The Year the “Digital Home” Reached Critical Mass

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Electronic House Magazine Names ELAN™
Home System’s D1200 All-Digital
Amplifier As One of Its 2004 Products of
the Year

Electronic House Magazine Names ELAN™
Home System’s D1200 All-Digital
Amplifier As One of Its 2004 Products of
the Year 08/19/2004 02:27 AM
Leading Consumer Magazine Focusing on all Aspects of the Connected HomeRecognizes D1200 as One of the Year’s Best Product Introductions [PRWEB Aug 19, 2004]

6A + LJ = critical mass for Atom

6A + LJ = critical mass for Atom 01/07/2005 02:30 AM

Robert Sayre: "Six Apart's recent acquisition of LiveJournal means goodness for Atom format and protocol clients. Together with Blogger, this should push things to critical mass."

True.

Oh, and I forgot to mention Atom Protocol support in my list of possible post-1.0 Roller features (it is almost complete now, BTW).

RFID far from critical mass

RFID far from critical mass 04/29/2004 04:18 PM
Personal Computer World Apr 29 2004 8:21PM GMT

MP3 Market Approaching Critical Mass

MP3 Market Approaching Critical Mass 04/15/2005 12:43 PM

A kinder, gentler Critical Mass

A kinder, gentler Critical Mass 05/19/2004 12:10 AM
Tonight (or tomorrow night, ymmv) marks the 2nd Annual Ride of Silence, a solemn testament to those that have been injured or killed while biking on the roads. Begun last year in Dallas in tribute to local ultramarathoner Larry Schwartz, it began as a one-time tribute. Apparently, there was enough National interest to make this an annual event, and this year more than 50 cities in the U.S. and Canada are participating.

A critical mass of photograph
swappers...

A critical mass of photograph
swappers... 03/06/2004 01:55 AM

Everyone at ETCon had a Mac. Or at least pretty much everyone at ETCon had a Mac. And pretty much everyone was using the wifi network in the conference rooms. And - much like last time - loads of people were using Rendezvous to instant message each other in iChat as well as to collaborate on documents using SubEthaEdit. Also this year, everyone was taking photos with their digital cameras. But one thing surprised me - no one was sharing their albums via iPhoto. When I was in Los Angeles I'd bought iLife because I wanted to play with Garageband, but when I started playing with the various applications I quickly realised that iPhoto's rendezvous sharing could be really really interesting and cool in an environment like ETCon. I kept thinking that there would be a whole culture in photo swapping and distributing snaps of speakers, nicking pictures of yourself from other people's computers, finding ways to annotate your own personal experience of the conference with the distributed materials of a few hundred attendees. But there was no such culture there.

There may be any number of reasons why it didn't take off in that environment, of course. One possibility is that people feel different about photos than they do with playlists and music - more proprietorial, more nervous of sharing. Or there might have just been problems with the network. But I can't help feeling that it's a direct consequence of Apple charging for this particular update - and that the critical mass of people that you'd need to make an active subculture around that stuff will now not be reached...

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US nukes: readers reach critical mass

US nukes: readers reach critical mass 01/28/2004 11:25 AM
Letters Will Homer Simpson really decimate Texas?

Critical Mass. for AMD's chip designs?

Critical Mass. for AMD's chip designs? 09/20/2004 06:39 AM
As the chipmaker plows profits into research, it's hoping for good things from a new design team in Massachusetts.

How Sleazy Rumors Reach Critical Mass

How Sleazy Rumors Reach Critical Mass 02/18/2004 11:59 AM
MediaChannel.org: A Smear's Journey to Page One. At what point does reporting a smear become acceptable? In a news landscape increasingly crowded with competing sources, mainstream news organizations often cross the line to vie with less scrupulous muckrakers for readers' attention.

Microsoft partners merge for midmarket
critical mass

Microsoft partners merge for midmarket
critical mass 08/10/2004 02:09 PM
Two Microsoft Corp. channel partners said Tuesday they will merge to form a new company that will be among Microsoft's largest global partners serving midmarket business applications customers.

