Archive for October, 2006

Firefox 2 Offically Released (and breaks feedburner !)

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 [...]

Cowon iAudio D1 to include DAB

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 [...]

Firefox 2.0 Quietly Hits the web

Unlike 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

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 [...]

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

Prior 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 [...]

Keane to release a Single Thumb

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” [...]

IE7 makes its grand entrance into the world.

1 day 1 bug, sounds like a routine day around Redmond. “less critical” vulnerability aside today is a big day for Microsoft as IE7 has been given it’s full release.
We expect millions of customers will upgrade to IE7 because it’s safer and easier. Some e-commerce and financial services companies like Paypal and VeriSign are [...]

Samsung does ulta-thin, ultra nice.

Does anyone out there still use a CRT? I think you could fit 10 of these inside of a normal crt.
Samsung SDI presented 17-inch AMOLED TV set at KES 2006. The panel is only 1.8mm thick and the TV set is just thin as 12mm. It features a brightness of 400 candela, a contrast ratio [...]

HD-DVD + Blu-Ray = Bloated Media Center!

Wowzers this thing looks more like a fridge than a dvd player. But for those people that want their hd-dvd cake and eat Blu-Ray too, then this machine may be what you are looking for.
“The Dual HD LUX™ & MAX™ systems are perfect for those who can appreciate convenience, high-fidelity audio, and high-quality video performance [...]

The Zune is ready for pre-order!

Set your mp3 phazers to November 14th for the launch of Microsoft’s new Zune.
What is it about Microsoft and November launch dates? Anyone remember the xbox 360 November Freeze Out? Oh Well, perhaps this time MS will learn there lesson and have enough ready to ship to retailers before the date of release.
There are [...]