Archive for January, 2008
Streaming Internet video on your TV »
Lately, I have been watching the evolution of Internet streaming to the TV (as part of the evolving "Digital Living Room"). I have looked briefly at VUDU and also Apple TV. As of this writing, both allow direct Internet access to streamed video content (i.e. no computer is needed) and display that video (in either standard or high definition) [...]
Digital TV Conversion, Part 2 »
For all articles related to this subject click here. See my Blog detailing the installation of a converter on two TV's (one really old) here. As I have previously written, on February 17, 2009, those of us who have older TV's and use a roof top antenna or rabbit ears to receive our television signal will lose our signal. There are several [...]
Apple MacBook Air »
Apple announced today the arrival of the Apple MacBook Air. It is very thin, completely wireless and has no optical disk drive. Included on this device is a built in web cam that can be used with iChat software to videoconference. Note that iChat is NOT standards based, but, it can allow up to 4 people to communicate. An external USB web cam [...]
Streaming Video on the iPhone »
In addition to showing a hilarious clip from "The Office" (where Jim sends Dwight faxes from "future" Dwight) the video shows the high quality streaming video capability of the iPhone.Very impressive.For more on the iPhone see what I thought about the iPhone when it first came out.
Video-on-Demand and Blu-Ray »
UPDATE: See my Review of VUDU here. Now that Blu-Ray has apparently won the latest format war...how long do you think it will be before the next greatest technology surpasses it? Not long. Instead of DVD's, there will be an ever increasing use of the Internet to download programming to your HDTV. All you will need is a device (or your [...]
