Monthly Archives: April, 2010
More TV viewers opting to watch online and over-the-air
Jeff Chabot - 0
TechCrunch wrote an article today which reports 600,000 television viewers pulled-the-plug on paid subscriptions in 2009 (adding up to about 800,000 over the last...
In Brief: The Politics of Broadband
The F.C.C. is going to move forward with their expansion plans for broadband that favors the consumer regardless of the court ruling by finding a work-around... possibly classifying the Internet/broadband as a utility service over which it would have more control, wresting that power away from the conglomerates and corporations who wish only to profit from putting the squeeze on broadband service
Trailer for Resident Evil: Afterlife teases Cameron’s 3D system
Jeff Chabot - 0
Sony Pictures has released a trailer for the first Resident Evil film to be presented in 3D, using the James Cameron/Vince Pace Fusion Camera...
Microsoft Zune HD 64 dead in the water?
Chris Gullo - 7
Microsoft released a 64GB version of their Zune HD, dropping the prices of the 16GB and 32GB models in the process. But the announcement...
HD/Video-On-Demand Investment Shows Growth
The future for video-on-demand looks particularly bright this week. A recent study published by Infonetics Research has shown that spending for video-on-demand and content servers as well as other VOD infrastructure components and devices by cable and IPTV service providers to be steady at $625 million in 4Q09
Blu-ray deals at Borders? You don’t say.
Jeff Chabot - 0
Normally you would walk into Borders, check out the Blu-ray collection, and walk out wondering why they were all priced at the manufacturer's suggested...
GTA: Episodes from Liberty City released for PS3 and PC
Chris Gullo - 0
Today marks the release of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City for the Playstation 3 and PC. The compilation includes both The Lost...
Call of Duty Stimulus Package headed for PS3
Chris Gullo - 0
Despite some criticism from hardcore gamers, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is still staying strong at the top of the multiplayer charts, and...
Amazon discounts ‘Epic’ titles on Blu-ray, DVD
Amazon is having a sale on several Blu-ray and DVD movies they label as "epic." You may not agree all the titles are of...
Sharp adds yellow to create first consumer quad pixel 3D LCD
Jeff Chabot - 0
Now on sale in Japan, Sharp has developed a quad pixel (also known as four-primary-color) 3D LCD HDTV which fixes those unwanted "ghost" images,...