While we won’t go so far as to say that Blu-ray is a dying technology, it does seem like the next logical form of ubiquitously adopted entertainment media will involve streaming content via online sources. The success of Netflix streaming business (and the conflicts created by this success) and Internet connected devices like the Roku [...]
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1 Comment »A waterproof digital video camera makes sense. Capturing adventurous footage of water sports and snorkeling excursions can preserve some of life’s greatest memories. But it’s pretty safe to assume that you’ll never need to watch these videos underwater, thus bringing into question any value added by the TwinBird Zabady VD-J715B waterproof DVD player. The device, which in [...]
Oh how I wish I had time to sit around entertaining myself via one of the many nifty portable media players currently on the market. But despite my conception that dedicated personal media players are useless given the growing number of smartphones that encompass their feature set, the suits over at Viewsonic obviously feel differently [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Personal Media Players Tags: personal media player, PMP, viewsonic VPD400 No Comments »It seems like 2010 is going to be the breakout year for 3D capable TV’s. A perfect storm of content production and hardware integration promises to finally lift the technology from a cheap trick to mainstream habit. Already, companies such as Sony and Panasonic are demonstrating and producing 3D capable TV’s as described here and here. As we’ve [...]
