The company is going to release a new software offering for Wi-Fi phones that makes it easy for users to find signals, authenticate themselves and manage their profiles without a thumb-numbing amount of button pushing. Now something like this could be quite interesting and will offer a lot of utility to the corporate users. [GigaOm]
With all the hoopla about HDTV and the push by carriers to get appropriate tools in consumer hands I expect more from our networks… On Time Warner in NYC, we have a variety of channel options about 10 I think that are within the HD range… yet many do not broadcast 16×9 all the time … Read moreWhere are you HDTV?
After a bit of debate from me, I caved and we checked out the cat show on Sunday… While there were many crazy cat ladies…older single women who have chosen cats as their companions in an obsessive way. Decked out in full cat-wear – either leopard silky draped cape-like things or cat sweaters and shirts … Read moreCat Show
This seems like a big deal in VOIP-land… The service providers, seven in the United States and three in Europe, are “very close” to using VeriSign’s behemoth signaling network to ensure that subscribers’ calls reach those using traditional home, office or cell phones, VeriSign Vice President Tom Kershaw said Monday. There are only a handful … Read moreVeriSign nears new Net phone deals
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It does not get any more ridiculous than this… AOL has communicator which is made from the Mozilla code but they opt to go with IE which has not been updated in years when they release a stand-alone browser product. It appears that AOL will be releasing its own branded browser for its subscribers. Surprisingly, … Read moreAOL planning a new browser
on a train listening to Woz at Gnomedex and my iPod just stops. Now all I get is a reset loop followed by a folder witha caution sign in the lower left corner. Is it dead or just in need of some disc utils?
I just learned that iPodderX support video enclosures as well, and you can play them within it’s media player… or your can do video here… I whipped up a script this week based on Adam Curry’s iPodder for aggregating videoblogs from RSS 2.0 feeds with enclosure tags. It should download the videos (or any files, … Read moreViPodder
The Medusa PVR…not exactly what I would be looking to do, but amazing as a proof of concept. Perhaps ideal for someone watching cable, satellite and with entirely too much focus on watching TV. Or just great for the news junkie… Snapstream also built a six-tuner monster rig as a proof of concept, dubbed Medusa. … Read moreSnapstream builds six-tuner monster PVR
Third podcast has been posted… If you use iPodder (any flavor) or an enclosure capable feed reader, the feed is here.
This is totally cool… makes doing a reverse lookup on your mobile quite possible if you filter unknown numbers, not too mention all sorts of other interesting queries… Google today announced Google SMS beta, a service that allows mobile phone users to search Google via text messages. Just send your query to 46645 (GOOGL on … Read moreGoogle SMS search
It will be interesting to see how this works… You could actually do this now via Slim Devices free server software which already connects directly to your iTunes library or simply a folder of tunes. This service sounds like it will allow for a simpler solution to browse and select tunes. Slim makes it easy … Read morePocket Tunes to Wirelessly Stream Music Collections
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Andy at VoIP Watch has a nice overview on what’s coming this year from Skype… CNET also covers the stoy. With the right headset and features (like incoming and voicemail) Skype becomes a very usable tool rather than just an easy way to talk to people around the globe from your computer.
I uploaded two recordings I’ve done so far… more will certainly follow! atmaspheric | radio #1… recorded late last night atmaspheric | radio #2… just wrapped. Much more clear headed. WordPress does not officially support enclosures just yet, so we’ll see how long I can wait until hacking (read adding the hack already developed) the … Read moreWe are a go for Podcasting…
I’ve posted my full post on the events from the Treo Road Show over at the Treonauts another blog on which I post with some degree of frequency… feel free to stop over and comment if you like.
just waiting to get the event started… looks (expectedly) like the focus is on corporate messaging solutons… I’ll post if anything good happens, otherwise will do a wrapup at the conclusion
Sirius radio surges in pre-open on Stern dealvia CBS MarketWatch You won’t be able to hear Stern via satellite until January 1, 2006.
I’ve been trying to install a virtual sound driver called Soundflower for quite a few days and running into an installation error each time I’ve tried to get it going. Tonight Google via Dowser (I love that app) led me to Pacifist… worked like a charm! Pacifist 1.6.3 is a shareware application that opens Mac … Read moreTowards Podcasting…
Recently, I’ve become pretty focused on Getting Things Done. I first heard of it via the Treonauts blog, which led me to 43 Folders. That was at least a month ago and I’ve been tracking not only what GTD is, but how I might be able to connect with a system that works for me. … Read moreGetting it Done II