tech.yahoo.com - 12/5/2008
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LOS ANGELES - The first NFL game broadcast to theaters live in 3-D fumbled, then recovered Thursday night. Two satellite glitches blacked out the broadcast to theaters in Boston, New York and Los Angeles in the first half of the game between the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Chargers . And ...
tech.yahoo.com - 12/9/2008
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tech.yahoo.com —
NEW YORK - AT Inc ., the country's
largest wireless carrier, is testing a technology that can
improve the signal available to cell phones in subscribers' homes, and plans to make it available in a trial market next year. John Stankey, chief executive ...
(more)
AT&T to test in-home cell phone boosters next year (AP) ...
tech.yahoo.com - 12/1/2008
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tech.yahoo.com —
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Laptop, cell phone and
iPod owners tired of having their devices run out
of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive. Tiny fuel cells , powered by combustible liquids or ...
(more)
Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer (AP) by AP: ...
tech.yahoo.com - 12/12/2008
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DALLAS - George W. Bush 's presidential library
domain name has been retrieved after a Web developing
company accidentally let it expire and it apparently came at a high price. Raleigh, N.C.-based Illuminati Karate paid less than $10 for the ...
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Co. buys back Bush library domain name for $35K (AP) by ...
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NFL in 3D: Good technology overcomes bad entertainment
Engadget —
... The most striking thing in both cases was how much more you could see in three dimensions than in two." The event wasn't glitch free, however. Two hiccups caused the satellite feeds to go black in Boston, New York, and LA. and a few quick camera pans and poorly executed transitions had viewers convulsing behind their polarized glasses. As a proof of concept though, viewers generally seemed impressed which means more of this in in the future. [Via Yahoo] Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment NFL in 3D: Good technology ...
NFL in 3D: Good technology overcomes bad entertainment
Engadget HD —
... The most striking thing in both cases was how much more you could see in three dimensions than in two." The event wasn't glitch free, however. Two hiccups caused the satellite feeds to go black in Boston, New York, and LA. and a few quick camera pans and poorly executed transitions had viewers convulsing behind their polarized glasses. As a proof of concept though, viewers generally seemed impressed which means more of this in in the future. [Via Yahoo] NFL in 3D: Good technology overcomes bad entertainment originally appeared on ...
NFL game broadcast in 3D, reporters impressed
DVICE Atom Feed —
... concert film of the Irish rockers. The most striking thing in both cases was how much more you could see in three dimensions than in two."
Too bad everyone had to wear those goofy glasses. We're not that enthusiastic about 3D TV and movies, judging from the variety of 3D attempts we've seen lately and in the distant past. What do you think, readers? Is 3D The Next Big Thing, or is it just another gimmicky attempt to sell more TVs and movie tickets?
Yahoo, via Engadget
Last night’s NFL game apparently looked cool in 3D
CrunchGear —
... Apparently, despite some minor glitches and growing pains, private audiences in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles enjoyed the first half of the game, which was broadcast by 3ality Digital LLC out of Burbank. While the NFL hasn’t quite figured out a strategy for 3D broadcasts, they’re apparently meeting early next year to talk about it. Fox is already planning on a 3D broadcast in 150 theaters for the BCS championship games in January. This might help theater owners bring in some extra revenue if the whole 3D sports thing catches on. ...
NFL first 3D HD Live Game aftermath
SlashGear —
... Yahoo Tech reported few technical glitches here and there; couple feeds were blacked out in the first half of the same, viewings pulling the goggle off due to few weird effect with sudden camera movement and refocusing. Overall; the audiences love the 3D visual effects despite a dull match-up. ...
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As I headed to Mann's Chinese 6 this afternoon to watch the anemic Oakland Raiders play the underachieving San Diego Chargers, I wondered, can good technology overcome bad entertainment? It's a recurring theme here in Los Angeles, where tech ...