Microsoft May Build A Copyright Cop Into Every Zune
bits.blogs.nytimes.comFound 8 days, 12 hours, 10 minutes, and 25 seconds agoIf you like to download the latest episodes of "Heroes" or other NBC shows from BitTorrent, maybe you shouldnât buy a Microsoft Zune to watch them on. A future update of the software for Microsoft's portable media player may well include a feature that will block unauthorized copies of copyrighted ...
After Abandoning ITunes, NBC Shows up on Zune
pcworld.comFound 9 days, 11 hours, 14 minutes, and 36 seconds agoAfter a pricing spat with Apple led NBC to pull its video content from iTunes, the broadcaster has struck a deal with Microsoft's Zune online store. On Tuesday, as part of an announcement about new Zune features, Microsoft planned to say that it will start selling television programs at the Zune store ...
Zune 2.5 Software Release... now with more Social
channel8.msdn.comFound 9 days, 9 hours, 57 minutes, and 28 seconds ago5, the Zune software takes a big step forward in the "social" experience particularly. The ability to transfer a friend's Zune Card to your device which will keep an up to date list of that friend's most recently played songs, favorites, and top plays. There are even going to be "super" friends that ...
Spring release adds features that inspire people to explore, discover and discuss their favorite music.
microsoft.comFound 9 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes, and 46 seconds agoIn just its first five months, more than two million users have joined the community. With enough members to populate a major city, the community is almost as diverse as the world of music itself, from hardcore audiophiles and passionate music fans to people who are just crazy about the Zune player. ...
TV downloads the new competitive terrain for Microsoft's Zune, Apple's iPod
latimes.comFound 9 days, 8 hours, 22 minutes, and 20 seconds agoNBC Universal's shows can't be purchased at iTunes because of a rift with Apple over pricing. The TV shows bought at Zune Marketplace can be watched either on a Zune device, a computer or through Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console, which connects to the television. "We think iTunes is ultimately handicapped ...
Microsoft Denies Plan To Censor Zune Content
podcastingnews.comFound 7 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes, and 31 seconds agoSpeculation is running wild on the Web about Microsoft possibly building a content censor into the Zune software. It comes as a result of a New York Times article that looked at why NBC pulled its TV content from Apple's iTunes store and is now distributing it for the Zune. ...
After abandoning iTunes, NBC shows up on Zune
macworld.comFound 9 days, 14 hours, 42 minutes, and 17 seconds agoAfter a pricing spat with Apple led NBC to pull its video content from iTunes, the broadcaster has struck a deal with Microsoft's Zune online store.
Zune TV lineup gets some NBC love
engadget.comFound 9 days, 8 hours, 14 minutes, and 37 seconds agoFiled under: Portable Video While we're still waiting for the early year flirtations of NBC and Apple to sprout into a renewed relationship, it looks like Microsoft is picking up the ball and running with it. ...
Microsoft adds NBC, other TV shows to Zune
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.comFound 9 days, 7 hours, 10 minutes, and 49 seconds agoNBC had been a significant provider of content to Apple's iTunes store, which works in conjunction with the iPod, but the companies split last year after a disagreement over pricing. The move comes more than two years after Apple introduced television shows and movies for its dominant iTunes store and ...
zunethoughts.com
"It's simple to create an automatically updated playlist based on rules you set from within your PC software. Those rules can include specific artists, genres, ratings, years, even your mood. As your collection grows, tracks that fit your criteria will automatically be added. ...
Found 9 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes, and 10 seconds ago
neowin.net
According to a New York Times report that a future update of the software for Microsoft's portable media player may well include a feature that will block unauthorized copies of copyrighted videos from being played on it. ...
Found 7 days, 15 hours, 33 minutes, and 59 seconds ago
feeds.feedburner.com
Yesterday we wrote that the Microsoft Zune was like the football character Rudy , only it turns out that the Zune is actually more like Rudy's uptight college R.A.. One of the reasons NBC went with Microsoft, according to The New York Times , is because the Redmond giant may put anti-piracy protection ...
