Buzz Out Loud 823: Sad trombone
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EPISODE 823 |
Steve Jobs heart attack… not
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10057521-37.html
Music publishers keep same download rate, Apple keeping iTunes open
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/music-publishers-keep-same-download-rate-apple-keeping-itunes-open-aapl-
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081002-royalty-rate-stays-same-for-itunes-other-download-services.html
Microsoft gives users 6 months longer to flee from Vista
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/03/windows_xp_recovery/
Cybercriminals syndicating Google Trends keywords to serve malware
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1995&tag=nl.e540
South Korea’s free computer-game business model hits the U.S.
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/02/2149239
Sega to launch PSP beater in 2009
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/10/03/sega_vision/
Linux rescues battery life on Vista notebooks from Dell
http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/03/057200
Hands on with Sony’s new PRS-700 digital reader
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10057331-1.html
Oops I’m Late’ phones ahead for you
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10057264-2.html
Bank robber hires decoys on Craigslist, fools cops
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10057472-36.html
VOICEMAIL
Mike: CDMA SIM cards
Dan from Ohio: How are they tracking these Firefox downloads?
FORUMS
Control music with your brain--need I say more?
by benofsky–2008 - 10/1/08 4:19 p.m.
Gizmodo in Australia has an interesting article about a company that is producing a type of headband/music-player which will read your brain waves and play music that is appropriate for your mood. Of course, currently they’re using an audio format (MXP4), which allows for multiple versions of the same song, such that they can shift the version of the song depending upon your mood. It doesn’t seem a far cry away to have such a player selecting music based upon your mood instead, however!
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6035_102-0.html?forumID=97&threadID=310684
E-MAIL
I became so enraged by Molly’s little rant about the removal of
streaming content on Netflix, that I signed on to leave them a nasty-
gram. But guess what? The missing seasons of both The Office and
Heroes are back for online streaming. Maybe they were just doing some
maintenance. Or…maybe they heard you, Molly!
Richard
Washington, D.C.
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Hey Jamoto +1,
About yesterday’s discussion about disappearing Netflix content: I had started season 1 of 30 Rock last weekend. It showed up in my queue with a note that said it was available until October 1. My guess is that it wasn’t a Netflix decision, it wasn’t related to the added content, and since the season premiere is at the end of the month, the suits in charge probably think scarcity will drive up sales on iTunes. *cough, torrent, cough*
[insert molly rant here]
love the show.
engnr_chik from the chat
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Hey Jamoto,
Thursday, after the story about Aussie’s phones having the wrong time,
Molly uttered the melodic universal mark of failure: Wah waah. Anybody
know the origin of that utterance? Perhaps a Vaudeville trombonist? I
ask because I occasionally use it myself, and my five-year-old son has
*hilariously* picked up on it.
“Dad, can I play the
Wii?!”
“We’re about to leave. There’s no time.”
“Wah wah waah.”
While writing this e-mail, I’ve come up with a great name for it: The Fail Wail.
Joe
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Hey, a little well actually,
You guys had a little confusion about the resolution of the camera in the Nintendo DSi.
The DSi has two cameras, one on the outside that is 3 megapixels, as well as another inside on the hinge that is VGA, so 0.3 megapixels. (I thought of attaching an image, but i realize you guys could Google one faster than you could open an attachment…)
Anyways, love the show
Faiz
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Jason Howell can
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updating XML feeds from the comfort of his cubicle, and saying "uh-oh"
from time to time. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah-wah_(music)
You should see this new Media Player TronMe http://www.tronme.com its a fully interactive experience music and video.
Check the Editorial review from BrotherSoft:
http://www.brothersoft.com/blog/2008/10/23/express-your-artistic-aspirations-with-an-innovative-interactive-media-player/
This is what they say:
TronMe is your passport to creating music your way. It is a fully interactive experience in which you take control of your favourite music tracks. You are about to get the chance to remix your own version of the music using a simple click of the mouse.
