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[engadget] How would you change the Palm Pre?
Sat, 4 July 2009 5:56:00 BST - You knew it was on deck, and at long last, here it is. Your one and only shot (okay, so maybe that's a gentle stretch) to tell the world -- and Palm, since it's a part of the world -- exactly what you think about the Pre. Since going on sale to the general public just under a month ago, some analysts have suggested that some 300,000 or so units have been moved. We're quite confident that at least some of that bunch have their eyes peering at this here post, so we'd like to formally ask for your opinions in comments below. Is there anything you'd like to see changed on Palm's Pre? Is the build quality up to snuff? Is webOS everything you thought it'd be (and more)? Is the QWERTY keyboard doing it for you? Do you wish it supported something that it doesn't? Un [...] [Read More]
[digg] Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data: The Pirate Bay Lives On | To
Sat, 4 July 2009 5:20:02 BST - Responses have been overwhelmingly negative to the news that The Pirate Bay will soon be sold to Global Gaming Factory. But what if there is a method to the apparent Pirate Bay madness one that, as Peter Sunde has hinted, could actually be good for the P2P community? [Read More]
[engadget] Captain Piccard unveils Solar Impulse HB-SIA solar-powered plane
Sat, 4 July 2009 4:06:00 BST - You might have seen solar-powered planes before, but few of them come with as much world-changing ambition as the Solar Impulse. Launched in 2003, the project aims to demonstrate the viability of renewable energy sources by being the first to perform a manned flight around the globe using only solar power. The technology is nothing to scoff at, as the 200-feet wingspan features 12,000 photovoltaic solar cells bringing power to four electric motors. Captain Bertrand Piccard, one of the key men behind this project, is best known as one half of the first team to circumnavigate the world in a balloon in 1999. He hopes, together with partner André Borschberg, to repeat that achievement in Solar Impulse's next iteration, the HB-SIB, in 2012. Make it so, gu [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Sneak peek at Meizu M8's new user interface
Sat, 4 July 2009 2:08:00 BST - Heads up, Meizu fanboys! We just got a sneak peak at the M8's new UI (said to be dropping in August when the handset gets its firmware update) and you know what? It looks like a UI. Pretty k-rad, right? Check out the other two face-melting pics after the break, if you dare.[Via Meizu Me] Continue reading Sneak peek at Meizu M8's new user interfaceFiled under: CellphonesSneak peek at Meizu M8's new user interface originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] CallWave Delists From NASDAQ; Fuze Meeting Rises From The Ashes
Sat, 4 July 2009 2:01:35 BST - It's not easy to launch a successful WebEx competitor. Most businesses have long since established their "system" for dealing with web meetings, using old standbys like WebEx or GoToMeeting. And those businesses that are willing to venture into the unknown have had plenty of cheaper alternatives to choose from, like DimDim, for quite a while. But that isn't keeping CallWave from launching one of its own, dubbed Fuze Meeting. And while it's not going to be an easy space to compete in, Fuze Meeting doesn't disappoint. As far as startups go, the history of the company is pretty unique. CallWave was founded in 1998 and went public in 2004, trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CALL. After reaching a peak soon thereafter of over $15 per share, the stock dropp [...] [Read More]
[google] Gadgetell Review: SnapWords for the iPhone and iPod touch
Sat, 4 July 2009 0:44:45 BST - Section: Apple, Computers, Software / Applications, Gaming, Games, ReviewsWhat is it?SnapWords is a game by Magnetism Studios that is meant to be played by lots of people.  Its kind of like Taboo or Password.  Get a word on the game and try to get someone on your team to guess the word.  When your turn is over, hand your iPhone or iPod touch to the other team for their turn.  The Good:At $0.99, this is a bargain.  An official Taboo board game from Hasbro can run you $20.  SnapWords has a library of 10,000 words, timer, and score keeper all in one application.  A simple, but cool, feature is the ability to edit your score if you accidentally pressed the wrong button while playing.  The Bad:This is not a game you should [...] [Read More]
[readwriteweb] Ads Spotted on Twitter.com - Did You Notice?
Sat, 4 July 2009 0:40:15 BST - Three months ago we reported that Ads Had Come to Twitter and it was a pretty big deal - until Twitter promptly said the word "sponsored" was only appearing on the site in error. Now the "sponsored definitions" of certain Twitter "concepts" have appeared on the site again - and they sure look legit this time. These first ads probably aren't going to bring in enough cash to fuel a micro-app acquisition spree by Twitter, but this is the first clear public indication of one way the company is bringing in revenue. It's funny - the ads have been live for about a week now and no one but a few small, alert blogs has written about them. (Seth Simonds in particular caught a really interesting international angle on the story.) It was big news three months ago and [...] [Read More]
[readwriteweb] Risky Business: Enterprise GRC Platforms Essential, Says Forrester
Sat, 4 July 2009 0:39:00 BST - In a new report issued on the first of the month, Forrester Research has asserted the importance of enterprise platforms for governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). Pointing to big name corporate failures in the last decade, they argue that the value proposition for GRC software is clear, and they identified leaders in this growing market. The open question from the research is whether enterprises will really see the need as being so desperate. Fear may be a great motivator, but GRC platforms have yet to prove that they're a piece of IT that businesses require to succeed. Sponsor GR What? Governance, risk management and compliance platforms take a broad and complex series of business tasks and whittle them down to a central point of focus for the [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Ogo CC-10 throws time-tested formula to the wind, goes portrait QWERTY
Sat, 4 July 2009 0:29:00 BST - We haven't heard a solitary peep out of IXI Mobile in a hot minute, even though its Ogo line -- once a member of Cingular's lineup -- had found some niche popularity among teens and the deaf community. We'd even thought they'd gone into R&D hibernation, actually, but apparently not -- they're innovating. They're innovating so much, in fact, that they've innovated themselves right out of the landscape clamshell form factor that made the Ogo famous. This Inventec-sourced CC-10 we just spotted in the FCC looks more Centro than Ogo, though all of the original's features -- notably strong IM and social networking support -- carry on through to the new model. At any rate, we can say that IXI doesn't intend to break back into the North American market -- at lea [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] Video: 50 Cent Confronts Sexman
Fri, 3 July 2009 23:53:22 BST - I don't recall how the YouTube user Pruane2Forever, aka "Sexman", came on my radar, but I definitely remember a few of his videos from a couple years ago. (Here's a old favorite Not Safe For Work.) Basically, it's this kid who does movie and new media reviews that are (or at least used to be) unintentionally hilarious. These days, he apparently has quite the following on YouTube, as he has over 150 videos that range in popularity from tens of thousands of views to over a million. One of his most popular ones was a video from 4 months ago in which he calls out rapper 50 Cent. Sexman wonders how 50 still has "street cred" after doing endorsements for Vitamin Water, makeup and dildos (I'm not kidding). "What else is he gonna do? 50 Cent diapers for your little [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Poll: How's your Palm Pre holding up?
Fri, 3 July 2009 23:04:00 BST - It's been nearly a month since the launch of Palm's newest handset, the Pre. Since then, we here at Engadget have heard some vague and hard to substantiate claims of hardware failures -- cracked screens, a little broken plastic here and there -- but nothing on a large scale, so far as we can tell. We thought it was about time to turn it over to you the readers (the ones lucky enough to have a Pre, anyway), to tell us how the phone is holding up physically. Is it tough as nails or is it falling apart? Poll is after the break.View PollFiled under: CellphonesPoll: How's your Palm Pre holding up? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Thanks to Our NewTeeVee Sponsors!
Fri, 3 July 2009 23:00:14 BST - We'd like to thank this week's NewTeeVee sponsors: thePlatform: Download a free white paper on video syndication HD Meetings - From Fuze Meeting Related PostsGigaOM: Thanks to Our GigaOM Sponsors!GigaOM: What to Read on the GigaOM NetworkNewTeeVee: Thanks to Our NewTeeVee Sponsors! [Read More]
[betanews] Can Linux do BitLocker better than Windows 7?
Fri, 3 July 2009 22:43:51 BST - By Angela Gunn, Betanews [NOTE FROM THE M.E. For over two decades, I've made a living in one way or another from being "the Windows guy." And in recent months, what you've been seeing from us at Betanews has been Windows 7, Windows 7, Windows 7 -- at one point, ten times in a row. Last month, I concluded our ongoing series about my picks for Top 10 Features in Windows 7. And I received a number of letters from folks who claimed that Linux did this first, or already did that several years ago, or does this better.Really, now? Well, perhaps so. To find out for sure, I've commissioned a new Betanews series that seeks out whether, for features that Microsoft touts as supreme or new or of special value, similar functionality exists in some form or fashion for use [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] TechCrunch50: You Want Advertising? Well Give You Advertising
Fri, 3 July 2009 22:08:23 BST - Despite our best intentions, it looks like the DEMO v. TechCrunch50 war will continue, even with DEMO under new management. In 2007 we launched the first TechCrunch50 event - a place where companies can launch to rabid fans and tech press. These launching companies are the stars of the show, and they don't pay a cent to attend. We thought DEMO's longstanding policy of forcing launching companies to pay a $20,000 fee was ridiculous, and led the conference organizers to make decisions based not on the merits of the startups but simply on who was willing and able to pay. Not only do we let startups launch for free, we give the top one a $50,000 prize. Our conference has grown rapidly - nearly 2,000 people attended TechCrunch50 last year while DEMO languished in [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Windows 7 release to manufacturing reportedly on track for July 13th
Fri, 3 July 2009 22:04:00 BST - Get out your Bill Gates commemorative calendars folks, 'cause it looks like we now have a few more dates to mark off on the road to Windows 7 availability. While Microsoft still isn't saying anything official itself just yet, a number of different sources are reporting that the company has set July 10th as the date for the final gold build of Windows 7, while the big release to manufacturing date is apparently on track for July 13th. Of course, things could still change if there's a major bug or other problem encountered, but barring any disasters, that'll likely be the same build that finds its way onto your PC this fall. Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsWindows 7 release to manufacturing reportedly on track for July 13th originally appeared on Engadget on Fri [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Sony readying CyberShot DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1 cameras?
