distribution

A Letter from Linuxland -- Part 2

Crave Ubuntu has put a lot of thought into its distribution CD. Plenty of online advice recommended using a trial version of Nero that had recently been removed from distribution by the authors, so I used a free Windows utility, ISO Recorder.

Tags: linux, pick, distribution, carry

14 September 2006, 12:39

Apple and 20th Century Fox: Free iTunes copy of your movie

Crave And certainly an interesting development in the world of electronic distribution. We're a little surprised Jobs didn't sign Disney up to this first, but they have always been ultra-paranoid about electronic distribution.

Tags: apple

16 January 2008, 11:20

Crave Talk: Five things that are wrong with BBC iPlayer

Crave Obviously, the BBC does have some interest in restricting the distribution of its content, because it makes millions of pounds a year from the sale of DVDs, and this helps reduce the licence fee. The better solution would have been for the BBC to...

Tags: limit, linux, beta, windows xp

31 July 2007, 12:42

Crave Talk: The sixfold Apple rumour round-up

Crave Apple's directionApple has dropped the 'Computer' from its company name, and is making significant advances into the media-distribution business. It's bringing video to everyone everywhere with iTunes movies and now Apple TV, and the rumours and...

Tags: apple, demand, enabled, distribution

16 April 2007, 12:49

Crave Talk: How flash will destroy optical and magnetic storage

Crave As flash encroaches on more of optical media's territory, I see it teaming up with hard disk drives to make on-demand the dominant method of distribution. Will the hard disk be made useless after it's forced to help flash memory destroy optical media?

21 January 2008, 10:53

DTV: Video for nothing and your flicks for free

Crave Digital video and home editing suites have made writer-director-editors ubiquitous, but now software like the open-source DTV may unleash distribution channels as well. Imagine a world where being an influential broadcaster doesn't rely on the...

Tags: videos, broadcast, broadcaster, media center pc

11 August 2005, 11:01

UK iPhone unveiled on O2 network at London Apple Store

Crave As expected, it's on the O2 network and we won't be getting the 4GB version, we'll only get the 8GB one, which will set you back £269 including VAT.O2 has partnered with Carphone Warehouse for distribution and has promised 1,000 customer service...

18 September 2007, 10:23

Nokia N91 phone is music to our ears

Crave Unlike the Rokr, the N91 isn't compatible with songs bought via iTunes, but it supports most music formats, including MP3, Real, WMA and unprotected AAC, and it's compliant with the Loudeye music distribution system.

Tags: nokia, playback, music playback, rokr

18 November 2005, 15:00

JVC and his technicolour dream camcorder: GY-HD250U

Crave Time codes are written to tape in a native 24p mode, letting you transfer recordings to film for cinema distribution. There is a land where camcorders capable of recording 1,280x720-pixel progressive video at 60 frames per second frolic in the...

Tags: jvc, hd, recordings, camcorder

15 May 2006, 13:11

LimeWire opens music store: Earth still turning

Crave LimeWire, however, still operates its hated-by-the-entertainment-industry network of illegal downloaders, and we don't expect Sony or Warner Music to sign any distribution deals until its roster of artists are blocked from the controversial network.

Tags: labels, industry, store, songs

18 March 2008, 10:00

The monster awakes: Kong set for groundbreaking online release

Crave It seems strange that Universal hasn't chosen to commit to a completely online-based distribution system, like iTunes. In the past, the movie industry has behaved a lot like King Kong, wandering wounded through the Internet, lashing out at anything...

Tags: industry, film, itunes, universal

27 March 2006, 8:58

Crave Talk: Google phone -- the path of a good rumour

Crave Simeonov concludes by speculating that Google is planning to build distribution relationships with multiple carriers by allowing them to minimise subscription and marketing costs. If Web rumours are anything to go by, Apple isn't the only...

Tags: google, products, samsung, mobile phone

6 March 2007, 10:53

Kangaroo: On-demand TV from Channel 4, ITV and BBC

Crave So what starts with these initial few companies could become the Internet-distribution equivalent of over-the-air broadcasting. It would be easy for us to lapse into stereotypical Australian jokes about BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4's on-demand...

Tags: demand, watch, bbc, drm

27 November 2007, 11:02

Bono's (RED) charity to launch online music service

Crave It's being spearheaded by (RED)'s president of content, Don MacKinnon, who previously handled music distribution at Starbucks -- another programme that focused on blending a selection of well-known music with emerging artists.

Tags: artists, initiative, africa, bono

30 June 2008, 17:24

Photos: Lightning electric supercar recharges in 10 minutes

Crave These are about the size of a standard car battery and are situated low in the car to give it a low centre of gravity and good weight distribution. That's right -- this bad boy runs entirely on rechargeable batteries.

25 July 2008, 16:28