Monday, October 28, 2002

Boy, I'm still upset the New Orleans Saints lost yesterday. Lost in the last second to the dreaded Falcons. I'm tired of Mike Vick.

Slashdot: Panasonic Combined DVD-R & PVR Device: PVR, DVD-R, IEEE...woohoo!

Will Wi-Fi take over the airwaves? As wireless home networking catches on, the climate is right for growth in the Wi-Fi market, according to a new study.

Media Center PCs in the spotlight: "This is not the convergence device. I do believe it's coming, but it's not here yet."

Mobile car ban drives Bluetooth. The government is gearing up to ban the use of mobile phones in cars which could prove the kickstart Bluetooth technology needs.

British Firms Join Up to Lead in Floppy TV Screens. - Two British companies said on Monday they would join forces to become a world leader in the technology of glowing plastics, which by 2005 should yield the first roll-up computer screens and TVs.

Name That Tune, From Your Cellphone. Shazam Entertainment, a British start-up, is attracting attention with a music-searching service that runs on cellphones.

Palm Unveils Two Pricey PDAs. Sure, the company's new handheld computers look cool, but can users afford to take them home? By Elisa Batista.

A TV House Divided [New York Times: Technology]

DivX DVD Players Arrive

PDA Stuff Will Dell Hand It To Handheld Makers? IMHO, not likely. Dell's sense of style and innovation just plain sucks. Palm is touting its new $499 Tungsten|T. Its packed with pretty cool features (i.e., voice recording, bluetooth, 320x320 screen, expansion, and a 5 way navigation button), and has a great design. Also, the new wireless Tungsten|W will feature integrated GSM(TM)/GPRS, which is way cool. The estimated street price for the Palm Tungsten W handheld is $549 (U.S.) without wireless service. I've been looking to junk my Palm Vx, and this seems like a good candidate. Palm's New Push Is Toward the High End: The new Tungsten takes on Research In Motion, Sony and Hewlett-Packard.

Broadband Stuff Cablevision May Aid Merger Bid: Cablevision has worked out a deal with EchoStar Communications Corp., which is proposing a $20 billion merger with DirecTV, in which EchoStar would sell some of its spectrum space and satellite capacity to Cablevision, essentially creating a new competitor. Comcast Reports Strong Third Quarter Results: Comcast Cable's strong momentum in delivering new digital and high-speed Internet products contributed to revenue and cash flow growth of over 12%, even as we incur the additional costs of preparing to integrate AT&T Broadband's 13.1 million cable subscribers. This is welcome news. Who Will Rule Satellite TV?. The FCC's decision to block a merger between EchoStar and DirecTV has added new fuel to an old rivalry between News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch and EchoStar's Charlie Ergen. Michael Greb reports from Washington, D.C.

ITV Stuff Pace Micro Denies Scientific-Atlanta Bid Rumors: "There is no validity to the Scientific-Atlanta rumor," a Pace Micro spokesperson told Dow Jones Newswires.