Fri, 3 July 2009 21:18:00 BST - It was only a few months ago that we were fielding rumors about Sony's CyberShot DSC-HX1, and now we're struggling to keep our credit card at bay each time we waltz by one in the local camera shop. Today, Sony Insider has pointed out that the outfit may be readying a new duo to complement the megazoom: the DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1. If the latest whispers prove legitimate, the TX1 will boast a 10 megapixel sensor, 4x optical zoom, 3-inch LCD, 720p movie mode and a price tag somewhere south of $400. The WX1 should check in as a lower-end model with 10 megapixels, a 5x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD and the same 720p movie mode; why exactly it'll be cheaper we're not sure, but that's the good word at the moment. E-tailer Provantage already has listings for both cameras [...] [Read More]
[engadget] iPhone 3GS prototype scooped up at airport, now on eBay
Fri, 3 July 2009 20:03:00 BST - Seriously folks, what's up with these prototype iPhones falling out of nondescript white vans and ending up on eBay in the shadiest of manners? Just months after we saw an original iPhone prototype (ancient OS included) pop up on The 'Bay, now we've got one of the world's first iPhone 3GSs on there as well. According to the highly ranked eBay seller, the "guy" he "got it from" actually stumbled upon it at an airport, and rather than doing the nonsensical thing of hitting up lost and found, he decided to make the most of the sudden opportunity. According to the new owner, an Apple Genius has confirmed that it is an iPhone 3GS, but due to its prototype nature, they can't help him get past the "Connect to iTunes" screen. In other words, it's an incredibly rare [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Wimbledon? More Like Wimble-Done Already!
Fri, 3 July 2009 19:11:08 BST - I'm in the midst of moving, so I'm stuck in between mountains of cardboard boxes and molehills of bubble wrap this holiday weekend. That means I have little access to the Internet and television and, by extension, the Wimbledon semi-finals. Evidently, NBC forgot the "live" part of its online live-streaming and is delaying the televised [...]Related PostsNewTeeVee: Online 2010 Olympics Coverage to Have an Authentication HurdleNewTeeVee: Zucker: Hulu Will Break Even “Soon”NewTeeVee: So Happy Together! NBC Finds People Are “Co-Viewing” Online [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] Want The Obama Hope Artwork On Your iPhone? Nope, Says Apple.
Fri, 3 July 2009 18:48:19 BST - Start Mobile has managed to get 18 separate iPhone applications approved by Apple. So you'll imagine their surprise when one of them was recently rejected. But you may be even more surprised to find out why. Apparently, Apple doesn't like the way one piece of art in the app depicts President Obama. Is it out of line or tasteless? Well, you can determine for yourself, because you've undoubtedly seen the art in question before: It's Shepard Fairey's famous "HOPE" image of Obama that was everywhere during his Presidential campaign. So why on Earth would this be rejected? Well, here's the wording in the rejection: It contains content that ridicules public figures and is in violation of Section 3.3.12 from the iPhone SDK Agreement which states: "Applications must [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Engadget's recession antidote: win a Transformers Nintendo DS Lite Armor case and stylus!
Fri, 3 July 2009 18:00:00 BST - This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff or companies stop sending things. Today we've got a Transformers Bumblebee Nintendo DS Starter Kit, which includes a protective Nintendo DS Lite Armor sleeve and universal stylus. We'll also be throwing in a Megatron strylus just for fun! Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Hooray for free stuff!The r [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Engadget Podcast 153 - 07.03.2009: Independence Day edition
Fri, 3 July 2009 17:01:00 BST - It's your holiday weekend America -- how are you going to spend it? We'll tell you how: by listening to Engadget Podcast 153 over, and over, and over. What better way to utilize your extra day off and barbecue-packed good times than by putting Josh, Paul, and Nilay on repeat for you (and your friends') enjoyment? Check out the 'cast this week as the boys explore the ups and downs of the Olympus E-P1, Dell's MID plans, and field a handful of questions from our handsome, intelligent, and just basically awesome listeners. You won't be disappointed. Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller Producer: Trent Wolbe Song: Virt - Katamari on the RockHear the podcast 00:02:10 - Olympus E-P1 hands-on, test shots, and mini-review00:10:26 - Panasonic Lumix DM [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] Singing A New Tune: The Imeem Music Store.
Fri, 3 July 2009 15:56:32 BST - Does embattled music streaming site imeem think it can take on iTunes? For the most part, nearly every streaming song on the site has a download button which links to both iTunes and the Amazon MP3 store. But it is quietly testing its own music download store which bypasses iTunes and Amazon and sells MP3s directly. For instance, this is the case with some Sub Pop artists, such as Iron and Wine and The Shins. When you hit the download button on songs for those artists, a window pops up showing the album where that song came from with with the option to download the entire album or any individual song for $0.99. You can then pay imeem directly by credit card or Paypal and download the song to your computer. (Screenshots after the jump). [Read More]
[engadget] Apple's 'active packaging' patent application tries to reinvent the box
Fri, 3 July 2009 15:53:00 BST - Electronics packaging has been growing steadily smaller and less annoying over recent times, but here comes Apple adding complexity where we didn't know it was needed. The bright sparks at Cupertino envision powered, data-transmitting boxes that will ensure the device within is fully juiced, packing the latest firmware, and capable of pumping out video demos so that the packaging needn't get in the way of wooing customers. Sure, up-to-date firmware and a full battery sound nice, but we can't help but wonder about the price premium we'd have to swallow to be able to see our new toy dancing before we've even set it free from its box.[Via Phone Arena]Filed under: Misc. GadgetsApple's 'active packaging' patent application tries to reinvent the box originally app [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] Coming Soon: Even More TechCrunch in London
Fri, 3 July 2009 15:34:11 BST - It's been a nice two weeks in San Francisco, but in about 10 hours Im headed to SFOs international terminal again. This time, Im going to London. Im traveling as part of a group of bloggers, authors and videographers called The Traveling Geeks, whose mission is simply to go to various cities around the world [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] Turn Web Content Into A Map With GeoMaker
Fri, 3 July 2009 15:25:06 BST - At the end of last May, Yahoo released an experimental version of Placemaker, a geo-enrichment platform. What it does is help developers make applications location-aware by identifying places in unstructured and atomic content (think RSS feeds, web pages, news, status updates etc.) and returning geographic metadata for geographic indexing and markup. In layman's terms: it can detect places by scanning content and is capable of putting the aggregate data on a map. While Placemaker does not serve as a geocoder and thus does not perform address recognition on street-level, it is perfectly capable of geo-extracting and indexing documents or atomic units of text, giving third-party developers the means to mark-up and index Web content geographically in a globally [...] [Read More]
[readwriteweb] Twitter Needs a Spam Filter? No, We Need a Marketer Filter
Fri, 3 July 2009 15:16:48 BST - Has Twitter spam gotten a little out of hand? According to today's top story on Techmeme, it has. Apparently, marketers are calling for Twitter to filter out spam and other adult content from the microblogging service. You know, so their all-important tweets about the products and services they're pushing don't have to share the same web space as that other nasty stuff. But fighting actual spammers is still relatively easy for an end-user: it's called the "unfollow" button. Ironically, if anyone's to blame for spamming our Twitter timelines, it's the marketers themselves. They've managed to trick our friends into spamming us with their messages instead. Sponsor If You're Getting Real Spam, Blame Yourself We're not sure where anyone, marketer or not, gets of [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Walt Disney World unveils incredibly scary, robotic version of President Obama
Fri, 3 July 2009 15:04:00 BST - Now, we've never been to this "Hall of Presidents" at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida (our parents instead taking us to real, disused dungeons and battlefields for family entertainment), but we're thinking about heading down there today -- not because the newest animatronic addition -- President Barack Obama -- has just been unveiled, but because his likeness is so... unlike him, so incredibly, terrifyingly creepy (and yet still impressive all the same). Yes, we'll pop all of our closest friends' children into the van and take a fantastic voyage down to the southern tip of our great nation just to see their reactions to this horrifying robotic educational presentation. What better way to celebrate our nation's independence? Come to think of it... maybe [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Japan considers adding noise pollution to hybrids
Fri, 3 July 2009 14:01:00 BST - Any big city bicyclist knows that being small and silent on the street is a deadly combination. Drivers of 2-ton cages are simply immune to anything but the sights and sounds of combustion engines riding four on the floor. This issue affects silent-running hybrids and compact electrics too, something Japan's government is taking seriously in a new government review that could result in a mandate for the inclusion of "a sound making function" in their future eco-rides. Safety aside, we presume Japanese manufacturers would choose a sound that's as tasteful and unassuming as their locally brewed hybrids. Imagine if GM was to make a similar decision... oh, right.Filed under: TransportationJapan considers adding noise pollution to hybrids originally appeared on E [...] [Read More]
[engadget] 'Handwriting' recognition offers accurate way for dating stone tablets
Fri, 3 July 2009 13:00:00 BST - Archaeology 101 will tell you that accurately dating an object is critical to understanding its meaning and value. When it comes to stone carvings, this typically requires a researcher with plenty of energy, time and skill, but scientists at the National Technical University of Athens have now developed a computer algorithm that promises to revolutionize the entire process. By overlaying digital scans of known inscribers' work, the Greek team are able to recognize stylistic idiosyncrasies and thereby identify the author of a carving. Their accuracy was confirmed by a recent test, in which they attributed proper authorship of 24 stone tablets, picking out the correct chiseler each time. Next step: seeking royalty payments for the works of your great uncle Xan [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] Brace Yourselves! Asteroids Headed For The Big Screen
Fri, 3 July 2009 11:48:41 BST - According to The Hollywood Reporter, movie studio Universal has won a bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids". Initially released as an arcade game back in 1979, Asteroids featured a triangular space ship that needed to be navigated through an asteroid field. The object was to shoot and destroy masses of rock and the occasional flying saucer while avoiding smashing into both, so we suspect it will not turn out to be romantic comedy. Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the producer of both Transformers movies as well as the 2005 adaptation of the Doom game. [Read More]
[engadget] Palm Pre in cahoots with Dutch provider Hi?