Found 7 days, 23 hours, 41 minutes, and 12 seconds ago
crunchgear.com
Found 8 days, 4 hours, 48 minutes, and 10 seconds ago
feeds.feedburner.com
Following NBC Universal's abrupt removal from the iTunes Store, which followed a breakdown in discussions between the television network and Apple regarding pricing and piracy, competitors Microsoft and SanDisk have been working to develop anti-piracy technology to remedy one of the network's concerns. ...
Found 7 days, 20 hours, 30 minutes ago
daringfireball.net
Been thinking about this supposed "copyright cop" feature announced yesterday in the news that NBC had worked out a deal with Microsoft to sell its TV shows in the Zune store. Saul Hansell of The New York Times broke the story :
Late Tuesday afternoon I reached J.B. Perrette, the president of
digital distribution for NBC Universal, to ask why NBC found
Microsoft's video store more appealing than Apple's.
Found 7 days, 8 hours, 45 minutes, and 35 seconds ago
valleywag.com
Having dropped Apple's iTunes store in a dispute over pricing, NBC Universal will soon start selling downloads of TV shows like The Office and 30 Rock for its Zune media player. If NBC chief Jeff Zucker manages to scrape some sales out of Microsoft's handheld also-ran, it will be a miracle - and the surest proof yet that content, not hardware, is king. Don't hold your breath. Microsoft's Zune has always seemed like a parody of Apple's iPod. Want to buy songs? Well, first you buy "points" from Microsoft, which you can then exchange for music at some bizarre exchange rate.
Found 9 days, 7 hours, 10 minutes, and 49 seconds ago
valleywag.com
After news that NBC had asked Microsoft to develop content filtering technology to keep infringing files off the Zune spread like wildfire, Cesar Menendez, a Microsoft employee working on the Zune, said there was no agreement between the television network and the technology company to implement any such plan. We think some folks in the industry were expressing hopes for how the entire industry, not just Microsoft, would come to look at content distribution, and some speculation has ensued. In other words, a bit of wishful thinking on NBC's part.
Found 148 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes, and 50 seconds ago
zatznotfunny.com
NBC's still got Steve and iTunes blacklisted (for now), though that hasn't stopped them from making content available to Apple devices. Turns out NBC.com is providing iPhone owners video clips and full episodes (30 Rock, The Office) free, without commercial interuption. Video is selected via Safari and launched within the QuickTime player. Resolution isn't high, but it streams well over WiFi and the price is right. Over EDGE, I had to wait (too long) for a suitable buffer to build - and I wouldn't recommend it.
Found 7 days, 13 hours, 57 minutes, and 58 seconds ago
blogs.chron.com
• Microsoft May Build a Copyright Cop Into Every Zune but Microsoft denies putting 'copyright cop' in Zune - It's probably wouldn't be a cop anyway, just a very tiny RIAA agent. • To Dine at Momofuku Ko, First You Need Nimble Fingers - "...the way to grab one of the 12 coveted seats is to click-submit a reservation request at precisely 10 a.m. precisely six days before you aspire to dine there..." • Burn Calories Sitting At Your Mobile Workstation - Please . Just go outside already.
Found 7 days, 16 hours, 58 minutes, and 31 seconds ago
techdigest.tv
How do you like them apples, Apple?
After bravely turning its back on Apple's iTunes thanks to rows over money and royalties and charges and the like, American telly juggernaut NBC has started releasing its shows via the... Zune shop. What's the Zune shop called? Anyone have a clue? MicroStore? ZuneTunes?
Whatever the Zune shop is called, it now hosts more than 800 NBC-owned 'properties', with shows coming from the likes of Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and VH1. The downloads cost $1.99 each - the same price NBC used to get via iTunes.
