ZatzNotFunny - Community Contributions
Paying for Mobile Broadband
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 8, 2008 9:36 AM
The folks over at Unstrung got confirmation from Sprint VP Atish Gude that one of the payment options for the upcoming US WiMAX network will be day passes. (via Broadband Reports ) In other words,...
Kindle for Beach Reading?
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 7, 2008 9:11 PM
An interview with The Washington Post’s Rob Pegoraro aired this morning on NPR. The topic? Whether the Kindle makes for good beach and poolside reading. The verdict was mixed. On the pro side: a few...
What to Do with an Old iPod or iPhone
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 7, 2008 7:33 AM
Apple products are the gifts that keep on giving. Right before the July 4th holiday, AppleInsider reported on how first-gen iPhone buyers can still operate their handsets as iPod Touch devices - Wi-Fi and all...
Library Trumps Swaptree
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 5, 2008 8:45 PM
We’ve been seriously low on good television in my household, so yesterday I thought I’d come up with a brilliant idea when I remembered my Swaptree account . I’ve been holding on to box sets...
Screens Everywhere, Ads Too
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 2, 2008 4:52 PM
I’m beginning to think that soon I won’t be able to turn my head without seeing a TV screen. My local Wi-Fi cafe haunt has added a display above the registers with local advertising, and...
New Content for Netflix Roku Box
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 2, 2008 4:24 PM
Dave may have to hold off on The Battle Royale . Word is that Netflix may be upping the ante with new content for the Roku box. (via Forbes , and Silicon Alley Insider )...
Where's Dave?
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 2, 2008 10:00 AM
By the time this post is live, I’ll be en route to my ship (above). As with my last vacation ( Copenhagen ), I’ll be leaving the laptop behind - travel tech is limited to...
HTPC Hard Drive Space - How Much is Enough?
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 2, 2008 8:30 AM
Computer storage space has transformed over recent years to a point where we are actually talking about how many terabytes we have in our systems instead how many gigabytes. Home theater PCs are no longer...
Last Post: July 2, 2008 9:43 AM by Matt Whitlock
Australian TiVo Gets Official - Release Date and Pricing
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 1, 2008 7:17 PM
After all the pre-announcements , speculation , and leaks , TiVo’s finally official in Australia. The DVB-T (over-the-air) TiVo will be available July 29th for $699 (AUD): Under a mutually exclusive agreement, Seven has created...
Olympics Web Video & The Long Tail
By
ZatzNotFunny
on July 1, 2008 11:13 AM
Rafat’s (paidContent) disappointed with the upcoming Olympics web video, labeling NBC “totalitarian” and heavy handed - his major beefs seem to be that televised content will only be available online post TV broadcast and only...
TV for the ADD Generation
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 30, 2008 6:47 AM
Being a glutton for punishment, I recorded a few of the demos and screenshots shown during Paul Kagan’s “Getting Personal” conference last week in conjunction with the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo . (I’ve gotten in trouble...
No Unlimited Data Plan for Canadian iPhones
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 29, 2008 12:34 PM
Rogers has announced its (and its subsidiary Fido?s) long awaited Canadian 3G iPhone data plan pricing. Unlike AT&T and other carriers around the world, Rogers is not offering an unlimited data plan option. Rather it...
DivX To Support The MKV Video Format
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 29, 2008 11:01 AM
Good news web video fans. Hot off the presses Doom9?s forums , we learn that the upcoming release of DivX 7 is going to support the Matroska video format ! Now I know that many...
Track Stock Portfolio via Home Theater PC
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 27, 2008 12:24 PM
You?ve had a long day at work, come home and want to see how your stocks and the market have been doing. Okay, maybe you don?t want to know at the moment given the current...
Google Quietly Intros Media Server Gadget
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 27, 2008 8:40 AM
Google’s quietly introduced a (Windows-only) media server gadget : Google Media server is about exposing content from your local compute(s) via UPnP protocol for devices on your home network. Google desktop is looking for content...
Comcast is Going All-Digital
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 26, 2008 1:09 PM
Todd Spangler at Multichannel broke the news this morning. Comcast is buying up to six million digital terminal adapters (DTAs) this year in an effort to migrate to all-digital broadcasts throughout 20% of its footprint...
Windows Media Center Extenders Compared
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 25, 2008 9:46 AM
EngadgetHD’s Ben Drawbaugh recently abandoned TiVo in favor of a CableCARD Vista Media Center and has been evaluating the current crop of extenders . His ultimate advice: If you’re a gamer, stick with the Xbox...
I Abandoned Metal Gear Solid 4 (for now)
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 25, 2008 8:25 AM
As beautiful and cutting-edge as Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) is, after making it past the laughing Octopus stage in the second act, I abandoned the game, at least for now. This surprises even me....
Dave Gets Served: YouTube Takedown Notice
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 24, 2008 9:30 AM
Yes! I received my very first YouTube takedown notice for an unedited presentation of the TiVo Series3 startup animation, originally posted fall of 2006. Of course, the irony here - and something THX may not...
Can and Should RedLasso Survive?
By
ZatzNotFunny
on June 24, 2008 8:44 AM
The idea behind RedLasso is deceptively simple. The service lets bloggers search and share TV clips online. Unfortunately, once you get past that one-line description, things get a lot more complicated. What about copyright? Distribution...
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