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I want to wish you all a very happy and healthy holiday!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa holiday celebrations. May the new year 2006 bring you joy and success!
Thanks for visiting and reading Digital Tech News in 2005. Look-out for more breaking news in 2006, which is sure to be an exciting year in digital technology, entertainment, and media.
- Tony E
~ Joy To The World ~
Samsung Electronics has announced the opening AnyFilms.net, a new web site offering a series of unique short films for mobile and internet users.
The AnyFilms website features a short film series which can be viewed online as well as downloaded to certain Samsung cellphones that support video playback.
The films are composed of two stories directed by young, ambitious Hollywood film directors. The executive producer of the films is Jon Kilik, whose film "Broken Flowers" recently won the Grand Prix at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. "Across the Hall," directed by Alex Merkin, is a two-part story about a man trying to prevent his friend from doing something rash with his fiance, who he believes is cheating on him. "GiGi," directed by Mark Dippe, is about a sheepish guy who improves his social skills through the aid of a mysterious phone with an alluring female voice.
Mobile music fans will soon have a new way to buy and download music to their cellphones with V Cast Music from Verizon. CNET news is reporting that "Verizon Wireless is expected to introduce a music download service next month that will let subscribers purchase music wirelessly over their mobile phones and transfer songs between their phones and Windows PCs."
V Cast Music service is expected to be available on Jan. 16 at Circuit City, Verizon Wireless stores and Verizon's Web site.
Robin Good of masternewmedia.org says 2006 will be the year of online video. His predictions on the upcoming web and new media future reveal that "Video will be a disruptive media force on the Internet, as it will further allow the entry and participation of smaller and independent players in both global and local markets." I agree, and I'll add that mobile, portable video (video podcasts, mobile TV) will play a big role in how we access video content in 2006 and beyond.
Online Video will affect news consumption, will change television viewing patterns and habits, and will give ways to new forms of entertainment and training. The number of changes and transformations that video is just about to bring to the online world are too many and too significant not to be paid attention to.
Forbes editors and writers take a look ahead at the coming year, weighing in on what they think will be the big trends in 2006. This is a great year-end read that covers predictions in technology, Voip, telecom, mobile wireless, gaming, digital entertainment, and media.
On Digital Entertainment, Peter Kafka writes:
"So everyone who didn't get it a year ago gets it now: Very soon, just about every type of content is going to be sliced, diced and presented to consumers in whatever format they want, whenever they want it, wherever they want it."
Forbes 2006 predictions also cover politics, economy, Automotive, Banking, Financial Services, Health Care, Retailing, Sports, and Transportation. Don't miss this.
Sneak Peek 2006 - Forbes.com
Apparently there will be several new Palm Treo smartphones joining the new Treo 700w in 2006. There's word that 3 new Treos are in the works including the Palm Treo 700p, along with the "Hollywood" and "Lowrider" Treo smartphones.
"We'll roll out the Palm Treo 700w smartphone based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile, and we'll announce three additional new smartphones during calendar year 2006." said Palm CEO Ed Colligan.
The new Treo smartphone models will sport new designs at different price points.
Continue reading "Palm Treo 700p, Treo 700w, "Hollywood" and "Lowrider" Smartphones" »
The year-end 2005 top searches on Google have been revealed on their Google Zeitgeist 2005 list. The Google News top searches below show the popular search topics from the past year, but there are also other Google Zeitgeist 2005 categories like Top Gainers, Froogle Searches, world affairs, nature, movies, celebrities, and an interesting "Phenomena" category that includes rising trends like Podcasting.
Google News - Top Searches in 2005
1. Janet Jackson
2. Hurricane Katrina
3. tsunami
4. xbox 360
5. Brad Pitt
6. Michael Jackson
7. American Idol
8. Britney Spears
9. Angelina Jolie
10. Harry Potter
If you're in New York City, you're probably having a tough time getting around town. Believe me, it's a mess out there. Well check this out, to ease the burden the New York
transit strike is placing on businesses and workers, web services provider LiveOffice, has announced that
it is offering free web conferencing and teleconferencing services to any New
Yorker affected by the strike.
Continue reading "Caught in NYC Transit Strike? Work from home with LiveOffice" »
When you get your video iPod, PSP, Creative Zen:M, or other portable media player, you'll need some good video content, and blinkx has launched just the thing to get you going: blinkx.tv To Go.
The blinkx.tv To Go service enables users to search for specific video content online and sync it with one click to their iTunes or personal video player software, regardless of its original format.
If you're shopping for a digital camera this holiday season, take a look at Digital Camera Review's list of "Most Popular Digital Cameras" for December. DigitalCameraReview.com recently published its study of “December’s Most Popular Digital Cameras” that includes ratings, reviews, deals, and best selling digital cameras.
“The most popular camera is not necessarily the best digital camera , but the digital camera ratings included at DigitalCameraReview.com can enlighten consumers as to what is the best digital camera for them”, “Canon digital cameras occupy six of the top 10 positions, with the balance of the top ten filled in with Nikon, Panasonic, and Kodak digital cameras.”
Continue reading "Camera Reviews - Most Popular Digital Cameras" »
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