Level 3 to Provide Video Coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that the company has finalized its preparations for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 25-28. As the official Live Video and...

Olympics Proliferate on P2P Networks

Even though you can get it on TV, viewers are getting the Olympics via alternative networks."Millions have turned to peer-to-peer (P2P) networks for high-definition (HD) video from the Beijing Olympic games, despite the fact that much of the content is widely available for...

Amazon To Debut Streaming Movie/TV Service Today

Amazon is offering streaming television and movies starting Thursday, after the early success of their music download service. A huge slew of offerings are on the table as Amazon seeks to compete with iTunes and Netflix. Amazon will have full streaming capabilities via the...

Nvidia Joins "One Netbook per Geek" Race

Some computer-centric companies concerned with pulling 3rd World areas into the 21st century computer culture have been active in producing miniature computers that are cheap yet functional in order to help connect the have nots to the haves, at least technically. We've all...

Will Music Video Site, PluggedIn, Be the Next MTV?

Just as indie music sites like Pitchfork and Stereogum, launch their own branded music video sites, a major-label newcomer offering HD quality music videos, PluggedIn, is being hailed as a potential next-gen web...

HD DVD: D-E-A-D

It looks like the format war is over: Blu-Ray remains the medium of choice for those willing to spend around six grand on television, media player and cabling equipment."Toshiba has not commented publicly, but a...

Mad Catz Brings HDMI to All Xbox 360 Owners

"Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider announced today the release of the Xbox 360 HDMI Conversion Kit, a revolutionary new accessory designed to allow owners of the Xbox 360 console to connect directly...

Met Opera at the Movies Draws Huge Audience

When I first heard about the concept of showing Met Opera performances live in HD, at movie theatres around the world, I wondered whether or not anyone would be into watching opera while crunching through a bag...

Bill Gates says goodbye to your mouse

"Bill Gates, who built his fortune equipping the personal computer, predicts that the keyboard and mouse will soon become relics. The founder of Microsoft Corp used his swansong to the technology industry on...

Netflix, LG team up to bring movies straight to HDTV

"Online DVD-rental pioneer Netflix Inc. and LG Electronics said Thursday that they're developing a set-top box that will allow consumers to stream movies and other content directly from the Web to their high-definition TVs. It's a move that could put new pressure on the...

Sony CEO wants to go back in time, avert high-def format war

"Customers aren't the only ones frustrated with the high-definition format wars—Sony CEO Howard Stringer is reaching the end of his rope as well. Blu-ray, which is backed by Sony, was doing well up until recently and winning the war based on merits, Stringer said at an...

Channel 4 to launch HDTV service

"Channel 4 is to be broadcast in high definition later this year, the first time a UK terrestrial broadcaster has simulcast its output in this way. Viewers with a compatible TV and Sky HD box will be able to watch...

The Internet is Dead : According to Cuban

 An Interview with Mark Cuban About the internet culture. " Mark CubanMuch like Friedrich Nietzsche, who scandalized 19th-century Europe by declaring that "God is dead," Mark Cuban has some bad news for...

The Wireless World Up for Grabs

"The biggest drawback for many iPhone enthusiasts has been that, to use it, you must switch to AT&T’s mobile phone service. Every network has its weak spots, and if your home sits in one of AT&T’s, no...

Blockbuster Sides with Blu-Ray in HD Format War

It's sort of a big deal for a retailer of Blockbuster's size to take sides like this. Meanwhile, many will find either format too expensive to adopt for the time being. "Blockbuster will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its...

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