In 2009, we predicted that cloud gaming would eventually reshape the gaming landscape. At the time, an early Beta version of the OnLive gaming service had just been announced. OnLive uses cloud computing to allow people to play system-intensive games on Internet terminals, older PCs, and even some smartphones. We wrote: Even if OnLive doesn’t [...]
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OnLive: Console Gaming Without the Console – Coming Soon to a TV Near You
Posted in book examples, hdtv, Industry News, online distribution, video game marketing, tagged cloud computing, cloud gaming, Maximum PC, Onlive on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Video Games to Decide the Fate of “Active” 3D Televisions
Posted in 3d, film, hdtv, ps3, video games, tagged 3ds, avatar, ds, nintendo, samsung, sony, virtual boy on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Stereoscopic (3-D) imaging has long been touted as the future of visual entertainment. In the 1950s, 3-D films became all the rage. In the 1990s, Nintendo developed a stereoscopic game console known as the Virtual Boy. The problem was that developers focused too much on demonstrating stereoscopic technology with gimmicks (like objects that appear to [...]
Sony’s New Strategy: Abandon a bias against “non-Sony” technologies
Posted in hdtv, Innovation, mp3, playstation, ps3, stereoscopy, tagged 3-D, Howard Stringer, netflix, sony on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The front page of today’s Wall Street Journal reads, “Sony Pins Future On a 3-D Revival.” The article goes on to say, With its once-revered electronics business flagging, Sony Corp. is placing a huge bet this year that 3-D technology will vault the company back into a leadership position in the living room. In a [...]

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