Every few months or so, I get the opportunity to host the Carnival of the Mobilists: a great tradition I am happy to be part of, that has been going on for several years now. Every week the carnival takes place in a different blog, and this week, when I get to play host, I am happy to say that there is not a single iPhone-related topic, which is refreshing… So what DO we have for this week?
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | May 11th, 2009 | Filed under Around the net
Just like the many others who have attended, I had some time to think over CES. I’d like to share my take-away trends from this year’s convention, especially when looking at it from the viewpoint of the (small) VoIP industry I am part of. The entrance to Samsung’s “booth” – an electronic kingdom at CES Consumer electronics is a world dominated by the east. Far East, that is. Japan and Korea virtually ruled
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | January 19th, 2009 | Filed under Technology
I recently purchased a Wii gaming console for my wife’s birthday. She is a Pilates teacher, and Wii Fit seemed like a fit present. While working on adding the additional wires to my living room’s overcrowded electronics display, I tried to figure out which electronic device is the real hub of my house. The future of my living room I am not a gadget freak – far from it. But I do have a modest home network, with
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | September 29th, 2008 | Filed under IPTV
My interest in operating systems for different platforms has already shown itself when talking about mobile handsets. The same question applies to the IPTV world. As we move towards an appliance that sits in the living room and does essentially everything, what operating system will it be using? Are we going to be ruled by Microsoft or by Linux? Windows Microsoft is making moves towards the living room. It started with Windows CE being pushed on set top box manufacturers,
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | September 15th, 2008 | Filed under Clients, IPTV
I have started this IPTV series with a rant that current IPTV features are not enough. It is time I outline the list of applications for my future TV. Some of them are going to be related with connectivity while others with hard-core technology requirements. I will be skipping the usual suspects of VOD and EPG and assume they simply exist. Here’s the list of the application I’d really like to see in my future TV. 1. Video Telephony
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By Tsahi Levent-Levi | September 11th, 2008 | Filed under IPTV