Found 9 days, 11 hours, 14 minutes, and 25 seconds ago
realtechnews.com
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
A story in the New York Times had the blogosphere up in arms, but Microsoft indicates we shouldn't believe it. The Times said that Microsoft is working to implement an anti-piracy filter into its Zune media players, which would prevent playback of unauthorized videos.
This information came via J. B. Perrette, the president of digital distribution for NBC Universal, who explained to the NYT why NBC chose Zune Marketplace over the iTunes Store.
According to the NYT, he indicated that the first reason was one we already knew:
Found 7 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes, and 30 seconds ago
coolfer.com
The news was so big it was on page B6 of today's Wall Street Journal. Microsoft had a Zune announcement today (read press release ). One aspect of the news is the availability for purchase of some 800 television programs at the Zune marketplace.
The far more interesting (to me, at least) part of the news release had to do with Zune's new social functions. The new features involve online social and sharing functions, a leap forward from the first round of inter-device social functions. What looks to be the best function is the syncing of friends' Zune Cards to your device.
Found 9 days, 7 hours, 36 minutes, and 35 seconds ago
blog.tmcnet.com
Now we know some (at least) of the reason that NBC pulled its TV shows, etc., out of iTunes and threw its lot in with Zune -- pricing and copyright protection.
In a nutshell, NBC doesn't want to price every one of its show at $1.99 -- which Apple apparently insists they do -- and they want to make sure all material played on these neat little gadgets is protected by copyright -- something Apple is apparently not concerned with, but Microsoft is.
Find out all of the details (at least those fit to print) in the New York Times here .
Found 8 days, 9 hours, 4 minutes, and 41 seconds ago
pbokelly.blogspot.com
More Zune details; see the full press release for a feature list Microsoft Corp. today announced that Zune, the company's all-in-one digital entertainment brand, is adding new software features and content to the Zune online store, music community and Zune Pass monthly subscription service. Zune is expanding its video store to include downloads of popular television shows from COMEDY CENTRAL, FUNimation ® Entertainment, MTV, NBC Universal, Nickelodeon, Starz Media (including Manga Entertainment), Turner Broadcasting, Ultimate Fighting Championship ® (UFC) and VH1 that consumers can sync to their device and enjoy on the go.
Found 9 days, 17 hours, 42 minutes, and 21 seconds ago
blog.hackedbrain.com
Alright, finally! A step in the video direction for Zune. Starting today Zune now offers a plethora of TV shows for download from the Zune Marketplace. Microsoft really should have been out of the gate way before Apple's ITunes with this stuff because they already had all the content for the 360. These are pretty much the same shows you can get on XBox 360, though not all of them (yet?). My biggest question at this point is: If I bought an episode on 360, do I get it for my Zune? Vice versa?
Found 9 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes, and 34 seconds ago
dapreview.net
Press Release
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winbeta.org
View Full Article: Microsoft PressPass
Found 9 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes, and 31 seconds ago
lawprofessors.typepad.com
The New York Times is reporting that NBC Universal is adding television shows to the Zune Marketplace. NBC is in a snit with Apple, having pulled its content from the iTunes store over pricing. NBC wants to charge more for popular shows, less for older shows (so it says) but Apple wants that uniform pricing model of $1.
Found 7 days, 21 hours, 55 minutes, and 53 seconds ago
freerepublic.com
The New York Times (excerpt) ^ | May 7, 2008 | Saul Hansell
Found 8 days, 1 hour, 35 minutes, and 11 seconds ago
techspot.com
Apple refused to cooperate with NBC on building filters into its iPod player to remove pirated movies and videos, but Microsoft may be more willing to do so - or at least look into it, it seems. In an article published yesterday, The New York Times suggested that future versions of the Zune could come with a "copyright cop" capable of blocking unauthorized content .
Found 7 days, 11 hours, 17 minutes, and 34 seconds ago
krunker.com
While this release is definitely a step in the right direction, it's still a bit disappointing that not all of the content found on the Xbox Live Marketplace is available on the Zune Marketplace - notably movie rentals. Yet despite this glaring hole, the new updates should bring the Zune somewhat closer to some of the capabilities found on the iPod and iTunes.
