Following in the path of successful online offerings from commercial providers, the state-regulated BBC has received approval from its operating trust to begin an online on-demand service, offering broadcast shows without commercials for up to a week after their original airing date. While… Read More »
Archive for April 2007
Amit’s been putting the tx1000 Tablet PC through the paces for a month now; his overall impression is fairly positive. Some of the aspects that he… Read More »
At San Francisco’s St. Regis Hotel on Friday evening Wired threw its annual Rave Awards reception, and the Conde Nast-sponsored scene was literally hopping with talent that have made names for themselves in online video. While California’s own Governator, a Rave Award winner and bona fide… Read More »
You may have seen the big news over the weekend: a key piece of the San Francisco Bay area’s highway infrastructure was destroyed by a spectacular gasoline tanker truck fire. Sure enough, the news coverage included the key point that savvy web workers have grown… Read More »
The second contest in our Geekapalooza series was a complete success with over 50 entries, most of whom correctly identified the four jkOnTheRun articles that have been Slashdotted over the years. Wow, that’s a lot of /.ing. We put all the names of those who… Read More »
Writes Om at our parent site GigaOM, It is not just Vudu – BitTorrent, Guba or add video startup name here – Hollywood studios seem to be happy to sign a deal with anyone who is willing to make the trek to Los Angeles. The question… Read More »
My favorite hacker, pt, has a twist on the "Use Current Pages" feature in Firefox that allows you to have multiple home pages. You can open up tabs for each page… Read More »
After over 80,000 beta downloads, Mac owners can remotely watch television using a Slingbox… Read More »
Hollywood, in past few months has become increasingly enthusiastic about new technologies – especially those pertaining to online video. This change of attitude is reflected in gushing statements from movie studio executives about Vudu. It is not just Vudu – BitTorrent, Guba or add video… Read More »
According to the results of a recent web poll survey of 25,000 respondents, 43 percent of iPod owners want the next model to include an FM tuner. And who conducted this survey? Jacobs Media, “the largest Rock radio consulting firm in America” who also “created… Read More »
Mother’s Day is fast approaching, that one day a year when we all call our Mums and wish her a happy day. Skype and Intel have teamed up for the “Gift of Gab” promotion that lets US and Canadian residents call anywhere in the world all… Read More »
By adding new features to the iPod over time (notes, photos, videos, etc.), Apple has given owners of previous models plenty of reasons to lust after the latest and greatest models. But Apple hasn’t just been adding features to the iPod, it’s also been taking… Read More »
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