January 2006 - Posts

• Cisco Systems rumors heating up

  There’s a lot of s peculation across the web about Cisco System's next move. Since announcing their intention to enter the home theater market Cisco Systems looks to secure a deal to purchase Scientific Atlanta (SA). The deal is said to be done Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:16 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• “Bubble” released to theaters. And DVD and Pay TV

  It’s an historic event, the release of a movie that involves a major Hollywood name like Steven Soderbergh. His latest film Bubble is being released to three different formats all at the same time. It might have happened with some little known indie Read More... Posted Friday, January 27, 2006 11:41 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Get Ready for MooDiPod

  Mood sensing gimmicks are nothing new, they date back to the ancient Phoenicians. Disney just patented a media player that is supposed to playback music based on your mood. Mood sensing is done via a strap around your wrist that picks up your heart rate, Read More... Posted Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:19 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• More Digital Entertainment Business Chaos

  This is an interesting news article on Audioholics about the state of the entertainment industry, it illustrates the push / pull between media, content providers, hardware and operating systems. All of these conditions are vying for influence, power and Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:46 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• What sucks about HDTV: Downrez Nazis, AACS

  The AACS or Advanced Access Content System is the consortium behind HD DVD and Blu-Ray's content protection. Companies making hardware to playback these formats must play ball. Last week the AACS came to an agreement about downrezzing, a longtime bogeyman Read More... Posted Monday, January 23, 2006 12:04 PM by | 2 Comments Filed under: What sucks about HDTV!

• Cisco Systems jumping into the consumer electronics game

  Cisco Systems looks to expand into consumer electronics with items from phones, radios to home theater equipment. Cisco made its mark with routers aimed at enterprise traffic volumes and have been a mainstay of the new internet economy. The router company Read More... Posted Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:58 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Hanspree Artisitic LCD TVs

  When I saw this little number on Gizmodo I though; “cool!”. The Batman LCD TV is from a company called Hanspree who makes LCD displays built with style. After looking at the company’s website I was completely enamored. If I were of a Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:23 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Product Reviews

• OpenPeak SimpleRemote

  Electronics company employs the clever word - joining technique to create new brand based words for ModerNeNglish. OpenPeak is a small company that makes remote control devices specifically designed (so they say) to accomplish complex tasks as simple Read More... Posted Monday, January 16, 2006 11:28 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Product Reviews

• HD DVD / Blu-Ray and the truth about Managed Copy

  Microsoft announced an HD DVD external drive for Xbox 360 at CES . I can just short of guarantee that by the time Microsoft gets around to releasing the external HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 we’ll have forgotten all about it. Xbox’s HD DVD Read More... Posted Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:44 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Samsung to release first Blu-Ray player. Say hello to BD-P1000

  Samsung announced an April ’06 release for the first retail Blu-Ray player. The BD-P1000 was unveiled at CES and will retail for $1000. It’ll play BD discs at 720P or 1080i through its HDMI interface. Also at CES ’06 Toshiba unveiled Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:21 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• TiVo Series3

  Not only is TiVo alive and well despite some bad news for the company last year, they're making their most significant leaps in PVR technology yet seen. The TiVo Series 3 was unveiled at CES last week and TiVo's reps say it will be available by “mid Read More... Posted Monday, January 09, 2006 11:15 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• iPod Video's Real Story - iTunes

  iPod video opens a new era not only for the 5th generation iPod's evolution but more importantly in Apple’s retail arm iTunes. The iPod Video is certainly another great device by Apple a worthy descendant of the iPod pedigree. Now we can add Vid-Casting Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:50 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Budget Bookshelf Speakers

  There’s a great article on Audioholics today, the budget bookshelf speaker shootout. I love to see real world affordable gear get highlighted and compared. As an average consumer I could easily see myself adding one of these speakers to my kit as Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:43 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial