Tag Archives: Internet TV

Google TV should turn into Chrome TV

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Chrome has revolutionized web browsing. It has evolved the web in 3 years more than in the previous 10. ChromeOS, though, has failed to challenge the PC and laptop status quo, in part because it was conceived before the iPad … Continue reading →

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[Views] Spotting Disruption Before It Happens

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Jose Miguel Cansado

We can call it the “delayed” disruption. It has 3 phases, that can be illustrated in the chart above showing the decline of postal mail volume. 1. Hyped Prediction. End of 90s with the Internet boom, people predict that the … Continue reading →

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How Can IPTV Telcos Defend from Online TV?

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Some facts about Online video: Online TV is growing. The number of people watching online video will grow from 563 million in 2007 to 941 million in 2013 according to ABI research, echoed by NewTeeVee. People watch far more hours … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Media Center from Asus

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Taiwanese vendor Asus brought the Netbooks to mainstream with their popular Eee PC, leading the way for other manufacturers to jump into a now crowded category. Following that success, Asus introduced a small-form-factor desktop, the Eee Box, creating a new … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Disruptions in the Past Twelve Months

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

These are the top hottest five topics that we have covered over the past twelve months with the biggest potential for a disruption in both the Communications Industry and in our habits. 1) Mobile Internet, the Internet way. The iPhone … Continue reading →

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One Year of Blogging

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

One year has passed since we started this blog with Steve Job’s famous commencement address. Less than one month later a post on LinuxMCE made it to the front page of Digg, and got 25.000 visits in one day! Since … Continue reading →

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Will Internet TV Kill IPTV?

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Internet TV has definitively arrived and it is here to stay. YouTube crossed the chasm for video on the Internet, and Internet TV is now steadily going mainstream. Here is some piece of evidence: Lean-forward TV gets traction. Mainstream users … Continue reading →

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Internet TV or IPTV? Who will win the battle?

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

While Internet TV enjoys the hype, the reality is that Telco’s IPTV is growing steady, while Apple and Amazon keep mum on their movie download service numbers. Every week we have news of players entering Internet TV or existing players … Continue reading →

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Internet TV: Everybody wants to play

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Last week we commented on the move of Adobe into Internet TV – beyond the pure technology role they already play in YouTube. After testing Adobe Media Player, I like it specially for the control it gives you to decide what to … Continue reading →

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Adobe positions on Internet TV

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Adobe just just released Adobe Media Player 1.0 and Adobe TV.  Built on AIR, the Media Player supports Flash video and h264 video encoding, with 1080p, 720p and 480i resolutions. Users can subscribe to channels, with content available from CBS, … Continue reading →

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