“Targeting competitors such as Amazon.com, Inc. and Netflix Inc., mammoth Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched a pilot entry into the on-demand movie business. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer today announced that customers can now download videos onto their PCs from what it is calling a beta Web site. Buyers can choose from among 3,000 movie or television titles that can be quickly downloaded to a PC and viewed there or transferred to a laptop or portable media player device. In a statement, Wal-Mart claimed to be the first large retailer to launch such a program with the backing of the major Hollywood studios, including Walt Disney Co., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc…” (Read full article here)
February 6th, 2007
“Eastman Kodak Company today entered the consumer inkjet industry with a revolutionary new product line for the home. KODAK EASYSHARE All-in-One Printers will enable consumers to affordably print crisp, sharp documents and KODAK lab-quality photos at home using premium, pigment-based inks that will save consumers up to 50 percent on everything they print. The three new printers provide ultimate levels of print quality and ease-of-use, while offering low total cost of ownership compared to other leading consumer inkjet printers on the market. “After today, the inkjet market will never be the same,” said Antonio M. Perez, chairman and chief executive officer, Eastman Kodak Company. “We are changing the rules in this industry to ensure that consumers can affordably print what they want, when they want, easily and at the high level of Kodak quality they’ve come to expect…” (Read full article here)
February 6th, 2007
