Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
There were a number of interesting announcements at this morning's MacWorld keynote presentation by Steve Jobs including software enhancements to the iPhone and iTouch, and a very thin Mac notebook computer. Also noteworthy are the newly announced movie features of iTunes and Apple TV. Apple's iTunes Movie Rentals will include the option to view both … Continue reading The Amazing Steve Show
If you haven't yet seen the Bill Gates "farewell" video from the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday, it's available on MSN Soapbox -- in Flash video rather than Silverlight. If you're reading this in a feed or can't see the embedded video, here's the link: Video: Bill Gates Last Day CES Clip
CBS "Sunday Morning" today featured a profile of almanac author Ben Schott in which Schott expressed a belief I've long held regarding the wonderful serendipity of browsing the stacks of major library: "It's always the book next to the book you're looking for that's the really interesting one."Which is why it's a shame that so … Continue reading Open-Stack Serendipity
Warner Brothers Entertainment today announced that the company plans to release high-definition movies exclusively in Blu-ray format beginning this spring, which comes as a major blow to the competing HD DVD camp. Only two major studios -- Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures -- are now providing high definition content exclusively in the HD DVD format, … Continue reading Warner Backs Blu-Ray: The Beginning of the End of the High-Def Format Wars?
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