I've never seen this before, but the header of the story is red. Is this a glitch in the code, or some new feature I haven't heard about? Just curious.
Did I miss it? No, my list is of questionable (failed) technologies. Thus the omission of CD, which yes Sony had a hand in. I don't think 1/4 is good enough from a company like Sony. I'm betting on 1/5 after Blue Ray.
Think what they could do with all of the R&D money they waste, and advertising dollars they spend...if only they (and everyone else) could come to a consensus on a standard we could all reap the benefits.
Yes, but certainly you must admit there is a long trend of failed Sony media formats. Betamax, Minidisc, UMD....
And don't tell me minidisc didn't fail, I agree it was (and sort of still is) a cool format, but sales sucked and no one ever really took advantage of the technology...
I hope Blue Ray does fail...I also hope HD-DVD fails. I'd much rather download my movies on demand, or stream them from my cable company or whatever. Eventually we'll hopefully have all of the movies we want at our fingertips and there will be no need for us to horde them in our homes. For those who want the "pretty cases" sitting on the shelf, they will hopefully be the minority. So long as I can watch the movies I want at a moments notice, I do not need to own it and covet it.
I have never seen a DLP mounted to a wall...I guess it would be possible since my 46 inch Samsung only weighs about 75 lbs, but there is no wasy way to do it unless you buy a huge wall bracket or something. So there's one less thing they "all have in common". Yes, the power cord is a fire risk I suppose...
Yeah, if you're willing to write one, you can always have a linux (or windows) box answer the "phone" for you and go over broadband to get the channel line ups. But hey, that's a pain.
Comcast could get the ReplayTV software/interface. In my opinion, it is better than Tivo. Even the several Tivo owners I know like the ReplayTV interface and admit it rivals Tivo (although naturally they side with Tivo overall).
But regardless of which interface Comcast ends up with, either one is great and would be fine by me. More power to Tivo if they can stay around by selling their software. I have nothing against Tivo, I just don't like paying for a box AND for service anymore. It's time for the cable companies to take the lead, and they haven't yet. But I think the time is coming...
Should have gotten a ReplayTV, it gets all of it's info through my broadband connection. Of course, it also has a modem but I couldn't even tell you if it worked these days.
As a testament to ReplayTV, they have been bought and sold (as a company) several times since I have owned my two Replay units. And I have never had interupted service, and there has always been a dial in number for my older unit without the broadband capability. I hope they support the software just as well once they enter the business...
It's only a matter of time now until Tivo will go away. I don't think they will be able to compete once the cable companies have good PVR's. (and I mean good ones, not the crappy Comcast ones)
Look at the current state of things...you have Tivo struggling to get their HDTV version to market and Comcast has one already in use in households around the country. The Comcast box is fine, it's the software interface that currently sucks. Once they get that nailed (and I believe they will) they are going to be the powerhouse in PVR's. Them and every other cable company out there. Drives are getting cheap, and as Comcast gets more units out there, they will improve their interface. And you have ReplayTV (who in my opinion has a superior product to Tivo). They just dropped out of the hardware business (like Tivo innevitably will) to go into software only. Their software equals Tivo's, and now we will have that available on the PC (or perhaps sold to Comcast for a new interface?)
Tivo is fine and dandy...they road ReplayTV's coat tails in the beginning and then took the forefront, and eventually became "the PVR" that everyone knows. But honestly, their business model is going to have to change very significantly soon...there's no reason at all to buy a Tivo anymore when I can get a free box from Comcast (which is why they are going to go to the service only option) and once Comcast has a decent software interface, that's just one less box I need in my entertainment center if I have one built into my cable box!
Wait, so you mean Apple has bigger plans for the video store on iTunes? Come on, why is this even news? I mean it's a no brainer that Apple wants you to buy videos from them, and if you're buying their videos you must be using their player right?
By the time this sensor figures out that someone has a WMD strapped to their chest, the WMD is obviously already there at the stadium (or relatively close, depending on where they set it up) and everyone there is already in danger. I mean, how likely is it that the terrorist bought a ticket and is going to the game? Remember in the movie "Sum of All Fears" they just dropped off a vending machine a few days before the game. So I am guessing they are just checking to see that this kind of thing works "In the real world" more than anything. I could see it being more useful at airports watching for WMDs making their way into the country or something.
