Monthly Archives: October 2006

NEC unveils chip to bridge Blu-ray/HD DVD divide

Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 by MegaZone

A truce between the Blu-ray and HD DVD worlds is still probably a way off, but NEC has come up with a chip that could help companies bridge the gap. A unified controller chip isn’t really a big deal. There … Continue reading →

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Series3 software update

Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 by MegaZone

Well, I was just wrapping up my evening when my S3 rebooted and installed a software update – it now has 8.0.1b-01-2-648. Since it was a minor bump (a to b), I expect it is just a minor bug fix … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray disc lurches to 50GB

Posted on Monday, October 9, 2006 by MegaZone

Consumers will have access to the first 50GB Blu-ray disc, which boasts twice the capacity of a regular disc, when Sony Pictures releases the Adam Sandler comedy “Click” on Tuesday.

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TiVo’s advertising hits new heights

Posted on Saturday, October 7, 2006 by MegaZone

TiVo Blog linked to a post in Troy On TiVo about some new advertising TiVo is doing. Apparently they have ads on the seat-back tray tables on USAirways. The ad is focused on TiVoToGo – which makes sense. “Hey, if … Continue reading →

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TiVoCast now available via TiVo Central Online

Posted on Friday, October 6, 2006 by MegaZone

TiVoCast subscriptions are now controllable from TiVo Central Online. Check out the current lineup of CNet, iVillage, and Heavy here, along with the TiVoCast FAQs. Spotted via Zeigen.

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