Category Archives: General Tech

HD Radio Begins iTunes Tagging

Posted on Monday, April 7, 2008 by MegaZone

As iTunes, and the iPod, continue to dominate the music market, and satellite radio is growing, terrestrial radio is looking for ways to remain relevant and maintain their audience – and revenue. A major push as been to ‘HD Radio’, … Continue reading →

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Monsoon’s HAVA Player On Nokia Internet Tablets

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by MegaZone

Monsoon Multimedia’s HAVA products are a lesser-known competitor to the Slingbox in the place-shifting market. One of the largest limitations to the HAVA product line has been the limited client platform compatibility, which has amounted to Windows or Windows Mobile … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Still Doesn’t ‘Get’ Technology Such As TiVo

Posted on Monday, March 31, 2008 by MegaZone

Denise Howell has a nice write-up of a copyright discussion at the recent Tech Policy Summit over at ZDNet. The discussion panel included Patrick Ross (Executive Director, Copyright Alliance), Fred von Lohmann (Senior Staff Attorney, EFF), Matt Zinn (VP and … Continue reading →

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A Brief History Of Failed Video Media Formats

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by MegaZone

HD DVD is only the latest video media format to land on the junk heap of history. Most of you reading probably know about Betamax, since it has entered the popular lexicon as a synonym for ‘failed format’. But Betamax … Continue reading →

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TiVo Tests LinkedIn Recruiter

Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 by MegaZone

Many of you probably have profiles on LinkedIn – I do. For those who don’t, LinkedIn is basically a social network aimed and professionals, designed to help people keep in touch with past and present co-workers, etc. in the same … Continue reading →

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