And more than that...why not make it work with my IBM Thinkpad as well! The Thinkpad has a very similar (if not the same) sensor built in as well. Booo!
First point, HD-DVD had a bad demo and Cnet has one of the Blue Ray players on their "Best Of" list. Sounds like things are going to be interesting.
Second point, another famous demo failure I will point out is the infamous "Windows 98 Blue Screen of Death" that Microsoft had back in the day trying to show it off. And after that, only a few hundred million people used the OS. What a failure.
FTFA...sounds like we all need to find a proxy in the UK.:-) Really though, I suppose that breaks all kinds of "international laws".
The archive content released here under the Creative Archive Licence will use limited DRM (Digital Rights Management), but not at the cost of user creativity. For instance, to help us identify our source material we will be using a patented Video Watermarking technology where a virtual barcode will be embedded into the video clips. This invisible stamp can be read through video editing and format changes so that any video sequence can be traced back to its source. This will not interfere with legitimate users, but it will assist the BBC if there is an attempt to commercially exploit our material.
The BBC is using a technology called GEO-IP filtering to ensure that archive content sourced directly from these BBC sites will only be available to UK citizens
The BBC certainly has the right idea with the sharing of information and history. Here in the US we seem to be much more wrapped up in who owns the rights to something and how to make money from it. The BBC on the other hand seems to be putting as much as possible into the hands of the public, making it easier for people to get to the information we all deserve to be able to see. According to what I read on the site, all they ask is that you not commercialize it, and give credit for where it came from. Seems fair to me! Nice job BBC.
Wow, I never would have guessed that you could predict the charactaristics and shape of an animal by the physics. When's the last time you would have guessed a bird was shaped like a cube? Or maybe a fish shaped like a donut? I hardly think it is amazing that you can predict the shape of an animal from it's physics. But hey, maybe these guys don't get out much...
I mean, the pictures are good enough for the museum for all of these years. And if no one (even art scholars) can tell the difference, who cares if they are "real rembrandts" or not? Just because some guy happened to have painted them (or not) the paintings are no worse than they always have been. Will the museum keep them on display, and credit them to an unknown artist? Or is the controversy more in the fact that they paintings may be "copyright infringements"?
If it is a real painting (ie not a copy but a true hand painting) why does it matter who painted it? They obviously had talent.
Honestly, I love the internet and computers in general. But I consider it more of a habbit or routine than an addiction. Every morning I check my email while I have some juice. Then I get to work and check it again. At lunch I read the news online and do some more emailing....etc.
Yet, on days when I don't have my usual routine (like weekends) I often don't even touch a computer until sometime in the afternoon. And then it is just because I feel bad thinking someone might be waiting for a reply, or maybe checking the weather or a movie time. Generally though, weekends are technology (as in computers and gadgets) free for the most part. I see enough of them in my work week that I am ready to unplug from the routine on the weekend.
Exactly, every time I format a machine (yes Windows) I just go get the latest version of the vid drivers from the ATI site. Usually there is a recent update (within the past couple months) for FREE. Granted, older cards don't get updated as often...but the drivers have always been free for me.
You mean I should be asking if this certification actually means anything? Yeah, well I assume it can be taken with a grain of salt, but here on Slashdot whenever Windows security gets compared to Suse and Red Hat it can't be all bad...
As a Windows user considering the switch to the Intel Mac's coming soon, I'm curious if Tiger (OS 10.4.4 or whatever) has gotten this certification? I know the argument is that you're more secure no matter what since no one writes spyware etc for the Mac, but is it certified? I'm honestly curious, so I know what I'm in for.
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I've never seen this before, but the header of the story is red. Is this a glitch in the code, or some new feature I haven't heard about? Just curious.
Did I miss it? No, my list is of questionable (failed) technologies. Thus the omission of CD, which yes Sony had a hand in. I don't think 1/4 is good enough from a company like Sony. I'm betting on 1/5 after Blue Ray.
