<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Media</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/specials/media?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><description>Media</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[DVDs Came Late to the High-Def TV Party]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11116-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11116-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ You can now watch high-definition television on sets as cheap as $500, with plenty of programming from a variety of channels. But HDTV is missing from one crucial corner of the home-entertainment business  --  the DVD. Companies are still developing and promoting two different, incompatible high-definition versions of the DVD, neither of which will have any consumer relevance (read: tolerable prices) until next year at the soonest.]]></description><author> Daniel Greenberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Magazine Whose Lineup Is Always in Play]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61800-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61800-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One  of the lesser-known magazine editors in the country can't help but chuckle whenever he says, "We're almost as big as Oprah."]]></description><author> Jose Antonio Vargas</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[IPod Devotees Rocked By Thefts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57629-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57629-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Across the Washington area, thefts of digital music players are rising, putting victims through the emotional trauma of losing something that has become an important part of their lives.]]></description><author> Del Quentin Wilber</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Libraries, a New Chapter in Computer Woes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49774-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49774-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ County library officials eagerly offered patrons a new service in February: For no charge, readers could download more than 700 digital audiobooks to listen to on their computers and portable players.]]></description><author> C. Woodrow Irvin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silent Film Premiere]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51651-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51651-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With its remake of "Trapped by the Mormons," colorful theater troupe Cherry Red Productions is channeling its efforts toward the screen instead of the stage.]]></description><author> Jonathan Padget</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcasting: A Made-to-Order Change for Listeners  --  and Perhaps Stations, Too]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37405-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37405-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Podcasting,  the latest grass-roots entry in the catalogue of miseries facing the radio industry, may yet turn out to be a boost to good old broadcast radio.]]></description><author> Marc Fisher</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ownership Cap Could Stop Adelphia Deal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38806-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38806-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Joint bid by Time Warner Cable and Comcast to buy bankrupt Adelphia Communications's cable system could face hurdles if the government's top regulators take up a long-dormant cable ownership limit. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[AOL to Introduce Internet Phone Service]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32849-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32849-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[America Online Inc. today plans to offer  local and long-distance phone service via the Internet in Washington and 43 other cities, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded market that includes the major cable and telecommunications companies.]]></description><author> David A. Vise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comcast, PBS Plan New Service]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26669-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26669-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Comcast Communications Corp. Chairman Brian Roberts on Monday announced a new PBS option for preschool children that will launch on Comcast's video-on-demand system.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smithsonian's MP3 Music Store]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17513-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17513-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Smithsonian Institution is entering the highly competitive world of music downloads by offering the Smithsonian Folkways collection of ethnic and traditional music in an online music store.]]></description><author> Jacqueline Trescott</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Warning for Sony: Pay Up Or Game's Over]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6261-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6261-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sony Corp. will have to either pay $90.7 million or halt U.S. sales of its PlayStation video-game consoles should it lose an appeal in a case that found it had infringed on patents owned by another company.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Mike Musgrove</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Corcoran in Earnest]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62978-2005Mar24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62978-2005Mar24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ "THE 48TH CORCORAN Biennial: Closer to Home" isn't just relatively unplugged as compared to the previous two biennials, which involved considerably more of what is generically called "new media" these days. It's also, ostensibly, an irony-free zone.]]></description><author> Michael O'Sullivan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony Begins Handheld-Game Adventure]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61512-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61512-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The consumer electronics giant is hoping its new PlayStation Portable is a hit that attracts an older and more affluent audience while stealing attention away from other portable entertainment gadgets. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Mike Musgrove</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSP, I Love You]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61502-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61502-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The PSP  --  short for PlayStation Portable  --  is a multitasker suited to these hyperactive times. We want it all. We want it now.]]></description><author> Jose Antonio Vargas</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media Firms Piece Together New Strategies]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55379-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55379-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a decade of growth by acquisition, media conglomerates are beginning to reconfigure, often moving away from the 1990s media giant model to a core business identity.]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[With a New Toy, Plenty of Titles to Play]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48977-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48977-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sony is launching its PlayStation Portable handheld with an unusually large spread of titles. Most new game systems ship with only a handful of games, but Sony says 24 will be available for the PSP when it shows up in stores Thursday.]]></description><author> Tom Ham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bosses' Blogs Offer Mostly PR]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48437-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48437-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An increasing number of companies have joined the blog bandwagon, in many cases producing corporate blogs that read like press releases.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Steroids: Designer Genes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42270-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42270-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today,  as a series of muscular baseball superstars troop to Capitol Hill for what is sure to be a well-publicized congressional hearing, the word on everyone's lips (and possibly in a few hips) is: steroids.]]></description><author> Paul Farhi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Gamers Revel in Arrival  Of 'Virtual' Nats]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32671-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32671-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium was filled with crowds and sunlight. Pitcher Livan Hernandez was on the mound. And all around the diamond, players wearing Washington's pretzel-shaped "W" on their caps stood ready for action.]]></description><author> David A. Fahrenthold</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interactive Blogs Change Class Participation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25305-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25305-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/media</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wikis create freewheeling, collaborative communities for students to edit one another's work and bounce ideas around.]]></description><author> Susan Kinzie</author></item></channel></rss>