There are three ways in which you can personalise your music. The first is to download a track in the full IVS format. This is the most interactive experience you can have! In IVS format all the different elements of the song are broken down so that you can play and rebuild it to your heart?s content. You can also download tracks in IVS that allow you to loop inside parts of the track and you can rebuild the song in this way. Finally, there are lots of visual effects available to you to make your video look just right. Don?t forget you can control the music by movements on your webcam so don?t just sit there! Dance, jump, move and make your video look as good as the music sounds!!!
Once you are happy with your remix you can share your video with the world. You can broadcast live on Live Messenger, Skype and Mogolus or you can record as an .avi or .mp3 and post your track onto youtube! Who knows, fame could be just around the corner!
But that?s not all! You can also get a widget code from the TronMe menu that you can insert on your Myspace or Facebook page. This will display a vote button to your visitors and your points will increase every time someone registers a vote by pressing the button. The more votes you get, the higher your score goes and with a higher score comes free tools, songs and special effects!
If you don?t want to share your performance of a track then, of course, you don?t have to. You can still record your version as an .mp3 and load onto your .mp3 player just for your own pleasure. Don?t forget that when you buy a song from the TronMe website you are then free to produce as many versions of that song as you wish. It is yours to play around with for as long as you want and, of course, the revenue from the sale of the track will be shared with the artist and writer of the music.
Every week new tools and tracks will be loaded in your player for you to try for free, so come back weekly to make sure you get the most out of TronMe.
- So the only decision you have to make now is which song you are going to remix first! Have fun and enjoy TronMe. We can?t wait to see what you create!
Steeve
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by gloopit
October 30, 2008 9:51 AM PDT
- Richard you said: "Control music with your brain--need I say more?"
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Reply to this comment
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(3 Comments)You should see this new Media Player TronMe <a href=http://www.tronme.com"> www.tronme.com</a>its a fully interactive experience music and video.
Check the
<a href="http://www.brothersoft.com/blog/2008/10/23/express-your-artistic-aspirations-with-an-innovative-interactive-media-player/">Editorial review from BrotherSoft:</a>
This is what they say:
TronMe is your passport to creating music your way. It is a fully interactive experience in which you take control of your favourite music tracks. You are about to get the chance to remix your own version of the music using a simple click of the mouse.
There are three ways in which you can personalise your music. The first is to download a track in the full IVS format. This is the most interactive experience you can have! In IVS format all the different elements of the song are broken down so that you can play and rebuild it to your heart?s content. You can also download tracks in IVS that allow you to loop inside parts of the track and you can rebuild the song in this way. Finally, there are lots of visual effects available to you to make your video look just right. Don?t forget you can control the music by movements on your webcam so don?t just sit there! Dance, jump, move and make your video look as good as the music sounds!!!
Once you are happy with your remix you can share your video with the world. You can broadcast live on Live Messenger, Skype and Mogolus or you can record as an .avi or .mp3 and post your track onto youtube! Who knows, fame could be just around the corner!
But that?s not all! You can also get a widget code from the TronMe menu that you can insert on your Myspace or Facebook page. This will display a vote button to your visitors and your points will increase every time someone registers a vote by pressing the button. The more votes you get, the higher your score goes and with a higher score comes free tools, songs and special effects!
If you don?t want to share your performance of a track then, of course, you don?t have to. You can still record your version as an .mp3 and load onto your .mp3 player just for your own pleasure. Don?t forget that when you buy a song from the TronMe website you are then free to produce as many versions of that song as you wish. It is yours to play around with for as long as you want and, of course, the revenue from the sale of the track will be shared with the artist and writer of the music.
Every week new tools and tracks will be loaded in your player for you to try for free, so come back weekly to make sure you get the most out of TronMe.
- So the only decision you have to make now is which song you are going to remix first! Have fun and enjoy TronMe. We can?t wait to see what you create!
Steeve