Fri, 3 July 2009 10:56:00 BST - The GSM version of Palm's Pre looks all set for a UK announcement next week on O2. Now we get this, a Pre spotted on the support site for Dutch carrier Hi in The Netherlands. Fine, but what you may not know is that O2 and Hi (part of KPN) are also deeply intertwined with Telefonica -- O2 being owned by Telefonica and KPN being an "integrated carrier" with a long history of Telefonica courtship rumors. So, putting two and two together might equal a September launch if that previous Telefonica rumor was true.[Via Tweakers, thanks Harm H.]Filed under: CellphonesPalm Pre in cahoots with Dutch provider Hi? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this  [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Packard Bell imedia lineup gets an Acer-inspired refresh
Fri, 3 July 2009 10:47:00 BST - Packard Bell recently overhauled its logo in an effort to keep up with the times, but are its offerings up to the same task? The new imedia lineup immediately recalls the recently announced M-series desktops from Acer, and that's no accident. The innards are remarkably similar too, with the top models sporting Core 2 Quad or AMD Phenom II X4 processors, a 1.5GB GeForce GT230, HDMI out, Blu-Ray combo drive and a maximum of 8GB DDR3 memory and 1TB of storage. While none of the specs are on the blistering edge of innovation, there's plenty of power there and keen pricing could make them an attractive proposition. The entry-level Celeron-based units start at £299 ($490) in the UK.Filed under: DesktopsPackard Bell imedia lineup gets an Acer-inspired refresh [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Video: Self-Portrait Machine binds your hands then bends your will
Fri, 3 July 2009 9:44:00 BST - Drawing faces is hard; and as children suckled at the teat of MTV we posses neither the patience nor the discipline required to learn the skill. So imagine our surprise to discover the Self-Portrait Machine, a device that snaps your photo and then forces you to draw your own face by dragging your bound hands around until the portrait is complete. Jen Hui Liao's project is the result of an observation that "our personal identities are represented by the products of the man-machine relationship." So it's like art and the intersection of philosophy... only it's not -- it's just a robot too lazy to make the portrait itself. See the video after the break.Continue reading Video: Self-Portrait Machine binds your hands then bends your willFiled under: RobotsVideo: S [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Sprint swaggers, promises to be first to release 3G Femtocell in US
Fri, 3 July 2009 9:12:00 BST - While AT&T's still claiming MicroCell will be out before the year's up, Sprint's bringing out the big words by boasting to Unstrung it'll be beating everyone to the market with its 3G femtocell solution. Company VP of device and technology development Mathew Oommen is pretty light on some of the finer details -- like actual release date, hardware supplier, pricing scheme, and pretty much every other piece of information we'd want -- but he did imply there'd be multiple options available for the CDMA EV-DO Rev. A extender, including a device more tailored for enterprise use. Look, you two can fight all you want over who gets first, but in the end, we just want our Pres and iPhones to live together and home in perfect-reception harmony -- think we can get [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] My Interview With Antitrust Expert Gary Reback: Googles Looming Antitrust Issues
Fri, 3 July 2009 8:27:45 BST - On Wednesday I spoke with antitrust attorney Gary Reback, the man who spearheaded the push to break up Microsoft in the nineties. The event was hosted by HBSTech at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. If anyone in the world can make antitrust law interesting, it's Reback. Much of the hour plus conversation focused on the history of antitrust law and Reback's experience in big antitrust cases from his new book, Free the Market!: Why Only Government Can Keep the Marketplace Competitive (buy it here). But we also spoke about current events and his concerns that lax antitrust enforcement has led to less competition today in tech than is optimal. We spent a lot of time on Google. His chief concern is Google Books (jump to the 30 minute mark), and he ar [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] 4 Underrated Web Series You Should Watch
Fri, 3 July 2009 8:00:28 BST - I love you, NewTeeVee Station readers, but sometimes I suspect that you aren't listening to me when I tell you that a show is AWESOME. So, in honor of our humble Station's 1-year anniversary (betcha didn't realize it'd been a whole year, did you?) I went through our 4-star and 5-star reviews to put [...]Related PostsGigaOM: MJ’s Death Makes Web Traffic Spike, But No Internet MeltdownGigaOM: The Leading Class and the Lagging Class on the WebNewTeeVee: Q&A With Heroes Webseries Creators Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling [...] [Read More]
[engadget] EMTEC dips toes into nettop market with Ion-based G Box
Fri, 3 July 2009 7:26:00 BST - We're used to seeing nettops from the likes of Asus and Acer, but EMTEC's the newcomer in this field and let's see what we're working with. At about one inch thick by TechDigest's estimates, the G Box (working title) certainly compact, and we definitely give points to it running NVIDIA's Ion platform, Windows XP, at least six USB ports, and a 160GB hard drive. Unfortunately, there's no HDMI port -- that's coming in a later model -- and at £179 ($293 US), we'd be hard pressed to pick this over the HDMI-equipped AspireRevo, but we'll await judgment until we can try this thing out for ourselves. In the meantime, hit up the read link for a brief video hands-on.Continue reading EMTEC dips toes into nettop market with Ion-based G BoxFiled under: DesktopsEMTE [...] [Read More]
[programmableweb] Yahoos Placemaker Yields the GeoMaker Project
Fri, 3 July 2009 7:05:09 BST - You may remember our earlier post on Yahoo Placemaker, a new 'geo-enrichment' platform that includes an API (our Placemaker API Profile) that can be used to make applications and data sets location-aware by determining the 'whereness' of unstructured content. Now, Yahoo developer evangelist Christian Heilmann has released GeoMaker, a new app that makes it dead simple to use the Placemaker API with any web site. [Read More]
[engadget] DARPA contractor shows off tiny robo-hummingbird UAV
Fri, 3 July 2009 5:57:00 BST - We've seen plenty of tiny UAVs (or NAVs -- Nano Aerial Vehicles -- as they're also known), but none quite like the robo-hummingbird that's been in development at DARPA-contractor AeroVironment for the past couple of years. While we haven't heard much about it during that time, the company recently completed its most advanced prototype to date, dubbed Mercury, and it's taken advantage of the opportunity to show off all the progress it has made. As you can see in the video after the break, the bot is able to fly about and hover in place by mimicking the wing movement of a real hummingbird and, of course, be controlled completely untethered. What's more, the firm says that the final version will actually look like a real hummingbird as well, and be able to be c [...] [Read More]
[digg] Hints: Finger Print ID for Future iPhones
Fri, 3 July 2009 5:10:01 BST - Recent Apple patents hint at new features that could appear in future iPhones. Finger prints would not be to secure, but for other slick uses for example, a fingerprint from the index finger would trigger the Play and Stop buttons in the iPod. And a fingerprint from the middle finger would trigger fast-forwarding in the iPod. Pretty neat idea, huh? [Read More]
[gizmodo] Remainders - Things We Didn't Post [Remainders]
Fri, 3 July 2009 4:50:00 BST - ...NASA Flashes a Full Moon...Disney Universal Buys a Piece of Another Lifeless Rock...Move Without Moving (aka How To Get Fat Fast)...iPhone Screens Fixed at a Store Near You... These beautiful... [Read More]
[engadget] The Daily Roundup: here's what you might've missed
Fri, 3 July 2009 4:31:00 BST - Psystar bounces back from Chapter 11, intros new high-end hardwarePsystar's new Open(7) hardware runs Intel Nehalem Xeon, which should provide a nice performance jolt to hackintosh land. Sony exec says UMD-less PSP was "always the plan"Sony "needed to prepare the right environment for it first - things like the transferal of content with the PS3 and PSN, and PC software to manage content like music and movies such as Media Go." Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability Given the hype surrounding Apple's iPhone, we're actually surprised that we haven't seen more holes to plug over the years. Other news of import Apple patent applications offer glimpses of haptic screens, RFID readers, fingerprint ID Toshiba's TG01 outed on Orange UK D-Link's Xtreme [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Ask Engadget: Best Bluetooth mouse out there?