[ Check it out via ZuneSphere ]
Technorati Tags: Zune software , Zune Marketplace , TV shows
Found 9 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes, and 48 seconds ago
venturebeat.com
- That's an increase from $8.9 billion to $9.8 billion . Since the company, which is the largest maker of networking equipment, is seen as a bellwether for the larger tech industry, that's a bit of a relief, and particularly impressive after Sun recently reported a loss during the same period and blamed the weakening economy . Cisco's profit, on the other hand, fell due to acquisition-related charges, and sales are expected to grow more slowly than previously anticipated.
Found 8 days, 22 hours, 56 minutes, and 17 seconds ago
yourtech.typepad.com
NBC got snippy with Apple and pulled all its TV shows from the iTunes Store not long ago. Now it has begun selling episodes of "Battlestar Galactica" and other programs on Microsoft's rival Zune Marketplace e-store. This new Zune Marketplace content is part of an update today to Zune players, which compete with Apple's iPods, and the Zune desktop software for Windows.
Along with NBC Universal content (including "BG" and "Eureka" from Sci Fi Channel), the new Zune Video Store has material from MTV, Turner Broadcasting and others.
Found 8 days, 9 hours, 16 minutes, and 14 seconds ago
cybernetnews.com
Now that they've added TV shows, maybe movies will be next?
Source: Channel 8
Tags: Software , Web Sites , Microsoft , Zune Related Posts:
Found 9 days, 9 hours, 57 minutes, and 23 seconds ago
osnn.net
News source: ZUNE insider
Found 7 days, 17 hours, 7 minutes, and 58 seconds ago
zuneinsider.com
I'm excited to announce the Zune Spring Update: Zune 2.5. We're adding new features and enhancements to your Zune, the Zune software, Zune Social and TV shows in Zune Marketplace.
For details on the update, head to the press release , but at a high level, in the Spring update:
Found 9 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes, and 49 seconds ago
zunesphere.com
While this release is definitely a step in the right direction, it's still a bit disappointing that not all of the content found on the Xbox Live Marketplace is available on the Zune Marketplace - notably movie rentals. Yet despite this glaring hole, the new updates should bring the Zune somewhat closer to some of the capabilities found on the iPod and iTunes.
[ Check it out ]
Technorati Tags: Zune software , Zune Marketplace , TV shows
Found 9 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes, and 29 seconds ago
slashgear.com
Microsoft have announced an update for their Zune PMP, version 2.5, which introduces new functionality to the device's software and firmware, as well as the Zune Marketplace online media store. Gapless playback and auto-playlists, together with the ability to synchronize multiple devices simultaneously (and queue up new tracks for loading when the PMP is next plugged in) have all been added to the Zune itself. Meanwhile, more than 800 television shows - including South Park , Heroes , Battlestar Galactica and SpongeBob SquarePants - have been added to the Zune Marketplace, priced at 160 Microsoft Points per episode (approximately $1.
Found 9 days, 15 hours, 5 minutes, and 27 seconds ago
nerdblog.net
MacWorldAroundTheWeb
Found 9 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes, and 58 seconds ago
gottabemobile.com
service with a new software release that brings television shows to its video offerings, as well as other software enhancements. Launch your Zune software to get prompted for the new update. I'll be doing the same later today. By the way, we are experimenting with some podcast production changes that we hope will finally allow our podcasts to be synced to Zunes.
Found 9 days, 14 hours, 2 minutes, and 39 seconds ago
forums.thoughtsmedia.com
Zune 2.5 Spring Update: Finally, Some Serious Software Updates!
