e.Digital Corporation (fka EDIG)

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GreaterGood re Mr. Collier & Gen. Instruments:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=687441

I suppose it could be...

It is a known fact that Collier has worked for General Instrument Corp. It is a known fact that General Instrument Corp. makes set top boxes. It is a known fact that EDIG has interest in set top boxes.

The only assumption is to whether Collier will ever discuss what he knows about the set top box industry with his new employer in an attempt to help them enter this market, and possible help his career, or will he keep his mouth shut, or worse give them information that would be detrimental to their advancement in the set top box industry. We will have to wait and see.

I, however, tend to see it as a development that either lends itself to a scenario one believes is becoming reality, or a tangent that throws one off from their original prediction.

The only reason I point it out is because it has been stated several times from EDIG's management about their interest in the set top market. If you wanted to get your company into this market, wouldn't it make sense to bring in someone who was familiar with this market?

As I've stated before, I am looking at a larger picture of which EDIG may or may not become a part of. As technology moves further into the mainstream, and becomes further entrenched in our daily lives, I look to see what companies should benefit.

One area for me is set top boxes. Actually I don't think the term "set top box" applies anymore. They will be more like all-in-one information hubs for your entertainment centers complete with hard drives. Movies, music, telecommunications, high speed Internet access, video games, etc. all accessed through a box that is attached (I don't believe it will set on your TV anymore lol) to your TV. All this happening while the TV is evolving into HDTV. This ain't your father's black and white TV.

EDIG's involvement, if any, will most likely be in a product that ports to this box. One reason I follow them is because they effectively adapt to all known systems, codecs, etc. The very fact that they can store/retrieve information from virtually any source is the basis of their appeal.

Here's a dot for you, and it has nothing to do with EDIG. Do you really think Microsoft is putting fully 1/3 of their new initiatives into the "X box" because they want to have a really cool video game system?