Fri, 3 July 2009 3:03:00 BST - We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Sang-Jung, who is desperately in search of the perfect cordless critter to take some of the strain away from that trackpad."I'm heading to university next year, and I've purchased a MacBook. I'm also taking my four year old desktop, just in case I'm left with no computers when the MacBook is being repaired or whatnot. With only two USB ports on a MacBook, I want a Bluetooth mouse. Budget is about $100, and of course, it needs OS X support. Thanks for the help!"Alright folks, it's time to get serious. Do you own a Bluetooth mouse that you can recommend? Recommend against? Be sure to spill you [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Engadget HD explains: Where to put your DVR when you wall-mount your HDTV
Fri, 3 July 2009 2:04:00 BST - With CableCARD enabled HDTVs being a complete bust and the crazy popular trend of mounting HDTVs on the wall, many wonder what they can do with their DVR or cable box. As you might expect, the crew over at Engadget HD is more than familiar with the options and lucky for you they actually wrote them down in an easy to digest format. So if you are the do-it-yourself type and are looking to relocate your HD DVR or noisy Xbox 360, then by all means what are you waiting for, click on through. Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentEngadget HD explains: Where to put your DVR when you wall-mount your HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] Fitnio: Finally, An iPhone Exercise App That Gives You Control Of Your Music
Fri, 3 July 2009 1:45:06 BST - Since the debut of the App Store last summer, my iPhone has become an indispensable part of my workout routine. The phone makes it easy to track your workout progress both in the gym and outdoors, where applications like RunKeeper allow you to use the phone's integrated GPS to plot your bike or running course on a map. But there's been one annoyance that's aggravated me (and many others) to no end: the limited control you have over your music once you've launched one of these fitness apps. Fortunately the iPhone 3.0 software update finally fixes this, and a RunKeeper-like application called Fitnio(iTunes Link) has managed to beat some of its more well-known competitors to the punch. Until the release of the iPhone 3.0 software update, developers were unable [...] [Read More]
[readwriteweb] Microsoft Wishes You Happy Porn Browsing in New Vomit-Filled Video, Then Retracts Ad
Fri, 3 July 2009 1:36:20 BST - Under waves of ever-increasing competition from Mozilla, Safari, and Google, Microsoft has released a series of edgy, PSA-style online videos to promote Internet Explorer 8. Featuring one-time Lois and Clark actor Dean Cain, the ads are uncharacteristically hip and discuss such real-world Internet problems as the fear of missing something (a.k.a. insomnia by social media) and the fear of your S.O. finding your porn cache. However, at least one of the videos was just too cool for Microsoft. After becoming strangely popular and talked-about online, the video was renounced by the software mega-company and pulled from the promotional website. Somewhere tonight, a creative director weeps. Sponsor A Microsoft rep [...] [Read More]
[engadget] PSPgo packs a 480MHz processor, probably not crossing 333MHz mark
Fri, 3 July 2009 1:01:00 BST - Officially, Sony's PSPgo is only clocking in at 333MHz like the rest of its brothers and sisters, but as the gang at Sony Insider found out in the FCC filing, the internal processor actually maxes out at 480MHz. What that means for gamers is probably nothing in the near future, since the firmware'll underclock it to standard speeds and we've seen absolutely no sign Sony's interested in releasing software exclusively for the UMD-less iteration at this point. Of course, the opportunity to capitalize on the upped hardware is gonna be there, and we still remember a noticeable difference in the technical quality of games released after Sony bumped its original PSP's clockspeed from 266MHz to its max 333MHz, but for now, it's just something to keep in the back of [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Dailymotion Names New CEO, Says Outgoing One Was Interim
Fri, 3 July 2009 0:26:45 BST - Dailymotion announced today that Cedric Tournay has been named its new CEO. Tournay replaces Ian Brotherston, who had only held the post since April. Brotherston will stay on with the company but will move over to become executive vice president of international strategy. MediaPost reports that Dailymotion always considered Brotherston's appointment as CEO as an interim [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Clearwire Names Turnaround Guru As New CEOGigaOM: With New CEO Spin Out Ahead For AOLEarth2Tech: Daily Sprout [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Archos 9 Windows 7 tablet does a little hands-on time
Fri, 3 July 2009 0:16:00 BST - Looks like the Archos 9 Windows 7 tablet has made it out of the labs (and controlled show floor settings) and into the hands of Crave UK, where that seemingly-amazing resistive touchscreen continues to impress -- so much so that they initially thought it was a capacitive unit. We actually pinged Crave ed Nate Lanxon to find out what was up, and the real story appears to be a mystery -- either Archos PR is mistaken in telling everyone that it's a resistive screen, or the company has somehow improved the tech to the point where it's virtually indistinguishable from a capacitive display. Given our experience with previous Archos resistive touchscreen devices that felt like mush, we've got to say we're going with Occam's Razor on this and that it's really capaci [...] [Read More]
[readwriteweb] How FriendFeed Could Become the Ultimate Social Media Tracking Service
Thu, 2 July 2009 23:25:30 BST - FriendFeed, the multi-network activity aggregator co-founded by Gmail creator Paul Buchheit, announced today that it has entered the crowded field of real time search. FriendFeed was already the best way to learn what early adopter social media users were saying about any topic across blogs, Twitter, delicious and other diverse social media sites. If FriendFeed wants to step it up to the next level and challenge business-class conversation trackers, we believe there are four steps the company needs to take. We think that would make a whole lot of sense. In fact we think that if real time search were turned into a business tool it could challenge social media monitoring services like Radian6, Scout Labs and Sysomos. Here's what we think needs to happen in ord [...] [Read More]
[engadget] LG eyes number two phone maker spot for 2012, premium brand in the works
Thu, 2 July 2009 23:25:00 BST - Sitting pretty as the number three cell maker in the world would make many of the bigger names happy -- not to mention the usurped Sony Ericsson and Motorola a bit green -- but not LG, as it's now gunning for spot number two. In an interview with Yonhap, LG's president of its mobile business, Ahn Seung-kwon, stated that the company hoped to bump Samsung to the wayside by 2012 with the help of a serious new set and a premium brand. While the gaudiness of really expensive handsets disturbs us at times, we'll admit that mention that LG's looking at a foray into the über high end of the spectrum -- with the likes of Nokia's Vertu -- piques our curiosity a good deal. And what about that serious new set we mentioned? Apparently in Q4 of this year, LG will lau [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Facebook iPhone App to Upload Video
Thu, 2 July 2009 23:13:33 BST - Facebook expects to "very soon" release a new version of its iPhone app, and via TechCrunch we hear it will enable video uploads from the new iPhone 3GS. Now, this is just one social network on one (very new) phone, and yes, it's going to be a holiday weekend in a couple hours. But the news [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Akamai to Make iPhone Video Streaming SmoothGigaOM: How iPhone 3.0 Will Impact Wireless NetworksNewTeeVee: YouTube: iPhone Already Accounts for Half of Mobile Uploads [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Sega Toys makes indoor fireworks infinitely safer, to Elvis Costello's dismay
Thu, 2 July 2009 22:44:00 BST - Lovers of pyrotechnics everywhere have always struggled with the quandary: what to do on a rainy day? Well, firebugs, get a load of this: Sega Toys Japan has heard your prayers and answered 'em in the form of the Uchiage Hanabi. This is essentially a projector that displays "fireworks" on the walls and ceilings, with realistic movement and sound. And if that weren't enough, you can create your own fireworks and program your own shows. Now you can have Bastille Day, every day, in the privacy of your apartment! Out August 1, with a list price of $168. Video after the break.[Via Japan Trend Shop] Continue reading Sega Toys makes indoor fireworks infinitely safer, to Elvis Costello's dismayFiled under: DisplaysSega Toys makes indoor fireworks infinitely safer [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Tiny, printable batteries promise to change the face of obnoxious greeting cards forever
Thu, 2 July 2009 22:10:00 BST - Researchers at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS in Chemnitz led by Prof. Dr. Reinhard Baumann have unveiled tiny, printable batteries that they hope to put into production for pennies apiece. The new battery prototype is primarily composed of a zinc anode and a manganese cathode that can be screen printed and covered with a non-printed template cover. Each mercury-free battery weighs less than one gram, and can individually produce about 1.5 volts of electricity. By placing several batteries side by side, however, up to 6 volts can be generated. The institute has already produced these little power houses in the lab, and hopes to see them into production by the end of the year. The batteries have a relatively short lifespa [...] [Read More]
[readwriteweb] eMusic Users Revolt Over Latest Changes
Thu, 2 July 2009 22:06:48 BST - eMusic, one of the world's largest subscription-based music retailers, has for the first time added music from Sony's catalog to its store. Most users on eMusic subscribe to the service because of the eclectic selection of independent music it offers, and very few users were excited to hear that eMusic was going to make major changes to its service, including raising the price per song just in order to give its users access to mainstream music that they were not very likely to be interested in. While eMusic did a fine job at communicating the basic changes to the service, it didn't reveal the full extent of the changes until yesterday, and its users are anything but happy about them. Sponsor Higher Price, More Restrictions, Unhappy Customers Until yesterday, [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Atom.coms The Shaman Sustains Laughs
Thu, 2 July 2009 21:38:22 BST - Sometimes you watch the pilot of a series and know exactly where it's going to go. Other times, you watch the pilot and have no clue how the series will shape up over the course of its run. And that is when the wise reviewer of online video decides to refrain from reviewing [...]Related PostsNewTeeVee: West Hollywood Gets In The MomentNewTeeVee: Is Harper’s Globe Hitched to a Loser?NewTeeVee: Harper’s Island Premieres With a Little Help From Harper’s Globe [...] [Read More]
[techcrunch] One More Thing: The New Facebook iPhone App Will Allow Video Uploads
Thu, 2 July 2009 21:37:37 BST - Yesterday, we wrote about what Facebook was planning for the next major release of its iPhone app, version 3.0. The big update will contain 15 new features, probably none bigger than the addition of event management to the app, finally. But there was one thing Facebook developer Joe Hewitt didn't mention yesterday, and it's a big one: Video uploads from the iPhone 3GS. Hewitt just started working on the feature yesterday, thinking it would be something that would come in the next release, after this one. But he was surprised at how quickly he was able to get it up and running and so he tweeted out today, "3GS video uploading for the Facebook iPhone app is a go -- didn't plan to include it in the 3.0 update, but it was really easy to code." [...] [Read More]
[engadget] iPhone facing potential trademark issues in China?
