Never enough time… Yet another media streamer, Netgear’s DAVE launches with new name. (Engadget) DirecTV getting HD DVR with built-in home media features this fall. (EngadgetHD) TV DVD thrives despite downloads. (Video Business) Coming soon to the tiny screen: video downloads. (Time) Motorola acquires IPTV/VOD software infrastructure company Vertasent. (Motorola)
PVRWire turned me on to this Sony mylo video review. It’s a cute device with a decent amount of functionality for around the house… though I am surprised at how small the screen is. Including a keyboard for non-media activities is a nice touch, but for the same money I’d rather have the larger screen … Read more
Never enough time… New Slingbox(es) coming this week? (Engadget) Warner patents hybrid Blu-ray/HD-DVD/DVD disc. (New Scientist) Pinnacle introduces USB ATSC tuner. (DVGuru) Web 2.0 TV guide MeeVee updated. (TechCrunch)
Wow… how kick-ass would this be?! Other than the obvious movie licensing quagmire, they’d have to figure out the technology behind it. Series2 units only handle MPEG2, though the new Series3 also supports AVC. If Amazon movie downloads were to be offered on the S2, they’d have to change both the video format and DRM … Read more
Never enough time… A video business ready to move beyond beta. (NY Times) Movie downloads remain a production worth skipping. (Washington Post) Fox attempts to thwart DVR fast-forwarding with static image. (AP) Apple iTV: What you need to know. (MacWorld) DivX goes corporate. (Davis Freeberg)
Never enough time… while under the weather. Second generation HD-DVD players on the way. (HDBeat) Turn your iPod into a PVR. (PVRWire) Hands on with Sonos 2.0. (LiveDigitally) Amazon Unbox licensing is evil. (Boing Boing)
Never enough time… Pirate content with PC HDMI capture card in October. (HDBeat) Video walk-thru of Media Center features on Vista. (RetroSight) DirecTV’s new HD DVR recalled? (PVRWire) Video sharing coming to Akimbo via Blip.tv. (Yahoo)
The Good iTunes 7’s big new features. (TUAW) How to back up your music using iTunes 7. (TUAW) Use QTFairUse 2.3 to strip FairPlay DRM. (Engadget) The Bad iTunes doesn’t see all Nanos. (Apple) Streaming to SoundBridge is broken. (Roku) The Ugly iTunes 7 ate all my purchased music. (Wil Wheaton)