Leaving comments across the blogosphere… Senate OKs DTV Delay, Still Needs Money for Coupons While I don’t favor a delay and have said repeatedly the entire transition has been a cluster on multiple levels, local affiliates being permitted to flip the switch prior to to June 12th might make things even more chaotic. I’m sure … Read more
Normally I wouldn’t bother covering a point update. However just a short time after their initial release, Joost has totally revamped their iPhone video player interface. The original app suffered from a variety of usability issues, and a biggie was poor button placement leading to inadvertently killing video playback. (Check out that huge X near … Read more
While we generally cover online video from a viewer’s perspective, today I’d like to make a few points on marketing with video after taking a gander at Lenovo’s latest project. As you probably know, for the last several years both Mari & I have guided a variety of tech companies in their online outreach strategies. … Read more
The Boxee team, flush with cash and excellent exposure, is seeking feedback on the prospect of directly embedding their experience into a hardware platform. (Of course, you can hack an AppleTV today to run Boxee… If you’re willing to deal with an underpowered system, incapable of Netflix streaming.) The Boxee blog presents several survey items, … Read more
The Boy Genius is out with his top ten iPhone annoyances. While several can be filed as minutiae that won’t bother most folks to any great extent, I’ve yet to meet the perfect handset. The iPhone is no different, possessing a variety of quirks and limitations. But, before I get to my list of shortcomings, … Read more
Amidst the counter-snipers, armored Cadillac limo, SUV with machine gun turret, redesigned Whitehouse.gov, and CBS’s HD web streaming, a couple other pieces of inauguration tech caught my eye: Our niece instructed us to TiVo the Kids Inaugural Concert as both Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers were performing. As far as I know, we don’t … Read more
Just in time for the historic presidential swearing-in ceremony, CBS has debuted a new Silverlight player with seven (!) live HD feeds.
The biggest story of CES, given our focus here at ZNF, was the unveiling of Yahoo’s Internet TV platform. Of course, just as meaningful as the technology itself, are the multiple heavy hitting partners signed to deploy it beginning this spring. While the press release boasts an impressive array of Samsung, LG, Sony, and Vizio… … Read more