In the recent Family Guy release, Blue Harvest (the Star Wars parody show), they included a second DVD with copies of the movie in portable formats for users to watch on their PlaysForSure device as well as the iPhone/iPod. The experience was painful. Here is how it went down.
Apple had their Stevenote today, and its a mixed bag. I was hoping for more, but in the end I think its the best Apple can do for now in the content arena since they have to work with the paranoid movie studios.
In the second part of my series on the upcoming Digital Television Transition, I’ll cover the websites available for consumers specifically about the transition as well as the TV commercials promoting these websites. Read the rest of this entry »
For months predictions about what will be unveiled at MWSF have been circulating around the Internet. Here are my predictions of what we will and wont see at MWSF this Tuesday.
My father is back in upstate NY, near the Canadian border. He is at the mall where there is an Apple store. He is standing outside the store when he is approached by two Canadians….
This will be the first of a multi-part series on the digital television transition that is set to take place in the United States on February 17, 2009. This first part will go over in detail what exactly is going to be required, and what isn’t, on February 17, 2009, regardless of how you get your television.
Wired has published an article discussing the trials and tribulations of Apple on the long road from the iPod to the iPhone. Some juicy details lurk inside, including a revalation that I didn’t think Apple would have considered.
The current agreement between the Consumer Electronics Show and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor’s Authority runs out after the 2011 show, and there are rumblings that the show organizers will pick up and leave, possibly for Chicago, Macau China or even Dubai, starting in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
In an unexpected move a week before the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, Apple unveiled their new Mac Pro line and the new XServes. While performance may be outstanding, your wallet will feel the pain.
BusinessWeek is reporting that Apple is close to closing deals with various movie studios to bolster their online efforts for video distribution. And it finally seems like the movie studios are getting their wish - a piece of the Apple hardware revenues. But not necessarily directly… Read the rest of this entry »