Posted by walkertr, at 02:55PM 09/05/08 :
Comcast, Panasonic Demo Interactive Cable
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At the CEDIA Expo in Denver this week, Comcast and Panasonic are demonstrating a 50-inch plasma TV with built-in tru2way technology linked interactively with the local Comcast cable system. Bob Perry, senior vice president with Panasonic Display Company, said, “A tru2way television is actually a computer of sorts. When you activate your television on a local cable TV system, it downloads a Java application that executes on the TV.”
tags: comcast
· media
· panasonic
· television
· tv
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groups: in Technology, Media and Content
Posted by walkertr, at 03:15PM 09/04/08 :
Microsoft To Cut Xbox 360 Price
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Microsoft announced today that it will cut the price of its base Xbox 360 console from $279 to $199. That will make it the least expensive new-generation console on the market. A Microsoft executive said, “There’s a huge audience that aren’t willing to pay more than $200.”
tags: xbox
· price
· microsoft
· xbox 360
groups: in Technology, Games
Posted by walkertr, at 03:10PM 09/04/08 :
Yahoo, Verizon Renew Partnership
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Yahoo and Verizon Communications have renewed their working relationship. Under the deal announced on Wednesday, Verizon high-speed Internet subscribers will have the opportunity to use a cobranded Verizon-Yahoo portal that includes Yahoo’s search, email and instant-messaging services. Verizon users also have Microsoft or AOL as options, but Yahoo will remain as the first option.
tags: yahoo
· partnership
· verizon
groups: in Internet, Telecom