Tag: media
91% of Japanese consumers won't buy iPhone because of fixed battery, claims media survey
According to Tech-On, over nine in ten Japanese consumers won’t buy the iPhone 3G when it launches, primarily because it does not have a removable battery. At least, that’s the conclusion drawn by Daimaou, writing at Akihabara News, who is incensed at the survey.
The survey of 402 people asked questions including “Do you prefer replaceable batteries?”, for which three-quarters of respondents said they did, and then seemingly drew the conclusion that most consumers wouldn’t buy the iPhone 3G…
How addicted are you to social networking? How addicted could you be?
You’ve got your Facebook account, only just signed up to Twitter, and have been uploading pics to Flickr since they invented the digital camera. But how much of an addict are you?
The helpful picture up above can act as a guide for anyone wanting to enter the world of social networking, by showing you just what level of interactivity you can do, for the amount of time you have. The site also claims that if you spend just 1-5 hours a week on such sites, you’re classed as a Participant, with those spending 5-10 hours a week a Content Provider, and 10-20 hours a week making you a Community Director.
Wonder what the correct term is for someone who spends 10-15 hours a day…
Reigncom unveils iriver e100 media player
Another iPod competitor, this time from Reigncom and its iriver e100 media player…
IOGEAR Portable Media Player – take your music and movies with you
Not a portable media in the traditional sense, the IOGEAR Portable Media Player stores your music and movies…
Mesiro chases the fashion crowd with the Merium media PC
Bored of the beige box? That shouldn’t be the case with the Mesiro Merium media PC…
Google and Microsoft may be ready for fight over Digg sale
Digg, the user-generated news site, may be close to being sold off to the highest bidder. According to TechCrunch, a source very close to the alleged deal, four companies are interested in buying Digg, including Microsoft and Google.
Remember the face-off (ahem) between the two giants over Facebook? We could be set to see a similar battle — that is, if the other two “media/news companies” aren’t successful.
Sumvision goes down the touchscreen route with the Ice media player
Sumvision is back to what it does best, throwing in everything except the kitchen sink into a small device for not much money – but with the Sumvision Ice, it’s also managed to squeeze in a touchscreen.
Shiny Video Preview: Archos TV+ WiFi DVR Multimedia Hard Drive
Archos TV+? Yep, we saw it back at CES, however yesterday Alex attended the London launch for the device, which provides easy streaming…
Target refuses to talk to blogger: not traditional enough
The US retail chain Target, described by the New York Times as “the ever-hip, contemporary retailer”, reportedly refused to talk about one of their advertising campaigns with a young blogger who found them offensive, because they were not part of the mainstream (traditional) media.
When Amy Jussel from ShapingYouth.org, called Target to complain about an ad which showed a woman splayed across a target pattern, she was met with the stock PR response, “Unfortunately we are unable to respond to your inquiry because Target does not participate with nontraditional media outlets.”
LG Video Media Talent Award: extended until January 1st!
Just as we closed our competition, we suddenly got a huge influx of entries and requests from readers, asking whether they could enter! Lazy sods.
So, if you’re a lazy sod too, who’s been too busy feasting on mince pies and egg nog instead of filming us a brilliant video, showing off your TV presenter or video-editing skills, then you’ll be tickled pink to hear we’ve extended…