Thu, 2 July 2009 21:34:00 BST - Apple's on-again, off-again deal with China Unicom to officially bring the iPhone to China may still be up in the air, but it looks like it could now also be facing some trademark issues that could potentially further hold up its release. Apparently, China's Hanwang Technology owns the trademark for "i-phone" in the country, which could force Apple to make a deal with 'em before it enters the market (sound familiar?). Interestingly, Apple does actually own an "iPhone" trademark in China, but it apparently only covers computer hardware and software, while Hanwang's trademark covers mobile phones. According to Hanwang, however, the two aren't actually in talks just yet, and it's not saying what it plans to do if Apple decides to go crazy and announce a move in [...] [Read More]
[engadget] 'Asteroids' heading towards the big screen?
Thu, 2 July 2009 21:03:00 BST - According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has won an all-out "bidding war" over the film rights to Atari's classic Asteroids video game. We're not entirely sure who all was involved in this "war," but the conflict couldn't possibly be prompted over the universal themes tackled by the story of the plucky little triangular spaceship and the asteroid field it inhabits. As the Reporter, um, reports: "As opposed to today's games, there is no story line or fancy world-building mythology." Michael Bay is rumored to be very interested in directing.[Via George Ruiz]Filed under: Gaming'Asteroids' heading towards the big screen? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Sony exec says UMD-less PSP was "always the plan"
Thu, 2 July 2009 20:39:00 BST - Well, it's no secret that plenty of folks have been talking about a UMD-less PSP since day one, but it looks like that's been the case behind the scenes at Sony as well, at least according to the company's head of product planning, Naoya Matsui. Speaking with GameBusiness.jp, he said that Sony has "planned to release a PSP model without a UMD drive since the very beginning," but that if "we'd simply released the hardware, there wouldn't have been much for everyone to enjoy," adding that Sony "needed to prepare the right environment for it first - things like the transferal of content with the PS3 and PSN, and PC software to manage content like music and movies such as Media Go." Matsui further went on to explain that Sony also had to wait until the "delivery [...] [Read More]
[engadget] D-Link's Xtreme N DIR-685 storage router hands-on and impressions
Thu, 2 July 2009 20:00:00 BST - Somehow or another, D-Link managed to combine a NAS, digital photo frame, secondary display and 802.11n router into a single device, and when the Xtreme N DIR-685 Storage Router was announced way back at CES this year, we were certainly interested to see how such a conglomerate would go over. At long last, the do-it-all wireless router is finally making its way out to the public at large, and with an MSRP of $299.99 (sans any internal HDD space), it's definitely one of the pricier routers out there. We've taken this strikingly unique device into our lairs for a few days of testing, and if you're interested in seeing if this bad boy is worth the price of admission, you'll need to follow us past the break.Gallery: D-Link's Xtreme N DIR-685 storage router hands [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Will Michael Jacksons Funeral Be Live-Streamed?
Thu, 2 July 2009 19:44:46 BST - Michael Jackson's funeral will likely be scheduled for next Tuesday, July 7 at 10 a.m. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, according to various reports. AEG Live, which was planning Jackson's comeback, owns the Staples Center and says it's putting on the event. The arena seats 20,000, and AEG is said to have plans [...]Related PostsGigaOM: MJ Fans Flock to eBay for MemorabiliaGigaOM: What to read on the GigaOM networkOStatic: New Moves Needed for Open Source Trade Shows [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Crapgadget: 'Gee... thanks?' edition
Thu, 2 July 2009 19:33:00 BST - If you need a flash drive or USB hub there are many useful and, more to the point, tasteful options out there. But if you want to saddle a hapless co-worker or relative with a silly, embarrassing, or just plain crapulant gag gift suitable for the current technological moment? Look no further than the following assortment of crapgadgets. Your illustrious Engadget eds have hand-picked a wonderful assortment of devices tailor-made to evoke awkward responses at office birthday parties and the like. So, without further ado...Read - No Green Thumb Required: USB Fever 4-Port Flower Pot HubRead - USB Airplane Hub with built-in fan Read - Robot USB Drives would make a cute gift Read - USB Artillery HubRead - USB Octopus HubView Poll Filed under: Peripherals, StorageC [...] [Read More]
[BizOnVid] Akamai Launches iPhone Video Streaming And Showcase Portal (iphone.akamai.com)
Thu, 2 July 2009 19:29:27 BST - Today, Akamai "officially" announced support for variable bit rate streaming of live and on-demand video content for the iPhone and iPod touch and has launched a new showcase site at iphone.akamai.com. The site which has been live for about a month, showcases content from about a dozen content providers including FOX News, MTV and USA Today amongst others. Akamai's new... [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] N.C. Sewer Monster Is the Summers Susan Boyle
Thu, 2 July 2009 19:11:59 BST - The biggest horror hit of the summer may not come from any box-office blockbuster, but rather from video footage taken from a Raleigh, N.C., sewer system. The clip uploaded earlier this week shows a moist, throbbing blob affixed to the inside of a pipe. The video has been a hit, watched more than 3 million times [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Facebook Video No YouTube, But Growing Real FastGigaOM: In-air Broadband Revenue Will Beat TV Revenue by 2011NewTeeVee: Vid-Biz: TiVo, Susan Boyle, UReport [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
Thu, 2 July 2009 19:01:00 BST - Given the hype surrounding Apple's iPhone, we're actually surprised that we haven't seen more holes to plug over the years. In fact, the last major iPhone exploit to take the world by storm happened right around this time two years ago, and now -- thanks to OS X security expert Charlie Miller -- we're seeing yet another come to light. Over at the SyScan conference in Singapore, Mr. Miller disclosed a hole that would let attackers "run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator's network in order to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet." Charlie's planning to detail the vulnerability in full [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Archos Vision PMPs get UK pricing, August release
Thu, 2 July 2009 18:32:00 BST - Few details were available when Archos announced its new lineup of PMPs last month, but today we can provide you with fuller specs and news of imminent UK availability. The new flagship model, 3 Vision, comes with a 3-inch touchscreen, 8GB of storage, microSDHC card slot, video playback, and a few less significant features like a voice recorder, calendar, stopwatch and an FM transmitter for streaming music to your Hi-Fi. Positioned as a direct competitor to the iPod touch, the new Archos will cost nearly half as much at £90 ($148). Other models detailed today include the 2 Vision -- a 1.8-inch version of the foregoing that loses video playback but gains a 16GB option likely to be priced at £50 ($82) -- and the Archos Clipper, a 2GB no-frills play [...] [Read More]
[gizmodo] Apple Pulls iPhone App That Allowed for Child Pornography Uploads [IPhone]
Thu, 2 July 2009 18:30:00 BST - Apple has pulled BeautyMeter—the iPhone/iPod touch app that allowed users to upload naked pictures of themselves for others to rate—after a 15-yo girl published this picture showing her... [Read More]
[engadget] Apple patent applications offer glimpses of haptic screens, RFID readers, fingerprint ID
Thu, 2 July 2009 18:08:00 BST - Alright, so you know the drill by now. A patent application doesn't necessarily mean an actual product is on the way -- but it's always fun to speculate, right? And this latest trio of applications from Apple certainly provides plenty of speculation fodder. The most notable of the lot is an application for a "multi-touch display screen with localized tactile feedback," which Apple seems to be at least considering as a possibility for the iPhone (or iPod touch). Like some similar systems, Apple's application covers a screen that uses a grid of piezoelectric actuators that can be activated at will to provide vibrational feedback when you touch the screen. Apple even goes so far as to use a virtual click wheel on an iPhone as an example. Other patent applicatio [...] [Read More]
[VideoNuze] Taking a Holiday Break
Thu, 2 July 2009 18:01:24 BST - I'm heading out of the country for a 10 day family vacation starting tonight. I'll be online sporadically and will post a few times next week if there's something interesting happening. Otherwise, I'll be back in the saddle on Mon, July 13th, refreshed and recharged. I suspect many of you will also be taking advantage of the July 4th holiday to take some time off. Enjoy! [Read More]
[engadget] Engadget's recession antidote: win an 8GB Lexar Retrax!
