Digeo's Moxi all-in-one DMR finally goes retail
Digeo, maker of the Moxi software already available on 350,000 cable boxes has announced the upcoming retail availability of standalone Moxi DMR boxes, as well as partnerships with Flickr, Finetune, Accedo Broadband, and Cloverleaf Digital LLC, which will offer their services through the Moxi software.
Music industry heads seriously consider the subscription model
With digital rights management provisions being stripped from audio files now by all four leading music publishers, some of the digital music industry's leaders took time at CES today to evaluate the extent to which that loss could lead to gains.
In a sort of "what we have learned and where are we going" session, the panelists discussed the impact that DRM has had on digital music, its profits, and its availability, and where the consumption of music is going.
Panel: Ads are more powerful for promoting artists than their own music
At an all-day Billboard Magazine event, the day's first speakers argued that background music has the potential to do more for an artist's popularity than major label promotions, radio, and dedicated video airplay.
Billboard Magazine hosted today an all-day event consisting of discussions with prominent figures in the music industry, marking the first time digital music content providers have had their own forum at CES.
Panasonic links cellular handsets to home cordless phones
On Tuesday, Panasonic announced "Link to Cell", an accessory that connects a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone to cordless home handsets. Link to Cell is useful for homes without a landline connection to both compensate for dead spots in the home, and increase accessibility to up to six handsets. At the same time, battery life of the cell phone is preserved.
The device maintains all of Panasonic's advanced cordless phone features such as Night Mode, Call Blocking, and Talking Caller ID. Handsets have LCD displays with multi-color LED incoming call indicators and multiple ringtones.
MSN Direct will come to more GPS devices this year
The latest update to Microsoft's MSN Direct service will take effect on numerous personal navigation devices.
The update will allow users to integrate their personal navigation device with Microsoft Live Search Maps and all corresponding location data. Microsoft will be working with Alpine, Pioneer, Garmin, dmedia, and Streetdeck.
Nokia's 3G N95 to bring HSDPA to the US
Nokia announced yesterday that it will optimize its popular N95 for 850/1900 MHz high speed data packet access (HSDPA) in the Americas. The N95's European counterpart already had 3G functions, but with the added HSDPA support, Western Hemisphere users will be granted high-speed connectivity.
The daunting package also comes with a 5 megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics with autofocus, and one-click access to Flickr and Vox. The N95 includes 8 GB of internal memory, a 3D graphics processor with compatibility with the soon to be re-available N-Gage games, A-GPS, and a 3-inch QVGA screen.
Mobile TV broadcasting: The second coming of GSM?
In a panel discussion today concerning the future of technology policy in the European Union, Japan, and the United States, it became apparent that the EU's and the US's opinions on mobile TV are diametrically opposed.
The panel was moderated by Financial Times West Coast editor Richard Waters, and included these panelists: David A. Gross, Ambassador and US Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy; The Honorable Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and the Media, European Commission, European Union; and The Honorable Tsutomu Sato, Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan.
Up Close: LG's Viewty phone
Mirroring the device's global popularity, LG's Viewty (LG-KU990) camera phone seems to be a hot item in the Korean manufacturer's booth at CES today.
The five-megapixel handset was reported by LG at the end of 2007 to be selling approximately 6,300 units daily in Europe, a number far higher than its most successful prior models.
Hollywood insiders' panel praises Apple, iTunes, debates business model
At CES 2008 Monday afternoon, Variety Magazine hosted a panel discussion and Q&A session with representatives from some of today's biggest content providers. Their discussion was the future of content delivery, and the big question was this: How will you make money from it?
Featured on the panel were Albert Cheng, executive vice president of digital media for Disney/ABC TV group; Dan Fawcett, President of Fox Entertainment Group's Digital Media arm; newly-inaugurated president of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Thomas Gewecke; and Tom Lesinski, president of Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment. The panel was moderated by Variety's president and publisher Charlie Koones.
Intel CEO looks toward a connected future
Scott Fulton, BetaNews: Moore's Law continues to mandate that the transitor must be shrunken, as Intel CEO Paul Otellini repeated today during his evening keynote speech at CES. But had it not been for the high-k-plus-metal-gate refinement process that Intel unveiled almost a year ago, Otellini said, Moore's Law could have been stopped dead in its tracks.
Paul Otellini, CEO, Intel: Ten years ago, our scientists identified a major problem in shrinking transistors. As we made the transistors smaller, we found that they leaked more current, they created heat and power consumption problems at the die level and at the device level. Moore's Law might have come to an end by now.
Yahoo unveils modular Go 3.0 mobile homepage to combat Google
Scott Fulton, BetaNews: Google's introduction a few months ago of its Android open operating environment for cellular phones introduced a measure of disparity between it and Yahoo. Yahoo's reformation strategy up to that point was based on paring its failing entertainment ventures and focusing on search, responsive content, and its advertising platform.
In order to equalize its standing, Yahoo needed a way to present the mobile part of its platform as a kind of open service unto itself.
Intel keynote includes first live virtual concert
Late '90s rockers Smashmouth became the first band ever to perform live from multiple locations using a P2P hookup, involving Intel hardware and some intriguing software from its partners.
In a keynote focused on the potential value of a "personal Internet" and thusly connected devices, the second half of Intel CEO Paul Otellini's speech at CES on Monday evening showed off some of those possibilities, with the help of a well-connected group of musicians.
Panasonic president unveils 150-inch wireless 'life screen'
Tim Conneally, BetaNews: At a keynote speech here this morning at CES, Panasonic President Toshihiro Sakamoto showed the audience that his was definitely the biggest, and that he didn't need cables to hold it up. Specifically, he unveiled an 11-foot-long, 150-inch diagonal flat screen monitor he called the "life screen."
It's time to bring back family time, Sakamotosan said.
CEA president calls upon CES attendees to back free trade policy
Tim Conneally, BetaNews: In a keynote speech this morning at CES, Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro called upon members to back an initiative to give President Bush more latitude to negotiate trade agreements worldwide.
Gary Shapiro, President, CEA: [from notes] The chairman of the [Recording Industry Association of America] and the [Motion Picture Association of America] are joining me to send a formal request. We are calling on our government to eliminate all barriers on all technical projects around the world, and to give the president authority to negotiate trade agreements.
Samsung goes big in '08 with bright ad displays
In the advertising field, Samsung today introduced the SyncMaster 700DXn, a 70" Digital information Display (DID) designed for continuous use as an advertising medium.
For such taxing use, displays need to maintain a lower temperature to ultimately extend the life of the product even after running against high ambient light conditions for over 20 hours a day.
Tim's Bio
Tim Conneally was born into dumpster tech. His father was an ARPANET research pioneer and equipped his kids with discarded tech gear, second-hand musical instruments, and government issue foreign language instruction tapes. After years of building Frankenstein computers from rubbish and playing raucous music in clubs across the country (and briefly on MTV) Tim grew into an adult with deep, twisted roots and an eye on the future. He most passionately covers mobile technology, user interfaces and applications, the science and policy of the wireless world, and watching different technologies shrink and converge.
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