<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Xlog &#187; Media</title> <atom:link href="http://www.xero.net/blog/category/media/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.xero.net/blog</link> <description>Thoughts on the Fusion of Media and Technology</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:11:31 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=abc</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>OnLive to go live today!</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/onlive-to-go-live-today/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/onlive-to-go-live-today/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:31:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web]]></category> <category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OnLive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Onlive Technologies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steve Perlman]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/?p=391</guid> <description><![CDATA[OnLive, a new company founded by Steve Perlman, will announce a new game service which makes it possible to play advanced video games on almost any PC and certain specially equipped TVs via a standard home broadband connection.  This service eliminates the game console and the need for never ending PC upgrades to support the latest games.  In fact, it appears OnLive may also jump into the console fray with a device called the OnLive MicroConsole.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/onlive-to-go-live-today/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Digital Copy Blu&#8217;s</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/digital-copy-blus/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/digital-copy-blus/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:06:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DRM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blu-ray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blu-ray Disc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[digital copy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[digital media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DVD]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/?p=329</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today we (my family) received a 3-disc special edition of Disney&#8217;s Wall*E, which includes two Blu-ray discs and a DVD with a digital copy of the movie in iTunes and Windows Media formats.  I was particularly excited to have the digital copy which can be transferred to a personal computer or iPhone for playback.  I [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/digital-copy-blus/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gin, Television and Social Surplus</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/gin-television-social-surplus/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/gin-television-social-surplus/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:42:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[collaboration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TV]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/2008/04/29/gin-television-social-surplus/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Clay Shirky, author of  Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations,  has posted on what he calls the &#8220;social surplus&#8221; or the time we gain by participating in the culture versus just sitting back and watching it pass by pursuing activities like watching TV. Clay specifically cites TV, and singles outs sitcoms, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/gin-television-social-surplus/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DRM, Digital Content, and the Consumer Experience: Lessons Learned From The Music Industry</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/drm-consumer-experience-lessons-learned/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/drm-consumer-experience-lessons-learned/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:04:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DRM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[digital media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[itunes]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/2008/03/26/drm-consumer-experience-lessons-learned/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ &#124; View &#124; Upload your own]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/drm-consumer-experience-lessons-learned/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Blu-Ray vs. Apple TV HD vs. HD Cable vs. DVD</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/blu-ray-versus-apple-tv-hd-cable/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/blu-ray-versus-apple-tv-hd-cable/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:17:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apple tv]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blu-ray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[download]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[online]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/2008/02/21/blu-ray-versus-apple-tv-hd-cable/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over at iLounge they recently tested the picture quality of Blu-Ray, Apple TV 2.0 against DVD and HD Cable.  Although not a scientific test, they paused the pictures and used a Nikon camera to capture the images, it does show the vast differences between the formats and the effects of compression. Apple recently upgraded my AppleTV [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/blu-ray-versus-apple-tv-hd-cable/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Most Anti-Tech Organizations in America</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/most-anti-tech-organizations-america/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/most-anti-tech-organizations-america/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:19:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DRM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MPAA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RIAA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[telco]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/2007/12/03/most-anti-tech-organizations-america/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Excellent article @ PCWorld written by Mark Sullivan on the 5 most anti-tech organizations in America.  History is replete with examples of products, companies, and industries that fail to adapt and adopt to new technology. These 5 will be next. From PCWorld by Mark Sullivan Their names keep coming up over and over again in courtrooms [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/most-anti-tech-organizations-america/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Intel to Unveil Chips for Improving Video Quality on the Web</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/intel-to-unveil-chips-for-improving-video-quality-on-the-web/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/intel-to-unveil-chips-for-improving-video-quality-on-the-web/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:22:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[compression]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[online video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/2007/11/11/intel-to-unveil-chips-for-improving-video-quality-on-the-web/</guid> <description><![CDATA[From the NYT:  Intel plans to announce a family of microprocessor chips on Monday that it says will speed the availability of high-definition video via the Internet. As consumers clamor for more Internet video, a huge computing burden is placed on companies like Google, Microsoft and providers of digital video, who must compress the video files [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/intel-to-unveil-chips-for-improving-video-quality-on-the-web/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I Want My iTV</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/i-want-my-itv/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/i-want-my-itv/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:08:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IPTV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[itv]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal tv]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/2007/11/09/i-want-my-itv/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cliff Sullivan from BusinessWeek writes, But I won&#8217;t be getting it soon. While the technology is mostly in place, the players—from cable companies to film studios—can&#8217;t agree on how to make it happen. I want to listen to music, have a box pop up on my screen telling me who&#8217;s phoning my home, or watch a vacation-themed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/i-want-my-itv/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SanDisk&#8217;s Video Salvo</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/sandisks-video-salvo/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/sandisks-video-salvo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:47:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apple tv]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SanDisk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sansa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/2007/10/22/sandisks-video-salvo/</guid> <description><![CDATA[If your home is like mine, then you have a multi-megabit broadband connection, one or more HD capable TV sets, a wired or wireless home network and one or more PCs (ok mine aren&#8217;t all PCs&#8211;6 of them are Macs, and one PC running FreeBSD). While having 7 computers, takes my home out of the norm [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/sandisks-video-salvo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Imagine PS3 as a digital media center</title><link>http://www.xero.net/blog/ps3-digital-media-center/</link> <comments>http://www.xero.net/blog/ps3-digital-media-center/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:32:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ryan Petty</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blu-ray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[media center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ps3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[streaming]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.xero.net/blog/2007/10/22/ps3-digital-media-center/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As Brier Dudley from the Seattle Times points out in his latest article, A lot of people who bought fancy TVs over the past year or two have been looking for ways to get more digital content on their screens. They&#8217;ve been waiting for high-def player prices to fall, and for a resolution to the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.xero.net/blog/ps3-digital-media-center/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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