• iPad Application for its 'Classroom Walkthrough' Users

    Updated: 2010-09-02 15:43:42
    Teachscape has created software for the iPad to enable instructional leaders to gather Classroom Walkthrough (CWT) data accurately and efficiently using this mobile device. Teachscape Instruction | Mobile version 1.4, optimized for the iPad, further expands the number of devices...

  • MacWorld Reports on Apple TV Rental Box

    Updated: 2010-09-02 15:40:28
    MacWorld reported on the announcement of the Apple TV rental box. The Apple executives originally called the Apple TV a “hobby.” However, after Wednesday’s music-centric press event, Apple has begun to show signs of taking this particular hobby a little...

  • DivX Plus HD Certified Blu-ray Disc Players

    Updated: 2010-09-02 15:26:05
    DivX launched Yamaha DivX Plus HD Certified Blu-ray players. These new 3-D ready players bring the best in visual quality and full-featured media capabilities, enabling stunning playback of full 1080p DivX Plus HD video using the MKV container. Yamaha's new...

  • Global Qi Standard Powers Up Wireless Charging

    Updated: 2010-09-02 15:21:51
    The Wireless Power Consortium (the Consortium) launched the Qi 1.0 standard which enables consumer electronic brands and device manufacturers to bring interoperable wireless inductive charging devices to market. Qi ensures interoperability between Qi devices from different companies to power and...

  • GALAXY Tab is World's First DivX Certified Tablet

    Updated: 2010-09-02 15:16:30
    DivX announced at the IFA trade show that the GALAXY Tab is the world's first DivX Certified tablet. The Android-powered GALAXY Tab will now power DivX HD video playback at home or on the go. Available to consumers first in...

  • 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot and Ovation MC760 Available Through Comcast

    Updated: 2010-09-02 15:11:30
    Novatel Wireless has entered into a Master Purchase Agreement with Comcast Corporation, one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. Under the terms of the agreement, Novatel Wireless will supply its MiFi 2200 Intelligent...

  • Advertisers pulling out of Times following paywall implementation

    Updated: 2010-09-02 14:59:23
    In Search of the Future of Local News Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About Advertisers pulling out of Times following paywall implementation By Steve Safran September 2, 2010 Post a comment Tweet There is mounting evidence that putting up a paywall is bad for business . That’s not much of a surprise to most people , but London’s The Times is for now sticking with its paywall . The paper implemented the paywall in early July , and traffic has plummeted to 10 of what it was . Unsurprisingly , advertisers are simply abandoning the site . Rob Lynam , the head of a British media buying agency , tells The Independent We are just not advertising on it . If there’s no traffic on there , there’s no point in advertising on there . 8221 In fact , the article is rich with quotes

  • First to Give Navigation with 'Human Touch'

    Updated: 2010-09-02 14:50:48
    NAVTEQ launched a new product that promises to materially change the way navigation systems and applications interact with end users. NAVTEQ Natural Guidance breaks new ground by enabling guidance the way humans provide directions to each other—through the use of...

  • Disappointed by new Apple TV?

    Updated: 2010-09-02 14:24:23
    In Search of the Future of Local News Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About Disappointed by new Apple TV By David Weinfeld September 2, 2010 Post a comment Tweet I sure am . I woke up yesterday morning excited about the potential announcement of a next generation Apple TV device . Following Apple’s launch event , I was psyched about the addition of front and rear-facing cameras to the iPod Touch , but I was less than thrilled about Apple’s vision for the future of . television As far as I’m concerned , the new Apple TV is a minor addition to the company’s family of products . Internet-connected television will not be driven by a limited use rental model . Why would I pay 0.99 for a single TV episode that disappears once the rental period is over The future of

