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Assorted Thoughts for a Tuesday

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

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I can feel the balance starting to shift.  I’m starting to tire of all the podcasts.  At work, I’m listening to more music now.  Maybe it’s because it’s easier to do work while listening to music rather than to people talking.  Maybe the job is shifting more than the listener?  I don’t know. Maybe I just need an exciting new podcast to jumpstart me again.

The on-going eBay Death Watch took an interesting turn this week, as eBay has finally integrated Skype.  Sorta.  They’re including a Skype link in a Firefox toolbar that very few people will want to install. If the eBay auction you’re looking at has a phone number — not yet a Skype handle — the toolbar will allow you to call up the seller to ask them questions.  Or something.  And who will be silly enough to publish their phone number with their eBay auction?  I imagine […] Hope you Enjoyed this HDTV informationrmation Blurb

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Samsung ‘Pixon’ hits store shelves with 8-Megapixels

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: informationrmationWeek: Samsung is rolling out a powerful touch-screen handset that may make carrying around a separate camera unnecessary.
The main draw of the M8800 Pixon will be the 8-megapixel camera…

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Sony Online looking at PSP MMOs News

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Eurogamer: Speaking to MTV, Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has said the EverQuest developer is considering the PSP as a viable platform for fully fledged MMO games.
“I think PSP is…

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US overtakes Europe in 3G mobile device adoption

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: PC Advisor: After a slow start, the US has caught up with Western Europe in the adoption of 3G. 28.4 percent of American mobile subscribers now have 3G devices versus 28.3 percent in the largest…

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Apple reduces iPhone output, will sell more, analyst claims

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Register Hardware: Apple will make 14-15m iPhones during Q3 and Q4, down from 18m, it has been claimed. The report of the 3-4m cut comes from US investment bank Pacific Crest Securities and is…

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Gartner: Internet TV to grow by 64 per cent

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: PC Retailer: Global internet protocol television (IPTV) services are set to reach 19.6 million subscriptions this year, an increase of 64.1 per cent over last year, according to Gartner.
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Glowing eyes added to iRiver Mickey Mouse MP3 player

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Mobile Magazine: Apple may have one of the skinniest portable audio players on the market, but iRiver’s got the appeal of Disney.
We’ve already seen the Mickey Mouse MP3 player before,…

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Microvision Pico Projector enhancements demoed

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: I4U: Microvision has announced that it will show off enhancements to its Pico Projector at CETTEC in Japan.
The Pico Projector is a tiny laser projector that is intended to allow mobile phone users…

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Android and Windows Mobile ‘complementary’, claims HTC

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Register Hardware: T-Mobile G1 manufacturer HTC plans to develop more handsets based on Android. It maintains this will not affect its Windows Mobile business - the Google platform and…

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Three Pioneer Blu-Ray Players stamped Divx Certified

Monday, September 29th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: SlashGear: Divx is positioned to become a standard feature on Blu-ray devices. The company and Pioneer have collaborated to enable DivX video support on three Pioneer Blu-Ray players, namely the…

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