Monthly Archives: July 2007

Get a Slingbox Pro for just $160 – shipped

Buy.com is having a sale on the Slingbox Pro, dropping it to $159.99 with free shipping. This is a savings of $90 off of the $249.99 MSRP. A tip of the hat to Erica Ogg at CNET News.com.

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Audio Watermarking with AACS for HD DVD and BD

The studios aren’t going to give up without a fight. AACS (Advanced Access Contend System), used on both HD DVD and BD, has been repeatedly cracked in recent months. Blu-ray also has BD+ and ROM Mark protection, but the studios … Continue reading

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SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS Review – and a giveaway!

The content I promised in my earlier post is up – A Review of SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS. And it is packed full of screen shots of just about every screen in the software. But that’s not all – … Continue reading

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SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS goes gold! Release 1.0 is out!

Sling Media has just announced the release of SlingPlayer Mobile 1.0 for Palm OS (1.0.0.16, actually). The final release is officially supported on the Palm Treo 700p and 755p using 3G networks. However, it also runs on the Palm Treo … Continue reading

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Amazon and Microsoft bring HD DVD to CustomFlix DVD on Demand

Microsoft has partnered with Amazon to bring HD DVD support to the latter’s CustomFlix DVD on Demand program. This is designed to lower the barriers for independent film makers looking to release their creations on HD media. I’m a Blu-ray … Continue reading

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