  • New Apple TV features TV show rentals

    Updated: 2010-09-01 19:29:39
    In Search of the Future of Local News Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About New Apple TV features TV show rentals By Cory Bergman September 1, 2010 Post a comment Tweet As expected , Steve Jobs took the wraps off the new 99 Apple TV today as his one more thing . 8221 Admitting that it’s never been a huge hit , 8221 Jobs announced that the new unit features TV show rentals from Fox and ABC for 99 cents each a new development that local TV affiliates are watching carefully . Jobs said he hopes other networks will join , . soon The rentals are good for 30 days , until you press play then you have 48 hours to view . They’re commercial free and in HD . The new Apple TV also features Netflix built right in the best implementation” of Netflix on TV , Jobs said . Plus , you can

  • Sony Unveils New Bloggie Camera

    Updated: 2010-09-01 16:29:28
    Sony's new Bloggie Touch enhances the pocket video camera category by making it even easier to preserve and upload life's spontaneous moments. The Bloggie Touch captures full 1920x1080p high definition MP4 video and 12.8-megapixel photos on 8GB or 4GB of...

  • First Integrated 240Hz Frame Rate Converter Solution for 3-D Televisions

    Updated: 2010-09-01 16:16:29
    Trident Microsystems will be unveiling the industry's first-integrated 240Hz frame rate converter solution at this week's IFA show in Berlin. The new Trident FRC-V is the only single-chip solution that can convert 50Hz and 60Hz material directly to new 200/240Hz...

  • Sony Launches New Line of Readers

    Updated: 2010-09-01 15:59:10
    Sony launched a new line of Reader digital books, including the new Reader Pocket Edition, Reader Touch Edition and, in the U.S., the wireless Reader Daily Edition. The new line of Readers features a host of new design and technology...

  • Two New 2-Megapixel SOC Sensors for High-Volume Feature Phones

    Updated: 2010-09-01 15:40:15
    OmniVision unveiled two new system-on-a-chip (SOC) CMOS image sensors, the OV2643 and OV2659. Both sensors are designed to address the increased demand for 2-megapixel resolution cameras in the mid- to low-end feature phone segment, bringing high-definition (HD) video and excellent...

  • Panasonic Full HD 3D Blu-Ray Home Theater Systems

    Updated: 2010-09-01 15:34:40
    Panasonic introduced its first full HD 3-D Blu-ray disc home theater systems, providing the ultimate immersive 3-D movie experience at home. The two new home theater systems, models SC-BTT750 and SC-BTT350, employ advanced proprietary technology to envelop viewers in a...

  • Popular Disney Games on Zeebo System

    Updated: 2010-09-01 15:29:49
    Zeebo announced that Disney Mobile will launch Disney All Star Cards, Alice in Wonderland, Jelly Car 2 and two additional titles on the Zeebo 3G-connected digital gaming, entertainment and education system. Disney All Star Cards is targeted to launch on...

  • New Digital Photo Frames Aren't Just for Pictures Anymore

    Updated: 2010-09-01 15:26:12
    Sony introduced three new S-Frame digital photo frames (models DPF-XR100, DPF-VR100 and DPF-D830) that let consumers keep their favorite memories close with innovative, high-quality features, including video playback and battery-operated capabilities. The DPF-XR100 and DPF-VR100 models offer AVCHD video playback...

  • Chicago web writers become first to unionize

    Updated: 2010-08-31 17:22:11
    Broadcasting & Cable reports that the Writers Guild of America East has signed its first Web-only writers and producers. Four webbies from Chicago’s CBS affiliate, WBBM-TV, joined the union. B&C notes that the WGAE will likely have to organize Web writers shop by shop. From the WGAE release:  “This victory for web writers demonstrates that even [...] Related posts:Chicago hyperlocal launches today

  • OwnSkin Launches Live Wallpaper Tool for Android Phones

    Updated: 2010-08-31 15:15:46
    The developer of OwnSkin.com announced the creation of a free Live Wallpaper user generation tool for Android phones. The tool (available at http://www.ownskin.com/livewallpaper) provides a simple solution for SkinLet filled wallpapers to personalize individual mobile phones. SkinLet is an active...