Found 9 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes, and 1 second ago
flyinghamster.com
"After a pricing spat with Apple led NBC to pull its video content from iTunes, the broadcaster has struck a deal with Microsoft's Zune online store."
link: After Abandoning ITunes, NBC Shows up on Zune
Found 9 days, 11 hours, 14 minutes, and 21 seconds ago
thehotfix.net
online store. On Tuesday, as part of an announcement about new Zune features, Microsoft planned to say that it will start selling television programs at the Zune store for viewing on its portable music player. NBC is among the broadcasters supplying videos for the service. The videos, which also come from Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Turner Broadcasting and VH1, will cost US$1.99 each. Users will be able to choose from 800 episodes. The price is significant because it is the same that Apple charges for most TV programs in iTunes.
Found 9 days, 11 hours, 14 minutes, and 19 seconds ago
zuneboards.com
Today has been a pretty good day for Zuners world wide. There's been a lot of exciting rumors and announcements floating around in the blogosphere. To top it all off, the Zune 2.5 update is confirmed to come very soon. According to Max Zuckerman from Channel 8 , the latest update will "
Found 9 days, 9 hours, 57 minutes, and 21 seconds ago
dcemu.co.uk
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/z...some-nbc-love/
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Found 9 days, 8 hours, 14 minutes, and 6 seconds ago
technologyexpert.blogspot.com
But it's the addition of TV content that will steal the show (no pun intended). The Zune Marketplace even managed to snag NBC, which left iTunes last year over a pricing dispute. According to Microsoft's press release :
Found 9 days, 7 hours, 4 minutes, and 12 seconds ago
gadgetorama.com
Zune 2.5 update brings plenty of new features Aside from getting announced in Canada , the Microsoft Zune got itself a major update today, adding new software features and content to the Zune online store, music community and Zune Pass monthly subscription service.
First up is the addition of more than 800 episodes of popular television series to the Zune Marketplace. Among these, you will find COMEDY CENTRAL's South Park, NBC's The office and 30 Rock and SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica.
Found 9 days, 5 hours, 27 minutes, and 3 seconds ago
timesonline.typepad.com
Microsoft sent an unambiguous message to European consumers this week: the next iPod killer will arrive imminently. It's called the iPhone. The 3G iPhone. Well, in truth, Microsoft never mentioned Apple's iPhone. Instead, it announced a -- yawn -- new software upgrade for its Zune music store, saying the phantom device will now play video too. You'll have to take their word for it, European gadgetheads. There is still no word on when, or if, Microsoft will make the player available here. The latest rumour is that it will be 18 months from now, in autumn 2009, when Microsoft introduces the third generation Zune.
Found 8 days, 17 hours, 18 minutes, and 34 seconds ago
zunemax.com
Microsoft May Build A Copyright Cop Into Every Zune - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
If you like to download the latest episodes of "Heroes" or other NBC shows from BitTorrent, maybe you shouldn't buy a Microsoft Zune to watch them on.
A future update of the software for Microsoft's portable media player may well include a feature that will block unauthorized copies of copyrighted videos from being played on it.
Found 8 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, and 38 seconds ago
hardware.slashdot.org
Mike writes "As if the Zune wasn't already crippled and unpopular enough, now comes a story indicating that Microsoft may build a 'Copyright Cop' into every Zune . A future update of the software for Microsoft's portable media player will likely include a 'feature' that will block unauthorized copies of copyrighted videos from being played on it. The president of digital distribution for NBC, J. B. Perrette, said the plan is to create 'filtering technology that allows for playback of legitimately purchased content versus non-legitimately purchased content.
Found 8 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes, and 47 seconds ago
worsethanhitler.org
DON'T BUY MICROSOFT PRODUCTS
DON'T BUY MICROSOFT PRODUCTS
(and yes, this includes xbox… it may be "ok" for now but just imagine they control that market too)
Found 8 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes, and 13 seconds ago
psychopolitik.com
-Um…oh yeah, Microsoft can suck my dick . What someone plays on their portable video/audio player should be none of their damn business. What's the deal with this gradual overriding of the proper concept of what it means to buy something? I pay you for a product, from then on it is mine, I can do whatever I feel like with it, if you have any power over me whatsoever then I am merely renting, which means you lied to me in the process of buying it.
