Full FeedWho’s on Crack in Tech: 06.19.09
Even though I took a week off from my Crack column, those feeding off the marketing hype definitely didn’t stop. We’ll look at the movers and shakers in the industry that clearly cry out for a good detoxing and we’ll look at the consumers that can’t get enough. This week… Continue Reading »
DTV transition largely uneventful
The FCC is reporting that Friday’s transition from analog to digital TV transmissions was largely uneventful. No major outages or problems were reported. Their toll free helpline was flooded with calls - over 317,000 - from people who couldn’t figure out how to operate their new converter boxes, but the… Continue Reading »
Digital television is finally here, what to do if you have no TV
So you have managed to not pay attention to any of the notices that today is the day that the digital transition is in full effect and old analog televisions cannot receive over-the-air signals without a converter box. What can you do if you’ve been affected? Well if you didn’t… Continue Reading »
The digital TV transition is near, so why are so many homes not ready?
This Friday, broadcasters will stop sending out analog signals and make the DTV transition. However, even with an extended digital TV deadline imposed, an estimated 3 million homes are not prepared to make the transition. This represents roughly 2.5 percent of the television market. Nielsen released the report this Wednesday… Continue Reading »
FCC says TV stations must alert viewers about reception problems
Welcome back to your favorite soap opera, “As the Digital Transition Turns.” So what’s in this latest installment? No, not another delay. This time, it’s all about notice. Analog and digital signals may not reach the same area. If that is the case, then television stations must tell their viewers… Continue Reading »
Klipsch hopes to cash in on DTV crowds
Banking on hopes that many consumers will use the now delayed digital transition as an opportunity to make the jump to HDTVs, Klipsch hopes to offer audio accompaniment at reasonable prices. The only problem with Klipsch’s plan is that, of the three home audio systems it announced today, only one… Continue Reading »
DTV transition is officially delayed, transition set to take place on June 12
Who knew that the DTV drama could be so exciting? First it was voted to delay by the Senate, voted down by the House Republicans, voted back again by the Democrats, and then the House finally approved with just a simple majority. Continue Reading »
Best Buy smothers customers in DTV education
So far, we’ve had plenty of drama with the digital television transition. Washington D.C. has delayed, un-delayed, then delayed (pending a vote) the transition. If you’ve been reading Gadgetell, you know what we’re talking about. Best Buy is joining the party by letting everyone know that the transition is still… Continue Reading »
Here we go again: DTV delayed?
Here we go again, indeed. The DTV transition was originally scheduled for February 17, but Democrat Senators wanted to pass a bill that would postpone it for 4 months because they thought 6.5 million people were not ready yet. I can imagine that, if Americans are anything like me, they… Continue Reading »
6.5 million homes still unready for the DTV transition
It seems every day I write about the digital television transition. According to a study by The Nielsen Company, 6.5 million homes are not ready for the digital transition if it happened today. The last time there was a study on this, 7.8 million homes were unprepared. That study was… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
