TC News: Dell’s Consumer Laptop Delays, The Dismal State of Home Networking, YouTube’s New Ads Hated
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Here’s the latest in TechConsumer news:
Dell’s having issues with its first attempt at rebuilding its consumer PC business since founder Michael Dell returned. The company started offering its notebooks in more colors but has had to delay shipments due to “dust contamination in its painting process.” Whatever the case, it botched the back-to-school season and has some consumers canceling orders and picking up Toshibas (or other brands) in-store. Dell is, of course, working quickly to correct the problem but didn’t seem to do much for the consumers affected (other than leaving voicemails saying sorry and you can cancel your order if you want).
Hooking up computers together at home is turning out to be more of a pain for consumers. It’s getting to be the norm to have large collections of digital images, music, movies and TV shows. But research is showing that the available technology is lacking. One researcher said, “The state of home networking is pretty dismal for the average consumer.” Streaming video and setting up security are listed as the main culprits that still require more technical skills than the average consumer has.
YouTube released a new “InVideo” advertising platform in what Google hopes is a move to make the site less of a money pit. Rather than have advertising before or after a video clip, the concept is to show some advertising occasionally throughout videos (see example in picture above). TV already does this: while watching your favorite show, you’re likely to see an advertisement pop-up at the bottom telling you to stick around for the next show. The difference here is that if you click on the ad, the video you’re watching pauses while the ad plays. But fans of YouTube aren’t happy.
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