  • Games & Interaktives Fernsehen: Zusammenbringen, was zusammengehört?

    Updated: 2010-08-31 07:30:32
    Die Computerspielemesse Gamescom hat vor einer Woche die Pforten geschlossen, die IFA 2010 steht kurz vor der Tür und die Deutsche Telekom sucht mit dem Interactive TV Award seit Anfang des Monats wieder nach innovativen Ideen, das Fernsehen der Zukunft weiterzuentwickeln. Was das alles miteinander zu tun hat? Nun, wenn ich die auf der Gamescom vorgestellten [...]

  • Yahoo preparing local content efforts

    Updated: 2010-08-27 00:17:55
    In Search of the Future of Local News Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About Yahoo preparing local content efforts By Cory Bergman August 26, 2010 Post a comment Tweet : Update Yahoo is looking to hire local editors in San Jose , Chicago and Dallas in addition to San Francisco and New York , reports PaidContent Even MORE competition in local news It looks like it . Fresh off its acquisition of Associated Content , Yahoo is reaching out to find writers living in or near the San Francisco area to write compelling , local content , 8221 reports Alan Mutter of Newsosaur . In email to Associated Content’s registered users , Yahoo is looking for writers to cover highlights of your favorite neighborhood destinations to metro-wide , first-person reporting assignments covering

  • How will we control the television of tomorrow? From the usability labs of Entertain

    Updated: 2010-08-25 09:16:00
    Interview / What marks out an application as being convenient and enjoyable to use? Product Manager and usability specialist Artur Witt gives a few insights in this interview about how Entertain is being adapted to meet the audience’s requirements and tells us about his most easy-to-use experience. > DEUTSCH “Television in tune with our lives” – What [...]

  • Video Killed the TV Star

    Updated: 2010-08-16 15:20:28
    Zugeschaltet / Das Leben gibt der Technologie seinen ganz eigenen Takt vor. Unser Gastautor Bertram Gugel sieht das an der Zuschauer-Wanderung - weg vom Fernsehen, hin zu Online-Videos. Seine Sicht auf unser Wettbewerbsmotto “Fernsehen, wie wir leben” ist geprägt durch seine jahrelange Beschäftigung mit der Entwicklung des Fernsehens - dokumentiert in seinem Blog “Digitaler Film”. [...]

  • Video Killed the TV Star - English version

    Updated: 2010-08-16 15:19:00
    Switched on / Life dictates the rhythm of technology. Our guest author Bertram Gugel sees this in audience migration – away from the TV and toward online videos. His view on our competition motto “Television in tune with our lives” is shaped by the many years he has spent studying the development of television – [...]

  • Bass & Improv

    Updated: 2010-08-16 08:09:59
    Liebe Freunde des Fernsehens von morgen, erst ein wenig Bass macht manche Dinge richtig gut. Das gilt auch für den Interactive TV Award. Denn als Wettbewerb um Innovationen, meinen wir, braucht er einen Resonanzboden. Etwas, was entsteht, wenn viele findige Leute Erfahrungen austauschen, Debatten führen und Ideen fortspinnen. Kurz: der Austausch macht‘s, und das ist genau die Stelle, [...]

  • The Elevator Pitch

    Updated: 2010-08-12 20:22:44
    : News Interviews Mobile Production Industry Announcements About Us Announcements Contact Blog Home page The Elevator Pitch The Elevator Pitch I think more about the elevator pitch these days , partly because of my networking group but mostly since I am working on developing a SaaS medical platform with my partner and our coach is drilling the importance of refining our message , in all . forms So when I got a call one Saturday morning around 10:30am from an unknown gentleman I was concentrating more on my driving then his message which rambled . I forgot his name but he launched into his pitch , I came across you on Media-Match and I am a camera operator editor and developing or have developed a multi-cultural dance program . This is where he wandered off the road and started asking me

Previous Months Items

Aug 2010 | Jul 2010 | Jun 2010 | May 2010 | Apr 2010 | Mar 2010