Touch screens phones, PMP’s (portable media players) and now MID’s (mobile internet device) seem to be the rage. At least after scanning full a day of posts around the web centered on CES. More►
Will Streaming Movies Save Netflix?
Netflix and LG recently agreed to distribute Netflix movie rentals through a set-top box. Unless LG releases a must have device, this can only be seen as a short-term fix and not a long-term solution for Netflix.
A Lawsuit, a Stun Gun and an 8 Core Mac Pro
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In case you hadn’t heard, Viacom is suing Google for $1 billion. Guess what for? You guessed it. YouTube. The BBC has a bunch to say about it. More►
Bill Maher, a Red BlackBerry and a Tumblr
Bill Maher is known for cancelled latenight talk shows, Supahead and most recently wishing the VP was dead. BlackBerryCool is back online and is reporting that Cingular, for some reason will carry the Blackberry Pearl in red. What’s the common thread? They’re all utterly ridonkulous. More►
Video Posters of the Future are Here!
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Think Minority Report. Think Harry Potter. Think it’s not possible. Think again.
Touted by James Cameron as having found the “Holy Grail of Advertisingâ€. A company in Ottawa, ON by the name of XYZ-RGB has developed video posters that will knock your socks off.
A few years in secret development and over $25 million later the company has crafted video posters that draw power from white light and can display mini movie clips packed with 1280 frames of video.
That 1280 frames translates into roughly 10-12 seconds of film embedded into a sheet thin as paper. According to Cory Tibbits, it all came together when XYZ-RGB acquired XYZ-Imaging back in July of 2006. More►
Google GMail Now for Everybody
In case you happen to be one of those people who never received a GMail invite and always wanted one, according to C|Net the wait is over. Google’s email service, GMail is now out of Beta and open to all.
Previously available only by invitation from a current GMail user and then later through invitation via mobile phone text message, the Google email service has been quite elusive for many hopeful users. More►
The iCache Personal Transaction Platform
The mobile world may be going the way of wireless payments, but some of you might be a bit too impatient to wait for VISA’s new payment system to roll your way. Enter iCache, designed to eliminate that unsightly buldge in your wallet and to satisfy your tech itch too. The company says that if it has a barcode, you can store it on iCache and emulate virtually every card you own. More►