Found 8 days, 1 hour, 48 minutes, and 10 seconds ago
stupidevilbastard.com
Microsoft's Zune media players continue to lag behind Apple's popular iPods so they're looking to gain an advantage wherever they can. One possible boost is a recent deal with NBC to license shows for use on the Zune after NBC yanked them from Apple's iTunes offerings after a dispute over pricing and DRM. Microsoft seems eager to do whatever it takes to make NBC happy including developing software that would check for and block any illegitimate NBC shows found on your Zune. Here's a snippet from the New York Times Blog :
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bigblog.com
Microsoft confirms no Copyright Cop on Zune
Found 7 days, 9 hours, 38 minutes, and 8 seconds ago
techdirt.com
Want to know exactly what not to do in order to build up marketshare against a formidable competitor? It's doing what Microsoft appears to be doing with the Zune: making it less useful for buyers. Remember, last month NBC Universal claimed that the reason it was keeping TV shows off of iTunes was ...
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dj.riceweevil.com
Advice for 1985: how to survive a nuclear blast . (via delicious ghost ) ( link )
Found 10 days, 23 hours, 19 minutes, and 54 seconds ago
webtvwire.com
NBC hates Apple , or at least iTunes. However, that doesn't mean it hates iPhones, iPod Touches, or people who own these devices. If you need proof, then read on.
Despite having a major bust-up last year over NBC shows on iTunes, which resulted in NBC removing all of their content from Apple's service, Alley Insider reports that they are now offering full episodes of two of their most popular shows on the iPhone.
Found 13 days, 6 hours, 26 minutes, and 28 seconds ago
ilounge.com
CEO of O2 parent Telefónica Europe Matthew Key has said the 3G iPhone will be announced in "the coming weeks." Speaking after the announcement of O2's first quarter results, Key was asked when the 3G iPhone would be available. He said: "That's more of a question for Apple ... but over the coming weeks we will do a joint announcement with Apple as Telefónica Group." O2 has already sold out of the current 8GB model iPhone, and has a "multi-year" exclusivity deal to offer the iPhone in both the UK and Ireland.
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medialoper.com
Microsoft May Build a Copyright Cop Into Every Zune
Found 8 days, 3 hours, 39 minutes, and 56 seconds ago
reelsmart.com
According to a NY Times blog post , NBC is pressing Microsoft to add an ant-pirate filter into the Zune. Now this should should gain them market share against the iPod and the iPhone, don't think?
I think making a better user experience could help. Which the Zune and its related software has suffered from. Adding filters and the problems that will surely come about from this will not make the user experience better and surely will not stop people who will pirate at all.
I can see it now you load your own recorded material that the Zune cop thinks is copyrighted and will not play back.
Found 8 days, 2 hours, 38 minutes, and 4 seconds ago
zuneboards.com
You may have read some disturbing news floating around the internets about apparent plans to bring software/firmware updates to Zune that would filter for illegal/illegitimate video content. Cesar, the 'Insider, has put those rumors (as well as all those pirates' nerves) to rest. There are no such plans.
"We have seen some chatter in the blogosphere over the last 24 hours around a couple of posts speculating about what Zune may or may not do in terms of putting content filtering features directly into the Zune family of devices in future releases.
Found 8 days, 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 51 seconds ago
technologyexpert.blogspot.com
However, at a semi-official Microsoft Zune Blog, a blog post denied Microsoft has any such blog:
Found 8 days, 41 minutes, and 42 seconds ago
valleywag.com
Part of the deal between NBC and Microsoft to sell television shows to Zune owners is that Microsoft will attempt to build in antipiracy technology that keeps anything you might have downloaded through less than legitimate means off the device . ...
Found 7 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes, and 59 seconds ago
informationweek.com
Google co-founder Sergey Brin recently said, "We have been talking to Yahoo and we are very excited to be working with them." The goal? Tie the two companies into an advertising powerhouse , which I have decided to call GooHoo.
