Beginning in 2008, buyers of some new digital televisions will notice an Ethernet plug (or said another way, an Internet or network jack) that connects the TV set directly to the Internet. Sony, Sharp and Panasonic are among the consumer-electronics manufacturers trying to bridge the Internet-TV gap by developing next-generation gadgets that allow consumers to hook […]
In the online video universe, 2007 was a big year. Bottom line, online video is red hot.
In the U.S. alone, people watched approximately 100 billion Internet videos, according to ComScore Video Metrics. When you think about that number, it is a little mind boggling — considering the population of the world stands at about 6.6 […]
Watching “Grey’s Anatomy” episodes on your cell phone’s tiny screen may or may not appeal to you, but various forces are tinkering with technologies that will let you do just that.
In fact, wireless carriers are already offering TV service in certain areas and on certain phones, and the TV industry is in the process of […]
There’s been much written about the high-definition disc war between Blue-ray Disc and HD DVD, and the consumer adoption rate of these next generation DVD players.
The end of the high-definition disc war seems in sight, say industry observers, with major studio Warner Bros. jumping to the Blu-ray Disc camp and leaving the competing HD DVD […]
