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(OT)chipped I don't mind your flag, but the waving is driving me nuts. Is there any way to stop the waving?
Thanks to all for the great info,
a long from long ago
Rick
edig.com works fine
chwdrhed...you could try http://tinyurl.com/ works good for those long links.
Rick
Has anybody posted this from page 66 of the May 2003 Pc world.
New Products
http://find.pcworld.com/34262
Rick
KiSS Technology launches DivX DVD players
Thursday, March 27 @ 07:53:34 PST
KiSS Technology has announced the release of the first fully DivX Certified DVD players at the CeBit computer show in Hannover, Germany.
http://news.designtechnica.com/article105.html
The DP-450 and DP-500 from KiSS Technology are the first DVD players to support high-quality playback of all versions of DivX video content. The devices are on display at the KiSS Technology booth at CeBit in Hall 20, Stand E33.
The KiSS DP-500 and DP-450, powered by the EM 8500 DVD decoder chip from Sigma Designs, are the first publicly released consumer electronics products to pass the rigorous certification process developed by the DivXNetworks team of video engineers. The certification process ensures that the devices offer playback of all versions of DivX technology (5.xx, 4.xx and 3.xx) at the highest possible quality levels and fully support digital rights management technology developed by DivXNetworks.
The revolutionary KiSS DP-500 is the first network-capable DVD player to offer DivX playback, enabling users to download DivX content from the Internet and then play it directly on a television. DivX video, which offers DVD-quality video at 7-10 times greater compression than MPEG-2, is the world’s most popular MPEG-4 compatible video compression technology with over 75 million worldwide users. A wide range of DivX-certified consumer electronics devices, from portable video players to DVD players and set-top boxes, are scheduled to hit the market in 2003.
“The release of the KiSS DP-500 represents a real milestone for millions of DivX users all over the world. Now anyone can easily download a protected movie and watch it on their TV, not just the computer,” said Kevin Hell, Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer at DivXNetworks, Inc. (www.divxnetworks.com) “As the first device to enable high-quality playback of all versions of DivX video with full support for DivX digital rights management technology, the DP-500 is the model for a true ‘convergence’ device that represents the future of consumer electronics. And because it is a connected device, the DP-500 will allow the consumer to easily move secure content through the connected home. ”
“The DP-500 sets a new standard for networked consumer products bringing digital content into our everyday life. Things like download and playback of DivX movies on-demand, listening to Internetradio, viewing digital images and sending instant messages was until today something that was done in front of the PC. Now anyone can easily do it anywhere in their home,” said Bo Lustrup, Marketing Manager of KiSS Technology (www.kiss-technology.com)
In addition to supporting all versions of DivX video technology, the DP-500 offers a number of cutting edge features including progressive scan, Ethernet 10/100, support for DVD, SVCD, VCD, CD, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, CD-RW & DVD-RW playback, and a photo album feature that enables users to view digital photos on a television. For more information on the DP-500, visit www.kiss-technology.com.
DivX Certification includes a full DivX software development kit to help third parties make their existing solutions compatible with DivX technology, or to help them create new solutions from scratch. The DivX Certified Partner Program was created to enable the development of official DivX-enabled consumer electronics products to meet the global demand for high-quality DivX convergence devices. For more information on DivX certification process, visit www.divx.com/certified.
RIAA BREAKTHROUGH
Music Industry Unveils New Piracy-Proof Format
Music bosses have unveiled a revolutionary new recording format that they hope will help win the war on illegal file sharing which is thought to be costing the industry millions of dollars in lost revenue. Nicknamed the Record, the new format takes the form of a black, vinyl disc measuring 12 inches in diameter, which must be played on a specially designed turntable.
"We can state with absolute certainty that no computer in the world can access the data on this disc," said spokesman Brett Campbell. "We are also confident that no-one is going to be able to produce pirate copies in this format without going to a heck of a lot of trouble. This is without doubt the best anti-piracy invention the music industry has ever seen." As part of the invention's rigorous testing process, the designers gave some discs to a group of teenage computer experts who regularly use file swapping software such as Limewire and gnutella and who admit to pirating music CDs.
Despite several days of trying, none of them were able to hack into the disc's code or access any of the music files contained within it. "It's like, really big and stuff," said Doug Flamboise, one of the testers. "I couldn't get it into any of my drives. I mean, what format is it? Is it, like, from France or something?"
