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Researchers get MPAA/RIAA to bust a Printer for P2P File Sharing Researchers get MPAA/RIAA to bust a Printer for P2P File Sharing After receiving over 200 inadvertent complaints and DMCA takedown notices while studying BitTorrent traffic in 2007, researchers at the University of Washington decided to evaluate the accuracy and…
Invisible Monster Cables Still Cost $600 Invisible Monster Cables Still Cost $600 The Monster Digital Express HD System involves two boxes, a transmitter and receiver, which utilize a UWB (ultra-wideband) signal to carry HDMI information and more developed by Sigma Designs. The…
FCC Approves XM-Sirius Merger FCC Approves XM-Sirius Merger Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is recommending approval of the $5 billion merger between the nation's only two satellite radio broadcasters. Sirius Satellite…
MP3 Obsolete Already? MP3 Obsolete Already? While the debate rages on (sort of) regarding MP3 vs AAC vs Ogg vs LAME vs (insert CODEC here), one new format seeks to differentiate itself as the new "Music 2.0" system. This month, the Motion…
Boxee: Streaming Media Goes Open Source Boxee: Streaming Media Goes Open Source As the rest of the world is catching on to the wonder that is streaming media we’re seeing more options for the serious HTPC die-hards. Boxee is the latest, an open source platform, endlessly…
Metal Gear Solid 4: Will PlayStation 3 Finally Get its Halo 3? Metal Gear Solid 4: Will PlayStation 3 Finally Get its Halo 3? Sony Computer Entertainment has a lot riding on the next mission of the Metal Gear series. Not only does the game’s protagonist Solid Snake have to deal with defective DNA causing him to age…
New Snags in the Digital TV Transition - Moola New Snags in the Digital TV Transition - Moola The Congressionally mandated switch to digital broadcasting on February 19, 2009 may face another obstacle besides senior citizens who have no idea that their TV's will go out and youngsters who…
Photonic Jets Shown to Increase Optical Disk Capacity Photonic Jets Shown to Increase Optical Disk Capacity Traditional methods of storing data on optical media are bounded by certain physical limitations that current generation technologies are now pushing. Photonics, which involves directly using a…
iPhone 3G, The Mobile Computer That Time Forgot iPhone 3G, The Mobile Computer That Time Forgot Another Apple WWDC is in the books! Another Stevenote address and yet another iteration of iPhone that almost makes it as a legit 21st Century Smartphone. There is a lot of talk about the new Apple…
Anything But HDMI Please Anything But HDMI Please First of all, don't get us wrong about our views on HDMI. It's a great concept. A single digital cable connecting audio and video from one component to another. It's just that it's been a bit of a…