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more about #matsushita cletar: Bela Lugosi died in 1956, so I call shenanigans on him shilling for Sony video recorders. Anyway... One of the things that killed Betamax was conten... more » philibuster: List of failed Sony formats: Minidisc ATRAC audio codec Betamax Memorystick At least they're trying new things. New things that are proprietary and e... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I remember going to the Video store and it was split 50/50 Beta vs VHS and within 2 years it had shifted almost completely to VHS. Of course, my fami... more » 92BuickLeSabre: I would like to find a way to mention porn in my comment on this article. Is there anyone with a suggestion for how I might be able to do that? more » bornonbord: The crazy thing about 3/4" UMatics are they became the de-facto format in the post-production world for 'screener' copies of everything from features,... more » Matt0505: We had Beta in my house for a long time growing up. And of course being younger and just generally happy about life, I didn't notice a difference and... more » gqcarrick: I always heard that it was the Porn industry that basically decided the format war and killed betamax. Interesting read. more » tande04: Good read. Doesn't look like Sony has changed much in the last 30 years. Hopefully they start waking up. more » Randy87: good article. although beta tapes aren't totally dead. they're used every day in the broadcast industry still today. i work at an ad agency and we ... more » 92BuickLeSabre: My dad, notorious for buying quality technology that was doomed for obsolescence, bought us a Betamax after it was clear to everyone else that it was ... more » -
#formatwar
The Dirty Backstabbing Mess Called Betamax vs VHS
You think you enjoyed Blu-ray vs HD DVD? Memory Stick vs SD? Pshaw! You haven't seen a format war until you've witnessed the betrayal and bloodbath that was Betamax vs VHS. More » -
#grandpatent
Old Lady Sues Tech Giants for Patents, Bakes Cakes with Lasers
Columbia University Professor Emeritus Gertrude Neumark Rothschild, the scourge of high-tech companies and freeway drivers, is trying to block imports from Sony, Nokia, Motorola, LG, Matsushita and Samsung, after successfully settling a similar patent lawsuit against Philips last week. The U.S. International Trade Commission is launching an investigation on 30 companies, which will affect products with short-wavelength LEDs and laser diodes that are used everywhere, from mobiles to Blu-ray players: More » -
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#dsnap
Bluetooth D-Snap Player from Panasonic
The new D-Snap SV-SD950N from Panasonic is Bluetooth-enabled, so can pair with your phone and control some call functions. It has an SD slot, but only comes bundled with a rather stingy 1GB card. Battery life is good, at an estimated 60 hours, but is a drop from the previous D-Snap models without Bluetooth. More »
