September 18, 2010 Leave a comment
I am usually good at predicting the potential for most technologies in the market, but I just didn’t see this one coming so early. An alarming survey by Credit Suisse on 250 Netflix subscribers shows about 37% of Netflix subscribers aged 25 to 34 have canceled their pay-TV services in favor of Netflix’s streaming service. Read more of this post
June 30, 2010 2 Comments
Hulu, the video portal joint venture between News Corp., NBC Universal and Disney launched a preview of Hulu Plus, a $9.99-per-month subscription service that will offer full current seasons of TV programs from ABC, Fox and NBC across a range of devices – but is it worth paying a monthly fee?
For $9.99 per month, you’ll get entire series and seasons in high definition, whereas most shows have up to this point only been available a few episodes at a time in standard definition. You’ll also have the option of streaming those episodes on a bunch of new devices, including the iPhone, iPad, PlayStation 3 and select Samsung TVs and Blu)-ray players – and, possibly more later. Read more of this post
April 14, 2010 18 Comments
by Elias Shams
If not gone, they will have at least web connectivity in a few years.
An estimated 800,000 U.S. households ditched their cable, satellite or telco TV subscription services for online options such as Hulu, Netflix, broadcaster Websites, or Apple’s iTunes last year. The number could double to 1.6 million by the end of 2011, according to a new study by Convergence Consulting Group.
I can totally see how this number will be jacking up as more and more viewing options become available online – things like hulu or tablets. Not to mention our experience of dealing with less advertising watching movies or TV shows online compare to TV. I wonder how long that lasts. read more…
December 31, 2009 4 Comments
As we are becoming more digital, many of the things we used to be so excited about are fading into history. The top three companies immediately comes to my mind that we should thank for this are Apple, Google, and Facebook. Particularly, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. His “i” things, iPod, iPhone, iMac, etc. totally affected how we live, do business, acquire information, and connect with others.
They created tools and gadgets that got us so used to do things much easier and faster, touch-screens mobile phone, blazingly fast Internet, and the ability to have the world at our fingertips in seconds. We’re entering 2010 with all kinds of new gadgets, gizmos, and tech tools.
Here are the items most Washingtonians and I think the rest of our nation will stop using in 2010. If not 2010, latest 2011.
But wait, there’s more
Elias Shams
Kamran Abdi
Tatiana Sorabi
