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Kagan Conference - Interactive TV Tech

Are we finally ready for iTV? Maybe I’ll find out today at the Kagan conference on “Interactive TV Technology and Targeted Advertising.”

Anyone else attending? Give me a shout at marisilbey (at) comcast dot net,

Sanyo Intros CE52SR1 52-inch Waterproof LCD

Sanyo is jumping on the outdoor A/V bandwagon, introducing its second-generation CE52SR1 52-inch Waterproof Monitor.

Disney's Dream Home Folly: Story Time Room, Magic Mirror, RFID, Surface

About three-fourths of the technology in the Dream Home at Disneyland is "real," but guests can also enjoy some futuristic goodies.

Battle Royale: The Participants & Rules

I’ve been talking about this for quite awhile, and it’s finally time to get going. The Battle Royale will be a comparison of various set-top boxes (pictured above), with an emphasis on the movie rental experience. Each (weekly?) Battle Royale blog entry will focus on one specific topic (remotes, content selection, etc) and the devices will ranked from best to worst - there’ll be NO ties. Participants include:

Wimbledon Live - Stream or Download Matches

Wimbledon 2008 starts today and runs to July 6 and I discovered that Wimbledon provides a two week ?Wimbledon Live? service. For a flat fee of $24.99 you can stream live matches to your PC or download up to 250 matches in .wmv format after the match is complete. Matches will be available until May 1, 2009. Day passes will also be available but so far I haven’t found pricing details.

TiVo Remote Evolution Documented

Gizmodo has gone back in time to document the evolution of the TiVo peanut remote, including a few unique images - such as molds and prototypes.

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