The Geeks discuss [Blu-ray|http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/bluray/] technology with Robert C. DeMoulin of Sony Electronics. Blu-ray is the next generation format for optical drives that uses blue laser instead of the red laser or infrared used by DVD and CD. Blu-ray provides storage capacity that surpasses DVD and CD, allowing for higher quality video and audio.
Huge music royalties that could effectively kill the nascent Internet radio industry is set to take effect July 15, 2007 — in just over two weeks from today’s show. No more http://www.pandora.com/ or http://www.live365.com/ if these changes go through.
Internet radio broadcasters — who already pay twice as much as satellite broadcasters, even before the new increases take effect — [stopped broadcasting for a day|http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070625.twnetradio26/BNStory/Technology/home] on June 26.
Learn more about The Radio Equality Act and issues surrounding Internet Radio at [KUSP’s homepage|http://www.kusp.org/] and http://www.savenetradio.org/. Remember, this affects radio stations like KUSP too since they simulcast over the Internet in addition to their FM signal.
[robert_demoulin_sony.jpg|Robert C. DeMoulin joined Sony Electronics in 1997 and currently holds the position of marketing manager in Sony Electronics
