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Ten technology trends to look out for in 2009 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:40AMThe year that went by set the foundation for those technologies that are expected to take off in 2009, with focus on energy efficiency and mobility - a bit greener and a lot more faster. Here are 10 of them to watch out for this year:
Quirks Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:00AM When the outdoors is less than hospitable, paper crafts can give you something to do inside – and it’s as simple as printing free templates from the Internet. Use the templates to create everything from 3-D ships to monsters to use as toys or decorations. Afraid of losing power? Print the templates now and stash them away for later. Photo caption: NaniBird named Woody Photo by Courtesy
Patent Fee Change Would Lower Tv Costs Says Group Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:01PMThe consumer advocacy group Coalition United to Terminate Financial Abuses of the Television Transition (CUTFATT) says it will petition the FCC to overhaul its rules for ...
DIGITAL TV TRANSITION: Are your signals scrambled? Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:35PMIn 46 days, television viewers can say goodbye to fuzzy video, distorted audio and those tinfoil-wrapped rabbit ear antennas perched on their old analog sets.
Popular Tags Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:41PMTV converts to digital: will it create a new digital divide?
Mediatek stays as #1 TV IC vendor Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:38PMAUSTIN, USA: With the flat panel TV market experiencing consolidation, the turmoil is being repeated in the TV semiconductor sector.
Atria to invest Rs 450 cr in IPTV services in 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:51PMBangalore-based multi-system operator Atria Convergence Technologies plans to invest Rs 450 crore next year to launch IPTV services in its stronghold - Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Television switch to digital from analog coming in a few weeks; be prepared Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:41AMDAGSBORO --In a few weeks, the television industry will be stepping into the 21st century with the transition from analog to digital broadcasts.
Updated 12/31: TV digital transformation on track Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:27PM On Feb. 17, television broadcasters will stop transmitting analog signals on airwaves, broadcasting only digitally.
U.S. television going digital in Feb. Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:25AM WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. officials are urging consumers to order vouchers for digital TV boxes as soon as possible if they want to be ready for the conversion from analog.
50+ iPhone Apps to Enhance Your Photo and Video Experience Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 9:44PM We know you’re obsessed with your iPhone , and chances are you’ve been taking a lot more photos - perhaps even recording videos - over the holidays. To satisfy aspiring iPhone photographers and videographers, we’ve assembled a collection of more than 50 iPhone and iPod Touch apps to enhance your photo and video experience. We’ve included fan favorites, lesser known names, apps for photo ...
Call for digital converters intensifying Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:58PM WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. residents needing digital converters for their televisions in preparation for the coming shift from analog technology should act soon, experts say.
Digital TV conversion dealine could be extended Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 4:27AMSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - According to Sen. John Thune, Congress has been talking with the Federal Communications Commission about extending the Feb. 17 deadline for switching from analog to digital television.
South Florida TV stations plan digital TV tests Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 2:30AMSouth Florida TV stations continue to test digital broadcasting signals in preparation for a permanent move Feb. 17. The next tests are at 12:25 and 6:25 p.m. Monday, for two minutes each. Further tests are scheduled tentatively for 6:25 and 11:25 p.m. Jan. 6; 6:25 p.m. Jan. 12; and 6:25 and 11:25 p.m. Jan. 21 and 29.
Hmong New Year program on TV Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:04AMA two-hour program on the recent Hmong New Year celebration at Sheboygan North High School will be aired today and Wednesday on WSCS-TV, the citys cable community access channel.
FOX experiencing problems with TV sets using antennas Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 2:26AMChannel 25, the local FOX station, has been experiencing a problem with all TV sets that use antennas or rabbit ears since Dec. 9.
Will People Really Boycott Apple Over DRM? Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 7:29AMIan Lamont writes "DefectiveByDesign.org is waging a battle against DRM with a 35-day campaign targeting various hardware and software products from Microsoft, Nintendo, and others. On day 11 it blasted iTunes for continuing to use DRM-encumbered music, games, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, and apps with DRM, while competitors are selling music without restrictions. DefectiveByDesign calls on ...
Machine Fire Forces Evacuation of Moog Building Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 2:23AMA fire in Plant 20 at the Jamison Road complex of Moog, Inc. brought emergency crews to the scene and forced employees to evacuate the building. The fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m. on Mon., Dec. 15.
