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FCC approves some open wireless requirements

FCC approves some open wireless requirementsColor me confused...Ok, so this is bandwidth that is currently owned by TV broadcasters. Do they get nothing out of the billions floating around?just keep the spectrum out of M$ hands!M$ is the last company you want to own the spectrum.Any other competitor is...

Tags: Federal government, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), wireless, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., TV broadcaster, FCC, bandwidth, TV Stations, TV

Discussion threads 2007-07-31

IPTV and prospects for regional TV stations

"French Tuesday" is an event held in various cities around the world on the first Tuesday of every month. The venue changes from event to event, and as the name suggests, is organized by French expatriots in a particular city. It gives me the chance to practice, to a limited...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, NETWORKING, IP television, TV5, French Language, TV Stations, network, broadcasting, TV

Blog posts 2007-03-09

Additional Resources

ROFLthing 2008

Have you ever been to an internet culture conference? Earlier this year, Harvard senior Tim Hwang threw one in Cambridge, Mass., and it was a massive success. This time, Hwang wanted to have a smaller get together in San Francisco to chat about memes. Welcome to ROFLthing...

Tags: Humor, Rickroll, Chuck Norris, Internet, Strategy, Management, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-29

My father, the casemodder

I love hearing about these wacky aesthetic computer modifications that people do. While a lot of them definitely have the "cool" factor, most aren't exactly useful or practical. But when I heard about one particular "casemod" from one of my readers, I was intrigued. It just so happened that this...

Tags: Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Comcast's Web limits: Saving bandwidth or stifling innovation?

Comcast's Web limits: Saving bandwidth or stifling innovation?Beef it upWhy Comcast should beef up their network:Imagine its 5:00 PM on a normal Friday evening, you get home hoping to relax in front of the TV to watch a movie or two. You turn on the TV only to discover that...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Strategy, Web, Comcast Corp., bandwidth, network

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Bloomberg publishes Jobs obit but why?

Bloomberg publishes Jobs obit but why?re: Bloomberg publishes Jobs obit but why?[i]Pre-written obits are nothing new in journalism. There are probably pre-fab obits flying around many newsrooms.[/i]There's another thing I didn't know. And fairly depressing to think people write this stuff up waiting for someone to die.George Burns and...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Bloomberg L.P., job

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

AudioProc Demo (exe)

AudioProc is a high quality audio dynamics processor intended to achieve a competitive 'on the air' sound signature resembling that of modern audio broadcast processors used by major market FM radio stations. AudioProc can normalize the volume and spectral balance of played material and provide a more consistent listening experience....

Tags: Audio, Clay Hellman, AudioProc, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-08-28

ZeeVee ZvBox Zv-100

These days, there's a wide range of products that will stream on-demand movies from the Internet to your living room (Apple TV, Vudu, Xbox 360, TiVo, PS3, and Roku's Netflix Player). The ability to access YouTube videos, video podcasts, and other online content is built into some of those products...

Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, TVs, TV & Home Theater, ZvBox, video, PC, TV

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Samsung LN46A630 - 46" LCD TV

Although CNET did not review the 46-inch Samsung LN46A630, we did review the 52-inch Samsung LN52A650. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Samsung flat-panel LCDs are basically identical but for the screen size, panel luminance, and the exclusion of a fourth HDMI connection, so we expect the review of...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, LCD TV, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LN46A630, Samsung LN52A650, LCD

Product reviews 2008-08-27

The role of media in the Internet age

Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, a fake news show that has acquired a huge following a group among whom I include myself, is attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week. As a result, he had the chance to meet with members of...

Tags: Newspaper, Internet, Media, News, Jon Stewart, Advertising & Promotion, TVs, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Apple iPhone ad banned

Apple iPhone ad bannedBetter than the alternativesMy iPhone works as promised.My Macs are more reliable than my Windows boxes.In short, there are better options.Why anyone would buy anything from Apple...is beyond me. Especially the iPhone. It doesn't work as promised in sooooo many ways.i guess every iphone user is mad...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, iphone, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., advertisement, cellular company, phone, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Apple iPhone ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad for the iPhone which promised users access to "all parts of the Internet" on their Apple device. The Advertising Standards Authority ASA has banned an ad for the iPhone which promised users access to "all parts of the Internet" on their...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Advertisement, Apple Inc., Advertising Standards Authority, Internet, iPhone, Apple, advertising, Jo Best, Silicon.com

News items 2008-08-27

How the world watched the Olympics online

How the world watched the Olympics onlineI got sick of itI live in Germany, and the experience sucked big time. For those of you who don't know, in Germany you pay a TV and radio tax of about 26 dollar per month to subsidize public channels. The rule is: if...

Tags: Taxes, Web site development, Free trade, Web technology, Corporate communications, Advertising & Promotion, Olympic Games, NBC, Microsoft Silverlight, CBC

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Malware detected at the International Space Station

Malware is reaching new heights, and going into Space through a removable media carrying the W32.Gammima.AG password stealing malware to the International Space Station. According to SpaceRef.com : "W32.Gammima.AG worm is a level 0 gaming virus intended to gather personal information. Virus was never a threat to any of...

Tags: Software, Space Station, NASA, Antivirus, Malware, Laptop Computer, Virus, Cyberthreats, Notebooks, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Tech giants may face dollar daze

Tech giants may face dollar dazeMerchants of chaos strike againand they can't resist putting a negative spin on ANY news, even items that are contradictory. So, when the dollar declines, it's bad. When the dollar stops declining, it's bad.Journalists must be some amazingly depressive people to be around.The most important...

Tags: Operational accounting, Tech Giants

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

News to know: IE 8; Code name of the day; Facebook security; Office 2.0

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A Microsoft Codename a day: Rouge Dancho Danchev: Hundreds of Dutch web sites hacked by Islamic hackers Twitter's "me too" anti-spam...

Tags: Security, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Office 2.0

Blog posts 2008-08-26

VISIQ (zip)

VISIQ is highly addictive game that will develop your perception and memory, while you'll have a blast. Solving VISIQ's dynamics puzzles is an excellent way to test your self or your kid and check it out if your good old hawk eye still working or your perception & memory were...

Tags: Memory, Perception, Magneticbytes, VISIQ, Flash Memory

Software downloads 2008-08-26

One Router to Connect Them All

Sunday afternoons are the few times I actually get some peace and don't have to think about major IT problems. I fire up my Weber smoker, throw on a couple of racks of ribs, fire up a bucket of hardwood charcoal and fruit wood chunks, and I chill for a...

Tags: Cable Modem, Router, Linksys Inc., Dad, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Qwest CTO on FTTP, bandwidth caps and integrated services

Qwest plans to roll out integrated home services where it ties its services in with those from its partners such as MSN and DirecTV in a move enabled by a thin layer of software, according to Qwest CTO Pieter Poll. Poll right talked about Qwest's broadband strategy...

Tags: Bandwidth, Qwest Communications Inc., Service, West, Cable, Network Technology, Fiber Optics, Broadband Internet, Optical Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-25

AMD slims down, sells digital TV business to Broadcom

AMD slims down, sells digital TV business to BroadcomDigital TV products...So, does this mean there won't be any AMD TV Wonder/HDTV Wonder and All-in-Wonder products anymore that usees those chips?Slimmer? leaner?Nope, this isn't 'slimmer' or 'leaner', it is all about, "we need some cash, and we need it urgently'. I...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, digital television, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Broadcom Corp., TV, ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-25