Roku’s gone on the record and put a stake in the ground: “We’re opening up the platform to anyone who wants to put their video service on this box,” says Wood. “We’re going to release the software developer kit, so anyone can publish any channel, and users can access web content on their TVs.” Without … Read more
T-Mobile Android G1 launches with Amazon MP3 store – 6 million DRM-free tunes.
This post’s author, The Media Patriot, is a fellow consumer who enjoys music and television but condemns DRM. His pseudonym pays homage to the original participants of the Boston Tea Party. Remember back in the Autumn of 2006 when the hotly anticipated “Venice Project” promised all that it’d do for television, what ebay and Skype … Read more
I’ve enjoyed watching the DECE (“Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem”) discussion unfold – it makes for good entertainment. A decent amount of the commentary has been the typical knee-jerk “DRM sucks” response you’d expect. And while it may be partially true that this industry alliance (Sony, Best Buy, NBC, Comcast, etc) was formed to fend off … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Motorola USB DVR Transcoder Concept: Media Experiences 2 Go Holy Flash Batman, DivX Brings Hulu To Your TV: Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection Placeshifting for BeyondTV Has Arrived: Brent Evans Geek Tonic 1/3 of European Millennials Prefer Video on a PC: Connected Home 2 Go WiMAX … Read more
Leaving comments across the blogosphere… A modest proposal for a smoother digital TV switchover No matter how proactive we are, I think there’s going to be a lot of angry and confused people come February. They’ll call the local TV stations and city hall. It’ll be a financial burden on the little guys who won’t … Read more
New placeshifting hardware from Sling Media allows you to watch your television anywhere in the world. Now in HD.
My next-door neighbors spent their DTV transition coupons for a pair of converter boxes to go with their analog TV sets. As I watched the set-up process of one of their Magnavox converter boxes (purchased at WalMart) I contemplated the absolute horror that likely awaits us on February 17th. My neighbors did get the box … Read more