Think what they could do with all of the R&D money they waste, and advertising dollars they spend...if only they (and everyone else) could come to a consensus on a standard we could all reap the benefits.
Yes, but certainly you must admit there is a long trend of failed Sony media formats. Betamax, Minidisc, UMD....
And don't tell me minidisc didn't fail, I agree it was (and sort of still is) a cool format, but sales sucked and no one ever really took advantage of the technology...
I hope Blue Ray does fail...I also hope HD-DVD fails. I'd much rather download my movies on demand, or stream them from my cable company or whatever. Eventually we'll hopefully have all of the movies we want at our fingertips and there will be no need for us to horde them in our homes. For those who want the "pretty cases" sitting on the shelf, they will hopefully be the minority. So long as I can watch the movies I want at a moments notice, I do not need to own it and covet it.
I have never seen a DLP mounted to a wall...I guess it would be possible since my 46 inch Samsung only weighs about 75 lbs, but there is no wasy way to do it unless you buy a huge wall bracket or something. So there's one less thing they "all have in common". Yes, the power cord is a fire risk I suppose...
Yeah, if you're willing to write one, you can always have a linux (or windows) box answer the "phone" for you and go over broadband to get the channel line ups. But hey, that's a pain.
Comcast could get the ReplayTV software/interface. In my opinion, it is better than Tivo. Even the several Tivo owners I know like the ReplayTV interface and admit it rivals Tivo (although naturally they side with Tivo overall).
But regardless of which interface Comcast ends up with, either one is great and would be fine by me. More power to Tivo if they can stay around by selling their software. I have nothing against Tivo, I just don't like paying for a box AND for service anymore. It's time for the cable companies to take the lead, and they haven't yet. But I think the time is coming...
Should have gotten a ReplayTV, it gets all of it's info through my broadband connection. Of course, it also has a modem but I couldn't even tell you if it worked these days.
As a testament to ReplayTV, they have been bought and sold (as a company) several times since I have owned my two Replay units. And I have never had interupted service, and there has always been a dial in number for my older unit without the broadband capability. I hope they support the software just as well once they enter the business...
I believe if you read my post...I also agree that the interface sucks. I am glad we agree!
It's only a matter of time now until Tivo will go away. I don't think they will be able to compete once the cable companies have good PVR's. (and I mean good ones, not the crappy Comcast ones)
Look at the current state of things...you have Tivo struggling to get their HDTV version to market and Comcast has one already in use in households around the country. The Comcast box is fine, it's the software interface that currently sucks. Once they get that nailed (and I believe they will) they are going to be the powerhouse in PVR's. Them and every other cable company out there. Drives are getting cheap, and as Comcast gets more units out there, they will improve their interface. And you have ReplayTV (who in my opinion has a superior product to Tivo). They just dropped out of the hardware business (like Tivo innevitably will) to go into software only. Their software equals Tivo's, and now we will have that available on the PC (or perhaps sold to Comcast for a new interface?)
Tivo is fine and dandy...they road ReplayTV's coat tails in the beginning and then took the forefront, and eventually became "the PVR" that everyone knows. But honestly, their business model is going to have to change very significantly soon...there's no reason at all to buy a Tivo anymore when I can get a free box from Comcast (which is why they are going to go to the service only option) and once Comcast has a decent software interface, that's just one less box I need in my entertainment center if I have one built into my cable box!
Wait, so you mean Apple has bigger plans for the video store on iTunes? Come on, why is this even news? I mean it's a no brainer that Apple wants you to buy videos from them, and if you're buying their videos you must be using their player right?
A quick evacuation of the stadium is going to cause mayhem
I have been to Ford field, there will be no "wuick" evacuation. Getting out of downtown Detroit ain't easy after a sporting event!
By the time this sensor figures out that someone has a WMD strapped to their chest, the WMD is obviously already there at the stadium (or relatively close, depending on where they set it up) and everyone there is already in danger. I mean, how likely is it that the terrorist bought a ticket and is going to the game? Remember in the movie "Sum of All Fears" they just dropped off a vending machine a few days before the game. So I am guessing they are just checking to see that this kind of thing works "In the real world" more than anything. I could see it being more useful at airports watching for WMDs making their way into the country or something.
