Entries from June 2007

Monday, June 25th, 2007

From Minority Report to iPhone

First fiction, now consumer electronics reality. Give it to Steven Spielberg and his team of creatives for inspiring a new 2007 firestorm of touch screen user interfaces now available on the market.
From Apple to Microsoft, all of the heavy hitters in personal computers and consumer electronics are getting into the big game — advanced, next generation, […]

Monday, June 18th, 2007

Blockbuster Backs Blu-ray

For those of you interested in the current format war for the next generation of video disk, here’s some big news.
Blockbuster will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format. (Read article: USA Today).
The move […]

Monday, June 11th, 2007

“Do It Yourself” Home Movie Transfers Discouraged by Consumer Reports

In the U.S., for the most part, we’re a group of “can do” consumers.  We have an unfailing optimism that often spills over into our attitude about do-it-yourself home projects — primarily thinking that if we do it ourselves, we can certainly save a buck or two.
So it’s interesting that Consumer Reports, the self-proclaimed guide to […]

Monday, June 4th, 2007

And the Emmy Goes To: Online Video

 
If we didn’t realize how mainstream user-generated online videos have become, recent news from the National Academy of Television & Arts definitely confirms it.  They have teamed up with MySpace.com for the first time to solicit nominations from the public for newly created categories for the upcoming Daytime Emmy Awards.  So in addition to programs […]