I had every reason to believe that my iPhone experience would be the same as any of the other Apple experiences I’ve ever had. The process has repeated itself through several laptop purchases, and a couple of iPod purchases. Hit the Apple store in Pasadena, buy a product, take it home and use [...]

It’s no secret that Medialoper loves disruptive media technologies. One of our favorites happens to be one that most consumers aren’t aware of — Print-On-Demand.
As the name implies, Print-On-Demand is a technology that allows publishers to print books as they’re needed. Imagine a world where books never go out of print, no matter [...]

By now you’ve already heard the big news everyone is talking about. That’s right, Microsoft just lowered the price of the Zune. Pretty exciting, huh?
Apple’s response to this earth shattering news? A revamped lineup of iPods, including the all new iPod Touch. The Touch is essentially an iPhone without the [...]

I was fairly young when some unsuspecting adult thought it would be a good idea to explain to me that I could always get the current time by dialing POPCORN.
I proceeded to abuse that information by dialing the number every five minutes to find out what time it was — among other things. I [...]

The canine crime fighting duo Flo and Lucky were in the news again this week. The dogs, allegedly trained to sniff out counterfeit DVDs, have just completed an assignment in Malaysia where they are said to have helped uncover over $6 million in bootlegged discs. The pair was so successful that counterfeiters put [...]

Wal-Mart jumped into the DRM-free pool with a big slash yesterday, as the retailer began selling high quality MP3s from major labels, at a price that undercuts iTunes.
The music industry is finally coming around to the realization that the only way to break Apple’s lock on the digital music market is to offer DRM-free [...]

I’m staying at the San Diego Hilton this weekend. It’s a late summer getaway to see a baseball game, eat and drink too much, and generally just get away from it all.
I was assured that the Hilton offered wireless internet. Sure enough, as we unpacked in our room I noticed a card on the [...]

Is there a beverage that has had more influence on society than coffee? Well, maybe beer — but there’s a reason why people don’t describe themselves as Beer Achievers.
Coffee is the ultimate performance enhancing drug. Without a fully caffeinated work force the wheels of capitalism would fall off. Without [...]

Imagine the outrage that would occur if one day every commercially manufactured DVD suddenly stopped working. The media would have a field day interviewing parents with crying children, upset because they can’t watch Finding Nemo for the 200th time. Congressional hearings would be scheduled to solve the “DVD problem”. Consumer rights advocates would mobilize [...]

Can you really be sued by Major League Baseball for telling a friend about that game you watched on TV last night? If you believe the warning that announcers read during every broadcast, you’re violating MLB’s rights when you talk about a game.

“This copyrighted telecast is presented by authority of the Office of [...]