The number of 3G subscribers worldwide
looks set to approach critical mass over
the next couple of years

The number of 3G subscribers worldwide
looks set to approach critical mass over
the next couple of years 09/16/2004 10:51 PM
Telecoms.com Sep 17 2004 3:08AM GMT

Motorola Announces Home Media
Architecture, Extending Digital Video
Recording Capabilities Throughout the
Home

Motorola Announces Home Media
Architecture, Extending Digital Video
Recording Capabilities Throughout the
Home 05/04/2004 09:06 PM
Hidden Wires May 5 2004 0:12AM GMT

"Digital Mass"

"Digital Mass" 06/03/2004 12:21 PM

Home Control Systems Interest
Mass-Market Consumers

Home Control Systems Interest
Mass-Market Consumers 06/05/2005 11:18 PM
New research from The Diffusion Group finds strongiInterest in low-cost home automation solutions. [PRWEB May 26, 2005]

Digital radio set for mass market launch

Digital radio set for mass market launch 06/09/2004 05:35 PM
Channel NewsAsia Jun 9 2004 9:37PM GMT

Digital Audio Aims for Mass Market (AP)

Digital Audio Aims for Mass Market (AP) 01/06/2005 07:49 PM
AP - Ten thousand songs in your pocket. Millions of tunes on the Internet at your fingertips. And books on tape — they're going down the path of vinyl records. Welcome to the new world of digital audio.

Mass production of 5-megapixel CMOS
digital cameras in 2H

Mass production of 5-megapixel CMOS
digital cameras in 2H 04/14/2004 06:23 AM

Go Digital The best of Go Digital,
reviewing the year in technology

Go Digital The best of Go Digital,
reviewing the year in technology 12/29/2003 06:12 AM
BBC Dec 29 2003 4:46AM ET

Digital home, sweet home

Digital home, sweet home 05/28/2004 03:19 PM
ZDNet May 28 2004 6:45PM GMT

Stand-Alone Media Servers and Digital
Media AdaptersJust a Niche in Future
Digital Home

Stand-Alone Media Servers and Digital
Media AdaptersJust a Niche in Future
Digital Home 03/14/2005 04:45 PM
Early digital home media solutions fail to find an early market, but will be reborn in convergence platforms based on well-diffused devices. [PRWEB Mar 1, 2005]

Persony CEO Interviewed by inside
Digital Media’s Phil Leigh on Web
Conferencing for the Mass Market

Persony CEO Interviewed by inside
Digital Media’s Phil Leigh on Web
Conferencing for the Mass Market 06/17/2005 03:15 PM
Persony’s Smart-Client Technology Brings Online Collaboration to Small Business, SOHO and Individual Users [PRWEB Jun 17, 2005]

Home of 105-year-old attacked

Home of 105-year-old attacked 02/18/2004 05:33 PM
A 105-year-old woman's home is attacked with bricks and paint during disturbances in north Belfast.

"A home computer in the year 2004"

"A home computer in the year 2004" 09/20/2004 02:58 PM

Home On The Digital Range

Home On The Digital Range 06/07/2004 10:58 AM
The vision of the Mac as a digital hub has become the model for the entire PC industry. By Tim Bajarin, vnunet.com (via MyAppleMenu)

Digital home redux

Digital home redux 05/28/2004 06:27 AM

The Digital Den? Not This Year...

The Digital Den? Not This Year... 08/19/2004 12:49 PM
Every year, there's something new that's being overhyped for the holiday shopping season. This time, it appears that many companies are hoping that this is the year that convergence products make "the digital den" a success. The only problem is that no one told the people who buy this stuff. Most people still don't know anything about the idea of setting up a home digital hub, and, frankly, they're scared that it would be too complicated. This is the type of product that really needs to sneak its way into the home via digital video recorders -- which appears to be the exact strategy that TiVo is taking. However, considering how confused many people were by the original idea of TiVo, any marketing campaign that adds the digital hub component is going to have to be very carefully designed, or it's only going to confuse people even more.

