Ascent, Sony join to digitize movies

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Ascent, Sony sign deal to digitize
movies, TV

Ascent, Sony sign deal to digitize
movies, TV 04/18/2005 08:41 AM
Boston Globe Apr 18 2005 12:34PM GMT

Sony Pictures models iTunes in plans to
digitize its top 500 films

Sony Pictures models iTunes in plans to
digitize its top 500 films 03/31/2005 12:25 PM
Sony Pictures on Wednesday revealed plans to digitize its top 500 films and make them available in various digital environments within the next year. According to CNET, the company is planning to sell and make films available in flash memory for mobile phones in the upcoming year, and it also will further develop its digital stores for owning downloaded films. "We want to set business models, pricing models, distribution models like (Apple CEO Steve) Jobs did for music, but for the film industry," Michael Arrieta, senior vice president of Sony Pictures said on Wednesday at the Digital Hollywood Conference. "I'm trying to create the new 'anti-Napster.'"

TiVo and Netflix join forces for
broadband movies

TiVo and Netflix join forces for
broadband movies 09/06/2004 11:42 PM
TiVo and Netflix are expected to announce a new partnership later this month that will bring the power of NetFlix to the convenience of TiVo.

Sony to Make an "iTunes for Movies"

Sony to Make an "iTunes for Movies" 03/31/2005 11:56 PM

Sony PSP: Four Exclusive New Movies
Unveiled

Sony PSP: Four Exclusive New Movies
Unveiled 05/20/2004 10:08 AM

Why Sony Can't Create An iTunes For
Movies

Why Sony Can't Create An iTunes For
Movies 03/31/2005 07:20 AM
As if the content companies haven't already been making fools of themselves with some recent strategic decisions, things are only going to get worse. Sony is now saying that it wants to create an "iTunes for movies," saying it will "set business models, pricing models, distribution models like (Apple chief Steve) Jobs did for music, but for the film industry." First of all, that's simply not going to happen. Sony is in the content business itself -- so its competitors in the movie business probably aren't going to be thrilled about contributing to its movie store. However, even if they can set up business models, pricing models and distribution models just like iTunes, they've totally missed the point. That, alone, is not what made iTunes successful. It's the customer experience. Apple made the customer experience work. They made it easy. While some of their decisions have been less than user friendly concerning copy protection and the forced-iPod connection -- overall it's the user experience that makes iTunes work. That means, for the most part, not treating your customers like criminals. However, Sony's entertainment execs have made it clear that they already view their customers as criminals and will do everything they can to lock all their content down. Hell, just take a look at Sony's widely disparaged alread y existing iTunes clone for music to see how copying the business model isn't nearly enough.

Sony PSP Custom Thumbnails for Movies

Sony PSP Custom Thumbnails for Movies 04/04/2005 12:34 AM
Tech-Recipes Apr 4 2005 2:59AM GMT

Sony to create "iTunes for movies,"
release 500 films digitally within a
year

Sony to create "iTunes for movies,"
release 500 films digitally within a
year 03/31/2005 11:46 PM
Xeni Jardin: At a conference in Santa Monica today, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment SVP Michael Arrieta said:

"We want to set business models, pricing models, distribution models like (Apple Computer CEO Steve) Jobs did for music, but for the film industry," [said Arrieta], "I'm trying to create the new 'anti-Napster."

To that end, Arrieta said, his group plans to digitize Sony Pictures' top 500 films and make them available for the first time in various digital environments within the next year. He said the distribution for films like "Spider-Man 2" will go beyond just Movielink, the video-on-demand joint venture of Sony Pictures and several other major studios, which to date has hosted a limited library of Sony's movies.

For example, Sony plans to sell and make films available in flash memory for mobile phones in the next year, Arrieta said. It also will further develop its digital stores for downloading and owning films on the PC, he said in an interview. Sony's plans--and similar moves by other studios--are likely to avoid empowering any one technology company--such as Apple in the music equation--and allow studios to pocket more of the profits. The philosophy in Hollywood is "Define your own agenda or someone else will for you."

Link to ZDNet story. Previously on Boing Boing: The Cuban Revolution

Sony, MS to Join Forces Against iPod

Sony, MS to Join Forces Against iPod 01/06/2005 05:37 PM
Sony and Microsoft may join forces in an attempt to break Apple's dominance in digital music, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Bill Gates said that leveling the playing field carries "a lot of incentive to work together" in digital-music "infrastructure." Apple currently holds 87 percent of the market.

