Comments on: So bright

By: katalog

katalog — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:07:57 +0000

The technology might be there for downloading movies, watching tv on the computer and what-have-you, but until it can compete with the SIMPLICITY of an iPod or opening a Netflix envelope, it will remain in the realm of guys with white shirts and pencil protectors with way too much geektime on their hands. I have a job and a life and have not one moment to spare logging on, downloading drivers, getting disconnected, or waiting 30 minutes for a download to drop off. Without simplicity, life isnâ€™t worth livingâ€¦you can quote me.

By: Ashley Bowers

Ashley Bowers — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 03:59:32 +0000

Google and Viacom would be a unstoppable powerhouse. The talks alone should send both companies stocks up a few points.

By: Lance Walley

Lance Walley — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:12:56 +0000

We’ve developed a system that allows regular users to sell their live audio/video content over standard IM and VoIP networks, using completely standard client software by both the producer/seller and the consumer/buyer.

The key is keeping it simple, as “Paul” said above. No weird software on either end, no weird AV formats, etc. Standard, standard, standard! Little or no thinking required! In fact, no browser is required once a user is registered once on our server.

We started in 2003 and launched our first, Mac-focused demo site in Sept ‘05. It’s Mac-only because Apple was very early with high-quality AV over AIM. Support for other networks and for Windows are on the way.

If you’re interested, read more at http://www.facebridge.com.

Thanks!

By: KirkH

KirkH — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:39:10 +0000

DRM will never work which is why people are looking into streaming content. It’s probably going to be cheaper to send someone a temporary MP3 or video every time they want to hear or view it than to give them an actual copy of the intellectual property.

Google Video does it, the subscription music services are doing it, all we need is cheap wireless broadband and we can pull the hard drives out of our I-Pods.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:23:44 +0000

Sony’s PSP might just be the product that propels this convergence much further and yesterday’s deal with TiVo and iPod goes to the point.

Only recently did I realize that the PSP is a hell of a lot more than the video game player my 9-year-old wants for Christmas to replace his GameBoy. Like the video iPod, the PSP also plays the downloaded video and music, but on a larger screen. PSP then, via Wi-Fi, incorporates the Internet, which brought us to where we are. With the added bonus of some great video games, it seems to me to be a hell of a product for the price.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:03:36 +0000