News from The Economist

[The Economist, June 13 2008] Ripe for picking
Apple's iPhone is developing.

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Rummaging through the internet
Three-dimensional web browsing (3b rooms, cities and stores).

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Watching while you surf
On-line advertisers are monitoring what websites internet users visit so that they can target advertisements individually and more accurately (behavioural-targeting).

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Telemedicine comes home
Telecommunications and medicine are being combined: long distance medical treatment is possible. Furhter, technology is moving from telemedicine to telehealth and teleprevention.

[The Economist, June 5 2008] From blueprint to database
Digital models are being used to design buildings.

[The Economist, June 25 2008] Speak up
Translating languaes with the help of devices and programs.

Paper is no longer needed:

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Who needs paper?
Transportation tickets in digital form.

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Unbound
Books on the verge of going digital (Amazon's Kindle e-books and Print on Demand, POD-system).

News from DMW: Mobile and Video

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 10 2008] RadioShack Teams with Libraries on DTV Transition Campaign

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 10 2008] MySpace, "Alchemist" Author Team on User-Generated Film

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 9 2008] YouTube Allows Pro Content Producers to Sell Their Own Ads

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 9 2008] Tribeca Debuts Reframe Film Digitization & Retail Service

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 9 2008] Amazon Invests in User-Generated TV Shopping Channel

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 6 2008] YouTube Debuts New "Reporter" Channel Category

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 6 2008] CBS to Launch New Digital Record Label in January

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 5 2008] Verizon, Screenvision Team on Interactive Text Polls in Cinemas

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 5 2008] BBC to Place All TV Channels Online in U.K. by Year's End

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 5 2008] Report: Disney to Merge Internet Group, Video Game Business

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 4 2008] YouTube Debuts Video Annotations Feature

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 4 2008] CBS's Last.fm Allows Web Radio Access on Partner Sites

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 3 2008] NBCU, Nielsen to Measure Across TV, Web Video, Buying Habits

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 2 2008] Springer, Philips Partner on Personalized TV Service

[Digital Media Wire, Video, June 2 2008] AccessIT to Enable Live Event Broadcasts in 150 U.S. Theaters

[Digital Media Wire, Mobile, June 6 2008] Greystripe Offers Demographics on Free Mobile Game Players

[Digital Media Wire, Mobile, June 5 2008] Verizon, Screenvision Team on Interactive Text Polls in Cinemas

[Digital Media Wire, Mobile, June 3 2008] Online Ad Network Collective Media Acquires Personifi

[Digital Media Wire, Mobile, June 2 2008] Analysis: How to Speak at a Conference Without Getting Skewered on Twitter