In the new format, raw audio data in the form of music is encoded by physically etching grooves onto the vinyl disc. The sound is thus translated into variations on the disc's surface in a process that industry insiders are describing as completely revolutionary and stunningly clever.
To decode the data stored on the disc, the listener must use a special player which contains a stylus that runs along the grooves on the record surface, reading the indentations and transforming the movements back into audio that can be fed through loudspeakers.
Even Shawn Fanning, the man who invented Napster, admits the new format will make file swapping much more difficult. "I've never seen anything like this," he told reporters. "How does it work?"
As rumours that a Taiwanese company has been secretly developing a 12 inch wide, turntable -driven, stylus-based, firewire drive remain unconfirmed, it would appear that the music industry may, at last, have found the pirate-proof format it has long been searching for....
Full item: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/singingwires
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Hey where did the real db24 post's go?
Wasn't there also something said, at the shareholders meeting, about work with Samsung?, They have the money and the clout to pull this off. And they don't yet have a decent player out.
Is this the same Jim Seymour who bashed us in the past?
Sad news comes to us today from Austin, Texas. Longtime PC Magazine contributor and friend Jim Seymour passed away suddenly yesterday.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,613757,00.asp
Stock Message Boards- Information or DisInformation?
Last week Anthony Elgindy, high profile short seller and proprietor of stock bashing web sites www.insidetruth.com and www.anthonypacific.com, was indicted by a Brooklyn Grand Jury for racketeering and securities fraud conspiracy.
Also indicted were one accomplice, one former FBI Agent who worked for Elgindy, and one current FBI Agent. The charges allege that the FBI databases were illegally used to obtain information about public companies and their officers and directors. Once obtained, the Elgindy network used his own web site, contacts, and message boards to "Cybersmear" a company.
Elgindy or one of his accomplices would then attempt to extort a payment out of the target company in the form of stock in return for instructing their network to cover their short interest and leave the company alone.
You might think this is an isolated incident, and you would be wrong. This type of conduct is widespread in the micro cap world, and more prevalent than most investors realize.
In fact, short sellers have attempted to extort free shares out of several of the companies we have covered. It's business as usual in the microcap world.
The open forum stock message boards which used to be valuable investor tools have become plagued with paid shills for the short sellers and used in order to spread disinformation about companies. If you choose to go to a message boards of a company you are considering investing in, you may find it dominated by bashers who seem intent on smothering any positive comment on the company.
It is widely known that many of these posters are paid under the table by short sellers who are attempting to frighten investors into selling. This is truly unfortunate because the message boards used to be a viable forum for investors to exchange ideas and opinions based on facts and reasonable assumptions.
The point- you should confirm as thoroughly as possible through third party sources anything you hear or read on any company you are considering investing in. This applies to both information you get from the OTC Journal, and especially information you read on a stock message board.
Occasionally you will read a negative comment with based on facts with reasonable assumptions. These types of comments are worthy of your consideration, but it can be difficult to separate quality from smear.
Our Disappointment
When we first read about the Elgindy indictment, we had hopes that the SEC was finally taking some action to stop these illegal smear campaigns. However, several articles in the Wall Street Journal on the incident revealed the FBI learned of this illegal activity accidentally.
As it turns out, the FBI happened to have been monitoring the activity of its own agents in the aftermath of the Robert Hanssen spy conviction. Elgindy was also being monitored for potential terrorist activities as he is a Muslim and a well known contributor to many Muslim organizations.
We were hoping this investigation would mark the beginning of an SEC crackdown on the illegal short selling and subsequent smear campaigns which the SEC has chosen to overlook for some unknown reason.
We are not opposed to hearing both sides of the story on any company we cover, but short sellers should have to operate under the same rules which newsletters like ours adhere to.
Conclusion
Perhaps the regulators have consciously chosen to ignore the illegal smear campaigns because they view them as a mechanism for preventing excesses in the market place.
murgirl... that had to be your most uninformative post ever.LOL Keep up with the good ones
nobucks1.. I really like this part about Samsung:
"At present, we are still in the process of transferring our production and research to a subcontractor as part of our restructuring,' said Kim.
This is another striking aspect of the MP3 business _ the effective collaboration between a large conglomerate with its sales network and the specialized manufacturing expertise of a smaller company.
"We are currently looking at a domestic market of 300,000, up sharply from 130,000 last year and the introduction of new products will continue to fuel the market,' Kim forecast.
