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Entertainment
New DTV Transition Date May Result Converter Box Shortage
8:20AM Sean Fallon | Not surprisingly, shifting the DTV transition date to June 12th could mean that converter boxes will run out. More »
Entertainment
Senate Expected to Delay DTV Transition to June 12th on Optional Basis
12:00AM Mark Wilson | Because there are 1.4 million households on the underfunded digital converter voucher waiting list, the Senate is finalising a proposal to delay the DTV switchover to June 12th—a bill that’s expected to pass unanimously. More »
Gadgets
Rest in Peace, Olde Tyme Automatic Player Pianos
11:50PM John Herrman | The gradual, relentless digitisation of everything takes a little longer to seep into the more obscure technological quarters. The latest outmoded gadget to fall? The analogue player piano.
Design
Digital/Analog Clock Design Meets You Halfway
9:40AM Jason Chen | This Digital/Analog clock design is a pretty interesting take on the old “clock” concept. Shown off a Tokyo Design Week ‘08, this version displays the hours digit-style while keeping the hand free for minute-pointing. Going half digital is a good start, but here’s our challenge to concept designers out there: all digital. Who’s with us? [Design Boom] More »
Entertainment
20% of Analogue TV Viewers to Let Their TVs Go Dark After the Digital Switch
6:00AM Adam Frucci | Next February, when analogue TV signals go dark in the US of A, a whopping 20% of the people who rely on them to get their TV signals won’t bother to get a digital converter, instead letting their TVs go dark. They’ll move on to watching DVDs and broadband-based entertainment instead. Could the least-tech-savvy people in America actually be turning into the most forward-thinking? More »
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