If Sony was trying to do this with the PSP, they're doing it at a snail's pace. There's a bevy of features missing from the PSP that Microsoft's new device will probably be getting:
* FM Radio/Satellite Radio
* Camera
* PDF reader
* audio recorder
Not that I hate my PSP cause it misses this stuff but it seems like Sony really hurried the PSP to market by leaving this stuff out. Having a media player and web browser in this thing is enough for now, I guess.
Echostar is barking up the wrong tree if they're trying to compete with Apple on portable video. PocketDish and the video iPod are two totally different devices, one meant to siphon content from a DVR, the other apparently gets its video content from on-line sources. Echostar should really be concerned about Sony and their recent PSP upgrade which allows viewing of streamed video. Speaking of which, Sony uses an off-shoot of Apple's AAC audio technology for video playback.
Some news footage I saw of the video iPod had it exhibiting PDA-like functions including a calendar and a few mini-games. I'd be surprised if they did anything else with the iPod on that front after what happened to Newton, but if Steve wants to compete with Mr. Softee and lowly Palm on that stuff, that's his prerogative.
They won't be happy until they get a fee everytime a person views their movie.
And of course this will never happen unless the cable movie channels go completely VOD which would in some cases be unfeasable, and leave us not forget the ungodly long lag time in between theater release and the time that most premium cable movie channels run these movies.
That'd only happen if the RIAA knew about that trick (which I think they don't). The RIAA could probably care a rats ass about Vista anyway because it's going to suck rotten eggs. The real bogey men are the open source fans and the people that hold on to their beloved WinXP/2000 installs.
It's still possible to search for blogs in the main Google GUI by typing 'blog: ' prior to your search query. Works pretty darn well for me anyway. This new site will not make such 'old-skool' means of searching for blogs any less popular. It's all a matter of preference. Technorati and it's brethren are just a bit too powerful for some people IMHO.
Oh really? Most of Rodi's features have already been exhibited in Exeem and for some odd reason it makes 'em all suck, so Rodi has to be somewhat better. Don't ya' think?
Except for the lack of the forthcoming RSS innards, this is a way cool site. Setting up the weather and movie listings sections can be difficult though (for travel use) since they both require zip codes, of course Google can most likely help you look those up. The drag 'n drop interface is nice.
For that matter, I've got a Grundig ETraveller handheld shortwave radio that has a dirty volume control (you know, crackly audio when you turn the thumbweel), I can't even crack into this thing to clean it out. That sucks!
Now all they have to do is add newsgroup access and they'd have a Thunderbird killer. I'm sure there's a bunch of folks out there that would rather do all this stuff using a web interface as opposed to a stand-alone application.
Of course they do./. wouldn't have set up an Apple-themed offshoot of this website for nothing, you know.
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What'd be nice would be to have a keyboard that is just about the size of the PSP and connects to the PSP via USB. If Sony were to make such a keyboard and adhered to a PDA-style keyboard design (think Clie UX Series), they'd have a hit.
In addition to RadioShark, there are several music players that have recording-capable radios built into 'em, one of which is Samsung/Napster's YH-920. There are also dongles available for iPod that afford such capabilities.
I sure hope they do. An MDI sure would make IE7 rock, especially if it's anything like AvantBrowser. Don't give us a Firefox-like MDI though, I don't really care for theirs (not that it's bad or anything). The Firefox MDI doesn't let you use keyboard shortcuts to switch between tabs. That sucks, but then again that's just me. LOL:D
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Early adopters, gotta' love 'em. OY!!
A blog/podcast search of some kind would be nice also. Google DOES have its own blog search site, so why not make it easier to access?
No kidding! You have no idea how inferior this makes us Firefox users feel. Geez! :(
Just a thought. :D
* FM Radio/Satellite Radio
* Camera
* PDF reader
* audio recorder
Not that I hate my PSP cause it misses this stuff but it seems like Sony really hurried the PSP to market by leaving this stuff out. Having a media player and web browser in this thing is enough for now, I guess.
