video game consoles such as microsofts xbox 360 and sonys playstation 3 ps3 are going to evolve into multimedia gateways and will soon be receiving a lot of video according to dallasbased research firm the diffusion group tdg . they argue that when it comes to ondemand video content the consoles can go toetotoe with local cable or satellite tv ope...... [Show More]
layoffs have become the dominant story as we near the end of 2008. after writing about the cold economic realities for companies that have had to cut staff we wanted to find out what it was like for the people who are now unemployed. just how bad is it out there for new media folks looking for work we talked with three people at different stages of their job search to see what exactly they82...... [Show More]
extendmedia has confirmed with us that it has raised 10 million in series c funding from previous backers tvm capital atlas venture and venrock associates as was reported this morning by pehub based on a regulatory filing. the newton mass.based company powers consumer video services for customers including media companies and consumer electronics makers.
extendmedia has secured some h...... [Show More]
the internet is close to a meltdown according to the register . the culprit according to author richard bennett is the popular bittorrent client utorrent which introduced a new type of file transfer with its most recent alpha version. bittorrent clients have long been using the tcp protocol to facilitate file transfers but now utorrent is moving to udp a protocol that is very popular for ...... [Show More]
the complicated world of wireless hd delivery just got a little more interesting today as panasonic and samsung both made strategic investments in chipmaker sibeam . the amount of the investment was not disclosed.
the financial support of the two consumer electronics giants gives a boost not only to sibeam but to the wirelesshd standard which uses the 60ghz spectrum to wirelessly be..... [Show More]
so much for a day of vacation recovery ups just arrived with the new blockbuster ondemand movie rental box by 2wire. if you recall 99 gets you the box and 25 video rental credits. once those have been consumed content begins at 1.99 a pop.
packaging is blockbuster branded though theres absolutely no mention of blo ckbuster 8221 on the unit. then again the co...... [Show More]
poor beaumont. the tiny texas town gained fame in the technology world when time warner cable said in january that it would use it as a testbed for its tiered broadband trial. then hurricane ike hit in september . and right before thanksgiving att told the local paper it would start trialing its own brand of tiered broadband service there. when i ask att why it would pick on beaumont a sp...... [Show More]
like rival netflix blockbuster bbi is hoping to build its new streaming service into as many living room gadgets as possible. blockbuster ceo jim keyes via ecommerce times via newteevee
well be able to put the same capability into a bluray player. well go into dvrs digital video recorders game consoles etc. just as others are doing to make the sam...... [Show More]
blockbuster will be expanding its ondemand video rental service beyond its own settop box and into bluray players in the first quarter of next year as the company goes toetotoe with netflix over direct delivery of video content to your tv.
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