Doug Olenick

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I Still Want My Downloadable Movies

In January 2007 I wrote a blog called I Want My Downloadable Movies . While this dream is coming closer to reality due to better technology and more favorable DRM practices, I think I can give Hollywood an even greater reason for setting up either direct movie downloads or DVD releases to coincide with a movie’s premiere: Making more money in a short period of time than Walmart.... More

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Darrell Issa Update

Former Directed Electronics CEO and Consumer Electronics Association chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has been in the news of late and he has not forgotten his CE roots. As part of an imbroglio on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, a GOP staffer used a CE product to cause a ruckus recently in the House. From The Hill: A GOP committee staffer captured video of... More

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Dell Culture Clash

Back in my day, the jocks and the techies-A/V squad guys rarely had a topic that both could talk about, but it seems that is no longer true. This Dell laptops story was posted on www.TWICE.com on Oct. 7: Dell Goes To Bat With MLB New York - Dell today will begin offering a variety of new colors and designs for its laptops, including baseball team logos through the Dell... More

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Mitsubishi's Star Power

While TWICE covers Mitsubishi’s audio and video products, the company is involved in other projects that are, or will be, literally out of this world.Mitsubishi has teamed up with IHI to work on a plan developed by the Japanese government to construct a $21 billion orbiting solar-power station capable of generating 1 gigawatt of electricity and beam that power back to Earth. This is... More

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Take Me 2 UR Leader

Typing out a text message while driving is incredibly dangerous, but NASA and other space enthusiasts don’t think sending text messages to an alien planet can possibly bring harm to Earth. I disagree. The potential for disaster is tremendous. The Coalition for Space Exploration, in conjunction with NASA and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research... More