Posts Tagged ‘Technology Ahead’
AppleTV’s Future
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
A “hobby” is how Steve Jobs still refers to AppleTV three years after its launch in 2007. The NY Times reports from the D8 conference, Jobs expressed his views on set-top boxes… (more…)
BluRay’s Trojan Horse
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
BluRay Trojan Horse
Having access to a Reference State-of-the-Art Home Theater has its rewards, among them being the ability to treat my family to a private viewing of the latest high-definition DVD releases – this past weekend being Avitar. But this long awaited viewing experience was spoiled when the BluRay DVD was loaded into our player which released a firmware upgrade requirement which crippled the player from further use until the upgrade was performed. Welcome to things to come… (more…)
Forecasting Abrupt Changes
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Noetic Science Silent Participants
eLectronics will change everything (if you haven’t figured that out already)! In an online USA Today Article, Tech CEOs try to predict who’ll win tomorrow’s Tech Race, these enlightened few reflect on the companies of tomorrow. It is only appropriate, that this “great conspirator” contribute to the good of the cause with two items. Be aware of… (more…)
Locking Down the Customer
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Package Service Plans
Communication giants are strategically aligning themselves to “lock down” their respective customer base. Proven… the more services you have with a particular company, the less likely you are to move your relationship with that company. Keep this in mind as you purchase that “package” from Comcast, AT&T, Sprint, and others. (more…)
DVD “Release Gap”
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
DVD "Release Gap"
DVD sales account for almost one-half of a movie’s domestic revenues; yet, the release of a DVD trails (on average) about 2½ months AFTER the movie’s “run” at the theater. As momentum gathers for digital movie downloads, industry executives are being afforded a golden opportunity to redefine (and control) post theater distribution. (more…)
Paying the Piper
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Communication Household Cabling
According to media researcher Knowledge Networks (www.knowledgenetworks.com) viewers have tripled their use of watching TV shows via the Internet since 2006. For those builders (or owners) absent the foresight to have correctly cabled the house or facility, it’s time to pay the piper. (more…)
Blockbuster’s Buggy Whip
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Rewards Gold Membership
The bricks and mortar of Blockbuster are proving to be far more burdensome for the movie rental giant. In the wake of the FCC’s initiative to expand broadband access nationwide (a major distribution channel for Netflix, iTunes, Redbox, and others), the Blockbuster distribution systems appears to be replacing the “buggy whip” a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded. (more…)
Builders (Re-) Offering “Daisy-Chain” Communication Cabling
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Homebuyers Beware
According to an article posted on 3/12/2010 by CEPro, homebuilders are turning up their noses on almost every discipline of home technologies, seeing it as a passing phase. What do you expect?!?! (more…)
National Internet Access
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
http://www.broadband.gov
The Federal Communications Commission [FCC] is preparing to submit to Congress next week a 10-year plan that will redefine the nation’s media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country’s dominant communication network. Highlights include: (more…)
Ye Who Controls the Pipe
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Reciting a conversation between me and my broker [some +15 years ago], “Ye who controls the pipe, controls the world.” My comments were made after returning from a project where the corporate client’s objective was to connect their world-wide operation over a single integrated network. This included, voice, data, and audio visual media (the early years of video teleconferencing). How times have evolved… (more…)
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