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EPISODE 825 |
A.M.D. to split into two operations
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/technology/07chip.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10059766-92.html
Warner Bros. to release movies online before DVD in Korea
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081006-warner-bros-to-release-movies-online-before-dvd-in-korea.html
Hulu to stream presidential debates live
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10059756-93.html
EU to require user-replaceable batteries in CE?
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/06/new_eu_directive_pushes_toward_replaceable_iphone_batteries.html
EU battery rule may zap
iPhone, blow away MacBook Air
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/07/eu_batter_directive_spells_trouble/
VoIP safe from Verizon patent assaults (too late for Vonage)
http://techdirt.com/articles/20081006/2246322473.shtml
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10059844-94.html
Ford to introduce restrictive
car keys for parents
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/07/0011249
Google launches Mail Goggles to save you from yourself
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10059735-2.html
Lightbulbs could replace Wi-Fi hotpsots
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/33993.php
Polaroid film factory now “prints” solar panels
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20081007005342
Atrivo ISP shutdown sends ripples through the spam deluge
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081006-atrivo-isp-shutdown-sends-ripples-through-the-spam-deluge.html
VOICEMAIL
Hayden: Even Apple changes their tunes!
Hola.
Ummm...Even if you block streaming porn, you still aren't blocking porn on your HDD or on DVD. Which begs the question, how was this not a problem before Wi-Fi was on planes? I get that as much as I get why you'd watch freaking porn on a freaking airplane, YOU PERVERT.
Personally, I think people caught should be shamed in front of everyone by the captain over the in-flight speaker... "BING! Excuse me, passengers of flight 401. This is your captain speaking. We've reached a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet, annnnd I would just like to bring to your attention that the gentleman in seat 36A is watching porn. Yes, the gentleman with the greasy comb-over and gold-plated aviator glasses annnnd the porn appears to involve Swedish maids...Somebody's been a verrry dirrrty boy! Please feel free to scoff at him around the cabin. Thank you, and please enjoy the rest of your flight."
Problem solved.
LtS-KUtGW,
Dr. Karl
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At the risk of sounding like a “well actually” I have to give at least some props to Paramount for responding so quickly to resolve the Opt In/Opt Out issue on their recent release of Iron Man, which to my estimation was working on Thursday of last week. It seems like they are actually listening to the forums, which means they seem to actually care about us (at least as much as when there is widespread bad press for their product!).
While the potential of BD-Live hasn’t yet been realized, I think it must be a learning process for them.
We’ll see how this plays out, but I must say I’m cautiously optimistic.
Molly, feel free to tear me up if you feel like it.
LTS!
Cheers,
Anon from L.A.
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Seriously?! You talk about RC cows and nobody suggests mounting
freakin’ lasers on their heads! For shame. Then again, mounting a
laser on a mobile methane factory qualifies you for the cow evil
genius short school bus. Mini moo?
Anyway, isn’t one of the games on Wii Play an RC cow? I smell a lawsuit…
brian
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Hey Buzzites,
I just listened to show 824 and have to say I take issue with the comment that the musicians were all bands that no one cares about.
All the bands mentioned are huge over here (U.K.), and some of the others like Robbie Williams and Kaiser Chiefs are worldwide. It seems to be just America that doesn’t care but last I checked that's still a minority worldwide.
Sorry, rant over.
Love the show, John from the U.K.
PS. Tom, about my previous e-mail regarding the BBC, maybe there’s a market for a Web service that would allow me to send you recorded Doctor Who and Torchwood in exchange for recorded Heroes and Lost. That would be legal right?
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Hey Guys, Sean from Green Bay here. In show 824 you talked about how
ask.com is touting their ability to answer questions like they did
when they had jeeves. Tom said he tested with the question “What high
school did John McCain go to?”. Doesn’t this demonstrate that ask.com
is clearly a hacker tool meant to circumvent password recovery
mechanisms built in to many Web services? Ask.com must be taken down
immediately!
Sean
As host of the Buzz Report video series, Molly provides a fresh and funny perspective on the latest consumer electronic products to hit the market, as well as commentary on the stories and development that she thinks are truly buzz-worthy. She is also co-host of Buzz Out Loud, CNET's "podcast of indeterminate length," which entertains listeners with a funny and skeptical take on the day's technology news. Her other podcast, Gadgettes, is proof that girls can be geeks too.
Tom Merritt appears on
CNET TV, specializing in help and how-to and the ever popular Top 5
lists. He also co-hosts CNET's The Real Deal podcast. 
Jason Howell can
often be found producing Buzz Out Loud from the audio studios at CNET,
updating XML feeds from the comfort of his cubicle, and saying "uh-oh"
from time to time. 
Just wondering, wouldn't other lights such as lamps, monitors, televisions, phones, pdas, etc... interfere with the transmission of the leds? Wouldn't we have to be careful about how we use our devices for fear of blocking the transmission with our hands or cups of coffee? This tech seems interesting and cool, but unless leds work completely different then how I think they do, then I don't think this could work in the real world.
(and where is Google in this)
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by KeithBeucler
October 8, 2008 7:51 PM PDT
- As far as the Ford "My Key", Yamaha personal watercraft (jet skis) have been using the key fob to reduce the performance on their PWCs for several years. No special key required just a couple of clicks of the fob and it reduces the top speed by 30%. Oh and that Molly has quite the potty mouth. J/K love the show.
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