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Buzz Out Loud 1003: Natali smuggles drugs in her undergarments
OK, not really. Although she did admit to it. But it had to do with Intel getting into Nokia phones somehow. Or did it have to do with the Clear Pass getting discontinued at airports? Or was it? And there were chickens. And turtles. You have to just listen.
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EPISODE 1003 |
Like Bigfoot, we now report on ‘Steve Jobs’ sightings
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10270847-37.html
Clear, aka the “TSA Fast Pass,” shuts down
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/22/clear-aka-the-tsa-fa.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10270837-16.html
Intel wins Nokia as customer for mobile chips
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=axL1cxJCUAwU
http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1324456
ASCAP wants to be paid when your phone rings
http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/06/22/225207/ASCAP-Wants-To-Be-Paid-When-Your-Phone-Rings
Intel demos wireless “resonant” recharging
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/06/22/1714202/Intel-Demos-Wireless-Resonant-Recharging
Mercedes Attention Assist detects drowsy driving by parsing minute steering-wheel inputs
http://sev.prnewswire.com/auto/20090623/NY3650223062009-1.html
iCrack: The
iPhone is an accident magnet
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/22/icrack-the-iphone-is-an-accident-magnet/
Apple approving apps with push, Beejive goes live
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/apple-approving-apps-with-push-beejive-goes-live/
Ultrasn0w iPhone 3G unlock for 3.0 is out
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/23/ultrasn0w-iphone-3g-running-3-0-unlock-is-0ut/
Kodak kills Kodachrome
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/06/22/1921210/Kodak-Kills-Kodachrome
Cyborg turtles
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/23/video-meet-yuu-chan-the-teenage-cyborg-ninja-turtle/
VOICEMAIL
Andy in Wisconsin about Twitter charity from Green Bay Packer
Jeff in San Francisco on BOL at doublespeed
E-MAIL
Hi buzz Crew
In Episode 1002 you talked about that a country with 95% broadband
cover is no 1?
All I can say is:
W T F(ragg) !!!
Here in Austria (home of the Governator) we have a 99% coverage with
HSDPA 7.2 MBit !!!
Plus at home I have (via Cable) unlimited 100MBit for only Euro 74!
So suck it Korea: Austria is the King of the Internet!
LTS
Alex
PS: We are the Kings of Phones to. Not only you can get here the
Iphone 3g for 1 euro or a free
PS3 if you sign a 2 year datacard
contract – i am on a mobile plan were I GET 6 eurocent for every
Minute someone calls me on my cell!
TOP THIS WORLD
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Hey Tom,
I’m not sure what I think about this article (a bit too colorful for
me), but if true, it’s pretty amazing that this guy was able to locate
and recover his lost iPhone.
Cheers!
Donnell in Ann Arbor, MI
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I just saw this trailer for this movie (it`s only coming out here now)
and could not send you this. When was it that tom predicted a movie
coming this exact title? “Laughing Out Loud (LOL) the movie” is a
typical teen movie, about a disfunctional little family about a mother
and her teenage daughter discussing drugs, boys, love and sex. A
typical hollywood movie, except for the fact it’s in french.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194616/ page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-deBkirN8s trailer
alex, from rio
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Dear Buzz Crew:
I want to thank you guys for your support and care. It really means a lot to us (Persians).
Now a days in Tehran life has two different segments. First segment is from the morning till the noon around 12:00 to 13:00 that every one goes to work and do their usual stuff and from 14:00 to night we are on the streets fighting for a free and new Iran. So through this hard time (drink) one of the thing keeping me fresh , and eager to have some hours to myself is CNET podcasts, it makes me forget about everything and enters me in the world of tech and fun. Few days ago Natalie's theory for the Panasonic remote control on Gadgettes made me laugh so hard, I could not remember the last time I laughed like that.
Anyway, keep up the good work; I appreciate your care and attention, hoping for Freedom in Iran.
Best Regards
Siavash
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Ah-Ha! I knew she 's been paddin' her bra!!
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Today, June 23, I met my life role model. Yes, it?s Tom. By telling you this I can only prove that he is a real person. A person that likely is just as you see him on Cnet, normal, serious, sometimes hummorous, but also simple. He is a man just like us. He is not a crazy celebrity in rehab or by any other means he thinks he is more important than the bunch. I enjoyed a short conversation and a quick picture as a memory? but most of all made a good friend (Geek Friend).
PS: Tom is the most amazing celebrity I?ve met in my life!!!!! Thanks Tom.
Your Fan ?Alex?
Actaully ?Alex Munoz?
I listened to episode 1003 where you guys were talking about security lines in airports. The TSA says the reason there are first class lines is that the lines as in the actual ropes and physical location of the lines technically belongs to the airlines. TSA control does not apply until after you are past the line. They say every one is treated the same by the TSA but it is up to the Airlines what order the passengers are presented to the TSA for screening. Granted this does sound like typical bureaucratic technicalities but there it is. So even though the lines lead to TSA screening it is not the TSA who has authority over the lines themselves.
S. Pett
San Antonio, TX
P.S. Love the Show
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by BettyBeMobile
June 24, 2009 5:21 AM PDT
- 2 things: First I just saw a Harvard Business Publishing blurb that says NASA will spend $370M, yes THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY MILLION DOLLARS, to convert to SI. SI is not some fancy technology, it is the International Standard (wouldn't that be IS?? Never mind.), which is the METRIC SYSTEM of measurement. Bureaucracy gone wrong in so many ways.....
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(6 Comments)Second thing: on episode 1003, when Brian Cooley, Tom and Natali were arguing over the 'class system' and whether it's legal in the airport security process, you all were really irritating because all 3 of you were talking at once. When my kids do this, I make them be quiet for 5 minutes. Don't let your 'passion' get in the way of good communications. Other than that (and Molly's rants), love the show.