Our ear is much more discerning than our eye. The eye is more forgiving. — Mary Sauer

tech blog

A weblog by Ovi Demetrian Jr that puts the state of technology into a real-world perspective.

CES 2008

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:34:48 GMT - There are three aspects of CES that I thought there was a lot of focus on which we'll be hearing a lot more about this year.

Subscription-based media

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:25:42 GMT - In the last couple of years, I've gotten used to subscribing to blogs as my main source of news and information. Mix that with listening to most of my music through a portable player and it's gotten me thinking about how I consume media.

Targeted advertising and rich content ads

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:11:16 GMT - Google showed us that the way advertising works best on the web is by making ads that are very specific to the content of the page they're placed. Microsoft is following Google's model but they're also taking a different approach.

Quick Review: 22nd Century

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 17:39:56 GMT - A while ago, I came across a blog post on a "World Wide Mind", referring to 22nd Century, a program which aired on PBS in January.

CES 2007

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:12:54 GMT - Another year begins and to kick it off, I usually start out by attending the Consumer Electronics Show. Here's a look at what the expect this year in tech.

HD-DVD Blu-ray format war

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:42:06 GMT - A good article that gives us a current outlook on the format war.

State of videogames

Wed, 24 May 2006 06:37:35 GMT - E3 was held a couple of weeks ago. What was presented this year shows how serious the gaming industry has become.

Quick Review: First HD-DVD player

Tue, 16 May 2006 02:47:52 GMT - The first HD DVD player, the Toshiba HD-A1, is now more widely available and we just got ours last week.

Google time travel

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:11:40 GMT - A Google image search has sent me into the future of NEC technologies.

What you should know about HDMI

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:17:11 GMT - Recently, people have been hearing that thier HDTVs are going to be obselete because of HDMI.

What is the right HDTV to get?

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:26:16 GMT - Considering buying a High Definition Television? There are a few key factors that you should be aware of before making your decision. This should help simplify things.

Future of design formats

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:56:12 GMT - Let's take a look at the current merging mediums and the new formats we have to deal with.

The tech of 2006 and beyond

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:41:56 GMT - Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show defines what kind of technology we should expect within the next 1-2 years.

Technological advancements

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 06:33:04 GMT - Since computers have come to the desktop, the challenge was always to develop hardware powerful enough to keep up with the software we wanted to use. It now looks like we've come to that point.

Home theater killed the multiplex

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 03:49:16 GMT - I could honeslty say that I've actually enjoyed watching movies at home more than in theaters.