Posted by Steve Kennedy on 29 May 2009 | Tagged as: Broadband, Distribution, Infrastructure, Internet, Networking
If you’re looking for a way to get Internet around your house using ethernet, this can provide a very workable solution.
The Netgear XAVB101 Powerline kit comes with two powerline adapters and two Ethernet cables.
The units look a bit like a phone or camera power supply except they have a few flashing lights and [...]
Posted by Simon Perry on 21 May 2009 | Tagged as: Distribution, Germany, Legal, TV related
Disappointing to see that two Hollywood studios, Universal and Warner Bros, have taken legal action against Zattoo, a service that streams live TV to computer screens.
Zattoo isn’t a fly-by-night operation and has legal agreements with the TV channels that it shows over its service.
Posted by Simon Perry on 9 April 2009 | Tagged as: Broadband, Distribution, UK, Video Services
UK Channel 4 has finally sorted out their video catch-up service.
Channel 4 previously only offered 4oD which only ran on PCs running Windows, because it uses Microsoft’s DRM.
Posted by Simon Perry on 7 April 2009 | Tagged as: Distribution, Microsoft, Sports, USA, Video Services
Looks like Microsoft has hit a speed bump in trying to get Silverlight adopted by broadcasters.
Some reasons for the Major League Baseball stopping using Silverlight might be coming to light. With 500,000 subscribers, MBL.com is the Web’s most successful subscription service, so well worth taking note of.
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 23 March 2009 | Tagged as: Broadband, Distribution, Fibre, Optical networking, UK
Are you lucky enough to be on the high speed list?
Posted by Simon Perry on 12 March 2009 | Tagged as: Displays, Distribution
If you like using your computer while looking at the screen through a telescope, Gefen has the product for you.
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 10 March 2009 | Tagged as: Distribution, Mobile, Platforms
European alternative to Amazon’s Kindle offers Wi-Fi and touchscreen.
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 24 February 2009 | Tagged as: Platforms, TV related
Electronics giant announces pricing and availability for innovative TV.
Posted by Simon Perry on 16 February 2009 | Tagged as: Distribution, Industry Trends, Legal
You may remember that the four of the people behind Pirate Bay had copyright violations charges brought against them about a year ago.
Today their trial started with them facing the accusation of “promoting other people’s infringements of copyright laws,” and earning money from advertising on the site.
The representatives of the film, music and video games [...]
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 9 February 2009 | Tagged as: Distribution, Mobile, Platforms
Innovative second-generation eBook Reader gets a makeover.
