Sunday, May 11, 2008

Hi-Def DVD Part II:  Blue LASER Boogaloo

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In our last episode, we learned a little about probably the most famous “Format War” of the past – surely no one would make that mistake again… right?  We’ll get to that shortly, but first a brief flashback… flashback… flashback…

In 1993, near the height of VHS’s popularity, two high-density optical storage formats were being developed; one was the MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD), backed by Philips and Sony, and the other was the Super Density (SD) disc, supported by Toshiba, Time Warner, Matsushita Electric (better known as Panasonic), Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, Pioneer, Thomson, and JVC.

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Sunday, May 04, 2008

Blu Ray, HD DVD, Format Wars, Sony Strikes Back

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As you may or may not remember, there was a battle going on in 2006 and 2007.  A battle fought largely on US soil.  A battle to win the hearts and minds of the US Consumer.  If you weren’t really paying attention, though, you might have missed it—this battle wasn’t featured nightly on the evening news.  While the economic and technological fight was real enough, the battle of HD-DVD v. Blu-ray to determine the physical content distribution format for high-definition video became, in many ways, the Format War that Wasn’t.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

What is this thing called Jing?

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The concept of Jing is the always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere.
It’s something we want to give you, along with some online media hosting, to see how you use it. The project will eventually turn into something else.
Tell us what you think so we can figure out what that is.
Try it, you’ll like it. Video Tour Here


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Sunday, April 27, 2008

A Buyer’s Guide to PC Memory

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If there’s one thing that most desktop computers and laptop computers can do with, it’s more memory (often called RAM). No matter how much you have, it’s never quite enough. Newer computers come loaded with 512 MB or 1 GB of memory. That’s OK for basic work, but if you’re doing anything with graphics, gaming, or running Windows Vista, then you’ll definitely need more memory. And if you have a slightly older computer, then a little extra RAM goes a long way.

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