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GRUNDIG....Has anyone checked out these players?http://www.grundig.com/produkte/audio.html
By: Hooked $$$$
Reply To: 52083 by beachgal $$$$ Friday, 19 Oct 2001 at 3:09 AM EDT
Post # of 52100
Beachgal;
Bravo for you. While I am still a long term holder, with less and less hope, I wish I had sold at the end of 2000. The tax loss would have helped.
As for EDIG, don't give up on it. Fred Falk is doing a great job. Many things have come together, and many more are on the horizon. Look for a great announcement wihtin two weeks that we can all participate in. IBM is involved, and it is something unique that nobody else has in a big and growing industry.
ATCO is well and will reward all long termers.
do we know what the new Data Play format will be?
from the review.....
When Dataplay albums are released, they will be using a compressed format, meaning not large .wav files like a standard CD. Unfortunately, the compressed format isn't mp3 (sorry). With this new compressed format though, there can be up five albums on one Dataplay disk.
CKSLA, I can't seem to post on IH board or I would. I have read your posts there and wanted to get you to look at this.
Another connection= omny/ptsc. Look at Murdoch's involvement with omny then look at ptsc's juicetechnology on the web page. Omny was just issued 2 provisional patents today. Thanks for all your hard work. ads
By: ads $$$$
Reply To: None Tuesday, 17 Jul 2001 at 10:13 PM EDT
Post # of 728480
from rb
Rick
TREO- BEST OVERALL MP3 Player~MP3 Summit!http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010717/latu049.html
Tuesday July 17, 6:30 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: MP3.com, Inc.
MP3.com Highlights Tech Tools and Toys Showcased at MP3 Summit
2001; Fourth Annual Conference Played Host to Some of the Industry's
Latest Devices
SAN DIEGO, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlighting some of the successes of the country's foremost conference relating to digital music technology, MP3.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPPP - news), today recognized MP3 Summit 2001 attendees and sponsors who displayed cutting-edge tech toys and tools at the two-day event.
With the theme ``Mobilizing Your Music,'' the Fourth Annual MP3 Summit was held in San Diego on July 12 and 13. A webcast of featured panels and speakers from the event is scheduled to be available for viewing by the public at www.mp3.com/summit beginning early next week. To read an overview of the panels held and products displayed at the MP3 Summit 2001, visit www.mp3.com/summit_news.
Acknowledged Products and Displays at the MP3 Summit 2001 are:
Best Car MP3 Player: The Visteon MACH MP3 Music System combines a state-of-the-art MP3 player with a traditional CD radio, allowing customers to play more than 10 hours of MP3 music files in their car without repeating tunes. Another in-car audio jukebox that received honorable mention is the NEO Car Jukebox, as it stores more than 9,000 songs, all with instant access.
Best MP3 Player Software: Premium Listener Service (PLuS(TM)) allows users to access and play more than 1 million songs on MP3.com (www.mp3.com), in addition to the music in individual My.MP3(TM) accounts without browsing web pages. PLuS is engineered to allow users to burn custom playlists to CDs in standard wave and MP3 formats, all with one click. Users can create personalized playlists with efficient drag-and-drop functionality. The Transfer2Device feature is designed to let users create playlists and load them to several supported MP3 players. PLuS also comes with an advanced search tool to enable easy music searches. To find out more, visit www.mp3.com/premiumlistener.
Best Show Display: Visteon housed its MP3 player in a bright red Mustang and showcased the exhibit in the middle of Price Center at the University of California, San Diego, attracting audio and car enthusiast alike.
(b)Best Overall Portable MP3 Player: Treo Digital Music Jukebox. MP3 Summit 2001 attendees found the Treo to be the smallest and lightest hard-drive based player, at only 8 ounces with batteries. The Treo is manufactured by Hy-Tek Mfg. and designed by e.Digital.(b)
Best MP3 CD Player: The Echo XE5-Keeper, with its CD burning capabilities, is easy to use, light and popular with today's digital music crowd.
People's Choice Player: The MP3 Listening Station tallied Summit attendees' opinions on players and the Rio 800 (www.mp3.com/rio800) emerged as the MP3 Summit 2001 winner.
New Technology Platforms Displayed: In addition to new products, new platforms were on display at the MP3 Summit 2001. The MP3 CD platform, the newest kid on the block, offers users the capability of storing approximately 10 hours of music on one disk, instead of one hour of music on a standard disk. QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW(TM)), an applications platform for wireless devices, also turned heads at the MP3 Summit 2001. The BREW platform benefits manufacturers by shortening their time to market and allowing them to differentiate their products easily with custom applications.
