AP – Fourteen news organizations, including The Associated Press and The New York Times Co., are urging a federal appeals court to allow online streaming of a hearing in a music downloading lawsuit the recording industry filed against a Boston University graduate student.
AP – Congress is going to take another crack at delaying the analog TV shutdown by four months.
AP – Watch an advertisement on a video screen in a mall, health club or grocery store and there’s a slim but growing chance the ad is watching you too.
In an absolutely shocking move, the United States House of Representatives has failed to pass the digital TV transition delay bill that was all but certain to fly through just days ago. The bill needed two-thirds of the votes of the House under “special rules adopted for the vote,” and reportedly, the vote was just 258 to 168 in favor of changing the date. As it stands, an estimated 6.5 million Americans are not yet prepared for the switch — which is now back on track for February 17th — and the money well for government-issued vouchers has ran dry. Honestly, we’re elated to hear the news. The February date has been blasted from the rooftops for years now, and changing it this late in the game would wreak all kinds of havoc in the industry, not to mention instill even more confusion. Soon-to-be-vacated airwaves, we’re ready for you.
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Digital TV transition delay bill fails to pass in House originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The global economic downturn and rising Yen have claimed another victim: the LCD partnership between Sony and Sharp. The joint venture to make and sell large LCD panels has now been pushed to March 2010 — the same date that Sharp’s new LCD factory in Sakai is still scheduled to open. So one way or another you’ll be able to snag the next generation Sharp- or Sony-branded LCD television assuming, a) the companies survive, and b) you still have a job. What, too pessimistic?
Sharp and Sony delay LCD joint venture, not that it matters originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Philips’ groundbreaking Cinema 21:9 HDTV looked so curious when it launched a fortnight ago that we actually questioned its authenticity. Clearly, this beauty is for real. Pocket-lint was lucky enough to be on-hand for its unveiling in London, and it hosted up a nice video showing off the 56-inch beast in action. The black bars you’ve grown used to detesting were indeed gone, and while Philips wouldn’t dole out any hard specifications, we are told that it boasts five HDMI sockets, a Spring release date and an estimated £3,000 ($4,276) price tag. Vid’s after the break, per usual.
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Philips’ 56-inch Cinema 21:9 HDTV gets showcased on video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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