Category Archives: Press Release

Toshiba Comments On Warner’s Blu-ray Move

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

Toshiba didn’t waste any time responding to Warner’s move to drop HD DVD. My summary: “Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit. Damn that hurts. How are we going to salvage this? Stall for time.” It actually sounds a bit peevish … Continue reading →

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Warner Bros. Goes Blu-ray Exclusive – Take That HD DVD!

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

Oh, that’s gotta hurt! In breaking news, EngadgetHD is reporting on a new press release from Warner Bros. Entertainment. Following their abandonment of TotalHD and rumors of a move to Blu, Warner has made it official. Warner will continue to … Continue reading →

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TiVo to Present at Citigroup’s 18th Annual Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

This is happening concurrent with CES, I’ll do my best to listen in. TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that it will present at Citigroup’s 18th … Continue reading →

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New Chips From Broadcom And ViXS Point To Future DVRs

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

The CES press releases keep rolling, and both Broadcom and ViXS have announced new chips which have direct applications in the DVR market. This is particularly interesting to me as TiVo has been using Broadcom SoCs since the second spin … Continue reading →

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Ready For Another Connection Standard? WirelessHD Is Here.

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

Another CES press release, this time the WirelessHD consortium is announcing the release of the 1.0 version of the WirelessHD, or WiHD, specification. The consortium consists of Intel Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), NEC Corporation, … Continue reading →

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