Memorial Day Weekend
Sunday, May 27, 2007
It's actually really nice to have a long weekend every once in a while. I must admit I haven't done anything really productive yet I've been enjoying it pretty well. Yesterday went shopping, bought a new DKNY watch, bought some sheets, made a nice stir-fry at my ex-girlfriend's place, went out and then meet some girls at the bar.
May not seem very interesting to you guys but that's exactly how I want to spend my weekends, just relaxing, shopping and having fun. However next few weekends I'm going to have to work and study, so that's going to suck big ass.
As for something interesting to you guys, here's the Top 5 Worst Ipod Knockoffs Ever on TechEBlog or for those who love video games and cartoons there's a funny collage from Destructoid HERE
As per usual post your comments and enjoy your weekend!
-Steve
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Labels: Digital Players, Holidays, Random
Now this is cool, streaming live replays and stats to your PSP while watching Arsenal Play
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
If any of you love going to sport events, playing PSP, or love Arsenal (I fit into all 3 categories) then this bit of news from Pocket-Lint will interest you. The full article at Pocket-Lint states that Sony is beginning a plan to stream live football/soccer replays directly to your PSP. Now that's some great technology. Imagine missing a goal while you were getting a drink, or wanted to see if that penalty was really a foul or not, and see how many goals Thierry Henry has scored.
They're testing the technology at Emirates Stadium (the home of the London based Arsenal Football club) with about 4000 fans but I hope it gets around, and makes the jump across the pond into North America.
(Image taken from Pocket-Lint)
Check it out and post your thoughts,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 8:31 PM 0 comments
Labels: Digital Players, Soccer, Sony, Tech
I'm really liking the Cowon D2
Monday, March 19, 2007
I just saw on Engadget that the Cowon D2 has been released in the US. It's actually some nice Korean technology that if they could market it right can compete with the Zune or iPod for marketshare. Look at the pic below,
Isn't it beautiful? It's got really great features too
-2.5" Wide Touchscreen
-2gb/4gb flash with SD slots
-52 hours battery on MP3, 10 hours on Movie mode
-Support for all the major formats including Ogg, FLAC
Now I'm actually impressed by the specs and the price. It's only 40$ more than the 2gb iPod Nano, or 20$ more than the 4gb Nano, so it's really worth it for price/features compared to Apple. Here's the full Product Page, so take a look and tell me what you think,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 8:15 PM 1 comments
Labels: Digital Players, Music, Tech
Interesting news about MP3 licensing, potential headaches for consumers
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Was just reading Wired earlier tonight while cleaning up the room, and they had a pretty lengthy piece on MP3 licensing and the verdict against Microsoft that occurred this week. It wasn't in the mainstream press because it wasn't directly against Microsoft, but it was Alcatel-Lucent asserting that they hold the patent for MP3's along with the original patent holder. What does that mean for us? A couple of things
1) If Microsoft loses the appeals, it's going to have to pay a lot of cash for continued MP3 use and will likely abandon the format.
2) Another codec is going to take it's place, and right now the 3 front-runners are AAC, WMA and Ogg-Vorbis
3) Many audio players and companies dealing with MP3's are going to have to pay another license to Alcatel-Lucent, and they're going to be in trouble judging by Microsoft's amount.
This is good for the opponents of MP3, but I feel it's generally bad for us. Dam patents, oh well it seems everything's in the air for now but don't say I didn't warn you when we're forced to move off MP3 to another format. You guys can read the full article at Wired.com.
Enjoy,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 11:28 PM 0 comments
Labels: Digital Players, Microsoft, Music, Tech
Interesting, Zune's cracking under battery pressure?
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
It seems that the Microsoft Zune, the attempt that the guys at MS have made to combat the iPod, has a free more issues to content with. There's a story on Engadget about Zune Screens Cracking Under Battery Pressure. Pretty crazy if it's true, since the info comes from an insider at Microsoft Tech Support who's working the call center. The battery expands when charging and puts too much stress on the screen apparantly. I wonder if more stories will come out, so now hold off on your Zune purchase, well, most people already did and purchased an ipod.
More later,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 2:26 PM 0 comments
Labels: Digital Players, Microsoft
Say no to DRM
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Interesting article at The NY Times via my friends blog at The Daily Hook speaking on the perils of DRM and being tied to one format. It's a nice read against DRM, most consumers with ipods have no idea what it is so it's nice seeing large publications come out against it. The full article is HERE so take a look and post your thoughts.
Btw I know an editor at the NY Times, he's a client at the PT clinic where I work, pretty small world isn't it.
Alright more later,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 1:21 PM 0 comments
Labels: Digital Players, Music, Tech
Big News from MacWorld and CES
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Yep, everyone knew it was coming someday, and now it's here, the Apple iPhone. There's some nice coverage from Engadget, they got pics from Steve Jobs keynote, pictures from the booth which I linked, and Apple.com has a nice picture and some specs on their website. I'm really impressed at the looks, but we'll see the battery life and how well it penetrates the market at such a high price.
As for CES, there's some nice stuff coming out, from a nice 22" Widescreen monitor from Dell, the E228WFP, there's the iRiver W10, which is a PDA/widescreen media player, and the MotoRIZR Z6. There's just so much stuff to talk about, I love it.
Alright that's enough for now, more later!
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 5:29 PM 0 comments
Labels: Cell Phones, Dell, Digital Players, Electronics
That was quick, Zune hacked to wirelessly send MP3's without DRM
Friday, November 24, 2006
I knew that it wouldn't be long before someone hacked the Zune, after all it is a Microsoft device, lol. They managed to use the Zune as a portable Hard Drive or storage device, and once they figured that out it was simple for them to send MP3's renamed as image files without the DRM on them. I'm over simplifying the process but there's a much better explanation on Gizmodo with a guide to doing the hard drive mod and how to send the files. It's better they explain it since I don't think most of you guys have a Zune yet and don't really care yet.
Anyways if you're interested check out the Article on Gizmodo HERE and post your thoughts.
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 11:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Digital Players, Electronics, Microsoft
New marketing service for mobile media
Sunday, November 19, 2006
I think that mobile video, music and etc is the way to go these days, and it's about time advertisers catch up to these new thrends. PocoTag is a service where if someone is watching a video on their iPod, Creative Zen, etc, to use mobile SMS to get more information about a product. It's great because the clip or advert is fresh on the consumer's mind and he gets free info on the product, people do it for ringtones why not use SMS for your product.
For those worrying about confidentiality PocoTag has a service where whenever the customer sends SMS, and the first (and only) time, the customer is asked to send email address by SMS. PocoTag then creates a temporary, anonymous email and provide it to the advertiser. This way their mobile numbers aren't given to the advertiser and PocoTag only sends the proper SMS's. Pretty cool idea if you ask me
There's more on the PocoTag site, I think it's a good idea and one that could save both advertisers and consumers money.
Thanks,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 11:45 AM 0 comments
Labels: Cell Phones, Digital Players, Internet
