Tag archive: Mike Paxton

Lately, a good deal of the buzz surrounding digital rights management technologies (DRM) has been about removing DRM from media, particularly from music. In a now-famous pronouncement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs claimed his company would abandon music DRM technology “in a heartbeat” if only it weren't demanded by record labels. In additional to creating the well-known compatibility gulf between iTunes and iPods on one side and… Read More

The rate of growth of HDTV households will continue to be strong over the next several years, and by 2009, HDTV households worldwide are forecasted to reach 52 million, according to the high-tech market research firm. “Even with the rise in the number of HDTV households, there are still several market challenges slowing the spread of HDTV service,” said Mike Paxton, In-Stat analyst. “Foremost among these challenges are:… Read More

From the press release: While the current penetration of home media server products is modest, In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com) projects that worldwide unit shipments of media server products will almost double in 2004 to over 6 million units.  The high-tech market research firm notes that this anticipated growth presents content developers, such as movie studios and record companies, with both threats to their existing business… Read More

From Maxtor's press release: Maxtor Corporation announced today its QuickView portfolio of consumer hard drives will include an external storage offering. The Maxtor QuickView Expander drive will enable digital video recorder (DVR) owners to readily add-on up to 160 hours of recording time to their existing units. First of its kind, the QuickView Expander emphasizes Maxtor's commitment to develop and market… Read More

Debra Baker tells people she has TiVo. But she really doesn't. The 33-year-old New York tax consultant has a variant – a digital video recorder offered through her cable company. She didn't know what “DVR” stood for until then. “I thought DVR was Time Warner's name for TiVo,” she said. So, like many others, Baker simply uses the leading DVR brand as the catchall term for the new love in her… Read More

A new report by In-Stat/MDR finds that although the total number of worldwide cable TV subscribers increased last year, the rate of growth in 2003 was the slowest in over a decade.  However, even with the recent slow-down in worldwide growth, total cable TV subscribers are projected to reach 395 million by 2007.  According to In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com), cable TV subscriber growth will result from not only cable television… Read More

These new offerings come equipped with Maxtor QuickView 80GB, 160GB, and 250GB hard disk drives which are designed specifically for consumer electronics applications and recording devices. “We are pleased to offer our new HDD & DVD video recorders with Maxtor QuickView CE hard drives,” said Hiroyuki Tokoro, technology executive of Digital AV, Digital Media Network Company atToshiba Corporation. “We rely on Maxtor's… Read More