Isn’t it funny how HD’s dominance as “the” TV tech to have was rather short lived? In some senses I guess it isn’t that short. Looking at the bigger picture however again suggests otherwise. Overly philosophical theories aside, 3D TV is going to explode in the next few years. HD was cool and all, making the best of what a 2D picture could look like, but 3D is an entirely different animal. A fine, sexy, killing machine of an animal I would...
As if iTunes wasn’t already massive enough, Apple’s recent purchase of La La could spell a tidal wave of change making it’s way though Cupertino. For the longest time, Apple has stood against the onslaught of online streaming services such as Last.fm and Pandora to name a couple, saying that “consumers would rather own their content”. Fair enough. I in fact would rather “own” my content as opposed to paying a set fee every month...
What good would it do you to know how much the typical American consumers in digital data per day? In actuality, I can’t see any benefit at all unless of course you would use it as an interesting factoid for an icebreaker on a date. But chances are if you start off your date with “Guess how much Americans consumers consume in data per year?”, I can guarantee you’ll be going home alone and not so happy, ultimately crawling into a lonely, cold bed. ...
As broadband speeds increase and proliferate around the world, more and more people will continue their turn to the web for their one-stop-shop of entertainment. Everything from pictures, music, videos, games, etc. are all going online. Traditional manufacturers and producers of said goods are finding it hard to compete with the much lower price barrier of the internet. They’re finding they can’t mark up services and products as much as they can in the...
MySpace: dead. Facebook: still growing but old news. Twitter: here and now. YouTube, Flicker, Wikipedia….the list of entertainment, multimedia, and social networking services goes on for days. You take on each service as to it’s relevance in the current online world will differ from mine. However, one thing that we can mostly agree on is that navigating to and signing in to each service can be time consuming and a pain. That’s where 44 Tips looks to...
