While Baltimore was lit up about a week ago, Sprint Xohm held their official WiMax launch event earlier today at the harbor. I didn’t come away with much new info, though did encounter plenty of new WiMax-enabled hardware – including a USB WiMax modem and Lenovo X301 Thinkpad. In addition to the stationary demos you’d … Read more
Ars Technica turned me on to CoolIris several weeks ago, and since then I’ve stayed on top of the company’s news. CoolIris uses a 3D-like interface for browsing pictures and video on a range of websites including biggies like Google, YouTube and Flickr. There’s also a Discover feature for catching up on specific topics like … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Transform Your AppleTV with Boxee: Brent Evans Geek Tonic Motorola STB Transfers Content to Cell Phones: Connected Home 2 Go WiMAX Interoperability: Connected Home 2 Go Video Trends in 2009: Connected Home 2 Go
After knocking around in the judicial system for a few years, it looks like TiVo is finally going to receive some cash now that EchoStar & DISH’s Supreme Court patent infringement appeal will not be tackled by the Supreme Court.
Google jumped into the WiMAX game when it put up cash to back the Sprint/Clearwire venture. Today, in a standing-room-only session with Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff at WiMAX World, came the first articulation I’ve heard of how Google is partnering with the WiMAX network providers moving forward. Devices – With Google’s Android moves, the search … Read more
I’m on site at WiMAX World, and while the official festivities didn’t start until today, I spent some time last night at a pre-show event at the nearby Museum of Science and Industry. (Courtesy of my employer, Motorola.) The gathering was held at the museum’s Smart Home, a high-tech, green model home sporting a live … Read more
Sprint has taken off the wraps on the first US 4G service. “XOHM” is now live in Baltimore, with DC and Chicago expected to come online soon.
Leaving comments across the blogosphere… XBox Live Video Store – where’s all the content? There’s plenty of content here in the US, though as you observed it’s kinda of random – but that’s not limited to the Xbox. The bigger problem is presentation. It’s just long lists of genres. Again, Microsoft isn’t the only one … Read more