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Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience
Despite having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look....
Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, LiveParty, Spotlight Channel, Xbox Experience, Games, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox Live, Sarju Shah, Gamespot
News items 2008-07-23
DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?
Well, I was going to write my post-mortem of the iPhone launch and go into an entire diatribe on crappy customer service and the perils of early adoption, but then I found myself with a much better target than AT&T  Wireless and Apple  -- the idiots...
Tags: Customer Service, DirecTV, HR-20, HR-21, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow
Blog posts 2008-07-14
My Awesome IT Job: Chief architect, The Hive
Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here's a new Friday feature at The IT Grind showcasing IT professionals that love their work....
Tags: Information Technology, Chief Architect, Hobby, Home Entertainment, Scripting Languages, Productivity, Strategy, Programming Languages, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Management, Software Development, Deb Perelman
Blog posts 2008-07-11
OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up
What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris (2008.05) the Open Source operating system based on the source code of the...
Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
Blog posts 2008-05-05
Comcast sees customer loss in '08
Comcast sees customer loss in '08About time!Maybe if they would lower their prices, they bait and switch you with initial low prices then jack them up. My cable bill was higher than my electric/gas bill so it's time for a change and that's without the telephone bundled with it.Competition is...
Tags: INTERNET, Cable, Network technology, Comcast Corp., customer loss
Discussion threads 2007-12-05
Flailing the latest digital whipping boy
Flailing the latest digital whipping boyMy two cents"Of course evidence suggests that file sharing cannibalizes the economic value of the movies, television shows, and music distributed illegally on peer-to-peer networks. Being able to obtain content on peer to peer networks negates the need for consumers to buy DVDs, watch television,...
Tags: TVs, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Peer to peer (P2P), industry, Music Festival, DVD, TV, cartel
Discussion threads 2007-12-03
Twilight Zone in HD
July 4th, a day for barbecues, hanging out by the pool, spending time with friends and family, and watching the 24-hour Twilight Zone-a-thon on the Sci Fi Channel. Maybe I'm just being nostalgic, but there is something about the old black and white...
Tags: Twilight Zone
Blog posts 2006-07-05
SnapStream Beyond TV 4.3
Using a PC as a Tivo-like DVR device can lead to a sometimes-bewildering array of software choices to say nothing of the wide variety of TV tuner cards on the market. The most common DVR front end for PCs is Windows XP Media Center Edition MCE, largely because it's the...
Tags: Media Center PCs, DVR, Digital video, Microsoft Windows XP, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Beyond TV, Media Center PC, digital video recorder, MCE, Microsoft Windows
Product reviews 2006-06-14
'Star Trek' to boldly go again?
'Star Trek' to boldly go again?Even ifit doesn't get good reviews I would go see it. What can I say? Hi, My name is Sheri and I am a Trekkie.interest in science is droppingFewer Americans are interested in the sciences, both as a profession and as a hobby. Star...
Tags: Fewer Americans, Star Trek
Discussion threads 2006-04-21
Biohazard Media Center Xpress
At first glance, the Biohazard Media Center Xpress looks more like a high-end power amplifier than a desktop computer. Its rack-style case is not what we're used to seeing from Biohazard, a company better known for its expensive, full-tower gaming rigs. The Xpress is its attempt at a more modest...
Tags: Media Center PCs, Processors, DVD, Biohazard Media Center Xpress
Product reviews 2006-02-24
AT&T backs a la carte TV channels
AT&T backs a la carte TV channelshurt their revenue ?Why should we pay cable companies anyway ? Radio is free and TV dumps lot more of advertizing on us AND TV advertizements cost orders of magnitude more than radio ads which are already far fewer. A 1/2 hour TV...
Tags: Network technology, TV, AT&T Corp., cable
Discussion threads 2005-12-02
New FCC report advocates a la carte TV pricing
New FCC report advocates a la carte TV pricingYES!No more Fox propaganda channel!SweetHmm, weather channel, get that online. News, get it online. Network TV is useless, nothing good on for decades. Premium channels is just stuff I can see on DVD. Cable stations always have repeats of old, bad sitcoms...
Tags: Federal government, TVs, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, pricing strategy, Network TV, FCC, cable, TV
Discussion threads 2005-11-29
Impatient TV viewers turn to BitTorrent
Impatient TV viewers turn to BitTorrentGood!I find the intentional delays and manipulation of consumers in the manner seen in Australia rather irritating. If Bittorrent gives consumers a way to respond and flip the proverbial birdie to the Australian media, then so much the better. I rather doubt this...
Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Now IT, TV, Microsoft Bash, BitTorrent
Discussion threads 2005-04-04
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