10 posts and columns on VHS

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Web Video Rivalry Sparks U.S. Probe

in News on March 4, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

The Justice Department is investigating whether a group representing some top technology firms is unfairly trying to smother a free rival technology for delivering online video that is backed by Google Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Mistah HD DVD–He Dead …

in News on January 10, 2008 at 7:00 am PT

Reports of HD DVD’s death may have been exaggerated, but reports of its fast-declining health have not. Though Paramount Pictures has denied reports that it plans to abandon the next-generation DVD format, news of an escape clause in its HD DVD contract allowing it to release films on Blu-ray has the industry wondering aloud about [...]

An Easier Way to Make and Share Videos

in The Mossberg Solution on September 12, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

The Flip Video Ultra handheld camera is easy to use, attractively priced and creates video of surprisingly high quality for its size, but it is unlikely to satisfy serious amateurs. (Video)
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Next Blockbuster Initiative: Renting Copies of Netflix Business Plan

in News on August 9, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

Cisco CEO Apparently a Card-Carrying Member of the Kiss Army

in News on July 31, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

Japanese Porn Industry to Sony: Is That a Tentacle in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

in News on July 31, 2007 at 10:37 am PT

If history is any guide, the victor in the battle over the next-generation DVD optical media standard won’t be determined by the Hollywood studios, but by performers with names like Flick Shagwell and Wendy Whoppers. The adult-entertainment industry, after all, is widely credited with tipping the balance of the videotape format war in favor of VHS, giving it the critical mass of support it needed to check the advance of Sony’s competing Betamax format and turning the battle into a rout.