I'm not sure where it began, except to say that iTunes is the likely ignition source for labels embracing online downloads and legal file sharing. Lately, it seems that the record studios are finally negotiating on a massive scale to allow social networking sites and other commercial enterprises to ...
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As if threats of terrorism and recession weren’t enough, now there’s something else to worry about – the iPod crime spree! According to crime statistics, violent crime has been on the decline since the early 90s. But statistics show that trend changed in 2005 and researchers at Washington’s Urban In...
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This week, the Air Force submitted a formal request for proposal for 300 Playstation3 consoles designated for research. Research? According to the RFP, the Air Force Research Laboratory is conducting a technology assessmentof certain cell processors. The processors in the Sony PlayStation 3are "...
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As we predicted several years ago, plasma technology is on its way out. Putting one of the nails in the lengthy coffin is Pioneer Corp, who is stopping ALL production of plasma display panels. Last week we reported that they had decided to stop all 42-inch panel production, however that has now been...
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According to an AP report issued today, Malaysian authorities hope twospecially trained dogs will help police sniff out pirated DVDs andclean up the country's tarnished reputation as an abuser of intellectual propertyrights. Two male Labradors from NorthernIreland, named Paddy and Manny (of course) ...
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Bullying in high school may not be one of the great plagues of our civilization. But if you’re a 14 year old misfit living in dread of that walk to third hour English, your perspective could be very different. But does Bully: Scholarship Edition for Xbox 360 and Wii contribute to this scourge? A coa...
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Now that the high-definition disc format war is over, there is a lot of speculation about what exactly will happen next. Will Blu-ray players drop in price enough to really motivate consumers to get on board? Will the studios get behind those who would make downloadable content the new media? Will d...
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Nine Inch Nails, the band that made Industrial/Goth go pop is following Radiohead’s example in online music distribution. Based on announcements from other artists like Oasis and Jamiroquai - others are soon to follow. You can decide between several order options to obtain Nine Inch Nails latest al...
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As with many things in Hollywood, there are a lot of behaviors that simply defy logic or explanation. One of those behaviors is centered around the rather unpleasant, yet common occurrence of actors, writers, directors, gaffers, electricians, beauticians, and shoe salesman striking on the day follow...
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In March, Samsung Electronics has released a couple of 3D PDP TVs in Korea this week ina partnership with Electronic Arts (EA). This is a world first, and partnering with the world’s largest gamecontent provider isn't a bad way to debut the technology. Samsung stated in a report that the move reflec...
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The Music Copyright Society ofChina launched a lawsuit against China's top search engine Baidu.com for copyright violation, for the second time. According to a Hong Kong-based report on the Associated Press site, the group issued a statement on its Web site Friday accusing Baidu of "providing m...
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Nintendo's Wii outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 again at a nearly 4-to-1 margin in Japan this month according to Enterbrain, a Japanese game magazine publisher. The Wii sold 331,627 units during February 2008, compared with 89,131 units of the PS3 (Microsoft's Xbox 360 sold just 14,000 units). Those who...
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OK, this may not be directly related to home theater, but every geek I know has a soft spot for robots. It now seems that the department of paranoia, I mean the Associated Press, is bringing to light the possibility of robot terrorism in the United States and throughout the world. Yes, Isaac Asimov ...
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How much money did Toshiba lose developing and promoting its doomed disc format? We may never know the wealth hemorrhaged by the Japanese electronics manufacturer. News of studio payoffs have come to light and continue to haunt DreamWorks. Toshiba spent millions keeping studios on its side. It was ...
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Japan's version of the FTC literally raided two factoriesof Sharp Corp. and Hitachi Display Ltd, according to a report this week citing an FTC official. Both companies are accused of price fixing on Nintendo DS LCD panels. The accusation goes back to 2005. As these are the only two suppliers of the ...
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Hey, that's MY Zombie! According to a Reuters report this week, Capcom got sued on Monday for a possible violation of copyrights in their new game Dead Rising. MKR Group, who owns the rights to the horror movie George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead felt that the title was essentially a complete knock...
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Rearrange the identical 1080p contentonly readable on an HD-DVD player and convert it into 1080p content readable ona Blu-ray player. It is bad enough that a transition from SD/480i prerecordedcontent is asking consumers to shell out more money for the same movies inHD/1080p, but at least there i...
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If you're walking the streets with an iPod or iPhone and a pair of ear-buds plugged into your skull you’re not alone. According to NPD Group, a leading consumer electronics market research firm, iTunes is the number two retailer of music in the US. The numbers were measured in unit volume and the o...
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Now that Sony isn't worried about crushing HD DVD under itsjackbooted heel, it's got time to focus on other things… like releasingproducts. New Players To start with, the new BD-Live enabled BDP-S350 and BDP-S550 have been announced -just in time to dance on the broken corpse of HD DVD. According to...
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We've long predicted that cable would rise to the occasion and begin to offer greater and greater amounts of on-demand content. Eventually, it would stand to reason that with the proper service and pricing structure, this would dramatically compete with physical media like Blu-ray. This week ABC ink...
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