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Apple’s Voice App Has Siri-us Implications for TV
So, I tested Siri, Apple’s iPhone4s voice recognition app, and here’s my conclusion: It ain’t a miracle app, but it raises the bar dramatically and sets the stage for a revolution in user interfaces for TVs, cars, and many other … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Internet, Media, Mobile, Television
Tagged Apple, remote controls, Siri, TV, UI, Verizon, voice recognition
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Netflix’s Real Problem
Netflix has a BIG problem. Not because it angered customers by doubling its price or even because it enraged them by attempting to spin off its DVD business. Netflix’s problem is that it fundamentally has little leverage with the studios. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Internet, Media, Mobile, Television, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged Amazon, Apple, CBS, CW, Dish, Google, Hulu, Nertflix, studios, TV
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Lord of the Ringtones
Everyone’s focusing right now on whether AT&T’s proposed merger with T-Mobile will give it too much power in wireless. But that’s only part of the worry. AT&T also wants to sell you a so-called “triple play” of cable, telephone and … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Mobile, Television, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged AT&T, broadband, cable, Comcast, Dept. of Justice, FCC, FIOS, Internet, IPTV, Merger, Mobile, NBC Universal, quad play, satellite, Sprint, Strategy Analytics, T-Mobile, telephone, Time Warner Cable, triple play, TV, U-Verse, Verizon
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Going Gaga at Amazon
At some point, some people decided they’d better eat the costs of their mule herd and invest in tractors to haul stuff if they wanted to survive. Which side of history is the music industry on? Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, iHollywood Forum, Internet, Media, Mobile
Tagged Amazon, Apple, cloud, cloud-drive-and-illegal-music, digital media, ebooks-an-epublishing-good-or-bad, glassless-3d-tv-with-face-recognition-video, Google, indirect-revenue-apple-and-starbucks, Internet, ipads, iphones, iPods, iTunes, lady-gaga-new-album-not-doing-so-well-sales, Mobile, Music, piracy, RIAA, wireless
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Nintendo 3DS, Even If It Flops, is a Game Changer
Whether or not the Nintendo 3DS takes off, it represents a seminal moment for 3D. The game player — rolled out for the U.S. market at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco today — is the first mass market hand-held device that shows 3D images without glasses. A swarm of other 3D devices, mostly phones, is expected to hit the market over the next few years. Continue reading
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Tagged 3D, 3ds-beginning-to-flop, 3ds-flop, 3ds-flops, 3ds-flopt, 3ds-going-to-be-a-flop, appleiphone5, disneydragoninshrek, f, Games, iphone-5, iphone5, is-the-3ds-a-flop, kamalamasters, movies, musicrecognitionprogramsiphone, Nintendo, nintendo-3ds-flop, nintendo-3ds-flops, TV
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iPhone 5 Speculation Hints at Mobile’s Future
Since Apple tends to be the smartphone trend-setter, here’s some of the more interesting speculation about what next summer’s roll-out of iPhone 5 will feature — and competitors will rush to duplicate. Continue reading
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Having, Eating Your Mobile Cake
Sprint’s new Kyocera Echo Dual-Screen smartphone is designed to solve a fundamental problem that’s been around as long as cell phones: How do you fit something in your pants pocket that truly has all the capabilities of your computer? The … Continue reading