Archive for January, 2010

Context is King: How Videos Are Found And Consumed Online

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of posts by guest writer Ashkan Karbasfrooshan. Previously, he wrote about the State of Online Video, and 12 Surprising Things Holding Back Online Video Advertising.  In part 3 today, he [...]

Amazon yank Macmillan books over iPad price protest

The launch of the Apple iPad – and the iBooks ereading app – has kicked off an ebook war between Apple and Amazon, and it’s hapless readers who are caught in the middle.  According to an NYT report quoting an industry insider, Amazon have “temporarily” yanked Macmillan books – both physical and electronic – from [...]

Owen Van Natta Talks About His First 8 Months Running MySpace (video)

I sat down with MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this week to talk about his first eight months on the job. This is one of Owen’s first video interviews since taking the job last April. We talk about Van Natta’s vision for the once-mighty MySpace. The [...]

Sungale Kula TV Shipped

Sungale’s Kula TV is powered by a 4.3-inch touch panel display, a pop-up Wi-Fi antenna, and the ability to stream Internet content. The gadget supports for a wide range of audio and video formats and provides a 2GB of internal memory, so you can store your favorite multimedia files on it. The portable Kula TV [...]

Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD Camera With Mega Zoom

Fujifilm has proudly launched its new digicam from the FinePix camera series. The FinePix S2500HD comes jam packed with an 18X optical zoom and supports HD video recording at 720p. The camera also supports dual image stabilization, face detection and red-eye removal. You can also connect the FinePix S2500HD to your TV to view your [...]

Hulu Going Mobile And Might Hit Android And iPhone OS

Hulu addicts out there will certainly be happy at the latest statements from Hulu chief, Jason Kilar. He mentioned that the company would be making a push into the mobile scene, which could include key platforms. When asked about supporting the iPad, he stressed that the TV streaming service will embrace any device, and wouldn’t [...]

Mitsubishi to introduce preposterously large 149-inch OLED TV at ISE 2010

Yeah, you can snag a TV larger than this, but good luck finding a 150-inch set with an OLED panel. In a presumed effort to quietly exert superiority over those “other guys,” Mitsubishi is purportedly planning to unveil a 149-inch OLED TV at ISE 2010, which kicks off in earnest next week — though, we [...]

Review: Video Pal is the looping fireplace for a new generation

Short Version: If you’ve seen the looping fireplace video (made famous by New York’s WPIX and commonly aired on TV around the holidays) or used it yourself, there’s a new video in town. Except instead of a burning yule log, there’s a girl sitting in a chair. Review: Nobody knows her name and she rarely [...]

Clear Classic USB Joystick Lets You Play Atari Games

If you’re looking for a way to get your retro gaming fix, you might want to check out the Clear Classic USB Joystick which features a Stella Atari 2600 emulator with 80 games built-in. The funny part about this joystick is, if you think that your lovely TV’s picture isn’t quite the same as those [...]

Apple iPad eyeing enterprise: network files and printing tipped

Considering its seemingly consumer focus, the amount of time Apple spent discussing the newly fettled iWork suite for the iPad tablet seemed a little incongruous.  According to Apple Insider’s sources, however, that’s all part of a plan to drive business sales of the tablet; they reckon Apple are preparing to add in direct network printing [...]