Thu, 2 July 2009 18:00:00 BST - This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff or companies stop sending things. Today we've got an 8GB Lexar Retrax on offer. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Hooray for free stuff!Big thanks to Lexar for providing the gear!The rules: Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world eco [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Pack Up the Kids and Send Them to YouTube Summer Camp
Thu, 2 July 2009 17:41:56 BST - Watercolor, ice climbing, underwater basketweaving -- you can pay someone to teach you (or your kids) anything these days -- and now, how to YouTube. A couple years ago, we wrote about Pitzer College offering a media studies class on YouTube. There's also Kansas State cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch, who's become something of a social media [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Hulu Turns 1, Now What?GigaOM: YouTube Infrastructure Costs Vastly Overestimated: ReportNewTeeVee: YouTube a Part of Drug Cartel Violence [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Shadowy modder gives Eee PC a risky back alley trackball implant
Thu, 2 July 2009 17:39:00 BST - Remember that guy who uber-hacked his Eee PC with a GPS, Bluetooth, draft-n WiFi, FM transmitter, SDHC card reader, modem, USB hub, 2GB RAM? Well, we got one more for him. This enterprising gentleman, fed up with suffering through the three-finger scroll of his Eee PC 901, integrated the trackball of his Apple Mighty Mouse into the netbook's palm rest. Of course, this took some time and effort: in the end, the trackball leads had to be unsoldered from the mainboard, the trackball itself soldered to the mainboard, and the whole shebang installed under the surface of the netbook itself. But you know what? It works. That is, until the Mighty Mouse itself craps out -- as they have been known to do. Still, it's all in a day's work for a heroic modder. Right? Hit [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Vid-Biz: Krikorian, NewsMarket, Microsoft Vomit
Thu, 2 July 2009 17:26:32 BST - Sling Founder Headed to DirecTV? Satellite company reportedly has reached out to Blake Krikorian to succeed Chase Carey as CEO. (paidContent) The NewsMarket to Acquire MediaLink; NewsMarket will acquire all oustanding shares of MediaLink's common stock for 20 cents per share in cash; move will combine NewsMarket's digital video distribution platform with MediaLink's professional services. (release) Microsoft [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Comcast: TV Everywhere Will Eat Into Your Metered BroadbandGigaOM: Comcast, Time Warner Team Up To Control TV On The InternetNewTeeVee: Vid-Biz: GRP, Metranome, Cable Cos [...] [Read More]
[VideoNuze] VideoNuze Report Podcast #23 - July 2, 2009
Thu, 2 July 2009 17:25:07 BST - Below is the 23rd edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for July 2, 2009. This week Daisy shares additional information about ESPN's Ad Lab for emerging media. The Ad Lab, which was first disclosed by ESPN last year, is intended to various ad formats in the ESPN video player. It is one of many different tests and research projects in the market. As Daisy and I say, everyone's trying to learn how best to monetize the nascent online video; this creates a lot of valuable data, which market participants then need to parse through to fully understand. I get into further details on my post yesterday, "Video Companies Raised $64M in Q2 '09, Notching Another Stellar Quarter." Despite the recession and the slowdown in venture capital investments, at least 26 indu [...] [Read More]
[VideoNuze] 4 Industry Items from this Week Worth Noting - 7-2-09
Thu, 2 July 2009 17:21:00 BST - Clearleap announces Atlantic Broadband as first public customer - Clearleap, the Internet-based technology firm I wrote about here, announced Atlantic Broadband as its first public customer. Atlantic is the 15th largest cable operator in the U.S. I spoke with David Isenberg, Atlantic's VP of Products, who explained that Clearleap was the first packaged solution he's seen that allows broadband video to be inserted into VOD menus without the need for IT resources to be involved. Atlantic initially plans to use Clearleap to insert locally-oriented videos into its local programming lineup. It also has special events planned like "Operation Mail Call." which allows veterans' families to upload videos, plus coverage of local sports, and eventually filtered UGC. By [...] [Read More]
[engadget] Psystar bounces back from Chapter 11, intros new high-end hardware
Thu, 2 July 2009 17:16:00 BST - Everybody's favorite fuzzy little Apple clone maker is back from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (we're still waiting on that revelatory outing of creditors that Apple is so hungry for), and already has a new product in the offering. Psystar's new Open(7) hardware runs Intel Nehalem Xeon, which should provide a nice performance jolt to hackintosh land. Psystar is also going to start using a new bootloader called Darwin Universal Boot Loader, which will eventually be released to open source. Oh, and just in case you were wondering: a little bit of bankruptcy hasn't softened the company's confrontational spirit: Psystar says it's ready to "emerge and again battle Goliath," and that when "life gives you apples, make applesauce." It's kind of cute, really.[Via [...] [Read More]
[betanews] Dish users may continue using DVRs as appeals court stays injunction
Thu, 2 July 2009 16:41:28 BST - By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews As first reported by Dow Jones this morning, the ongoing technology infringement battle between DVR pioneer TiVo and Dish Network has only entered yet another new chapter. A federal appeals court early this morning granted Dish Network's request for a stay of an injunction that would have barred the continued sale and use of Dish's DVRs, after a district court ruled last month they infringed upon TiVo's patents for timesharing technology.The stay does not mean that Dish is out of the woods. An appeal of last month's decision was inevitable, and courts will typically delay injunctions pending appeal, even if it ends up that the appeal is upheld.But the move did shock someone after all -- specifically, stock traders who had pu [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Court Says Dish Users Can Still TiVo DVR Shows
Thu, 2 July 2009 16:03:33 BST - Dish Network subscribers will still be able to use their DVRs (for now) after a federal appeals court yesterday granted a stay of a lower court injunction against the service. After losing its patent infringement case against TiVo, Dish (formerly known as EchoStar) developed a DVR workaround, but last month a Texas court ruled that this [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Cablevision Network DVR Gets Supreme Court BlessingGigaOM: What the Yahoo Ruling Means for Web-based CompaniesNewTeeVee: Justice Dept. Sides With Cablevision Over Remote DVRs [...] [Read More]
[betanews] What's Now: Recording industry wins big against Usenet file sharing service
Thu, 2 July 2009 14:00:00 BST - By Angela Gunn, Betanews Yesterday's WN|WN was singing the refrains of "Why Can't We Be Friends?" from the classic group "War." Apparently, we've got more readers in Australia these days (g'day mates!). Yesterday, the crew at Sydney-based digital advertising firm Amnesia Razorfish spent Wednesday trying to get Coke and Pepsi to friend each other on Twitter, and both companies did within 24 hours. "As long as we can live in ha-a-ar-mo-ny!" (We could have used these guys for Norm Coleman and Al Franken.)Recording industry wins one against Usenet supplierAfternoon of Wednesday, July 1, 2009 • One of the P2P proprietors' most successful self-defense arguments, when confronted in court by copyright holders, is what the legal profession now calls safe harbor. [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Compete on a TV Game Show From the Comfort of Your Xbox
Thu, 2 July 2009 6:20:09 BST - Quick: What's the newest hybrid sensation that combines video games, television programming and social aspects? Is it: X: 1 vs. 1oo on Xbox Live A: Twittering With The Stars B: Donkey Kong's Digg for Dollars If you said "X", then you'd be right. Of course, savvy Xbox players might have been tipped off since the X, A and B [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Think You Can Work for a Tech Company? Take this QuizGigaOM: True Knowledge Opens APIWebWorkerDaily: Weegy: An Online Ouija Board for Web Worker Questions [...] [Read More]
[BizOnVid] Akamai and Limelight To Deploy P2P For Higher Quality, Not Cost Savings
Thu, 2 July 2009 5:01:00 BST - While there's been a lot of hype about peer-assisted technology (P2P) over the past few years, in reality, the technology has gotten very little adoption when it comes to being used to distribute video, let alone streaming. Today, most of the content being delivered via P2P is for software and gaming downloads and so far we haven't seen any of... [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Dabble (Still) Down
Thu, 2 July 2009 0:00:49 BST - After reading an informative post about the history of real-time search by guest author Mary Hodder on TechCrunch today, I was reminded to check on her social video search startup, Dabble. Founded in 2005, Dabble had undertaken the challenge of organizing the universe of web video with metadata and community-created playlists. It appears that the site [...]Related PostsGigaOM: For Yahoo’s New Search, Form Follows Function Follows FormGigaOM: Bing and Kayak: Can You Tell Them Apart?NewTeeVee: Digitalsmiths Flexes Video Search Muscle [...] [Read More]
