New media format: USB drives
New media format: USB drives Feature length films will be coming to USB “thumb drives” late 2009 from a joint effort by Sonic Solutions and Widevine. Entitled CinemaNow USB Movie …
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Toshiba to release Blu-ray player It was previously reported that Toshiba, the backer of competing format HD DVD, was considering joining the Blu-ray market. It appears this is accurate; the …
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HDTV shootout 2009 Every year Value Electronics invites customers into their showroom in Scarsdale, NY to test out the latest displays from the major brands. This year they tested out …
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California proposes strict energy usage limits on televisions The California Energy Commission has proposed an arbitrary limit on television electricity usage. The limits would come in two stages, in 2011 …
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Sony adding Netflix streaming to BRAVIA televisions Sony was the first company to add streaming directly to the display, and now they’re adding Netflix streaming to their BRAVIA line of …
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Is it lights out for video rental outlets? The video rental game is a changing climate. With by-mail services like Netflix, combined with the convenience of video-on-demand and rental kiosks …
Is it lights out for video rental outlets? Read MoreJoost gives up on TV streaming
Joost gives up on TV streaming If digital delivery is really overtaking physical formats, someone forgot to tell Joost, who gave up on delivering repurposed content through their online streaming …
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Toshiba to give in on Blu-ray? After Toshiba gave up the fight in the format war, they vowed to remain in the standard DVD business and would not support Blu-ray. …
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