A Different Engine

Great write up on the Neil Young Archives.

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Comcast is dipping its feet in the OTT waters

Comcast announces $5-per-month Flex streaming platform for cord cutters You’re basically paying to rent a streaming box with Comcast’s guide.

Because RBMH Rocks -

Why Red Bull Media House is the ‘King of Content’ When it comes to the business of creating and distributing eye-catching content, few do it better than Red Bull Media House. The energy drinks giant’s sprawling multimedia arm sits comfortably at the intersection of sports, music, culture, lifestyle and entertainment, providing a blueprint for oth...

What is a design system? Over the course of the last few years we've been happy to join the "design system" bandwagon. It's a concept that just "makes sense" for us and our clients. Great article on what it is and means...

What is a Design System? | Forum One A design system is a series of components that can be reused in different combinations. Design systems allow you to manage design at scale.

At CES it seemed the big "Feature" in TV's this year wasn't apps, wasn't 3D, wasn't curved screens. It was just really nice TVs. https://buff.ly/2DdFebf (okay maybe with "AI" ... but still)

The Best TVs Of CES 2019: From 8K To Rollable OLED Display And Micro LED Technology This story is an overview of the best TV technologies (8K, Micro LED, rollable displays...) showcased at CES 2019 by LG, Samsung, Sony and more, observed by Atherton Research's analyst Jean Baptiste Su who was attending the show for the 19th year in a row.

Interesting to see so many large entrants into the Cloud Gaming space. Have to wonder what makes some of these guys think they can beat some of the entrenched players. Seems that Amazon/Verizon going B2B here with infrastructure would be better than B2C.
https://buff.ly/2VTEXl0 https://buff.ly/2DaGeg5

Exclusive: Verizon is quietly testing its own Netflix-style cloud gaming service Verizon Gaming is already being tested on the Nvidia Shield — and soon on Android phones.

Because veveryone can play Tetris... we're hooked on these streams.

Why Tetris is, surprisingly, one of the most compelling esports in recent memory. "Something about this Tetris tournament captured the lighting in a bottle entertainment factor that every esport broadcast is desperately trying to understand."

Smart TV Security has to tighten up or folks are just going to keep them off their network.

Hackers force smart TVs, Chromecasts to promote PewDiePie You don’t have to adjust your screen, just your security settings.

Comcast has an IP based device in the X1 in a massive amount of homes in the US - boxes used by other cable operators too. Will they blow up the US Geographic Cable monopolies?

'Everybody I talk to is puzzled': There are signs that Comcast may launch a streaming service, but it might be too late to the game Comcast has said it hasn't identified a business model that makes sense for a streaming service. There are signs that might soon change, though.