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Like the MPEG licenses that allow someone to manufacture a camera that compress to MPEG-4 but if you stream that contents you have to pay again? or force the manufacturer to add a message that the video could not be used for commercial purposes, go check your camera annexed documents http://www.freshdv.com/2010/05/mpegla-licensing-nightmare.html

After seeing the MPEG licenses I believe everything is possible

Bjorn Lomborg begs to differ with you in this TED Talk he presented entitled "Our priorities for saving the world."

Matt Jeppsen
www.FreshDV.com

These jerks think they define popular culture. They don't.

DRM doesn't work. People steal the stuff before it's encoded with the DRM. The key is always distributed with the content or recoverable.

DRM can't work. Their attempts are hilarious. In order to be perceived by a human it has to be rendered in analog format, at which point capturing and encoding it in an open format is trivial in all cases.

DRM shouldn't work. If they won't sell me the content for the device I want to play it on when I want to play it where I want to play it, I'll convert it and to hell with what they think I should be allowed to do. Fair use.

DRM is a security risk. I will not surrender control of my PC to render your content.

The more they annoy people, the more visibility worthy indie acts get. People will listen to their popmart derivative garbage less.

I am personally opposed to straight pirating the stuff but I have to admit my conviction on the subject is wavering at this point.

I believe it uses webkit (i.e. Safari) for the front-end. I don't have a beta of Mailplane yet, so I'm unsure if offline compose is a feature (that would be a big one for me as well). So it looks to be a hybrid, something to ease the use of Gmail but not intended to totally replace a desktop client.

I use Thunderbird too...to backup Gmail.

Matt Jeppsen
www.freshdv.com

I've been watching the Mailplane beta with growing interest. What's not to like about Gmail + a simple desktop UI?

Matt Jeppsen
www.freshdv.com

Microsoft has hinted that it may be close to reaching a deal with EMI to sell songs without anti-piracy protection via its Zune platform.

Indeed, it's been making the rounds for quite some time now. Still, it was a fantastic demo and the technology implementation is nothing short of brilliant. As I noted recently @ FresHDV:
"...Sony Vegas just included a new "draw your keyframe vector" type feature in version 7. Imagine capabilities like that in software, only more dynamic and married to something like this user interface."
In essence, trace your keyframes. With this interface, the possibilities would be much more fluid and dynamic. You could quickly flesh out a concept or look in seconds, and then dig into the detailed controls to fine-tune it. A boon for motion graphics creatives, or even users that just want to make cool Ken Burns-inspired photo montages without earning a Ph.D in keyframing.

It has to be said...I sincerely welcome our new Interface-Free Touch-Screen Overlords!

Matt Jeppsen
www.FresHDV.com

Since the TFA summary features a dearth of useful tech info, here's a summary I whipped up from the comments and a little googling. (Apologies in advance for linking to my own site.)
http://www.freshdv.com/2006/10/lasertv-aims-to-one -up-plasma-displays.html

The technology looks promising, particularly since they are building from proven projection tech just with a much better light source. I wonder what the viewing angle limitations will be?

NaturalPoint's SmartNAV system enables mousing with your head/neck. There is a IR emitter and camera that you mount/place on your monitor, and it tracks a reflective dot that you either wear, stick to glasses, or put on a hat (the kit comes with a hat with integrated reflective dot). Clicking is accomplished by the software mapping convenient keys on your keyboard, or by voice activation.

The system is suprisingly sensitive and intuitive, with a little practice it becomes second nature to point with your head. For the record I'm not an employee of NP, but I am right in the middle of a product review on the SmartNAV3 AT package (and will be posting it at FresHDV in the very near future). I have to admit that I did not anticipate that it would be a very intuitive system. And I've been pleasantly suprised. The system is not cheap, but the relief for those plagued by RSI is well worth the cost. What's great is NaturalPoint offers a evaluation period, you can return the product within like 30 days if you aren't happy with it. It would be well worth looking into for your co-worker.

mjeppsen writes "PlagiarismToday offers a thought-provoking article that frankly discusses concerns with plagiarism and rote content theft among bloggers. In the section entitled "Block quotes by the Dozen" the author mentions the so-called "gray area". That is PlagiarismToday's classification of the common blogger practice of re-using large blocks of text/content from the original article or source, even when the source is attributed."

Good point. Not to mention the insane file sizes of the latest hi-res cameras, the rise of photojournalism has really made storage an issue, especially for those that shoot RAW. It's not uncommon for me to hear of PJ-style photogs shooting 2000+ images over the course of a 6-8hr wedding day.

Developments like this also impact the world of broadcast, video, and film production. Camcorders such as the Grass Valley Infinity series utilize CF memory for storage, and Panasonic has based it's newest camcorders on the P2 format (which is just multiple SD cards arranged in RAID-0, wrapped in a PC-card container). As increases such as these continue, it will further solidify solid-state memory in the video production world.
I've got a summary of the subject at FresHDV, along with common video transfer rates (permalink here)

Matthew Jeppsen
www.FresHDV.com

Good point. Not to mention the insane file sizes of the latest hi-res cameras, the rise of photojournalism has really made storage an issue, especially for those that shoot RAW. It's not uncommon for me to hear of PJ-style photogs shooting 2000+ images over the course of a 6-8hr wedding day.

Developments like this also impact the world of broadcast, video, and film production. Camcorders such as the Grass Valley Infinity series utilize CF memory for storage, and Panasonic has based it's newest camcorders on the P2 format (which is just multiple SD cards arranged in RAID-0, wrapped in a PC-card container). As increases such as these continue, it will further solidify solid-state memory in the video production world.
I've got a summary of the subject at FresHDV, along with common video transfer rates (permalink here)

Matthew Jeppsen
www.FresHDV.com

It's funny to hear that HD-DVD *may* be be delaying the launch...since NEC has already announced that they will be selling HD-DVD burners in November of this year. And at a fairly reasonable price, $600. Not bad for a first-gen hi-def burner. Not to be outdone, Pioneer has also announced a BluRay burner. A shame that there is no source for either formats media. (permalink here)

It's funny to hear that HD-DVD *may* be be delaying the launch...since NEC has already announced that they will be selling HD-DVD burners in November of this year. And at a fairly reasonable price, $600. Not bad for a first-gen hi-def burner. Not to be outdone, Pioneer has also announced a BluRay burner. A shame that there is no source for either formats media. (permalink here)

Camcorderinfo offers a fantastic interview with stormchasing videographer Douglas Kiesling.
Douglas has captured some incredible footage and images, all available at his website (link coralized so his server doesn't melt).
Other Katrina-related sites and info at FresHDV.

-MJ