Televisions Remain A Hot Item During Slow Economy Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 3:10PMAngels Camp, CA -- A shrinking number of new homes have been built in the Mother Lode over the past year, which has had a negative trickle down effect on sales for home appliances.
New York State Police Honor DePlato Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 7:54AMTrooper Joseph DePlato of Elma, who serves as the school resource officer for the Iroquois School District, was honored this month for 25 years of service with the New York State Police.
Village Hears Arguments Against Downsizing Board Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 7:54AMWhile heavy battles have been waged in some communities on proposals to downsize their respective town or village boards, the discussion in East Aurora has mostly been a quiet one. In November, board members, at the urging of Mayor Clark Crook, agreed to hold a public hearing to welcome input from citizens on holding a full referendum on downsizing. That hearing was held Mon., Dec. 15, and most ...
Marilla Supervisor Gertz Hospitalized After Fighting Fire [Updated Dec. 19] Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 7:53AMGeorge Gertz, the Marilla Town Supervisor and an assistant chief with the Marilla Volunteer Fire Co., is being treated for first, second and third degree burns. The injuries are reported to be non-life-threatening. Gertz sustained the burns while fighting a house fire at 2437 Eldridge Road, Marilla on Wed., Dec. 17.
Residents Blast Marilla Board Over Highway Department Scandal Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 7:53AMThe Marilla Town Board came under siege at its Thurs., Dec. 11 meeting as several speakers lambasted council members for alleged incompetence in dealing with the theft of money and services by former highway superintendent, the late David Pierce.
Civic groups train to help communities make digital switch Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 11:33PM National training session is held in San Antonio for groups that will assist vulnerable communities prepare for digital broadcasting
Southside Drug Bust in Huntington Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 10:00PMRonell Terrence Buckner was busted tonight at a local pizza shop charged with selling OxyContin.
Now Showing: 10,065 Artists | 51,980 Events Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 6:11PMSo here we are, quietly watching TV last night, minding our own business, and suddenly we find out we have to take a test! Test? But we didn’t study! Fortunately it was only the digital television compatibility test and all 47 of the sets in our house passed.
Socorro Police Department Blotter Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 3:21PM Oct. 15 • An officer dispatched at 8:11 a.m. to Garfield Avenue to check on a vehicle parked in a no-parking zone. The owner could not be found and it was towed. • A woman in the 1200 block of North Sixth Street reported at 1:25 p.m. that her ex-boyfriend damaged her home whi...
Western Digital WD TV HDD-to-HDTV adaptor Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 3:16AM Connect your telly to your USB HDD Review Streaming media players were all the rage a couple of years ago. They were a nice idea, allowing you to stream music and video files stored on your computer over your home network to a TV or music system. However, most of them were expensive and fiddly to set up, so they never really caught on.…
Getting ready for Digital TV Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 9:34PMOn Wednesday night between 7:00 and 7:05 pm, local television stations in the Central Valley sent out a special message to alert people whose TV sets are not ready for the digital transition. On February 17, 2009 all TV stations will shut down their analog transmitters and only broadcast digital signals. Various studies show the Central Valley is one of the major areas where viewers may not be ...
Cypress and Legend Silicon Debut World’s First USB TV Dongle Reference Design to Bring High-Resolution TV to PCs and ... Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 9:31AM Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY), the market leader in USB, and Legend Silicon Corp., a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for terrestrial digital TV (DTV), today introduced a reference design for a DTMB (Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast – a DTV standard) USB dongle. The Legend MoBLTV™ reference design includes the resources to quickly develop a high-performance DTMB ...
AT&T U-verse TV Reaches 1 Million Subscriber Milestone Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 9:31AMDALLAS , Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced that AT&T U-verse(SM) TV has reached its 1 millionth customer.
Cypress and Legend Silicon Debut Worlds First USB TV Dongle Reference Design to Bring High-Resolution TV to PCs and ... Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 9:00AM SAN JOSE, Calif.----Cypress Semiconductor Corp. , the market leader in USB, and Legend Silicon Corp., a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for terrestrial digital TV , today introduced a reference design for a DTMB USB dongle.
AT&T U-verse TV Reaches 1 Million Subscriber Milestone Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 8:30AM AT&T Inc. today announced that AT&T U-verse TV has reached its 1 millionth customer. The subscriber milestone comes less than two and a half years after AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets introduced the only 100-percent Internet Protocol TV service offered by a national service provider.
