Support Our Site
Get Better Gear!
- Madden NFL 10: The Grizzled Veteran from Electronic Arts, US$9.99
- NFL 2010: Rookie of the Year from Gameloft, US$2.99
- UNIEA Intrecciato, U-Pouch and U-Hip Pop iPhone Cases from UNIEA, $34.95, $22.95, $29.95
- Kensington Windshield/Vent Car Mount with Sound Amplified Cradle for iPhone from Kensington, $39.99
- SigFx Energy iPhone Case Contains Smart Battery from SigFx Energy, US$69.95
Premier Sponsors
Top 5 Free Apps
iTunes New Music Releases
Top 5 Paid Apps
Discover New Music
- Amon Tobin
- The genius is in the beats. Amon Tobin creates fantastic, groovy beats behind beats. "Supermodified" rolls through your expectations of breakbeat music, and turns them up a bit. It's a mellow album, p
- The Damned
- Punk rock is mostly associated with three chords and a bad attitude, but the Damned were one of the few bands of the era bent on bringing musicianship and a good sense of humor to the scene. And while
- Spoon
Gimme Fiction by Spoon is a terrific album by an Austin band that I was lucky enough to catch on an Austin radio station during a Christmas visit.
The Last 5 Years (2002 Off-Broadway Cast)
- Jason Robert Brown
- The soundtrack to this moving off-broadway musical is heart moving. The lyrics follow a couple in a relationship for five years, one point of view going forward in time, and the other tracing time fr
The Wall (Deluxe Packaging Digitally Remastered)
- Pink Floyd
- Okay, someone had to say it, and though others on the iPO staff are more qualified to review this album, I decided the time was now. This is the quintessential concept album. Though others came before
Reader Specials
Visit Deals On The Web for the best deals on all consumer electronics, iPods, and more!
News
DirecTV Plans for 100 Channels of HDTV Progressing
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 at 4:00 PM - by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
DirecTV executive Michael Palkovic said that his company is moving ahead with plans to launch 100 HDTV channels this year, according to MultiChannel News. However, he also noted that some will be duplicated sports channels, such as NFL Sunday Ticket, and that reduces the number of unique channels.
Palkovic said that, "DirecTV already has about 70 HD channels under contract and that number is growing.... We’re talking USA [Network], Sci Fi [Channel], some of the Turner [Broadcasting System] networks, The Weather Channel, mainstream programming that’s been around for a long time that’s going to make the leap to HD."
In addition, one of the goals for DirecTV has been to expand its HD offerings of local channels. They now provide local broadcast channels to 53 cities comprising 67 percent of U.S. households.
The DirecTV move has to be considered very serious competition in the battle of the video giants for attention in the U.S. household for video entertainment. One advantage the satellite providers believe they have is the virtually unlimited ability to provide HD channels via satellite while cable operators scramble to allocate HD bandwidth.
Recent Headlines
- EA Publishes Original Monopoly for iPhone
- New iPhone Games: Secret of the Lost Cavern Ep 1, New DJ Nights, More
- Musée du Louvre, Art Lite, SketchBook Mobile X and More.
- GelaSkins Intros Tim Burton, Bettie Page, WETA iPhone Skins
- iPhone Gets the Green Light in South Korea
- Qualcomm Hopes to Get In On the iPhone Action
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Lands at App Store
Post Your Comments