Echostar is barking up the wrong tree if they're trying to compete with Apple on portable video. PocketDish and the video iPod are two totally different devices, one meant to siphon content from a DVR, the other apparently gets its video content from on-line sources. Echostar should really be concerned about Sony and their recent PSP upgrade which allows viewing of streamed video. Speaking of which, Sony uses an off-shoot of Apple's AAC audio technology for video playback.
Some news footage I saw of the video iPod had it exhibiting PDA-like functions including a calendar and a few mini-games. I'd be surprised if they did anything else with the iPod on that front after what happened to Newton, but if Steve wants to compete with Mr. Softee and lowly Palm on that stuff, that's his prerogative.
And of course this will never happen unless the cable movie channels go completely VOD which would in some cases be unfeasable, and leave us not forget the ungodly long lag time in between theater release and the time that most premium cable movie channels run these movies.
That'd only happen if the RIAA knew about that trick (which I think they don't). The RIAA could probably care a rats ass about Vista anyway because it's going to suck rotten eggs. The real bogey men are the open source fans and the people that hold on to their beloved WinXP/2000 installs.
It's still possible to search for blogs in the main Google GUI by typing 'blog: ' prior to your search query. Works pretty darn well for me anyway. This new site will not make such 'old-skool' means of searching for blogs any less popular. It's all a matter of preference. Technorati and it's brethren are just a bit too powerful for some people IMHO.
...and Tivo. This tech will eventually make it to set-top-boxes if it's given a chance.
Oh really? Most of Rodi's features have already been exhibited in Exeem and for some odd reason it makes 'em all suck, so Rodi has to be somewhat better. Don't ya' think?
Damn! That's a shitload of bugs. I sure haven't seen THAT many here using 1.0.4. Have you installed the Greasemonkey plug-in or something?
Except for the lack of the forthcoming RSS innards, this is a way cool site. Setting up the weather and movie listings sections can be difficult though (for travel use) since they both require zip codes, of course Google can most likely help you look those up. The drag 'n drop interface is nice.
For that matter, I've got a Grundig ETraveller handheld shortwave radio that has a dirty volume control (you know, crackly audio when you turn the thumbweel), I can't even crack into this thing to clean it out. That sucks!
Aww c'mon! Firefox has this feature and I use it quite a bit in such situations. Give it a chance!
Direct tab access (via Ctrl-numbered key) would also be a nice touch.
Now all they have to do is add newsgroup access and they'd have a Thunderbird killer. I'm sure there's a bunch of folks out there that would rather do all this stuff using a web interface as opposed to a stand-alone application.
Of course they do. /. wouldn't have set up an Apple-themed offshoot of this website for nothing, you know.
What'd be nice would be to have a keyboard that is just about the size of the PSP and connects to the PSP via USB. If Sony were to make such a keyboard and adhered to a PDA-style keyboard design (think Clie UX Series), they'd have a hit.
In addition to RadioShark, there are several music players that have recording-capable radios built into 'em, one of which is Samsung/Napster's YH-920. There are also dongles available for iPod that afford such capabilities.
You also have to wonder if IE's tabbed interface will be navigable via the keyboard ala Avant Browser.
Except for the podcasts (which you can also access using iPodder http://www.ipodder.com/, Doppler http://www.dopplerradio.net/, Primetime http://www.primetimepodcast.com/, etc.), most of the stuff on these sites is crap IMHO. Besides, these ain't gonna' have any effect on what the RIAA/MPAA thinks of the tech.
If you can't watch mpeg4 or divx content on this thing, it still won't sell. It'll have some real competish when the PSP comes out next month.
I sure hope they do. An MDI sure would make IE7 rock, especially if it's anything like AvantBrowser. Don't give us a Firefox-like MDI though, I don't really care for theirs (not that it's bad or anything). The Firefox MDI doesn't let you use keyboard shortcuts to switch between tabs. That sucks, but then again that's just me. LOL :D