Disney’s purchase of Pixar is deja vu all over again
Lots of folks are weighing in on the prospects for Disney following the purchase of Pixar. I think the deal could be hugely successful for several reasons, most of them have been discussed ad infinitum by many analysts and bloggers, so I won’t repeat them here. One point that hasn’t been made is that Steve [...]
MPAA gets caught making unauthorized DVD copies
The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) is the organization which rates movies in the United States. They also are active in fighting piracy of movies. According to the MPAA’s website, Movie pirates are thieves, plain and simple. Piracy is the unauthorized taking, copying or use of copyrighted materials without permission. It is no different [...]
Behinds the scenes at the hi-def Super Bowl
Here’s an interesting article about preparations for high-definition broadcasting from this year’s Super Bowl. In addition to just about every camera being high-definition, there is some interesting prototype technology being used. ABC Sports will field test the Sony advanced prototype HD super slo-mo camera system, according to Robert Willox, director of marketing for content creation [...]
Tivo getting a recycle bin
Tivo Series 2 devices will be getting a recycle bin as part of a future update. Which is a nice feature, but unfortunately, DirecTV isn’t planning any updates to their DirectTV Tivo boxes, so this will be yet another nice feature we won’t get.