We’ve been following Google TV very closely, and not just because Google is one of our Most Innovative Companies .
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Google Changes the Channel (With Its Voice?)
Today the Obama administration formally launched Challenge.gov, a tool that enables government agencies to solicit ideas from the public to solve issues plaguing the country. Announced by U.S.
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Government’s Idea of Innovation? A Crowdsourcing Website
Boxee Beta from boxee on Vimeo . Apple ’s newly redesigned, strikingly simple and unnervingly cheap Apple TV is going to be trouble for a lot of other companies in the media center space. Some, like Roku , may have trouble competing at all anymore, and some analysts have put the upcoming Boxee Box in the same category.
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Boxee Responds to Apple TV: "We’re Taking a Different Path"
Apple TV received a major overhaul today, and has been turned into a serious contender in the Web TV market. It’s tiny, easy to use, and aimed directly at yours, and your Granny’s TV set-top
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Apple TV Transformed, Given Market-Killing Price of $99
Getting movie studios and other content providers to agree to a streaming video service that’s beneficial for customers is no small task–just ask Hulu , Netflix , Apple , and every other company that’s tried to deliver a solid attempt. But Amazon is apparently willing to fight that fight if it means the company can come out with a streaming video service to compete with Netflix. Pictured above is Amazon’s current video offering, Amazon on Demand, which is a fairly standard movie/TV rental/purchasing kind of store.
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Amazon Reportedly Fighting Movie Studios for a Netflix-Like Streaming Video Service
Palm’s WebOS, the OS seen on the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi, is rarely even mentioned in the same breath as the major smartphone players anymore. Stories about smartphones mention iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile/Phone 7–and that’s it.
A report this weekend from the Financial Times kickstarted another rumor-fest surrounding digital media distribution, this time starring YouTube (and, by extension, Google ). The rumor, which is sourced from “people familiar with the talks,” indicates that Google is in advanced talks with the movie studios, aiming to launch a pay-per-view movie rental service through YouTube. It’s not the first time we’ve heard this rumor, of course–it seems to pop up every few months or so
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Google Plans Pay-Per-View YouTube Movie Rentals
How can the company remake itself to rival Netflix?
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Open Thread: Why Is Blockbuster Going Bankrupt?
There are reasons to be wary of wind turbines–they’re dangerous to transport, emit unpleasant noises, and have the nasty habit of killing birds and bats that come crashing into them. But we never thought that turbine projects could be considered a threat to the military
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Wind Turbine Blades Could Cause Planes to Disappear From Radar