Digital technology has impacted entertainment and leisure enourmously and it is still evolving. Basically every area of entertauinment you can think of has been effected by new technology. With technology you now have to opportunity to produce inexpensive products such as music, video, radio, videogames books and sounds. The majority of these can be be sent around the world virtually using only a computer. It is now a great easier to make, record and distribute music, with out the need of creating CD's etc. A good example of this is iTunes.
ITunes is a digital media player application, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The application is also an interface to manage the contents on Apple's iPod and iPhone lines, as well as the iPad.
iTunes can connect to the iTunes Store via the Internet to purchase and download music, music videos, television shows, iPod games, audiobooks, podcasts, feature length films and movie rentals. It is also used to download applications for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Apple have effected many peoples lives with their iPod range enabling them to share and listen to music with out even leaving their homes to go to the local record shop.
As well as music media transfer you are also able to use the internet to transfer movies such as Lovefilm.com. Films can be sent to a multitute of locations in digital or dvd form and so release dates can be brought forward: and DVD release and broadcast distributuin can be brought closer to the original date, this allows more movies and more choice. With LOVEFiLM you are able to look through thousands on DVDs online and choose to have them sent to your house for a very low price per month. You can then keep the films for as long as you want and send them back free of charge. This is much easier and cheaper than going to your local film rental store because you have a much wider selection of films, you do not have to leave your house when choosing your DVD and finally its much cheaper than buying or renting DVDs. They also give you the choice to watch movies and programmes online or get them sent straight to your TV. This is new to the site and seems to be very handy for when programmes or series are missed on the television. Furthermore, when you have missed programmes on TV you can now rewatch them on either the internet or on your TV using Sky+ or V+ (VirginMedia). In addition to the standard Sky Box features, Sky + allows the viewer to effectively control the TV. The Sky + Box has the ability to pause, rewind and record live TV, so that you have complete control of your Sky Digital TV viewing.
So if you want to leave the room to go to the toilet and the programme you wanted to watch starts. Well, with Sky + you cant miss it. Using your Sky + Box you can pause the live feed and then start it again from the time you left when your return. You don't miss a second of your programme.
Also if there are two programmes you want to watch on at the same time. With conventional TV you have to choose, but with Sky + you don't. The cleaver Sky + system allows you to watch one programme while simultaneously recording the other to watch later. In fact Sky + will let you record two programmes at the same time.
That is not all. With Sky + and using the Sky programme guide, you can tell your system to record a future programme or even to record an entire series. It is as simple as selecting your programme from the guide and pressing the 'R' button. With this service you can make sure you record your favourite programme even when you are away from home. Sky + customers can now also command their system remotely using their mobile phone. You can also set your Sky + system using the Internet. This has been a great help for millions of people round the country and has revolutionised the way people now watch television. Advantages -
- Pause and stop TV even live TV (it records it when you stop it and it automatically deletes it when you are done watching it)
- You can record TV shows just like recording it onto a tape or disk (it saves it to the drive inside of it)
- You can Pin protect anything you have recorded so only you can can delete it (of the drive)
- You can Pin protect shows or films that are age rated (so minors wont be able to watch it)
- It locks the box up if you enter the pin in to many times (disadvantage and advantaged)
- Perfect picture quality
Disadvantages -
- You get charged monthly
- Theres quite a lot of repeats
- You have to pay for the sky + box
- The picture sometimes jumps in bad weather
- It's not HD (high definition)
- It locks the box up if you enter the pin in to many times (Disadvantage and Advantaged)
Lovefilm ties up with Amazon DVD | ||
Online DVD rental service Lovefilm has taken over Amazon's UK and German DVD rental businesses in a deal which sees Amazon become its biggest shareholder. As part of the deal, Amazon will make a cash investment in Lovefilm. Amazon's DVD rental customers will be switched to Lovefilm, whose customer base will rise to 900,000 while its UK market share will rise to 20%. Lovefilm subscribers receive DVDs by post and do not have to return them within any particular length of time. Its services will now be promoted on Amazon's UK and German websites. Lovefilm's other investors include private equity backers and the firm's management. Its main direct competitor is Blockbuster online. | ||
Web scam hits iTunes and Paypal users
iTunes app store has millions of users
ITunes accounts linked to Paypal have been targeted in a scam with a number of users complaining that they have been cleaned out.
Apple and Paypal refused to discuss the details of the incident. Experts told the BBC that victims had most likely fallen for an e-mail scam, rather than being targeted via a flaw in iTunes or Apple servers.
"I just got hacked for $1,000 worth of software, videos and music," tweeted one victim.
Another told the technology blog TechCrunch: "My account was charged over $4,700. I called security at Paypal and was told a large number of iTunes stores accounts were compromised."
Another turned to Facebook to post details.
"My iTunes account just got hacked and someone made about $700 worth of purchases. I contacted Paypal and they said Apple has gotten so many attacks since June, they can barely keep up with reporting them all."Apple would not comment but said that they had recently implemented new security measures.
In a statement to BBC News, Apple said: "iTunes is always working to prevent fraud and enhance the password security of all of our users.
"But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about cancelling the card and/or issuing a chargeback for any unauthorised transactions.
"We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately."
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