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rooreynolds.com
NYT: Microsoft May Build A Copyright Cop Into Every Zune
Found 7 days, 17 hours, 27 minutes, and 47 seconds ago
arstechnica.com
Zune Insider: Just So No One Gets the Wrong Idea...
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techtoday.110mb.com
More info can be found here at the press release and on Channel 8
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new-zune.com
Microsoft May Build A Copyright Cop Into Every Zune
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news.com
In his waning days as a full-time employee, Bill Gates is getting a little touchy-feely.
I'm not sure whether Gates is getting more emotional, but he is definitely big on the power of new user interfaces, especially touch-screen devices. On Wednesday, he is set to show off Microsoft's latest prototype, known as TouchWall.
The device to be shown Wednesday is something like a giant Surface unit turned on its side.
TouchWall is one of several multitouch prototypes Microsoft Research has created, in addition to the tabletop unit that Microsoft's Surface group has begun to sell commercially.
Found 8 days, 4 hours, 35 minutes, and 31 seconds ago
technologyowl.com
Want to know exactly what not to do in order to build up marketshare against a formidable competitor? It's doing what Microsoft appears to be doing with the Zune: making it less useful for buyers. Remember, last month NBC Universal claimed that the reason it was keeping TV shows off of iTunes was because Apple refused to build a filter that would try to spot other unauthorized material and block it from getting on the iPod. So, with Microsoft announcing a deal to carry NBC TV shows for the Zune.
Found 8 days, 8 hours, 35 minutes, and 34 seconds ago
new-zune.com
Microsoft May Build A Copyright Cop Into Every Zune
Found 8 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, and 36 seconds ago
informationweek.com
As Bill Gates is winding down his involvement with the company, Steve Ballmer is taking his place as Chief Lightning Rod for Microsoft. And boy-oh-boy, this failed Yahoo deal has really brought out the Ballmer-busters. As former Microsoftie Joel Spolsky opined, Live Mesh is not the first time Microsoft ...
Found 241 days, 11 hours, 19 minutes, and 12 seconds ago
community.vlogmap.org
Despite cries from its online fan base, CBS has canceled the vampire drama Moonlight . And though Internet fans are protesting, the network isn't budging , especially after it got burned by all those Jericho fans who demanded their show stay on the air -- but couldn't rally enough friends to join them once it came back. So what's a Moonlight or Jericho fan to do? Make your own version of the show. Make…a fan film.
A fan film? Isn't that for pasty nerds who play with dolls action figures?
Found 16 days, 21 hours, 8 minutes, and 26 seconds ago
thatswhatshesaid.libsyn.com
In her "The Watcher" column in the Chicago Tribune, columnist Maureen Ryan has gone all "Comic Book Guy" and declaired JOB FAIR to be the " worst episode ever ." of THE OFFICE.
Found 378 days, 5 hours, 46 minutes, and 49 seconds ago
thatswhatshesaid.libsyn.org
NBC is now teaming up with Microsoft to sell their shows on the Zune (Microsoft's MP3 player) video store. Not really that big of a deal, except that NBC is demanding Microsoft install some kind of filter on their Zune devices which will somehow block the device from playing any video file the filter believes is "unauthentic." Never mind the consumer's legal right to rip their own DVDs, for example. If NBC doesn't like it, it won't work. Why Microsoft is bending over and taking this isn't a big mystery (they're desperate, and have already kowtowed to Universal Music's demand to give them a cut of sales.
Found 7 days, 11 hours, 36 minutes, and 6 seconds ago
thylmann.net
At the direction of 49 state attorneys general, Facebook has adopted even more provisions to restrict interactions between adults and teenagers . Along the changes are automatic reviews of any age-changes made to underage user profiles, and the deletion of links to "pornographic materials." Even though most young people approached for sex by adults on social networks are already onto their date-of-birth deception , Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly's pledge to make Facebook safer for The Children makes for a good press op.
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