Canadian iPod Tax Shot Down
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeals drop-kicked a proposed “iPod Tax” on digital music players, and storage devices recently. The planned levies were going to charge Canadians CAN$75 for digital media players with 30GB or more of storage and around CAN$5 for Flash memory between 1GB and 4GB. The insanity was aimed at compensating creatives for piracy, but the tax was so out of line, that it was doomed from the get go....
22.2 Channel Surround Sound To Debut In Japan As Broadcast Standard?
Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has announced that it is seeking to make Super Hi-Vision / Ultra High Definition a broadcast standard by 2015. The next-gen HD sports 7,680 x 4,320 resolution (33 megapixel) and 22.2 channel surround sound (Boy Howdy!! —Ed.). Nevermind that currently there really isn’t a video camera that can record at that resolution, or equipment to transfer the 24Gbps...
Coupon Codes Built Into Your Browser + Earn Money On Your Online Purchases!