ITU-T G.hn Specification Achieves Key Milestone With Successful Consent at Geneva ITU-T Meeting Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 7:41AMHomeGrid Forum, a global, non-profit trade group promoting International Telecommunication Union’s Standardization Sector (ITU-T) G.hn standardization efforts for next-generation home networking, today announced that ITU-T has successfully Consented the PHY and architecture portions of the ITU-T G.hn specification at its Geneva meeting held at the United Nations, December 1-12. The ITU is a ...
ITU-T G.hn Specification Achieves Key Milestone With Successful Consent at Geneva ITU-T Meeting Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 7:01AM SANTA CLARA, Calif.----HomeGrid Forum, a global, non-profit trade group promoting International Telecommunication Union’s Standardization Sector G.hn standardization efforts for next-generation home networking, today announced that ITU-T has successfully Consented the PHY and architecture portions of the ITU-T G.hn specification at its Geneva meeting held at the United Nations, December 1-12.
Sunrise Telecom Sets Standard For Comprehensive DOCSIS And Euro DOCSIS 2.0 For Next-Generation Networks Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 11:58PMSunrise Telecom Incorporated, a leader in test and measurement solutions for telecom, cable and wireless networks recently announced the introduction of the CM2000E
Ready For Digital? Test Your TV On Tuesdays Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 11:42PMFind out if your TV is ready for the digital transition. Local broadcasters will participate in DTV tests every Tuesday to help viewers check TV sets in their homes.
TV stations prepare for big switch to digital broadcasting Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 11:41PMTuesday, Feb. 17, is a very important date for local television stations.
Throwing out a TV? Minnesota Web site guides recycling Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 3:17PMST. PAUL, Minn. -- Recycling a television or an old computer will get easier when a new consumer guide goes online on Monday. The Web site, RethinkRecycling.com, runs down how to recycle electronics with manufacturers, recyclers, gar
‘Lost’ actress joins ABC’s ‘Flash Forward’ Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 2:45AMABC’s pilot “Flash Forward” is being touted as a potential successor to “Lost,” and the show’s latest bit of casting makes the connection a little more explicit.
Digital signal test reset to Wednesday Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 11:01AMA test of digital broadcasting signals that will replace the analog signal will happen Wednesday, not Monday as previously announced.
New on DVD Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 2:15AMThe Dark Knight — Plenty of fans shelled out money more than once to see The Dark Knight in theaters. They might wind up doing the same on home video given how the studio is skimping with the extras on the initial DVD and Blu-ray releases. The overseers at Warner Bros. clearly sense that after everyone pays up to get their own copy of the movie, many will fork over more cash down the line for ...
JVC HD-56FH96 Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 11:07PMIf size is your thing when it comes to high-definition TV, then rear-projection DLP-type set should be very familiar to you. Trading the thinness and cutting-edge capabilities of a plasma or LCD for reliability and size, a rear-projection TV can offer great value per inch of screen space.
Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Homes Has HDTV: Nielsen Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 1:45PMWith the holiday electronics buying season here, Nielsen reported Thursday that HDTV penetration has increased to 23.3% of all U.S. television households as of the end of November.
Times & Star Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 1:36PMON-SCREEN messages about the digital switchover are now appearing on TVs in Cumbria, Digital UK has announced. The Caldbeck transmitter, which serves most of Cumbria, will start switching to digital television on June 24 next year.
BBC in technology-sharing scheme Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 7:36AMThe BBC has launched a series of ideas to share its technology which could generate more than £120 million a year by 2014 for the commercial sector.
DVD releases Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 12:07AM DVD releases scheduled for this week include "The Dark Knight," the second Batman movie starring Christian Bale in the title role.
NEW ON DVD Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 11:19PM“The Dark Knight”—Plenty of fans shelled out to see “The Dark Knight” in theaters multiple times. They might wind up doing the same on home video given how the studio is skimping with the extras on the initial DVD and Blu-ray releases. The overseers at Warner Bros. clearly sense that after everyone pays up to get a copy of the movie, many will fork over more cash down the line for whatever ...
City scoop: 12.11.08 Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 10:04PMCarroll Lane at South Padre Island Drive will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today for utility work, Texas Department of Transportation officials said.
Hi-tech on a low budget Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 6:46AMEconomic meltdown and financial crisis are not phrases you want to hear as you ponder your holiday shopping. But it is possible to find tech-related gifts on a recession-minded budget, be they handy, entertaining or irreverent.