Bud.tv Goes Flat
The disappointing Bud.tv may "fade away" later this year, admitted Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV in a conference call to analysts.
Technology
How To Watch YouTube on Your Apple TV
Here’s a YouTube video showing off a new Apple TV plug-in called “A Series of Tubes.” The plug-in allows you to browse YouTube videos on your Apple TV. Sure, the Flash encoded YouTube videos look like crap on a HDTV. YouTube doesn’t even look good when stretched out to its default 480 x 360, let …
Microsoft to Acquire Interactive Advertising Firm aQuantive
Last week, Microsoft announced the largest acquisition in its history, purchasing Seattle-based interactive ad firm aQuantive for $6 billion in what it describes is the next step in the evolution of its ad network.
Mario Brothers USB Mouse
Are you stuck in the past? Still listening to Debbie Gibson’s Electric Youth on cassette and trying to beat your high score on Donkey Kong? These stylish Mario Brothers and Golden Star mice I found on GetUSB.info might get you that retro mojo you need to actually do it! Both offer a retro 8-bit appeal …
FCC Approves iPhone Clearing The Way For Apple’s First Smartphone
Good news for Apple. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the iPhone, clearing the way for the debut of Apple's smartphone media player to hit retail stores. Apple expects to begin selling the iPhone in late June 2007.
MSNBC NewsBreaker Live: Fun Interactive Game Engages Movie Theater Guests
MSNBC NewsBreaker Live is a game where audiences at movie theaters become human joysticks by moving together in their seats.
CBS Acquires WallStrip
Jossip is reporting that corporate focused video blog WallStrip has been acquired by CBS News for $5 million. The report states that an announcement is expected early this week and involves WallStrip host Lindsay Campbell being the next Amanda Congdon for CBS, fronting online shows. I spoke to some one close to the deal who …
ESPN Producing “Gascasts” for A Network Of Gas Station TV Screens
TV screens are coming to a gas pump near you. The latest trend in advertising is "gascasts".
Was Hasselhoff Drunk Eating Video Just A Publicity Stunt?
There's a video of a shirtless David Hasselhoff drunk eating a hamburger off of a hotel room floor going viral right now. But is it just a publicity stunt?
ABC and Cox Communications Kill TiVo-like Ad Skipping Abilities
Shut up, put the remote down and watch your commercials!
Well, at least that's what Walt Disney Co.'s two big TV networks, ABC and ESPN, are telling TV viewers. According the the Wall Street Journal, this week they struck a deal with cable operator Cox Communications Inc. to offer hit shows and football games on demand -- but with the unusual condition that Cox disables a TiVo like fast-forward feature that allows viewers to skip ads.
Charge Your Gadgets For Free With The Soldius 1 Solar Powered iPod Charger
Looking for ways to save money on your electric bill? Thankfully, the energy emitted from the Sun is still free (for now anyway). The Soldius 1 Solar Charger can help you tap into this free source of energy; you just plug it in and point it towards the Sun. It generates enough power to fully …
Bill Gates Hates Apple Ads
Recently Bob Garfield, from AdAge, got to interview Bill Gates during the Corbis Creativity 2.0 panel in Manhattan. Garfield asked Gates about a number of topics from Vista to IPTV. He also tried to get Gates to comment on a very sensitive topic... Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign. The campaign features actor/author John Hodgman who looks like Bill Gates and personifies a PC.
Policing Web Video With ‘Fingerprints’
Can “fingerprinting” bring a truce to the Web’s video-copyright wars? The technology is based on the premise that any video content has unique attributes that allow it to be identified even from a short clip — just as a human fingerprint identifies a person. Proponents of fingerprinting technology say it can help spot TV shows …
Apple Asks Video Podcasters to Increase Quality for Apple TV (2007)
Apple is asking video podcasters to increase the quality of their productions and start formatting their videos for HD devices like the Apple TV.
Garmin Offers Minor Mac OS X Support For Their GPS Devices (2007)
Mac OS support is coming soon for Garmin customers.
Only 244 Legal Copies Windows Vista sold in China
Microsoft spent millions of dollars advertising its next generation OS ‘Windows Vista’ in China, in fact the IT juggernaut threw up the biggest Vista Ad on the 421 meter high Jin Mao tower in Shanghai China. However after 2 weeks (Jan 19 to Feb 2) from launch Microsoft managed to sell a mere 244 copies …
Who has the 100 Millionth iPod
Last week Apple announced that the 100 millionth iPod had been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations …
