Wireless networking gets all the love in today’s mobile world, but inside the home, wires will still play a key role in delivering entertainment and other content. Your set-top box may sport an Ethernet port, but it still connects to the wall via coaxial cable. Wires… Read More »
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Greenbox, a startup founded by the creators of Flash, is trying to recreate the success of their online ecosystem for graphics and media — but this time for the power that flows into your home. This week, after Flash-founders Jonathan Gay and Robert Tatsumi have… Read More »
Cleantech startups have been liberally taking cues from the Internet world, like using IP tech to make smarter power grids or leveraging Web 2.0 tools to sell solar. Now the creators of the well-known interactive web technology Flash are building web-based software to measure a… Read More »
By Robert Young Back in the 1970’s, the television industry began a long period of market realignment that was caused by the introduction of a disruptive innovation called cable TV. After decades of market incursion, cable’s impact on the TV landscape is now complete and… Read More »
Alex did what eWeek didn’t: he called Microserf David Proctor on his double talk! eWeek caught up with David Proctor, hardware lead for the Microsoft Portable Media Center, who predicts that in two years the “Portable Media Players will come equipped with 125GB… Read More »
By now all must be aware that a US court ruled that providers of certain P2P sharing services (e.g., Grokster, Kazaa) are not liable for copyright violations by individuals that use their service, so long as they are not directing users to the content. This… Read More »