Sony CSV-E77 CoCoon.This new CoCoon channel server from Sony (open price, but approx. [yen] 130,000) is a 160Gb broadband (or regular connection) hard disk recorder See DVR. that allows users to record up to 100 hours (35 hours at highest MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 2 quality) of programming based entirely on entering keywords. Launched under the mantra of "Personalize, Ubiquitous, Upgradeable," the CoCoon operates a bit like TiVo in Europe and the States, where you simply enter keyword ("ramen ra·men n. 1. A Japanese dish of noodles in broth, often garnished with small pieces of meat and vegetables. 2. A thin white noodle served in this dish. ," for example) and the machine will search through the electronic program listings for instances of the word. It can then record everything it finds so you'll never again be without the presence of the aforementioned noodles noo·dle 1 n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water. [German Nudel. in your living room. If you don't really trust your own little Robocop to find the Right Stuff, you can always go manual and find what you want to record yourself. Thanks to a built-in "preference algorithm," the machine will keep an eye on your likes and dislikes and proceed to suggest programs from the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) An online listing of TV or other programs. Periodically, EPGs are downloaded into set-top boxes so that viewers can preview offerings by time or category and set reminders. that it thinks might appeal to you. Like a sort of personal shopper, only for television. No doubt in recognition of humans' risible ris·i·ble adj. 1. Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter. 2. Eliciting laughter; ludicrous. 3. Capable of laughing or inclined to laugh. inability even to set a comparatively primitive VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. correctly, the onscreen user interface subdivides programming into nine categories. So, uh, if we, like, dig sports man, we just have to press the right button on the remote and we're, like, watching sports. Cool! And if we can't even make that elementary level of commitment to a single channel, the new interface presents a "multi-view," indicating which programs have already started, which are live broadcasts and so on. Kinda removes the joy of channel surfing, though. The "ubiquitous" refers to a constant, virtual presence of the server, I think, because the CoCoon can connect via Ethernet or broadband and otherwise. So, whether you're in the study on your PC of roaming the streets, you can set the machine to record what you're missing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More info: http://www.sony.ip/CorporateCruise/Press/200209/02-0904/ |
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