One Dollar Movie Night October 7, 2008
Posted by mycto in economy, music, video.Tags: credit crunch, download, economy, movie, Sony, streaming
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With all the doom and gloom and naysaying going on in the media right now, I thought it would behoove us all to take a deep breath and look at how the credit crunch will make our technology lives better. You will note that I have used the phrase credit crunch and not depression, etc. Why? Because this financial debacle has created an inability for companies to get credit / cash as easily as they could before.
So what?
Movie Night
If companies can’t get access to funds as easily they will slow down development of new products which in turn will lead them to hiring fewer people which means that times will be getting tighter for some.
This is not an economics site, so I won’t bore you here with my thoughts on baby boomer and immigration and how that may positively affect the current crunch.
ANYWAY. Back to our regularily scheduled programming. If a dinner and a movie are going to be too pricey for the average American family, what about a $1 HD download / stream plus some of Orville’s best popcorn? This downtown will force companies in to really innovate and open the gates for small payment options for entertainment. The world may stay home from the malls and the car lots, but they are still going to need something to do. I expect to see announcements from Sony et al soon on massive reductions / price incentives for Blue Ray discs and players, but I think the real tell tale signs will be in movies and shows streaming from consoles and laptops for small prices.
Best of Friday Tech October 3, 2008
Posted by mycto in Business Productivity, Infrastructure.Tags: Bailout, eco-friendly, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony
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Happy Friday dear readers–here are a few quick stories making the rounds:
Sony’s new electronic book–the Reader:
Sony Reader
Hit the link for the full story at Gizmodo: Sony Reader
Microsoft cares about the bailout too!
With the US economy in the tank–software giants are suffering as companies are pulling back on spending. This includes even jugernauts like Micrsoft whose stock has taken a beating lately:
Read more on the view from Redmond here
Samsung wants to save the environment too.
Samsung has announced two new eco-miser desktops that use less juice while humming away at your workspace.
Samsung eco friendly models
Hit the link for more info from Engadget