[betanews] A Michael Jackson post-mortem on Internet journalism
Wed, 1 July 2009 23:52:46 BST - By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews The first I heard of Michael Jackson's death was six minutes before he was pronounced dead. That's saying something, because I'm not exactly the expert on pop culture, so my ability to have prognosticated the near future, based on something a little bird told me, on the subject of a fellow I seriously believed was still living in Tokyo, would normally be suspect. But there it was, in one of my IM feeds at about 5:20 Eastern time last Thursday, "Michael Jackson died."My friend and colleague Angela Gunn suggested last Friday that something changed in the fabric of online journalism that day -- a high water mark had at last been reached. And indeed she may be correct, because if this Internet thing is capable of predicting the [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] The Recycling of a Web Series: Reborn Showbizzle Learns From Its Mistakes
Wed, 1 July 2009 23:03:54 BST - Hollywood is full of stories about legendary comebacks -- Robert Downey Jr. surviving drugs, John Travolta surviving Look Who's Talking II -- so who's to say that a web series about the industry shouldn't get a second chance? That's what Showbizzle has its eye on. The indie web series produced by Charles Rosin (a producer [...]Related PostsGigaOM: MJ’s Death Makes Web Traffic Spike, But No Internet MeltdownGigaOM: Structure 09: How Some of the Busiest Sites Manage Their Web OpsNewTeeVee: How to Showcase Your Web Series On a Web Site [...] [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Vid-Biz: Thriller, Sales Growth, Oscilloscope
Wed, 1 July 2009 23:02:44 BST - Thriller Gets 28M Views Since Jackson's Death; copies of the groundbreaking music video rack up the playcounts, according to Visible Measures. (company blog) Digital Media Sales Up Only 0.9% Year-Over-Year; but paid models doing better than advertising, according to Strategy Analytics. (release) Warner Bros. to Distribute Oscilloscope Online; Warner Bros. Digital Distribution has exclusive for digital release [...]Related PostsGigaOM: PWC Entertainment & Media Outlook: The 100-Word VersionGigaOM: In-air Broadband Revenue Will Beat TV Revenue by 2011NewTeeVee: Vid-Biz: NBC, YuMe, Warner Bros. [Read More]
[NewTeeVee] Pixelpipe Makes iPhone Video Uploads (Somewhat) Easier
Wed, 1 July 2009 20:34:44 BST - It's great that the iPhone finally has the ability to record video, right? But once you've captured your video, the iPhone doesn't allow you to do much with it,other than upload it to YouTube or MobileMe.Pixelpipe overcomes this limitation, by allowing you to upload your videos directly to a wide variety of online locations. But [...]Related PostsGigaOM: Akamai to Make iPhone Video Streaming SmoothGigaOM: MLB iPhone App to Live-Stream Games Over 3G; Still No SlingTheAppleBlog: Video On the iPhone: A Few Theories [...] [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] Joost Gets into White Label Biz, Heres How to Succeed
Wed, 1 July 2009 18:05:22 BST - Yesterday Joost announced that it has fired its CEO and will focus on the crowded White Label player market. This segment is the most lucrative space to be in an online video market in which costs are high and consumers are loathe to pay. But as Yahoo!'s ditching of Maven on the same day shows, [...] [Read More]
[VideoNuze] Video Companies Raised $64M in Q2 '09, Notching Another Stellar Quarter
Wed, 1 July 2009 17:10:17 BST - In Q2 '09, 9 broadband and mobile video-oriented companies raised at least $64M, notching another stellar quarter. Here's what I tracked for the quarter (if I missed anything, please drop me a note). I've identified when new investors participated: TubeMogul (3M) 4/1 - Trinity Ventures ScanScout ($5.1M) 4/13 FreeWheel ($12M) 4/30 - Foundation Capital Azuki Systems ($6M) 5/5 EveryZing ($8.25M) 5/11 - Peacock Equity Grab Networks ($12M) 6/2 beeTV ($8M) 6/3 - Innogest YuMe ($2.9M) 6/12 Nokeena Networks ($6.5M) 6/25 - Mayfield (Note that I've included beeTV, which offers a cross-platform TV recommendation system, so isn't a pure broadband or mobile video company. On the other hand, one might argue that Sugar's $16M round should also be included, since the co [...] [Read More]
[BizOnVid] CDN Abacast Announces Flash Support For P2P Streaming
Wed, 1 July 2009 15:37:06 BST - This morning, Abacast announced the availability of Adobe Flash support for their live peer-assisted (P2P) delivery platform and now supports both live and on-demand peer-assisted Flash video delivery across their network. While P2P has gained almost no traction amongst the major CDNs whom have thought about peer-assisted technology after their networks were already built out, Abacast's network was built on... [Read More]
[VideoNuze] Rhett and Link Are Another Example of YouTube's Franchise Value
Tue, 30 June 2009 17:50:18 BST - If you haven't heard of Rhett and Link, you need to check them out to understand another of the myriad ways that video is being democratized, advertising is being reimagined and value is being built in YouTube. My wife brought Rhett and Link to my attention after hearing a report about them on National Public Radio last night. Rhett and Link are two engineers and lifelong friends who operate out of a North Carolina basement writing and performing short comedic songs. Emboldened by family and friends they've created over 200 videos that have generated 16 million views and a loyal following on YouTube and their own site rhettandlink.com. No doubt you'll agree their songs and videos are funny, clever and very memorable. Calling themselves "internetainers" and [...] [Read More]
[VideoNuze] R.I.P. Maven Networks
Tue, 30 June 2009 17:23:45 BST - Well, it looks as though it's official: as reported by TechCrunch and others, Yahoo is discontinuing Maven Networks's third party video publishing activities though Yahoo's statement says it will use Maven technology for internal video efforts. As I've mentioned periodically, I was an early consultant to Maven, which was a pioneer in the video platform space. Way back then (!) in 2003 most people in the media business still had a difficult time imagining why broadband video was so strategic and game-changing. Maven's team did a lot of the early spadework in evangelizing broadband's potential and building market momentum. Its reward was being acquired for $160M by Yahoo in February, 2008 in what I believe is still the largest pure play broadband deal. Howeve [...] [Read More]
[yahoo] High court won't block remote storage DVR system (AP)
Mon, 29 June 2009 21:19:09 BST - AP - Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for viewers to bypass commercials. [Read More]
[BizOnVid] CDNetworks President Steve Liddell Resigns, Replaced By John Milburn
Mon, 29 June 2009 18:59:13 BST - CDNetworks has confirmed that Steve Liddell resigned today and has been replaced by long time CDNetworks board member John Milburn. Steve held the title of President of CDNetworks International and was opointed to that position after the company he was CEO at, Panther Express, was acquired by CDNetworks in February of this year. John is a member of the CDNetworks... [Read More]
[VideoNuze] Digitalsmiths Launches VideoSense 2.0 Including New "Free Form" Video Search Capability
Mon, 29 June 2009 17:40:04 BST - This morning Digitalsmiths, a leading video platform company, is launching VideoSense 2.0, a suite of content management, publishing, presentation and search products. In particular, the new release includes an innovative "free form" video search box that leverages Digitalsmiths' metadata creation capability. Last week I spoke to Ben Weinberger, Digitalsmiths' CEO to learn more. A key Digitalsmiths' strength has always been its metadata tools, which use a broader, proprietary set of algorithms such as facial recognition, scene classification and object identification. With this release the metadata tags are being organized into what Digitalsmiths' calls a "MetaFrame" - a frame-by--frame analysis of the video file(s) that are all based on time stamps. A Meta [...] [Read More]
[yahoo] Court rejects appeal on Cablevision network DVR (Reuters)
Mon, 29 June 2009 17:12:33 BST - Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it rejected an appeal by film studios and television networks of a ruling allowing a new digital video recorder service by New York cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. [Read More]
[yahoo] PSP Game Players May Be Able To Phone Home (NewsFactor)
Mon, 29 June 2009 16:51:00 BST - NewsFactor - In a move to compete with Apple's iPhone and iPod, Sony may develop a hybrid cell phone-video game handheld with the PlayStation Portable device at its core. [Read More]
[yahoo] The Pirate Bay to Take On YouTube, Hulu with The Video Bay (PC World)
Mon, 29 June 2009 15:02:00 BST - PC World - Watch out, Hollywood -- another threat to your profits appears to be setting sail and headed in your direction. [Read More]
[zdnet] Sony PSP could get phone functions
Mon, 29 June 2009 12:05:08 BST - Sony is considering developing a mobile phone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple's highly popular iPod and iPhone, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday. Sony is considering developing a mobile phone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple's highly popular iPod... [Read More]
[BizOnVid] CDN Pricing From 2005 Shows The Rapid Decline In Bandwidth Costs
