Archive for August, 2008
Disneyland Update – Monorail Orange Delivered
Readers may already be familiar with the new Monorail Red and Blue making test runs around Disneyland (and this site has stories on both). Now it is reported that Monorail Orange has been delivered.
One might imagine that as soon as Monorail Blue is out of the testing phase, Monorail Orange will hit the track.
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Sony Vows – You Will Buy Bundled Singles! …er Albums!
Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, was interviewed by Welt Online (a german site) and lamented that customers were choosing only the best songs. He said “CD sales will continue to decline. We are observing a fundamental transformation.” He added that now music is now sold in a “singles industry,” – where [...]
HD-PVR – An In-Depth Review
It has been several weeks since the release of the Hauppauge HD-PVR. A quick review was posted here – and several websites have provided their insights.
To begin, and to outline the limitations of this review, the software that accompanies the HD-PVR is absolute garbage. If you intend to use the HD-PVR out of [...]
Batman vs. Superman — Again
OK, what kind of american has not engaged in this debate at least once in their life?
Usually this kind of thing wouldn’t be posted, but this comes from Revision3, a pretty decent internet TV network and – it has a major weakness that made me laugh out loud – the discussion all about
“When you [...]
Snapstream is hard at work on HD-PVR and BeyondTV Compatibility
An e-mail was accidentally sent to the public beta group for BeyondTV.
The interesting part of the e-mail dealt with the work Snapstream is putting into ensuring the HD-PVR is compatible with BeyondTV.
Here are the basics – “Lots of work done on various portions of the code to further improve compatibility with the Hauppauge HD-PVR.”
What is [...]
MPAA to FCC — We know what we want to do! Eliminate Fair Use!
The MPAA finally filed its reply brief with the FCC on its request to reach into your living room and turn off the component output on your satellite and cable box. Why not? They have more money than you – which makes it OK, right? Their latest FCC filing also reveals the MPAA [...]
Amazing Comparison – Blu-ray vs. DVD
I came across a hilarious “funny or die” video on blu-ray vs. DVD. If you want to see it, you can find it here. So, I thought I would do a real world comparison. It turned out much better than I thought it would. I am sure that everyone will agree the differences are stark.
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Top 5 Disneyland Resort Ride Videos
Here are what I believe are the top 5 disneyland resort ride videos, plus a bonus.
Now, before the list starts, it must be pointed out that these videos are from Disneyland Resort not just Disneyland Park. So, there are rides from Disney’s California Adventure among the Disneyland rides.
Splash Mountain Disneyland
The classic water ride is [...]
