Thursday, July 12, 2007

My Lawyers are Better than Yours...


This one will bring a chuckle...


New York (July 12, 2007)--Amergence Technologies, formerly SunnComm International, and MediaMax Technology are being sued by Sony BMG for damages caused by Sony’s ill-fated use of the companies’ DRM schemes on various CDs in 2005. The multi-label media company is looking for $12 million for damages.

http://www.prosoundnews.com/publish/news/Sony_BMG_Sues_for_DRM_Damages.shtml

Christie Acquires Vista Systems

CYPRESS, CA -- Christie has acquired Vista Controls Systems (Vista), makers of video processing systems, including the acclaimed Vista Spyder. The move creates a comprehensive source for image processing and projection solutions for professional display markets--combining the power and flexibility of Vista's video switchers and real-time windowing and composition products with the power, performance and reliability of award-winning Christie projection systems.

Giants Go 720p with Diamond Vision


The Diamond Vision screen at AT&T Park boasts more than 3 million pixels and stands 103 feet wide and about 31 feet tall. The stadium has also added 12 personal HD monitors, serving real-time stats to the best seats in the house.


Turner Field and Dolphin Stadium also feature the new Mitsubishi HD system.



Nokia Puts eBay's Skype on Handsets


By DANIEL THOMAS July 11, 2007 1:52 p.m.

LONDON -- Mobile-phone giant Nokia Corp. said Wednesday that it would add eBay Inc.'s Skype Internet telephony service to a new device.

The world's largest mobile handset maker by shipments will for the first time make a Skype installation link available on a phone. Users of the N800 Internet Tablet device will be able to make phone calls over wireless Internet connections, often called Wi-Fi, rather than traditional radio networks.

With Internet telephony now becoming available on mobile phones, some analysts predict that mobile phone operators, such as Vodafone Group PLC, could see a fall in call revenues.
However, mobile operators at the same time are investigating ways to offer cheaper calls to customers, including Internet telephony.

"Our users are no longer just using Skype on their computer desktops," said Eric Lagier, Skype's head of business development for mobile. "With the growth of mobile devices and Wi-Fi, consumers expect to be connected wherever they are, at the office, at home or on the move," he said.

iPhone in a Blender?


Perhaps the very first video of an Apple iPhone put in a blender. Why ask why?

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

FYI- Arbitron's Portable People Meter (PPM)


Seen one of these devices and wondered what it was?
Last year Arbitron started implementing a new way of measuring how people listen to radio by replacing paper based systems used by Nielsen Media Research. By encoding a signal in participating radio stations, listeners carrying these portable measurement devices automatically record each location they enter, whether it be an office, car wash, retail store, or other facility. Plans are well underway to deploy in the top 50 North American markets by the end of 2008. European deployment is already underway.


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