Tag archive: Orlando

Travelers hoofing it through LaGuardia and Orlando International Airports will find now electrical oases for their gadgets scattered throughout, courtesy of Samsung Mobile. The company announced on Wednesday that it has added dozens of charging stations to both airports, putting them in the same league as JFK, LAX and DFW, where it has already had charging stations for some time. The towering charging stations each offer four outlets that… Read More

Video games and sports have always seemed like a match made in heaven, and game publisher Midway continues to mine the depths of sports gaming as the NBA playoffs enter full swing, announcing it has shipped NBA Ballers: Chosen One for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game packaging features Dwight Howard of the Orlando Heat and Al Horford of the Atlanta Hawks on the packaging, and music from artists like Jay-Z, Kanye West, Usher, Busta… Read More

AT&T has announced it plans to launch a mobile television service from Qualcomm's MediaFlo USA in May. Initially, the service will be available only on two new handsets—the Samsung Access and the LG Vu—but promises to offer full-length programming from major brands like CBS< ESPN, Fox, MTV, NBC, and Nickelodeon, along with two (unnamed) exclusive channels. “ATAT&TT Mobile TV is a powerful new mobile entertainment… Read More

At a closing keynote at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS) conference in Orlando, Florida, Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave the first public preview of Google Health, and outlined how Google envisions the system making patients' medical records and health information easily portable between doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, andother health care providers, while at the same time preserving patients'… Read More

Internet service provider Earthlink has announced it’s going to shed 900 jobs and close four of its offices as it attempts to control operating costs. The affected offices are will Orlando, Knoxville, Harrisburg, and San Francisco. Additionally, the company will “substantially reduce its presence” in Atlanta and Pasadena. The company currently employs about 1,900 people, and expects the reductions to save it between $25… Read More

Mobile media application developer mSpot wants to make it easer for people to manage music on their music-capable mobile phones. Instead of fiddling with memory cards, permissions, and side-loading music onto their devices, mSpot's new Remix aims to provide mobile users with streaming access to their PC's music and playlists. Remix is client software that runs on a user's mobil phone; uses a wireless carrier's data… Read More

Disney is getting set to release the third (and presumably final) film installment of its newfound Pirates of the Caribbean franchise this May, but rather than let things slowly settle to a natural end at the bottom of the briny blue, the company is looking to extend the franchise into new media because…well, just because it's the last movie (for now!) doesn't mean the money-making has to end, right? To that end, Disney… Read More

RadioShack Corporation announced today that it has begun offering MovieBeam's set-top boxes at 1,700 retail locations in 331 mjor metropolitan areas where MovieBeam service is available. At first glance, MovieBeam—backed by Disney, Cisco, Intel, and others—seems like a lot of other set-top box services offering on-demand, rental access to movies. And, indeed, the MovieLink boxes store up to 100 movies, and offer instant… Read More

The new 3G service will be available in the Orlando metropolitan area including the airport, theme parks, and the University of Central Florida. "In today's fast-paced society, people are always on the go and have a craving for quick access to information," said Rudy Hermond, vice president and general manager for Cingular's West, Central, and North Florida markets. "Our 3G service gives them the ability to watch… Read More

Whenever there is a merger like this, many of us get interested in the back story. I was able to speak to executives from both firms and an interesting story emerged on why they want to do this. For HP: Margin, Leadership, Advocacy, and Image The performance gaming market is unique, while the regular PC market is largely commoditized now with razor thin margins. The performance side enjoys much stronger margins more in line with where the… Read More

Its name might sound like part of the title for a new Disney film with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom film, but Canada's Research in Motion today announced its new Blackberry Pearl multimedia phone will be available next week from U.S. mobile operator T-Mobile, this time aiming to appeal to the consumer market rather than movers and shakers in corporate board rooms and government bureaucracies. Touted as being small and stylish while… Read More

Niveus Media has announced it will be incorporating high-definition HD DVD technology into its line of Intel Viiv-driven Niveus Media Centers. “While we may have additional announcements later this year regarding the Blu-Ray disc format, we are ready to announce that product development is well underway to deliver HD-DVD in the award-winning Niveus Media Center by mid-2006″ said Tim Cutting, Niveus's founder and CEO.… Read More

Pentax yesterday unveiled three new compact digital cameras ahead of the opening of the annual Photo Marketing Association trade show in Orlando, FL. These three new cameras, the Optio T10, Optio W10 and Optio M10, will all be available in March for $349.95, under $300 and $229.95 respectively. The Optio T10, said Pentax, features 6 megapixels, a 3

Last year, the Disney-founded MovieBeam digital movie rental service looked dead before ever having hit the market. Disney took a $24 million write-down on the effort, and rumor was to expect a whole lot of nothing from the effort. But last month, Disney, Intel, Cisco, and VC firms injected over $48 million into the operation, and, suddenly, MovieBeam is ready to go: MovieBeam announced today that it plans to begin offering first-run films… Read More

A small, but growing business sector of the iPod accessories market is businesses which take your CDs and load them onto your iPod for you for a fee. One company in this space, LoadPod, is taking it one step further by announcing last week they were launching a DVD movie loading service for users of the fifth generation iPod with video support. LoadPod's new 5G iPod loading service picks up the customer's iPod and DVD collection… Read More