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Supreme Court rebuffs Hollywood's attempt to block remote DVR services

Supreme Court rebuffs Hollywood's attempt to block remote DVR servicesInteresting conceptI suppose there is little difference between a service that records what you ask it to then transmits it to a device of your choice and the ability to record locally, backup centrally and restore to a location of your...

Tags: remote-DVR

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD

It appears Blu-ray being the "winner" of the high-def DVD wars early last year hasn't led to mass adoption—or even delivered a knockout blow to the "loser," HD-DVD. According to a study just released by market research firm Harris Interactive, more consumers have a dedicated HD-DVD player (11 percent) than...

Tags: Sony Betamax, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Toshiba delivers its Betamax address

Toshiba delivers its Betamax addressThe writing was on the wallI think it was pretty much game over for HD-DVD once Sony bundled the BR drive in the PS3. Although that can be balanced by Sony's usual failures in introducing formats. See: Betamax, MiniDisc, Hi8, Memory stick and UMD.Too bad, I...

Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Sony Corp., Sony Betamax, Toshiba Corp., Betamax address, DVD

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

Toshiba delivers its Betamax address

Toshiba officially dropped its plans for HD DVD Tuesday after Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Netflix and a parade of others abandoned the high-definition video format for Sony's Blu-ray. The statement indicates the obvious--HD DVD was doomed. The writing on the wall has been there for a while with...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sony Betamax, HD-DVD, Statement, Toshiba Corp., Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-19

Could open source exist without the Betamax case?

Could open source exist without the Betamax case?RIAA is Over-ReachingI agree that the Betamax time-shifting decision was a very big deal. I don't think it has much to say for open-source software, since software wasn't even subject to copyright until the 1976 copyright revision. When that was done...

Tags: CD, open source, Sony Betamax, Betamax Case, RIAA, MP3 Ripping

Discussion threads 2008-01-01

Could open source exist without the Betamax case?

The recording industry's legal claim that users can't even copy CDs they have bought envisions a world where the Betamax decision does not exist. The 1984 Betamax case, technically called Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., held that individuals have a legal right to copies of...

Tags: Sony Betamax, Recording Industry, Internet, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-01

Toshiba wants unified DVD format

Toshiba wants unified DVD formatlower quality VHSVHS winning over Betamax was about more than technology. The first movies available for renting were VHS, due to JVC working with content licensing. This was an important factor.JVC also opened their technology to others, while Sony did *not*. (So you HAD to have...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Now IT, Sony Betamax, VHS, DVD, Sony Corp., Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-06-27

PCs' key role in HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray war

PCs' key role in HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray warI Don't Trust SonyAfter the whole Sony Rootkit fiasco and their public response to it, I no longer trust Sony at all. I now avoid Sony as much as possible, so I am pulling for HD DVD over Blu-Ray.The war is already...

Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, PC, VHS, HD-DVD, porn industry, Sony Corp., Sony Betamax

Discussion threads 2006-06-06

Next-gen DVD format war frustrates retailers

Next-gen DVD format war frustrates retailersdo not put anything on market untilone standard wins because I, like many i am sure, will not buy any until something is worked out where both formats work on same machine or atleast one format wins out....Manufacturers ought to work something out, but they...

Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Middle America, HD-DVD, DVD, Sony Betamax, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-08

Shining examples of how mainstream media doesn't 'get it'

Shining examples of how mainstream media doesn't 'get it'There's nothing to 'get'"But the credibility of the blogosphere was poo-poo'd and no one knew or had the guts to say that newspapers as we know them are dead because of how technologies like RSS make it possible for us to build...

Tags: Blogging, Advertising & Promotion, ThinkSecret, RSS, Sony Betamax, media, blog, blogger

Discussion threads 2006-01-06

When two standards are better than one

When two standards are better than oneBravo! Ban ASCII and TXT! Great idea!I think you'd be better off just writing "I hate Microsoft" over and over, that's all I can see in your posts. It's pretty old by now, everyone reading your post is aware of your opinion here. But...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, XML, style info, standards, VHS, OpenDocument Format, IPR, Sony Betamax, Microsoft Word, Word Format, MS-XML

Discussion threads 2005-12-16

Panasonic plays DVD maker to push next-gen format

Panasonic plays DVD maker to push next-gen formatSingle Format of Paramount ImportanceTwo different formats will not make it to the market. We have seen it happen over and over. VHS beat out the superior BetaMax format, does anyone but me remember El-Cassettes...It will take years for the Next...

Tags: Consumer electronics, VHS, Sony Betamax, DVD Maker, Panasonic, DVD

Discussion threads 2005-05-04

Customers aren't so stupid after all

James Coplien said some rather dramatic things at last week's ACCU conference, among them the following: There's a pressure that unless you're one of the first three players in the market you don't have a chance," said Coplien. "Quality is suffering for time--people pay money for the first, not the...

Tags: mover, Sony Betamax, security

Blog posts 2005-04-27

Customers aren't so stupid after all

James Coplien said some rather dramatic things at last week's ACCU conference, among them the following: There's a pressure that unless you're one of the first three players in the market you don't have a chance," said Coplien. "Quality is suffering for time--people pay money for the first, not the...

Tags: mover, Sony Betamax, security

Blog posts 2005-04-27

FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite ruling

FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite rulingHR2391Is anyone else horrified with HR2391, which I understand is due to be voted on by the Senate imminently? In addition to all the peer-to-peer issues, this bill seems to make illegal to skip commercials. I hope some elected official had the sense to snip...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Sales strategy, Peer to peer (P2P), file-swapping, DVD, Beta Max, Sony Betamax, MPAA

Discussion threads 2005-03-28

Is surround sound the future, or another Betamax?

Is surround sound the future, or another Betamax?Car - bad exampleA car would be the worse senario for 5.1 unless there would only be one listener all the time. No one person would be sitting the 'sweet spot.' Even with regular stereo, I adjust the left side lower because thta...

Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, DTS, CD, music, Sony Betamax

Discussion threads 2005-02-28

States, artists urge top court to hear P2P case

States, artists urge top court to hear P2P caseEFF Brief against Certiorari is good...The brief that the EFF filed against Certiorari is quite a read: http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/MGM_v_Grokster/20041108_Final_Brief.pdfWhile the SCOTUS might take the case anyway, the brief nicely and substansively attacks the Petitioners' position without creating politics. In fact, the brief...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, Petitioners, SCOTUS, RIAA, Sony Betamax, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Discussion threads 2004-11-08

Additional Resources

Sony's new Reader lineup assaults Amazon biz plan

All good developments for the consumerMore competition equals more innovation and better pricing. I like their move towards a more open standard and it'll be interesting to see how Amazon responds to that. Yep, it's gonna be a heck of a battle with three competent players (Sony, Amazon and B&N)...

Tags: HD DVD, Notebooks, MORE COMPETITION, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Hell freezing over? Toshiba set to release a Blu-ray player this year

Hell freezing over? Toshiba set to release a Blu-ray player this yearSuccess?Me thinks not according to http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=365No. Just bussiness as usualHow many standard fights Sony lost in the past?? Didn't they soon after started selling products with the winning standard??Have you ever seen a CD or a VHS movie...

Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Toshiba Corp., DVD

Discussion threads 2009-07-19

News to know: Apple, iPhone 3GS; Google Voice; Blu-ray; Bartz

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Hiner: Apple thumbs nose at Palm, reports 1 million iPhone 3G S units sold in 3 days CNBC:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Information Technology, Voice, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Blu-ray, Carrier Strength, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-23