Re; iMAC and DVD.......
On Tuesday, Jan. 5, Steve Jobs, Apple Computer, Inc.'s interim CEO, delivers
the opening keynote address from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Esplanade
Ballroom. The session is open to registered conference and workshop attendees
only. .......
Apple set tops?WIth their ties to Motorola they must be a Blackbird
customer??
As an example, Doherty cited the set-top arena. Because Apple would be the
sole owner of an Apple-built set-top box, the company has no qualms about
taking integration to its fullest potential.
From Mark's Monday memo........
- JVC could show a $699 Divx player at CES, with delivery
scheduled for May. Toshiba is supposed to show a DVD player with
progressive scan output, but it may be on hold for delivery until copy-
protection issues are worked out. Panasonic is expected to show a DVD
player for use in cars. Sharp is expected to show a combination DVD-
player/240-watt Dolby Digital receiver (including speakers) for $899.
- The Compact Disc Repairman is expected to show a $3,000
resurfacing system for optical discs at CES.
- CES is also expected to see a battle between proponents of
DVD-Audio (Panasonic, among others) and Super Audio CD (Philips and
Sony).
- Vivid Interactive, a porno supplier, may show a four-hour DVD-10
(dual sided) and a six-hour DVD-14 (9 GB dual layer on one side and 5
GB single layer on the other) at CES and also announce plans for a
1080i DVD, according to a report in today's Consumer Electronics
newsletter. Vivid's replicator, Optical Disc Media, confirmed that
they are "working on DVD-14 now" and are "still experimenting" with
HDTV versions, according to ODM CEO Erik Hanson.
Based on what I've seen of Vivid's programming, my hat's off to
anyone who can sit through six hours of it non-stop.......... |
