It appears that since the "Broadcast Flag" was struck down, more HDTV tuner cards for PC’s will be coming to the market. These cards are useful for hobbyists who want to build an HDTV DVR, instead of waiting for TiVo/Sony/Someone to sell one. Since next year’s World Cup will be available in high definition, this […]
Media Companies Go Too Far in Curbing Consumers’ Activities DRM systems are empty vessels — they can enforce any rules copyright holders choose, or no rules at all. Apple’s DRM rules are liberal enough that few consumers object to them. In fact, obtaining relatively liberal DRM rules from the labels was the key to Apple’s
Now’s your chance, Ecost has 40 hour tivo’s free after $150 rebate. You can then get the lifetime registrations ($299 i think) if you’re like me and don’t like recurring bills. Or else pay $12/month. If you get one, please use this email address when registering your tivo: regis AT oscarm DOT org. Update: Sandy
An MIT professor is debunking video game myths. Hillary Clinton should read this before embarking on any crusade. But no research has found that video games are a primary factor or that violent video game play could turn an otherwise normal person into a killer.
Great news: The DC Circuit of the US Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC can not enforce the "Broadcast Flag" that movie and television cartels want to put into future TV hardware. Basically, this little flag would tell your TiVo/Replay/VCR if it could or could not record the latest episode of American Idol or
My Dad’s been figuring out how to convert his music records to a digital format, since his stereo no longer has a turntable. The post has an article title Digital Transformation Revives Old Records which mentions the Audacity software project. You can also use a free, open-source program, Audacity (Win 95 or newer, Mac OS
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A recent survey shows that Americans’ download media files from both approved and, well, less approved sources in about equal proportions (found on Smart Mobs ). An even more interesting statistic is that 48% of respondents cited using other sources, such as aim and email, than online stores and p2p networks. Coupled with that news,
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Really, why does anyone think stuff like this is a good idea? I support the EFF but making users pay for using a p2p service is stupid. First of all, the music would not go to the artists but to the labels – since artists practically sign away their life. Then, what if I don’t
Trying to saddle a software product with DRM/copy protection that is just going to piss off your customers doesn’t make you rich. Intuit learned this lesson the hard way. When Intuit launched the copy-control program, it predicted that revenue would increase, since customers who had previously purchased only one TurboTax program would have to buy