Mon, 29 June 2009 5:01:00 BST - While going through some of my old files, I came across a bunch of my pricing data from 2005. This was around the time I started collecting CDN pricing a couple of times a year and the charts below show pricing from the market in 2005 based on per MB sustained, per GB delivered and includes pricing on storage as... [Read More]
[programmableweb] 53 APIs Used in 7 Days: Bing, Flickr, Last.fm, Ooyala, Salesforce, and 48 More
Sun, 28 June 2009 5:07:17 BST - No sooner had we seen a record number of APIs used in a single week last week, than this week we now saw 53 different APIs used to build the 22 new mashups were add to our mashup directory this past week. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include Amplify, AOL Video [...] [Read More]
[VideoNuze] 4 Industry Items from this Week Worth Noting
Fri, 26 June 2009 17:59:26 BST - YouTube mobile video uploads exploding; iPhones are a key contributor - The folks at YouTube revealed that in the last 6 months, uploads from mobile phones to YouTube have jumped 1,700%, while in the last week, since the new iPhone GS was released, uploads increased by 400% per day. I didn't have access to these stats when I wrote on Monday "iPhone 3GS Poised to Drive User-Generated Mobile Video," but I was glad to see some validation. The iPhone 3GS - and other smartphone devices - will further solidify YouTube as the world's central video hub. I stirred some controversy last week with my "Does It Actually Matter How Much Money YouTube is Losing?" post, yet I think the mobile video upload explosion reinforces the power of the YouTube franchise. Google will [...] [Read More]
[VideoNuze] VideoNuze Report Podcast #22 - June 26, 2009
Fri, 26 June 2009 17:53:02 BST - Below is the 22nd edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for June 26, 2009. This week Daisy and I discuss the TV Everywhere and OnDemand Online initiative that Comcast and Time Warner unveiled this week. As I wrote in this post on Wednesday, the companies are beginning a trial in July for 5,000 Comcast subscribers, who will gain online access to a selection of TNT and TBS programs. The primary purpose of the trial is to test security of the content. The companies anticipate that other cable networks will join the trial too, and that other video service providers will begin their own trials in the near future. In the podcast we explore further why granting cable subscribers online access is an important step forward in the evolution of the broadband video [...] [Read More]
[VideoNuze] Unveiling Move Networks's New Strategy
Thu, 25 June 2009 18:30:35 BST - Move Networks, the well-funded Internet television technology company which has been virtually silent for the last 60 days since acquiring Inuk Networks and bumping former CEO John Edwards to Executive Chairman, is pursuing a major repositioning. Earlier this week I met with Marcus Liassides, Inuk's former CEO and founder who joined Move's management team, who previewed the company's new strategy to be a wholesale provider of IPTV video services delivered over open broadband networks. Broadband video industry participants know Move best for its proprietary adaptive bit rate (ABR) technology and player, which power super-high quality live and on-demand video streams for broadcasters like ABC and Fox. Move gained a lot of attention by raising over $67M, includ [...] [Read More]
[wired] Time Warner, Comcast Depart From Hulu Model With 'TV Everywhere'
Wed, 24 June 2009 19:00:00 BST - Two cable powerhouses announce an ambitious pilot program that aims to convince their customers that, actually, TV on the web should not be free. [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] Madison Ave Blues
Wed, 17 June 2009 17:38:30 BST - Good enough for Stephanie Clifford at the NY Times (@stephcliff), good enough for us! Enjoy the parody, Madison Ave Blues, while I tweet away at the OMMA Publish conference. They should play this video on the screen between panels. [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] Nalts Loves Our Tweets
Wed, 17 June 2009 5:49:18 BST - I had the pleasure of meeting Kevin Nalty, aka Nalts, of WillVideoForFood.com, one of my favorite blogs about online video. And as it turned out, he likes us too! Over a post conference drink, he shared his blog post, declaring me the winner of the best Tweets from the OMMA Video conference award. Woohoo!! Great [...] [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] Lack of Online Video Ad Revenue is My Fault
Wed, 17 June 2009 5:42:09 BST - Thanks for the tongue-in-cheek (I hope) comments from Tom Cunniff, regarding my question to the OMMA Video panel this afternoon about online ad revenue. I offered the panel the proverbial bat to hit any part of the video ecosystem over the head with, to point the finger, to place blame for the lack of online [...] [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] Wheres the Live Streaming from Iran?
Tue, 16 June 2009 20:23:50 BST - That protests in Iran following last week's disputed election prompted the State Department to reach out to Twitter to keep the lines of communication open is a no small endorsement of the medium's power, slights about monetization be damned. An ongoing cyberbattle is being waged by Iranian hackers. The Iran Republic News Agency website is currently [...] [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] OMMA Video: Morning Review
Tue, 16 June 2009 19:15:40 BST - Greetings from the OMMA Video conference. Its been an interesting - and sometimes insightful - morning, so here's a few takeaways so far. Follow @ckronengold on twitter for my live updates and pithy commentary. The keynote, Google's Eileen Naughton, was underwhelming. Lots of stats and broad generalizations. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Did you [...] [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] Obamas CTO: Embrace the spirit of Commonwealth
Fri, 12 June 2009 22:14:06 BST - At yesterday's CEA Digital Downtown in New York I had the opportunity to attend the keynote by Aneesh Chopra, newly confirmed White House CTO and Associate Director for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In one of his first public speeches Chopra laid out his plans for integrating technology as one of the [...] [Read More]
[gigaom] Ma Bell and Its Vanishing Phone Lines
Fri, 5 June 2009 16:15:45 BST - Three years ago, the wireline revenues of U.S. phone companies were forecast to decline about 3.3 percent annually through 2009. Talk about underestimating those numbers -- take a look at the following graph and you see that AT&T's consumer line business is evaporating faster than raindrops in the Sahara. Roughly a year later, I [...]Tweet This [...] [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] Digital Content Partners Show Web Stars Drive Real Audiences
Thu, 4 June 2009 19:44:41 BST - At last night's "Downloaded" party and concert at New York's Highline Ballroom, Digital Content Partners proved beyond a doubt that online success stories carry over into the real world, too. Showcasing their roster of online, grassroots artists, DCP filled the room with 500+ rabid fans, eager to see their favorite online stars do their thang [...] [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] The Future of Media 2009
Wed, 3 June 2009 19:09:44 BST - Today's Future of Media panel at NYU did not disappoint. The discussion ranged from the future of twitter, to the future of newspapers and included a good debate between the Wall Street Journal's Alan Murray and Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton over subscription versus advertising business models. The Panelists: Nick Denton, Founder, Gawker Media Jack Dorsey, [...] [Read More]
[onlinevideowatch] Internet Week Live
Wed, 3 June 2009 17:30:44 BST - Several Internet Week events worth worth watching today in New York: At 1PM, I Want Media presents its second annual The Future of Media forum from NYU: On the panel: * Nick Denton, Founder, Gawker Media * Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder and Chairman, Twitter * Bonnie Fuller, Founder, Bonnie Fuller Media * Alan Murray, Deputy Managing Editor and Executive Editor Online, The [...] [Read More]
[gigaom] After Long Delays, In-Flight Broadband Is Taking Off
Wed, 6 May 2009 16:30:56 BST - In-flight broadband's story so far has been similar to that of airplanes sitting on the runway, waiting for clearance to take flight. Despite a big push from Boeing and other major international carriers, in-flight broadband was stuck on ground, burning dollars like an idle plane burns gas. No more! Thanks to new surface-to-air technologies used [...]Tweet This [...] [Read More]
[gigaom] Cox Offers 50 Mbps Broadband It Aint Cheap
Tue, 5 May 2009 19:23:50 BST - Cox has launched its DOCSIS 3.0-based broadband service in Northern Virginia. The service, which offers 50-Megabit-per-second (Mbps) downloads and 5 Mbps uploads and comes with PowerBoost, will cost $139.99 per month. In comparison, Cablevision is charging $100 a month for 101 Mbps service in parts of New York. Cox is among a growing list of [...]Tweet This [...] [Read More]
[gigaom] Stat Shot: IPTV Growing Broadband Slowing
Wed, 25 March 2009 16:50:16 GMT - Broadband obviously isn't a growth engine anymore, but it's underpinning the growth of new communications services such as IPTV. A report commissioned by The Broadband Forum shows that television delivered via broadband is up 63 percent globally. Meanwhile, broadband growth has slowed to the single digits around the world. Another interesting footnote from the research [...]Tweet This [...] [Read More]
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