I'm busy busy busy with work and personal projects, so am running a little behind, so here's a quick flyby of an update:
CE Pro: "Vista likely to ship on time, says analyst"
By "on time" they mean "better six months late than never."
Sony just can't catch a break this year,
as one thing after another has gone horribly wrong for them. This time, a report that demo Playstation3 units at the Tokyo Game Show were overheating and acting "erratically." Sony shares took a three percent dive on the news.
TWICE: JVC announces breakthrough for LCD panels:
JVC also announced a new mathematical algorithm that cleans up the sometimes blurry image delivered by LCD when displaying fast moving images. There is no schedule for placing this technology into shipping product.
This is one of those small, seemingly innocuous technical breakthroughs that ought to have a profound impact once it actually materializes in the marketplace. When it does, expect to see JVC benefit from licensing it to other companies.
MarketNews: MuchMusic has become the first Canadian broadcaster to offer music for purchase and download online.
Rather than sit on their hands and whine about New Media, the Old Media at CHUM Television have figured out how to make money doing it. First, they debuted the "all request" Much on Demand channel last year where, for a small fee, viewers could make requests via text message, and the station would air whatever videos got the most votes every hour (and hey, if the viewers voted to see the same Good Charlotte video eight times in one hour, give the people what they want!). Now, CHUM is not only a content provider via broadcast, but via retail as well. Good for them!
Starbucks wants 40,000 stores worldwide
Oh good. I was starting to worry that we didn't have enough Starbucks locations here in town.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Takeaways and Throwaways: A Quick Roundup
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When is a Starbucks not a Starbucks? When it is inside a Safeway. We tried a Safeway Starbucks location this August while in Edmonton. The espresso for my cappucino came from a carafe labelled "strong". The server got confused as to which cup was mine and which was my wife's (no grease pencils to mark the cups anywhere in sight) and asked me to taste-test the two to determine the difference. Then she asked her supervisor to test them. After which I suggested that I get fresh coffee in a new cup. It was a surreal exchange. It seems to me that this so-called Starbucks was not actually staffed by true Starbuckians, but transplanted Safeway workers instead. Simply putting a corporate name or logo on something doesn't make it the same as the real thing. My suggestion is that all true Starbucks afficianados band together to make the Safeway locations major flops. However, that same weekend I also saw my first Starbucks with a drive through. Hmmmm,...One bad idea and one good idea. I wonder which one was signed off on at around 4:15PM on a Friday?
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