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A Broadband Universal Music Fund?
The music industry is still coming to grips with the economic model of the digital age. In this exclusive video interview Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation points out that there are people who suggest that the ISPs should be collecting a fee from all broadband users, which, in turn, would then be…
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The Sony PS2 – an Inexpensive Set-Top Box?
With 140+ million units in the field, the Sony PS2 has been a workhorse in the gaming world. Could a sub-$50 piece of software turn this consumer-owned device into a mechanism for pulling content off the Internet, as well as USB-enabled storage devices? The above video, filmed at Digital Hollywood in August ’08, demonstrates an…
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Carrier Ethernet in the Rural Markets
In this interview Michael Loomis of Nortel Networks and Gary Bolton of Hatteras Networks explain the applicability of Carrier Ethernet to rural markets, using both existing copper and/or new fiber infrastructure. This allows carriers to provide services to rural areas that are comparable to what can be found in urban area. Michael Loomis points out…
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Technology Generations
In the previous issue of the Viodi View, I expressed my frustration with the challenges of trying new technology. A few months ago, I had the pleasure of listening to Lynn Nelson of SRT, a North Dakota Independent Telco, discuss the importance of tailoring the marketing of technology to particular generations. That is, Millennials adopt technology different…
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The Cell Phone Generation
Wireless has opened up entirely new forms of communications from text messaging to the idea of mobility as a feature that more important than signal quality. In this video from the 2008 OPASTCO Summer Convention, Tim Owens of Cronin Communications talks about the results of their survey of this so-called cell phone generation or, as…
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A Real Smart Home
Lesley Kirchman, Director of Marketing of Actiontec, opened her house to Viodi’s Creative Vado camcorder showing us how she has turned her 60 year old home into a domicile of the future with things like surveillance cameras, a remote-controlled thermostat and an electronic lock using Z-Wave technology. From a consumer point of view, control of these…
