a multi-tasked stream of consciousness or perhaps just emails to myself
Gorgeous! The only thing that seems to be missing is some handwriting recognition in addition to the on-screen keyboard.
What we’re really excited about is something called LocationFree, which consists of a 12.1-inch wireless LCD touchscreen television that connects to a basestation over WiFi. Besides being a nifty wireless portable TV the LocationFree can also be used to access the Internet, stream video, do email, etc. This is what Smart Display should have been. [Gizmodo]
Great new for Palm T3 users, but no word just yet on when we might see a product… or a driver. Should work in theory though.
SyChip, the company that developed the current Wi-Fi SD card be sold by several companies, has developed a new model that uses less power. [Brighthand]
There is no shortage of choices in the home media streaming market with many new devices being announced fairly regularly including some from large PC manufacturers.
Slim Devices has still retained the lead in my mind though for their ability to keep it simple, work across platform (Mac, Win, Linux), be wired or wireless, use your existing collection of music even integrating with iTunes.
From a design perspective there is a new kid on the block that is definitley worth a look. It’s the Roku SoundBridge and it looks beautiful! There are actually two models, with the basic difference being their size. They cost more than the Slim device, but use the same Slim Server OS software, which means you get all the same great stuff in a sexier package.
The more I think about this stuff and my setup, I get to thinking how it would be very cool to have a dedicated machine running the music in my home. We currently use an iMac. I guess it will make more sense when I live in a house rather than an apartment. Getting a job first might not be a bad first step…
So, if you are just arriving or a regular, you may be noticing a new banner at the top of the page (RSS Readers, will just have to open the link). I’ve added this to both the main index and the individual item index pages since they get the most traffic. I have no idea what this may or may not do (other than generate some spam), but am hopeful that with the traffic I get, perhaps an interested party will be there as well. I’ve noticed some excellent domains in my traffic logs and since these are companies I would definitely consider working for, I’ve put a sign post up to attract some attention. Let the clicks begin!
EyeHome is a new magic box that streams photos, music, video, and movies from your mac to your TV. I only does MPEG and DivX, so quicktime or raw DV output from iMovie won’t work. It comes with a remote and all the standard home theater hookups, and looks like it has all the features most other media centers have, except it uses Apple’s rendezvous network protocol to share media files from macs.
Their EyeTV line looks like it has expanded with a model for regular tv, one for digital satellite, one for HDTV over the air broadcasts, and all sporting firewire interfaces and the ability to dump recordings to DVD. The HDTV one looks the most interesting, I’d love to know what kind of storage and processor is required to record much hi-def content. [PVRblog]
This is cool stuff… I like the look of the EyeHome, and think it would be cool to beam home movies and pictures to the TV when company comes over. The addition of the EyeTV for HDTV would be excellent as well though only using the terrestrial signals is a drag. Our HD signal comes through cable and without that, the main convenience is I would not have to dump to VCR (which I don’t do) to then burn to DVD. I’d love to burn TV and Movies to DVD…
Good news if you like PocketPC…
A new version of PocketMac allows users of Windows powered smart phones to synchronize with Mac OS X applications. [
Auction site for stuff stolen in NYC
New York City is auctioning off property seized in busts. Great deals on hot goods.
stealitback.com via [Boing Boing]
The challenges of synching
I predicted the other day that synching would appear in lots of newsreaders in 2004. (Some have it already, yes, but they don’t have it as I’ve defined it below.)
A good question would be: why isn’t synching already a feature of every newsreader already? It can’t be that hard, right—just read and write from a file somewhere that two copies of your newsreader can access. [inessential.com]
Aggregator Sync will be what IMAP is to mail. Being able to move seamlessly between clients (mobile, desktop, laptop, platform, etc…) and maintain an already read and to keep list will be very worth the wait.
That’s the Spirit! Mars Rover Lands Safely on Mars
Film Company Hired by Atari
Taking Interactive Entertainment to the next level…
Atari has hired the director Ridley Scott’s company to promote the next version of its “Driver” game and is in talks to turn the franchise into a movie. [New York Times]
Top spam subjects revealed
Sex, property and the cachet of fame were spam’s top lures in 2003
Viagra. Lowest mortgage rates. Hot XXX action. As seen on Oprah.
Still reading? Seen this somewhere?
[ZDNet UK]
Thinking about a Palm upgrade?
Office Depot has what seems like a mistake to be taken advantage of on the Palm T3… They have it listed for $199, instead of the usual $399. Be quick if you want it, I doubt this will last.
Mobile Surfing…
While on the go, it’s nice to know that you can still stay connected with more than email if need be. For this, I highly recommend that you bookmark PDAPortal.us which lists hundreds of sites ready to be linked to with a PDA browser. You can of course use this as a starting point for custom AvantGo or Plucker channels as well, but I’ve found that browsing live over GPRS is quite simple and manageable.
Written while listing to — Tenacious D “Double Team” from Tenacious D .
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
We had a nice quiet night at home…cooked a nice dinner and watched the ball drop.
Looking ahead to this year is exciting — many changes await around the next corner. I can’t wait!