Up close with the GameBoy Micro
We got a chacne to paly with the GameBoy Micro the other day. And while we are not Nintendo fan's, the gameboy Mirco is a cool lil toy for Gameboy fans. It's extremely light weight, comes with 3 face plates, and can play all the gameboy games. It's smaller then your regular cell phone, and has a great and bright display screen. I can see this being a great Christmas 2005 stocking stuffer.
AG Interactive, Def Jam Power O2 Mobile Offering
Digitalmusicnews.com
European mobile operator O2 will soon incorporate some hip hop into its content deck. The company recently finalized negotiations with AG Interactive and Def Jam Enterprises, a pair that has already linked up to create Def Jam Mobile in the US. As part of the new arrangement, Def Jam content will be layered into the i-mode service from O2 starting October 1st. "The launch of Def Jam Mobile represents more than music," said Russell Simmons, pointing to a broader hip hop content offering. "It represents the entire hip hop lifestyle including games, film, television, video, comedy, sports, fashion and news." Urban-inspired ringtones, games, news, and other related content will be picked up by O2.
As in other forms of media, hip hop content remains ultra-hot in the mobile entertainment sector. "Urban music is the top selling category of mobile content," declared Christian Harris, country manager for AG Interactive UK. That makes the decision an easy one for O2, which will likely feel a bump from such a well-established urban brand. Meanwhile, the group is likely to experiment with emerging forms of mobile content, including over-the-air downloads, streaming videos, and variations on the standard ringtone. AG Interactive is the new media subsidiary of American Greetings Corporation.
Google your way the Best thing ever
Ok so I'm a e-mail list junkie. I sign up for just about every e-mailing list you can think of. I love information! I can't really get enough of it. Well a friend at work told me to try out personal Google. Well Google just keeps doing it! I was first amazed at how easy it was to add my favorite pages/websites that I read daily. Then they have this cool thing when you can easily drag and drop the information modules. So now all the news sites that I ready via e-mail in the morning are all on 1 page with the relevent headers. And I moved the sites I read the most at the top. So it's like I can see EVERYTHING on one page. Google is AMAZING!
Then I watch
http://video.google.com/chris.htmlAnd they AMAZE me again! The video played SMOOTHLY! No rebuffering, it was a LARGE window and the audio was good. Now if they only had the first new episode of Desperate Housewives which everyone said totally confused them.
USB TV TUNER!!!!!!!!!! In EURO ONLY :(
Now this is just 100% brilliant! It's a ubs device and you stick it in your pc/laptop and BAM your watching The Parkers!
The TerraTec is a self-contained tuner with software for watching TV on your PC. But OMG you can even record live video through the tuner and it also pics up digital signals. But also think if they could make this work on the Sony PSP! Overall, looks like a great way to add live TV to a laptop.
Pricing is set at about $200. That's really not to bad!! I want one!
MAke this for the USA NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!Tech Specs:
The world's most mobile TV card!
Analogue and digital TV reception
TimeShifting, EPG* and Videotext
PVR with DVD authoring
Antenna and remote control included
* DTT only
The Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS receives digital and analogue TV signals, yet is no larger than a USB memory stick! Just connect the ultra-compact TV tuner to a notebook or PC via a USB 2.0 port – and in a flash you're able to view both all analogue TV programs available in the transmission area and the digital programs transmitted via DVB-T. The Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS supports both standards in one device, and is therefore flexible and has a guaranteed future. http://www.terratec.com 
FlashMic
Portable recording specialist HHB Communications has developed the FlashMic DRM85 - the world's first professional Digital Recording Microphone. Perfect for all voice recording applications, in particular broadcast and press interviewing, the FlashMic combines a high quality Sennheiser omni-directional condenser capsule with 1GB of flash recording memory to create a convenient, durable and portable recording device that's extremely easy to operate.
Read More here
http://www.hhb.co.uk/hhb/int/press/press_detail.asp?ID=336
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Apple Adds Video to Itunes
Apple Quietly Adds Video Podcasts to iTunes
www.digitalmusicnews.com
Wondering if iTunes will ever have videocasts? Wake up, because it already does. Without fanfare or even a word, Apple has started accepting the video-enabled podcasts, apparently in same way as “traditional” audio podcasts. Existing content leans heavily on technology offerings like Digerati University, Video Tutorials for Mac Software, ScreenCastsOnline, Video Tutorials for the Mac and PC, and Systm, which offers “how to technology geared toward geeks”. On the lighter side are Crookz, a Canadian parody on the show Cops, and Diggnation, a homespun “tech/web culture show” from user-activated technology news site digg.com. Mirroring the quiet move to video content, there is no apparent search mechanism for videocasts. A search of podcasts with “video” netted a few videocast results. With a little digging, a couple of more surfaced. Suffice it to say that Apple seems to be toeing the waters without making any big splashes—yet.
