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Tuesday, Jun 20, 2006
Mobile TV (again)
... if you're going to watch them it's certainly not going to be on an iPod ...
ITWire on iTunes movies
I touched on the subject of mobile video viewing devices just after a rambling post about portable DVD players.ITWire on iTunes movies
Just this week, I became aware of a device called PocketDISH. It's a re-branded hard-disk-based player/viewer that integrates with DISH PVRs. Clever idea. Don't know if there's any real market for it.
Apple may have the mind share to light up this segment in a way that the PocketDISH didn't. If they build an iPod-like device with a decent screen size and a big disk, people might go for it. But, as mentioned in the article linked at the top, the $9.99 price per video is whack.
Monday, Jun 19, 2006
Mobile TV
Mobile TV is heating up, with trials and limited services cropping up in Europe, Asia and the US. Turns out there are a lot of competing standards. Qualcomm is in the mix with TDtv and MediaFLO. DVB-H and two flavors of DMB are competing standards.
I need to read more, but my first impression is that H.264 is common across these different standards as the video layer. What varies is the transport layers (i.e. spectral band, modulation, etc.)
Some wikipedia links ...
Some blogs
Dialing for Net Neutrality
Q: Does Senator Boxer have a position on net neutrality?
A: She is for it.
Q: Great.
A: She is for it.
Q: Great.
Q: Does Senator Feinstein have a position on net neutrality?
A: While she does not have a statement on the specific bills before congress, she has stated in the past that net neutrality is essential to the economy of California.
Q: I agree.
A: While she does not have a statement on the specific bills before congress, she has stated in the past that net neutrality is essential to the economy of California.
Q: I agree.
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