Sony, Toshiba Join to Develop Chips

Sony, Toshiba Join to Develop Chips 02/12/2004 03:23 PM
AP via Newsday Feb 12 2004 8:14PM GMT

Sony Invites you to Join the Next
Generation at CeBIT 2004

Sony Invites you to Join the Next
Generation at CeBIT 2004 03/06/2004 01:54 AM
Belga Direct Press Releases Mar 1 2004 3:49PM GMT

New Sony Playstation Portable (PSP)
Resource & Gaming Site Features PSP
Games, UMD Movies, Product Reviews,
Purchasing Options and More

New Sony Playstation Portable (PSP)
Resource & Gaming Site Features PSP
Games, UMD Movies, Product Reviews,
Purchasing Options and More 04/05/2005 03:54 AM
The release of http://playstation-psp.blogspot.com/ aims to provide the average video game consumer the ability to learn more about the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) handheld gaming system. Visitors have the ability to quickly purchase the PSP console, accessories, games and UMD movies. [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]

Ascent

Ascent 08/07/2004 10:44 AM
dusting off

Ascent 0.1.3

Ascent 0.1.3 08/07/2004 10:49 PM
A Web-based asset management tool.

Google Partners with Oxford, Harvard &
Others to Digitize Libraries

Google Partners with Oxford, Harvard &
Others to Digitize Libraries 12/19/2004 03:06 PM
Google is working closely with five new content partners on a massive scanning project that will bring millions of volumes of printed books into the Google Print database.

Google and Internet Archive collaborate
with librarians to digitize books

Google and Internet Archive collaborate
with librarians to digitize books 12/17/2004 06:30 PM

Search giant Google has launched yet another initiative, a project to digitize old books in collaboration with a group of leading libraries ( Harvard University , the New York Public Library , Oxford University , Stanford University , and the University of Michigan ).

The intent of this collaboration appears to be :

to expand the Web beyond its current valuable, if eclectic, body of material and create a digital card catalog and searchable library for the world's books, scholarly papers and special collections.

Copyrighted materials will be available only in small selections.

Also in development, but unrelated to the Google effort, the Internet Achive has launched the Million Book Project , which will digitize that many books from libraries around the world. The Archive is also beginning an open access archive . Following its open-access tradition, the Archive has arranged with libraries to make entire books accessible to the world.

A First-Term Senator's Swift Ascent

A First-Term Senator's Swift Ascent 07/06/2004 10:11 PM
Ten years ago, few people in Washington had heard of John Edwards. Today, he is running for the second highest office in the nation.

First-Term Senator's Swift Ascent

First-Term Senator's Swift Ascent 07/06/2004 11:49 PM
Ten years ago, few people in Washington had heard of John Edwards. Today, he is running for vice president.

Ascent Telecom Bags VoIP Billing Order
from NCTel

Ascent Telecom Bags VoIP Billing Order
from NCTel 01/05/2005 03:43 AM
Ascent Telecom, a VoIP based turnkey software provider of Integrated Telecom solutions has bagged an offer with NCTel , an upcoming Telecom Service Provider headquartered in Quebec, Canada and shall be deploying its customized VoIP Billing Solution in an effort to streamline NCTel's operations. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]

At Height of Everest's Climbing Season,
4 Deaths and Record Ascent

At Height of Everest's Climbing Season,
4 Deaths and Record Ascent 05/22/2004 12:40 AM
Mount Everest claimed the lives of four foreign climbers, while a Nepali Sherpa shaved two and a half hours off the ascent record.

Southern revolt on the ascent of Hillary
- Sunday Times - Times Online

Southern revolt on the ascent of Hillary
- Sunday Times - Times Online 04/06/2005 05:01 AM
Southern revolt on the ascent of Hillary - Sunday Times - Times Online .. Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee

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Sony to Shrink PlayStation 2 September
17 - 12:18 PM ET News in Brief | Sony
Computer Entertainment is set to

Sony to Shrink PlayStation 2 September
17 - 12:18 PM ET News in Brief | Sony
Computer Entertainment is set to 09/17/2004 12:34 PM
BetaNews Sep 17 2004 5:16PM GMT

Sony and MBNA Launch the SonyCard, the
Official Sony Credit Card in the
Republic Of Ireland

Sony and MBNA Launch the SonyCard, the
Official Sony Credit Card in the
Republic Of Ireland 07/15/2004 03:32 AM
Sony and MBNA Ireland today announces the launch of the SonyCard Credit Card (www.SonyCard.ie) in the Republic of Ireland. [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

New Sony Cybershots, HP Photosmarts,
Including Sony T3 (Rawr!)

New Sony Cybershots, HP Photosmarts,
Including Sony T3 (Rawr!) 08/30/2004 09:56 AM

Gott im Himmel, ze cameras! There have been like two dozen new cameras announced in the last few weeks as various manufacturers start ramping up for Christmas, and Sony and HP are no exception. Among the new Sonys announced today are two pocket-sized beauties that I want right now: the T3, an update to the T1 and Japan-only T11, a 5.1-megapixel camera that is Sony's thinnest at less than three-quarters of an inch; and the DSC-L1, a candy bar 4.1-megapixel unit that is only 3.75-inches long. Just when I was ready to buy a new camera Sony has to muck it all up with at least two that really do it for me. Oh, and there's also the new DSC-V3, a 7-megapixel unit that looks mighty fine, as well.