1. Give away the service
2. ????
3. Take over market share
4. Raise prices again
5. Profit!
So they just need to figure out how to steal the market share and they are good to go.
And more than that...why not make it work with my IBM Thinkpad as well! The Thinkpad has a very similar (if not the same) sensor built in as well. Booo!
First point, HD-DVD had a bad demo and Cnet has one of the Blue Ray players on their "Best Of" list. Sounds like things are going to be interesting.
Second point, another famous demo failure I will point out is the infamous "Windows 98 Blue Screen of Death" that Microsoft had back in the day trying to show it off. And after that, only a few hundred million people used the OS. What a failure.
I think we did kill to get AWAY from that history...as I recall it was a bunch of brits.
(that was a joke, nothing against the UK just couldn't resist)
FTFA...sounds like we all need to find a proxy in the UK. :-) Really though, I suppose that breaks all kinds of "international laws".
The archive content released here under the Creative Archive Licence will use limited DRM (Digital Rights Management), but not at the cost of user creativity. For instance, to help us identify our source material we will be using a patented Video Watermarking technology where a virtual barcode will be embedded into the video clips. This invisible stamp can be read through video editing and format changes so that any video sequence can be traced back to its source. This will not interfere with legitimate users, but it will assist the BBC if there is an attempt to commercially exploit our material.
The BBC is using a technology called GEO-IP filtering to ensure that archive content sourced directly from these BBC sites will only be available to UK citizens
The BBC certainly has the right idea with the sharing of information and history. Here in the US we seem to be much more wrapped up in who owns the rights to something and how to make money from it. The BBC on the other hand seems to be putting as much as possible into the hands of the public, making it easier for people to get to the information we all deserve to be able to see. According to what I read on the site, all they ask is that you not commercialize it, and give credit for where it came from. Seems fair to me! Nice job BBC.
Wow, I never would have guessed that you could predict the charactaristics and shape of an animal by the physics. When's the last time you would have guessed a bird was shaped like a cube? Or maybe a fish shaped like a donut? I hardly think it is amazing that you can predict the shape of an animal from it's physics. But hey, maybe these guys don't get out much...
I mean, the pictures are good enough for the museum for all of these years. And if no one (even art scholars) can tell the difference, who cares if they are "real rembrandts" or not? Just because some guy happened to have painted them (or not) the paintings are no worse than they always have been. Will the museum keep them on display, and credit them to an unknown artist? Or is the controversy more in the fact that they paintings may be "copyright infringements"?
If it is a real painting (ie not a copy but a true hand painting) why does it matter who painted it? They obviously had talent.
Honestly, I love the internet and computers in general. But I consider it more of a habbit or routine than an addiction. Every morning I check my email while I have some juice. Then I get to work and check it again. At lunch I read the news online and do some more emailing....etc.
Yet, on days when I don't have my usual routine (like weekends) I often don't even touch a computer until sometime in the afternoon. And then it is just because I feel bad thinking someone might be waiting for a reply, or maybe checking the weather or a movie time. Generally though, weekends are technology (as in computers and gadgets) free for the most part. I see enough of them in my work week that I am ready to unplug from the routine on the weekend.
Exactly, every time I format a machine (yes Windows) I just go get the latest version of the vid drivers from the ATI site. Usually there is a recent update (within the past couple months) for FREE. Granted, older cards don't get updated as often...but the drivers have always been free for me.
You mean I should be asking if this certification actually means anything? Yeah, well I assume it can be taken with a grain of salt, but here on Slashdot whenever Windows security gets compared to Suse and Red Hat it can't be all bad...
As a Windows user considering the switch to the Intel Mac's coming soon, I'm curious if Tiger (OS 10.4.4 or whatever) has gotten this certification? I know the argument is that you're more secure no matter what since no one writes spyware etc for the Mac, but is it certified? I'm honestly curious, so I know what I'm in for.
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There you go, mock that baby up in photoshop and we're good to go!