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Active-glasses Approach Has Multiple Benefits for 3D TV

October 12, 2009

Analysis of:Momentum behind Panasonic 3D TV technology | www.glgroup.com

Some critics say the Panasonic active-glasses approach is "consumer unfriendly" by requiring "heavy glasses" that "reduce the display brightness and make the image quality poor." But the passive-glasses approach has similar drawbacks.The passive-glasses approach compromises both image resolution as well as brightness, due to the fact that polarization cuts down on brightness by about 50%, and results in a 50% drop in vertical resolution, making full-HD impossible without significantly higher-cost displays.

HDTV Sales Optimisitic For Holiday Season

December 5, 2008

Analysis of:Consumer Electronics Sales Surge On Black Friday | www.twice.com

Whether this is a one-time phenomenon or an indicator of continued consumer optimism remains to be seen.  Consumers are willing to spend savings – albeit carefully – to provide in-home entertainment. Prices of true HDTV sets have now fallen to the point where a critical mass of consumers will no longer be satisfied with non-HD performance.

Will Electronic Books Be Successful?

February 11, 2008

Analysis of:Why Amazon's Kindle is revolutionary | www.macworld.com

>  Various manufacturers have tried selling e-books in the past. > For a variety of reasons, they have always failed. > Will the Amazon Kindle be different?

iPhone Unlocks Carry Copyright Considerations

September 18, 2007

Analysis of:Report: No iPhone unlock for you | www.computerworld.com

• Federal laws are probably chilling the desire to provide unlocking services. • Cellphone service providers will enjoy a "walled garden" for some time. • Tying products to a service may fall out of favor, eventually.

No Big Surprise...

September 7, 2007

Analysis of:Teen untethers iPhone from AT&T | alwayson.goingon.com

• Service providers may have to start differentiating on service and price, not on locked-in phones. • Digital Millenium Copyright Act may experience some interesting tests. • Software protection is often just a fantasy, when a kid can render useless millions of dollars of development cost.

US Following Lead of Berlin in Digital Switchover: Subsidized Converters

May 7, 2007

Analysis of:£600 million for digital switchover help scheme | www.digitalspy.co.uk

• US Government to subsidize converter boxes
• Coupons will rebate $40 from each box
• Program viewed as crucial to successful digital transition
• Retailers now required to display prominently a warning that that analog TVs on their shelves will not receive over-the-air broadcasts after February 2009 without a converter

Mobile TV Not Just On Telephones

April 12, 2007

Analysis of:How to accelerate the adoption of mobile TV | telephonyonline.com

Broadcast TV Will Soon Compete With Telcos for Mobile Content Delivery

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