Entries from March 2008

Monday, March 31st, 2008

U.S. Women More At Ease With Some Tech Than Men Are

American women are taking the lead over men in their use of certain consumer technologies including watching streaming network-TV shows over the Internet, DVR (or TIVO) use, visiting of social media/social networking sites and even casual gaming, according to a new Women and Digital Lifestyles report recently released by Solutions Research Group.
The group said the […]

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Consumers fail to back up large digital libraries

Whether it be digital photos or digital home movies, the mass of digital content under management at the typical U.S. household is simply enormous. And this is only the beginning as content creation and acquisition ramps further.
The net result is a massive number of digital files requiring storage and management. And one would assume, given the […]

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Nokia Morph Cellphone Rolls Up, Stretches, Cleans Itself

I always enjoy taking a peek into the future of consumer electronics. I just ran across a gem that I wanted to share — even though it is just a concept at this point. If you respect the fun and power of innovation, and if you are a bit of a gadget freak (like me), […]

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Movie lovers want their TV, not their cell phone

People want to see long-form movies on their television sets and are willing to watch short-form television shows on their computers, but few want to see programming on their cell phones, according to new research by the Diffusion Group.
Apple TV, Vudu, Movielink, Unbox: the Internet is littered with services that offer the ability to download […]