will succeed. As everyone has discovered, video services are entirely dependent on the quality of the transmission systems they use. Sezmi is relying … Read more
Mari and I sat in on the Sezmi webcast briefing earlier this week and we’ve been slow in covering the news… As it turns out, this gives me an opportunity to provide some clarity in response to the widespread confusion. At a high level, Sezmi (formerly Building B) is a video service with the goal … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Comcast Launches AnyRoom: Media Experiences 2 Go Mac Mini as Windows HTPC: Brent Evans Geek Tonic Grand Theft Gamestop: Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection New Motorola VDSL2 Gateways: Media Experiences 2 Go Teaching Time Warner Clear QAM: Brent Evans Geek Tonic Femtocells, Region by Region: Media … Read more
If you follow the DVR market, you likely remember Digeo’s spectacular failure-to-launch earlier this year. After hyping a line of retail DVR products through the Consumer Electronics Show, the company suddenly pulled the launch and cut half its staff in mid-January. We got word that Digeo would continue to focus on one retail DVR product … Read more
The highly regarded Antec MX-1 SATA hard drive enclosure is available at Buy.com for $19.99 after $25 rebate (PDF). Shipping’s free and if you’re new to Google Checkout, you can save another $10. Once you add your drive, simply attach this to a TiVo Series3 for additional storage… TiVo HD owners are going to have … Read more
Wondering if Verizon’s FiOS is available in your area? Look no further than the FiOS wiki. If you click on the states listed you’ll see a detailed accounting of counties or townships where the Verizon service is available. Of course, I live in Upper Merion Pennsylvania and FiOS isn’t actually in my neighborhood, but it … Read more
Because we just don’t have enough set-top boxes to choose from, Blockbuster will be tossing their hat into the ring. According to the Hollywood Reporter: The home video giant is developing a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets and is expected to announce the offering sometime this month. The device is believed … Read more
For what seems like years, folks have been speculating on (and lusting after) an Apple DVR. Could that wait be nearing an end? The obvious platform for their DVR would be Apple TV, though I’m unsure if the current hardware is suitable for video encoding. Not to mention we’d need a USB tuner (ATSC? CableCARD?) … Read more