Delegates from around the world attended the Fourth Annual MP3 Summit. MP3 Summit 2001's sponsors included Visteon, QUALCOMM and others.
To receive MP3.com press releases via email or to unsubscribe from this service, visit pr.mp3.com.
About MP3.com
MP3.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPPP - news) has created a unique and robust technology infrastructure designed to facilitate the storage, management, promotion and delivery of digital music. As the Internet's premier Music Service Provider (MSP), the company is dedicated to providing consumers with access to music when they want it, where they want it, using any web-enabled device. The company's web site hosts what MP3.com believes is the largest collection of digital music available on the Internet, with more than 1 million songs and audio files posted from over 150,000 digital artists and record labels. Dedicated to growing the digital music space, the company's products and services include on-demand Subscription Music Channels, an innovative Business Music Services program, a Syndicated Radio program and others. Additionally, through the company's MSP technology initiative and its music InterOperating System, MP3.com is partnering with a variety of forward-looking businesses to expand its digital music strategy. MP3.com's common stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol MPPP. MP3.com, MP3 Summit, My.Mp3 and PLuS are trademarks or service marks of MP3.com, Inc. Other trademarks or service marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. The company is based in San Diego, California. For more information on MP3.com, visit www.mp3.com.
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements may include references to activities and events expected to occur in connection with MP3.com's MP3 Summit 2001, as well as any products, anticipated events or services described in connection therewith, herein, or any benefits expected therefrom. These statements involve a high degree of risk and uncertainty, are only predictions, and actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences include risks related to: MP3.com's litigation proceedings, including without limitation the inability to reach settlement with all parties to such proceedings; risks related to activities or events expected to occur in connection with MP3.com's MP3 Summit 2001, as well as the products and services described in connection therewith or herein; the consummation of the contemplated business combination with Vivendi Universal, including the risk that the required regulatory clearances or other closing conditions might not be timely obtained, or satisfied; MP3.com's new and uncertain business model; acceptance of MP3.com's products and services; MP3.com's limited operating history; and MP3.com's rapid growth, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in MP3.com's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and its most recent report on Form 10-Q.
For further information, please contact: Greg Wilfahrt, Director, Public Relations of MP3.com, +1-858-623-7280, pr@mp3.com.
SOURCE: MP3.com, Inc.
XM SATELLITE RADIO BEGINS 'SOFT LAUNCH' TEST PROGRAM
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XM Satellite Radio commenced a nationwide soft launch test program
this past week, deploying dozens of teams of testers equipped with XM
radios to more than 20 markets across the country, in preparation for
its commercial service launch later this summer.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0107/15xmsoftlaunch/
Doni..
this is all I get from your link
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You must supply a local referer to get URL '/users/8df73de7/bc/e.Digital/Veda-Treo.jpg?bc5cve7AkNZN0f6p' from this server.
Yea Mary but we want to know you by Maryingreen LOL
Rick
By: DABOSS $$$$
Reply To: None Wednesday, 4 Apr 2001 at 2:33 PM EDT
Post # of 654770
CONTENT !! ALL FIVE LABELS INVOLVED !!
MTV Signs All 5 Major Labels In Paid Download Service
By Kevin Featherly, Newsbytes
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A.,
04 Apr 2001, 11:49 AM CST
In a landmark digital-music announcement today, the MTV music network said that it had forged the first agreement that licenses music from all five major record labels for download off the Internet.
The MTVi Group and content-aggregator RioPort.com said that, beginning this month, they will offer paid music downloads from all five major music labels on Radio MTV.com and VH1atWork Radio.
Radio MTV.com, which launches today, and VH1atWork Radio will be the industry's first sites to link Internet radio streams with commercial downloads, the companies said.
At a teleconference today, the companies said that RioPort will start rolling out commercial downloads from BMG Entertainment, EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to its e-tailer network. Radio MTV.com and VH1atWork Radio will offer the service first, with sites like Country.com and others.
The music will be available for downloads off links from streaming radio stations on the Internet, the first time such a technology has ever been made available online, the companies said.
Songs from the five major labels will be available for prices ranging from 99 cents to $1.99 for singles songs, and between $11.99 and $18.99 for albums - essentially the same prices that are charged for music CDs.
MTV said that by the end of the year, it expects that 50 percent of all the music that is played on the MTV video cable channel will be available for download through the service.
A teleconference detailing the announcement is ongoing.