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TV in 2020: Best Guesses
So where will television be in 2020? I posed the question last week at a panel I led during NAB with execs from DreamWorks, Sony Electronics, Starz, Nielsen and Technicolor. Of course, nobody really knows what TV will look like in two … Continue reading
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
From ‘Avatar’ to ‘Tron’: Year 2 at 3D Creative Arts Awards
In an inevitable letdown from last year’s “Avatar”, Disney’s ”Tron: Legacy” took the live action feature film award at the second annual International 3D Society’s 3D Creative Arts Awards, helping Disney dominate this year’s show with five statuettes and a … Continue reading
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
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
Android vs. iPhone, Round 2
Technically, BlackBerry is still the world smartphone leader, with some 40% of the market. But for all practical purposes, the new race for dominance is between iPhone and Android Continue reading
L.A. Times Staples Redux
Some of us still remember ten years ago, when then-Los Angeles Times publisher Mark Willes (aka “the cereal killer” ) had the Staples Center pay for the paper’s reporting about said center’s launch. Happily, Willes is no longer at the newspaper, … Continue reading
Porn’s lessons for the L.A. Times
The L.A. Times’ expose (sorry) of porn’s woes capsulizes the dilemma the Internet poses for all content: consumers are willing to settle for less-than-stellar products on the Internet rather than shell out money for higher production values in DVDs, CDs, etc. Continue reading
Ad Woes Hit CBS and Disney
Amid mounting advertising pain in the TV business, CBS took a $12.5 billion third-quarter loss yesterday, and Disney is reportedly preparing cost-cutting measures that could include job cuts. Continue reading