According to industry pundit Robert Cringely, video downloads are just around the corner. In a blog from May 5th, Cringely speculates that the move “is dependent on [OS] 10.4 and its H.264 video codec that I believe will be at the heart of an Apple HD video download service…And in 10.4, we can see the first parts of that system coming together, notably Apple's new HD Video Showcase, which routes you right through the iTunes Music Store. Increase the video selection, add prices, and they are done.” But while Apple shuffles its feet on video, broadband connection speed will be an inhibitor. Download time for a thirty-minute show will be significantly more than that of a podcast. Then there’s the viewing issue—right now the videocasts can only be viewed on the computer. That begs the question: Will a video iPod be coming soon? Christmas will be here in a few short months and like Santa says, “Better watch out!”
Early iPod nano Sales Soft, Creative Challenge Looms
Initial sales of the newly-released iPod nano appear to be soft, according to some retail reports. American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu has pointed some disappointing early sales at various Apple retail outlets, though it may be difficult to draw a larger trend so early in the cycle. Specifically, Wu noted that many Apple stores were moving between 200 and 500 units, far below original allocations of between 1,800 and 2,500 units. “We believe iPod nano may cause sticker shock as consumers are not getting more storage for their dollar as they are accustomed to,” Wu asserted. “We may be alone at this point, but we believe matching the super success of the iPod mini may be a tough act for iPod nano to follow without some changes.” Still, other sources report rather heavy demand, at least anecdotally, and the product has only been in the marketplace for less than 10 days. Hard data from Apple has not yet surfaced.
For many portable MP3 consumers, Apple is the only game in town, leaving a long list of competitors off the radar entirely. But one competitor is becoming increasing agitated by Apple, and could pursue legal action. Creative Technologies, a Singaporean company, actually released a device known as the Zen Nano Plus several months ago, though it is unclear just what legal action, if any, will be taken in the coming months. But the company did point to a patent on the portable MP3 player interface, which predated similar filings made by both Apple and Microsoft. That could lead to a patent infringement case in the future, though so far the company indicated that it would be weighing its options. The iPod nano hit stores in the US on September 7th.
Google make me lose control
Google just keeps doing the damn thing. The mega company has just launched a Beta version of its Blog Search. It's a search engine where you can find blogs on your favorite topics. Now ain't that cool? You can type in any word and it will search every blog that has a site feed (RSS or Atom) and it's not restricted to just Blogger blogs. If your blog pings an updating service, Google should be able to find it and list it among its search results. You're also able to search according, to titles, authors, and languages.
This all seems to really fall in line cause recent repoerts have shown that Blogs are becoming more popular then regular website. What's also interesting is that more Blacks and Latinos are into read blogs on a regular basis. Reports have just shown that Blacks and Latinos use Blogs and IM's in product purching decisions. It's always been a fact that word of mouth is the #1 marketing tool for these communities. And anyway they can get more information from someone they trust rather then a large corporate marketing engine they wil l trust the person's word more.
Happy Searching!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Harry Potter Ipod
Official Harry Potter audiobooks now on iTunes
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Source: CNET via Yahoo! News
Steve Jobs announced today at an Apple press event in San Francisco that JK Rowling has signed an exclusive deal to make all six and the to-be-released final Harry Potter audiobooks available for purchase and download on iTunes, effective immediately.
Additionally, a special edition Harry Potter iPod will be made available featuring the Hogwarts school crest, designed by the author. Read all about it and see pictures of the new iPod at Apple's web site.
The news coincided with the release of iTunes 5.0 and an announcement that Madonna has given Apple permission to sell all of her music on the download service.
Cam we get a Tupac Ipod now?
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Ipod Nano!!!!!!
WOW! Apple does it again!
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/
Gizmondo coming to the us...finally?
Is the gizmondo finally going to be released in the us? Can it even compete with the PSP and the DS? Maybe....
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000310057591/
Pimp My Hubcaps
Blame Xzibit for the over kill on car cumtizations. But a company called Tire Tagz now has available blinkin neon displays. So when you car is in motion it uses LEDs to display animated or static images is can flash such things as "PIMP" or"BIG MAMA." Tire Tagz, which will no doubt appeal to the same drivers who go for spinners and flashy rims.
http://www.tiretagz.com
Save New Orleans
http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate/http://www.amazon.com/gp/philanthropy/red-cross.html/102-3806668-9292955Help save a life and help save New Orleans...it must be rebuilt. If you've ever taken a trip to the big easy then you must show your love and show your support in the effots to save lives and rebuild. Make a donation.
