Archive for October, 2006

Firefox 2 Offically Released (and breaks feedburner !)

Posted by on Tuesday, 24 October, 2006

Now either Mozilla wants to decide what sites can control rss feeds or this is a bug. Normally when a blog site uses Feedburner to manage its’ feed, it will allow the user to see a preview of the feed and then links to add that feed to pretty much every online reader known to man.

Well it’s not possible (that I can see) in Firefox 2.0. You have 4 Options: Live Bookmark, Bloglines, My Yahoo or Google Reader. Plus there is an option to enter in a .exe option. Considering there isn’t a link to add to Microsoft’s Live.com or any other site, this is obviously intentional.

For an example you can look at our feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/Dv-depot

or even Feedburners own site:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/BurnThisRSS2

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Cowon iAudio D1 to include DAB

Posted by on Monday, 23 October, 2006

The D1 is a flash-based version of the iAudio 6 – that neat little box that could do about anything, yet in dire need of some additional memory compared to the competition.

The good news: they’ve thrown in a nice little extra called “DAB” into the mix. Digital Audio Broadcasting, or “Digital Radio” if you prefer that, allows for things like time shifting and DLS (preserves stations on one frequency, wherever you are). It’s a popular form of technology in the United Kingdom, causing us to believe that the D1 is aimed at the UK market primarily.

It’ll cost ya 149 quid for the 1GB version, or £179 if you want double the amount of storage capacity. Should be available within a month or so, in the UK anyway.

click the via link for a full look

[via dapreview.net]


Firefox 2.0 Quietly Hits the web

Posted by on Monday, 23 October, 2006

firefox2.jpgUnlike the fanfare of the IE 7 Release last week, Firefox 2 has quietly snuck onto the web.

The release isn’t directly accessable from their website, and in fact their homepage sends users to the Firefox RC3 page still.

According to our source Mozilla will make 2.0 will be made official tomorrow.

[via Neowin]


Undersound: London Tube Track Trading

Posted by on Friday, 20 October, 2006


Undersound is a new project to distribute music around the London Underground trains. Users can upload songs from their collections to centralized distribution points, and download tracks left by other users.

Not all subways are created equal. What if technology designers recognized this fact and attempted to create an interface that took a deeper look at what being mobile means to each of us? What if they tried to reflect and enhance your sometimes conflicting, but always meaningful and situated, experiences? What if they designed for your underground? They did. They created undersound.


A Sign of things to come? YouTube Purges 30,000 Copyright Files

Posted by on Friday, 20 October, 2006

youtube.jpgPrior to the Google acquistion, YouTube was pretty wishy washy about their content liabilities. But now with Google’s $$ on board they have to be more viligent removing copyright material. Now comes the first shoe to drop.

The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, found 29,549 video clips such as television shows, music videos and movies posted on YouTube’s site without permission, an official from the group, Fumiyuki Asakura, said Friday.

The San Mateo, Calif.-based company quickly complied with the request to remove the copyright materials, made on behalf of 23 Japanese TV stations and entertainment companies, Asakura said.

Somehow I don’t think this will be the last…

[via Newsvine AP Wire]


Keane to release a Single Thumb

Posted by on Thursday, 19 October, 2006

keanethumb.jpg I have to applaud a band/label that will try something different. We all know how the labels missed the whole “mp3″ thing (well before iTunes anyway), so it’s nice to see them imbrace the technology available today.

“We’re definitely testing the waters,” said Island Records general manager Jon Turner, adding he would “love to see” more releases in the format next year.

Fans of plug-and-play music will no doubt find this fascinating, and easy to swap. (Read: no copyright protection.) This will be an interesting marketing ploy to watch and see what happens. Hey at the very least you have a cheap memory drive.

$7.45 US, including multimedia features (Music Video) and bonuses such as wallpapers.

[via Crunch Gear]