Category Archives: CES

Toshiba Comments On Warner’s Blu-ray Move

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

Toshiba didn’t waste any time responding to Warner’s move to drop HD DVD. My summary: “Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit. Damn that hurts. How are we going to salvage this? Stall for time.” It actually sounds a bit peevish … Continue reading →

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Warner Bros. Goes Blu-ray Exclusive – Take That HD DVD!

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

Oh, that’s gotta hurt! In breaking news, EngadgetHD is reporting on a new press release from Warner Bros. Entertainment. Following their abandonment of TotalHD and rumors of a move to Blu, Warner has made it official. Warner will continue to … Continue reading →

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Motorola Announces MPEG-4 Cable STBs

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

I recently posted about the pending shift from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 for cable. Of course, part of that shift would have to be MPEG-4 capable cable set-top boxes. And now, according to MediaExperiences2Go, Motorola is ready to meet that need … Continue reading →

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Sling Media Announces Slingbox PRO-HD and SlingPlayer Mobile For Blackberry

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

The official press releases go out in the morning, but Dave Zatz of Sling Media dropped me an email to let me know about two new products. I also spoke to him by phone to clarify a few points and … Continue reading →

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New Chips From Broadcom And ViXS Point To Future DVRs

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

The CES press releases keep rolling, and both Broadcom and ViXS have announced new chips which have direct applications in the DVR market. This is particularly interesting to me as TiVo has been using Broadcom SoCs since the second spin … Continue reading →

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