Daily Archives: Friday, December 28, 2007

What’s In A Name? OCAP OpenCable Platform Tru2Way?

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 by MegaZone

This feels like something out of Idiocracy. I guess CableLabs has decided that their current names don’t have that Web 2.0 zing, or something like that. What started out as the OpenCable Applications Platform, or OCAP, was renamed as just … Continue reading →

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More Than 50% of US Homes Have A Digital Television

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 by MegaZone

According to a press release from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today, most than 50% of US homes now own a digital television (DTV). Note that DTV doesn’t necessarily mean HDTV. There are standard definition digital televisions. “I am proud … Continue reading →

Posted in CES, General Tech, HDTV, Press Release | Tagged CEA, CES, digital television, DTV, HDTV | Leave a comment

Amazon Sees Strong Sales On High-Def Players And Discs

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 by MegaZone

According to an Amazon press release: Amazon.com sold enough high-def DVD players to cover seven football fields. And I’d bet that doesn’t count the PS3s they sold. Their busiest day of holiday sales was December 10th, which saw 5.4 million … Continue reading →

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 by MegaZone

This time around Amazon Unbox is offering Live Free or Die Hard, Transformers, Ocean’s Thirteen, and Hairspray – all for $.99. As well as I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Waitress for $1.99. The MGM rental sale is … Continue reading →