Monthly Archives: November 2006

Sharp enters blue-laser diode market

Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 by MegaZone

Sharp Corp. has become the second merchant supplier of blue-laser diodes, following Nichia Corp. Sharp said it has already started supplying the diodes to an undisclosed client. More blue-laser diodes are a good thing. Supply shortages contributed to the PS3′s … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray Launches Salvo in HD DVD War

Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 by MegaZone

The latest salvo from backers of the Blu-ray high-definition DVD format takes the form of a 30-second HD spot launched as the holiday shopping season gets under way. With the PS3 finally out, and more BD players on the market, … Continue reading →

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New TiVo radio ad

Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 by MegaZone

ZatzNotFunny posted this last week, but I never got around to sharing it here. Dave managed to record the new TiVo radio spot, which seems to be designed to serve the dual purpose of promoting TiVo as a product and … Continue reading →

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Video demo of new TiVo features from CrunchGear

Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 by MegaZone

CrunchGear was at TiVo’s demo on Tuesday, and they shot some video of the demos. I think the unified search feature looks pretty nifty. It looks like they’re making some other UI changes – note the double menu on the … Continue reading →

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Multi-stream CableCARDs, or M-Cards, make progress

Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 by MegaZone

CableLabs has issued a new press release: Louisville, Colorado, November 13, 2006—Working in conjunction with various technology providers, CableLabs® has opened a streamlined process under which retail “Plug and Play” devices can receive multiple streams of programming from new multi-stream … Continue reading →

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