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NBC Universal finds new home on Amazon's Unbox

NBC Universal finds new home on Amazon's UnboxI just turn on my televisionand it comes thru quite nicely, and free!If Apple is the.."evil monopolistic company," what do you call NBC/Universal? You can get their programming in a number of ways, not only through Apple. Yet you can only...

Tags: Amazon Unbox, Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., NBC Universal Inc., Unbox

Discussion threads 2007-09-04

Amazon's Unbox marriage to TiVo: Right architecture. Wrong execution?

Amazon's Unbox marriage to TiVo: Right architecture. Wrong execution?Remind me again the advantage of this?You pointed out the competition. I don't see anything this does that they don't do, except Unbox comes with a ton of horrific DRM restrictions. No thanks.Sounds kind of useless to meSome people will...

Tags: TiVo Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Unbox, Amazon Unbox, movie, NetFlix Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-09

Images: TiVo's Unbox interface

Thanks to a partnership with the Amazon.com movie and download service, TiVo subscribers can download Unbox content directly through their DVRs.

Tags: DVR, Unbox, TiVo Inc., digital video recorder, Amazon.com Inc., movie, partnership

Image galleries 2007-03-07

The source of Steve Jobs' paranoia: Cooperation

The source of Steve Jobs' paranoia: CooperationUnbox is not a serious competitorHave you read their terms of service? Seriously, how dumb would you have to be to agree to them:http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/15/amazon_unbox_to_cust.htmlThe one difference that bothers me....In looking at all the ways that consumers can get media content, be it music...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Music Files, music, Unbox, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Steve Jobs, digital-rights management, PC

Discussion threads 2007-02-09

Amazon Unbox Video Downloads

The latest source of legal downloadable movies and TV shows comes from online retail behemoth Amazon.com. The Amazon Unbox Video Downloads store and rental service joins a growing number of like services such as CinemaNow, MovieLink, Vongo, AOL Video, and Guba and premieres just a few days before Apple's...

Tags: Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Unbox

Product reviews 2006-09-11

Amazon Unbox criticized for Internet chattiness (amongst other things)

Last week, on the heels of Amazon's Unbox video download service launch, I did a little digging (didn't have to dig far) to find out what digital rights management platform it was relying on to make sure a the videos don't get pirated and b rentals (essentially downloads that...

Tags: digital-rights management, Unbox

Blog posts 2006-09-11

Amazons brand new UnBox video download service relies on recently hacked Microsoft DRM

Amazons brand new UnBox video download service relies on recently hacked Microsoft DRMno you can't watch it while it downloadsobviously. if it takes 4 hours by your estimates to download which seems generous, then if you start watching the 2 hour movie as it downloads, it will keep stopping. That's...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Better Idea, Local Movie store, Microsoft Corp., movie, digital-rights management, Unbox, DVD, video

Discussion threads 2006-09-08

Additional Resources

Google makes Chrome OS open source today

I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, ChromeOS

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Amazon Unbox Video 2.1.0.110 (Windows)

You can now buy or rent Amazon Unbox Video content and watch it on your computer, your TV, or portable video devices. This free player allows you to download and watch DVD-quality videos, re-download your previously purchased Unbox videos, transfer your Unbox videos to a portable device.

Tags: Portable Video, Microsoft Windows, Amazon.com Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-21

Quick thoughts on the Zune HD

This IS the answerThis is exactly what needs to be explained to the apple fanboys.The ones who overprotect their apples too much always ends up bashing everything else.I mean, if they like their macs or ipods, just like it. They don't need to worry about everything that may "compete" with...

Tags: TVs, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, HDTV, Microsoft Corp., Zune HD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Perlow may be a dinosaur, but the kids aren't

Fellow bloggers Jason Perlow and Ed Bott have been wrangling recently over the Windows 7/Vista/XP user interfaces. While Jason takes a more traditional view (yes, I'm being diplomatic here), Ed welcomes the evolution of the GUI in Windows 7. At first blush, I reacted the same...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Jason Perlow, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-01-05

TiVo HD XL (150 HD hours)

When TiVo discontinued its high-end cable-ready high-def DVR, the TiVo Series3, it was really just making room for a new product in the line: the TiVo HD XL. The new TiVo is a near twin to the existing TiVo HD, but for three changes: it's got a much larger...

Tags: DVR, Digital video, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, TVs, cable, TiVo Inc.

Product reviews 2008-09-04

Is there still an opportunity for TiVo?

Is there still an opportunity for TiVo?TiVo & DirecTVTiVo are not competing with DirecTV by selling their own boxes since the TiVo HD box does not work with satellite, only cable. By partnering with DirecTV they would then have the cable market AND the satellite market available to them....

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVR, TiVo Inc., DirecTV

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

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

Delivering the Olympics: Akamai and Limelight respond

Akamai disputes Limelight Networks' take on its infrastructure and my recent post, Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet. Limelight, however, says its implementation facts are accurate and that it absolutely stands behind its words.Keep in mind that the two companies compete fiercely and have different takes on...

Tags: Olympic Games, Network, Server, Akamai Technologies Inc., Content, Limelight Networks, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Data Centers, Networking, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Amazon Unbox Google Gadget 1 (Windows)

Introducing the Unbox Video Search bar Google desktop gadget for Amazon.com Download a brand-new batch of Movies and TV Shows from all the networks including new releases, classic, kids, foreign TV shows, new blockbuster movies, classic and foreign films, as well as life and learning videos ready to heat up...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Gadget, Sidebar Gadgets, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-09

ritePen 3.0 released with macro support and intelligent navigation functionality

I have a Fujitsu U810 UMPC and like to keep it around to use as a Tablet PC, traveling media player Amazon Unbox looks fantastic, and my home Windows PC (in the docking cradle connected to a 17 inch LCD). A few weeks ago the folks at Ritescript, a division...

Tags: Handwriting Recognition, PC, Tablet PC, Macro, ritePen 3.0, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-06-04

Amazon preps pay-per-view movie service

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that the company will launch a pay-per-view movie service shortly. According to reports out of D6--Barron's Eric Savitz has the most complete account along with Silicon Alley Insider--Bezos said he's serious about music and video downloads. He should be considering the distribution...

Tags: Movie, Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc., Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, Internet, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-28

Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools

Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary users have been, for the most part, scathing. And many of those bad reviews were absolutely accurate. My...

Tags: Performance, PC, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, Tool, Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Microsoft delivers a first piece of 'Zune VideoX' via new Zune update

Microsoft delivers a first piece of 'Zune VideoX' via new Zune updateWOW!!!LOLZune what?Thought so.RE: Microsoft delivers a first piece of 'Zune VideoX' via new Zune updateThe Zune is really shaping up to be quite the little gadget. With this update its dramatically leaping forward. Good for Microsoft for...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, PRODUCTIVITY, Podcasts, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2008-05-06