20 Year Anniversary of Home Taping
Decision

20 Year Anniversary of Home Taping
Decision 01/17/2004 10:45 PM
Slashdot Jan 18 2004 1:28AM GMT

Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / SJC:
Gay marriage legal in Mass.

Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / SJC:
Gay marriage legal in Mass. 11/19/2003 08:04 AM
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"Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. /
SJC: Gay marriage legal in Mass."

"Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. /
SJC: Gay marriage legal in Mass." 11/18/2003 08:58 PM

AMD Aims Athlon 64 at Digital Home

AMD Aims Athlon 64 at Digital Home 05/28/2004 12:28 PM

The Siren Call of the Digital Home

The Siren Call of the Digital Home 12/27/2004 10:51 AM
Fortune Dec 27 2004 1:40PM GMT

Intel's Digital Home Investments

Intel's Digital Home Investments 12/29/2004 04:39 PM
WebProNews Dec 29 2004 8:08PM GMT

M&A Coming to Digital Home Battle

M&A Coming to Digital Home Battle 01/03/2005 09:45 PM
Internet News Jan 4 2005 12:33AM GMT

IDF: Intel keeps the digital home simple

IDF: Intel keeps the digital home simple 02/18/2004 01:05 AM
SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. continued to expound its vision for the digital home Tuesday, calling for a simple consumer experience backed up by high-quality audio and video content.

TenCon Session - Digital Hub In Your
Home

TenCon Session - Digital Hub In Your
Home 10/29/2003 04:59 PM

Acer CEO: Digital home up for grabs

Acer CEO: Digital home up for grabs 06/03/2004 08:11 PM

Two posts on the Digital Home - from
Rafat

Two posts on the Digital Home - from
Rafat 07/28/2004 01:20 PM

1) Amer ica's Digital Home taking shape?

Consumers associate Microsoft (54%) and Sony (52%) as key players in delivering the "Digital Den" (PR-speak for digital home) experience. However, when asked their preferred brand for the home media hub, Sony (21%) emerges as number one, followed by Dell (15%), Microsoft (13%), and HP (9%).

"What's interesting is that once you get past the Sony and Microsoft halos, it’s the PC companies like Dell (46%) and HP (41%) that consumers will look to for media hub products and services, more so than well-entrenched electronics companies like Panasonic (34%) and Samsung (20%)," said [Todd Board, Senior Vice President and head of Ipsos-Insight's Technology & Communications practice]. "Pipeline companies, like the telcos, cable companies, and Internet companies, are not far behind as the preference for 9% of consumers (aggregate)."

[Paid Content.org]

2) Moto rola's Quest For Digital Home

Motorola's trying to reinvent itself, and the digital home and content is a big part of it, according to this BW story. The idea [of "seamless mobility"] is that Motorola should make it easy for consumers to transport any digital information -- music, video, e-mail, phone calls -- from the house to the car to the workplace. Mastering that technology would do more than boost cell-phone sales. It also could make Motorola a key player in the digital home, helping it sell flat-panel TVs and broadband modems, home wireless networks, and gateways to manage digital content.

Some more details on Motorola's plans for this seamless entertainment concept was unc overed by me early last month...

[PaidContent.org]

Rafat's coverage is right on - for me. This is exactly the sort of stuff I LOVE to cover and affect!

I've been tracking this stuff for over 15 years.......

PC World enters the digital home

PC World enters the digital home 05/14/2004 01:37 PM
vnunet.com May 14 2004 5:22PM GMT

Navigating Digital Home Networks

Navigating Digital Home Networks 02/18/2004 09:24 PM
Home PC's increasingly link TV sets, game consoles, music and photos. Now the question is how to retrieve what you want, when you want it, from such deep digital wells.
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