Entries from May 2008

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Consumers Struggle with New Digital Camcorder Technology

I read this post in the USA Today, about a consumer who is struggling with his new HD digital video camcorder. He has all of the latest entertainment equipment — HD TV, HD-based Blue-ray Disc player, and he wants to experience his personal home movies in HD quality using all of his new entertainment equipment. […]

Monday, May 19th, 2008

The next thing: Geotagging photos

As more people take pictures on digital cameras, there’s a growing interest in making sure that those pictures are geotagged — or tagged by the exact location where the photo was taken. When pictures contain location information, they could be easier to sort and find in personal photo software like iPhoto or in an online memories […]

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Blu-ray Disc Hardware Not Picking Up Steam

Sales indicate consumers aren’t racing to Blu-ray just yet.
The consumer market was very happy to switch from VHS to DVD, but it appears that the transition to high-definition media isn’t being met with the same enthusiasm.
Any stunted growth of the high-definition generation was previously attributed to the ongoing format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc. […]