The HPs, well, they are okay, but I'll be honest, they don't get me all riled up as much as the two featherweight cameras from Sony do. If they fixed the middling image quality of the T1 in the T3, that may be my next sidearm. Living Room has a bunch of the press releases, and I'll add to this post if any more info comes through during the day.

Read - Sony Cybershot T3 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - Sony Cybershot DSC-L1 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - Sony Cybershot DSC-V3 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - HP Photosmart R607 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - HP Photosmart M407 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - HP Photosmart M307 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - Sony Shows Off New Low-End Digicam [PCWorld (Yahoo)]

Sony PSP Launch Photos from Sony Metreon
San Francisco

Sony PSP Launch Photos from Sony Metreon
San Francisco 03/26/2005 04:13 PM
Mobile Tech Review Mar 26 2005 6:33PM GMT

While Sony Tries To Become Apple,
Samsung Tries To Become Sony

While Sony Tries To Become Apple,
Samsung Tries To Become Sony 05/13/2004 03:41 AM
Has anyone noticed that it's becoming increasingly difficult to tell Samsung from Sony? It appears that almost everything Sony does, Samsung does as well. So, it's really no surprise that a little over a month after Sony announced plans to build out retail stores more for advertising than for sales, Samsung plans to do the same thing. Of course, while Sony says they're more interested in using the stores for advertising, Samsung has gone one step further. They believe so strongly that this "store" is just for advertising that they won't sell you anything at the store. It's for showcasing products only. Also, a random note in the article, but the same week that Sony and Nintendo announced their plans for their next generation handheld gaming devices, this article also mentions that Samsung is planning for its own N-Gage like phone/gaming device. Apparently, the dismal failure of the N-Gage isn't enough to scare them off.

Fun Movies

Fun Movies 07/07/2004 01:18 AM
First up is some guy playing the themes, all of them, for the Super Mario Brothers video game. Rockin fun. This, probably a spoof,...

"Movies"

"Movies" 04/08/2005 10:10 AM

Getting Movies When You Want

Getting Movies When You Want 06/17/2005 03:54 PM
I've been hearing a lot about video-on-demand technology with cable television but I'm clueless as to how it actually works. Is this the same thing as the old pay-per-view, except with a different name?

Movies on the way, too

Movies on the way, too 03/19/2005 03:01 AM
Usatoday.com - Thu Mar 17, 08:01 pm GMT

Movies Out Of The Box

Movies Out Of The Box 03/30/2005 11:33 AM

By Garry Barker, The Age

Movies on CD and DVD 2

Movies on CD and DVD 2 11/17/2003 04:25 PM
vnunet.com Nov 17 2003 2:22PM ET

Movies

Movies 03/12/2003 07:07 PM
Movies I watched today followed by my brief response. Signs Reminded me of Alien. Could they have picked a less suitable planet for harvesting? Minority

Beaming movies to PCs

Beaming movies to PCs 07/20/2004 07:55 PM

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A new Wi-Fi chipset from Atheros Communications is capable of beaming movies to your PC. Pretty cool, huh? That’s not even the best of it folks. This chipset can beam movies to TVs and other devices as well. Thanks to this new technology, soon you may be able to network all of your media appliances together into a single “media-superplex”….

Making Movies

Making Movies 07/17/2004 09:35 AM
Catch Ro ger Ebert in action, this Wednesday at the Apple Store in Chicago, on making ultra-low-budget movies on the Macintosh.

Who WATCHES movies?

Who WATCHES movies? 09/09/2004 07:19 AM
Cory Doctorow: The sterling satirists of Loading Ready Run have produced a sharp, funny and amazingly true short film in response to the "Who makes movies?" anti-piracy spots that we're subjected to before we see our $10-13 flicks.

This spot, called "Who watches movies?" and features a graphic designer talking about how grossly offensive it is to pay a stack of money, sit through interminable advertisements, then be lectured at in a film made by some distant coked-up Hollyweird fatcat. 4.4MB MP4 Link (Thanks, Paul!)

Lost at the movies

Lost at the movies 08/10/2004 08:41 AM
An unsettled age has given birth to a rootless cinema -- "Lost in Translation," "Before Sunrise" and the new "Code 46" among its films -- that shows confused characters moving through a comfortless world.

Favorite Movies

Favorite Movies 04/21/2004 12:44 AM
Since I speak American, unlike this new fangled "Queen's English" some people use, these are my favorite movies. Requiem for a Dream The...

Microsoft goes to the movies

Microsoft goes to the movies 08/12/2004 11:14 AM
Company enters into deals for movie rentals, downloads and expanded ticket purchasing to bolster its MSN Movies site.
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