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Nintendo Updates Include 3D Recording Capabilities [with video]
Nintendo is adding Hulu Plus to the content available to 3DS and Wii owners, in an initiative that will go live by the end of the year. The game company also announced the Nintendo 3DS system is getting the ability to record 3D videos, among other enhancements, and a new 3D video from DreamWorks Animation SKG.
'Sons of Anarchy' Brings Shopping to Synched 2nd Screen
FX and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment are set to release a second screen interactive app on Nov. 1 for fans of FX’s "Sons of Anarchy" that includes shopping, a feature that the network says is a first. It self-synchronizes with the live broadcast and with Blu-ray viewing.
Xbox 360 Announces Kinect Interactive TV Slate [with video]
Microsoft unveiled a slate of projects from its major initiative to encourage children and families to learn by engaging with interactive television and games in an entirely new way, enabled by Xbox 360 and its motion-sensing camera peripheral Kinect and voice recognition technology. Among the partners in these “playful learning” experiences are Disney/Pixar, National Geographic, Sesame Workshop’s Sesame Street and Double Fine.
Thai Floods to Cause Global HD Shortage
Western Digital, one of the leading hard drive companies, has been forced to suspend operations in Thailand due to flooding. This will cost WD an expected 80 billion baht ($2.6 billion), and will undoubtedly affect the availability – and price – of both retail and OEM products.
Eon Offers Glasses-Free Laptop for Enterprise Users
Interactive 3D solutions provider EON Reality just released a stereoscopic 3D laptop computer than doesn’t require glasses. The EON Artificial I uses its HD webcam to continually adjust in response to the user’s position in real time, which the company said eliminates the need to stay in the “sweet spot” in order to experience the 3D effect.
Brian Lakamp Upped to President, Clear Channel Digital
The latest changes as part of Clear Channel Radio's digital initiative are corporate, with the promotion of Brian Lakamp to the newly created post of president of Clear Channel Digital and the appointment Pablo Calamera as the section's chief technology officer. The corporate moves were announced by John Hogan, Clear Channel Radio’s president and CEO
Twonky Beams from Tablets to TVs [with demo video]
Further blurring the distinction between what different screens are used for, a new update to the Twonky Beam Browser video streaming app makes it work with iPad and Android tablets, its parent company PacketVideo announced.
iPhone 4S Has Implications for Check-in Services and Music Pirates
Apple announced details, features and availability of the iPhone 4S, the iCloud, the voice-activated digital assistant Siri today, and the new iOS 5 mobile operating system, about five minutes before rumors about the iPhone 5 started to circulate. The new addition to the iPhone family goes on sale Oct. 12.
Nobody Wants to Pay for 3D Glasses, Including Theaters and Studios
A squabble between movies studios and theaters has already had an effect on the stock market, and may soon affect audiences as well. It started when Sony Pictures Entertainment sent out letters that said it would no longer pick up the cost of handing out 3D glasses after May 2012. The National Association of Theater Owners reacted the way anyone would expect, and on Thursday 3D technology company RealD Inc. ended the day with its shares closing at $10.42, down 15 percent.
Amazon Heats Up the Fight for Mobile Audiences
Amazon introduced four new devices to the world today, one made specifically for multimedia and each at an attention-grabbing low price. Three new Kindle e-readers and the Kindle Fire tablet will connect Amazon more closely with content and consumers than ever before. The company is careful not to call the Kindle Fire a tablet, however, preferring to position it as a new class of Kindle to avoid confusing it with laptop-replacement devices like Apple’s market dominating iPad.
