User: Z-MaxX

Vorbis hardware players that exist *right* *now*

On: Dell DJ: Yet Another MP3 Player

From the current and rapidly expanding Vorbis Hardware list: Consumer products that support Vorbis natively:

• Neuros Digital Audio Computer
• Rio Karma 20 (Picture)
• PhatNoise's PhatBox, Kenwood's Music Keg (Powered by PhatNoise) These are in-car players that are installed into the trunk of your car and hooked up to your car stereo. Both players run ARM-Linux and support playback of FLAC files. Beta firmware to support Ogg Vorbis is available at http://phatbox.sixpak.org/phatbox/ogg.phtml.
• KISS Technology's DP-450 and DP-500 DVD Players
• MPST Digital Jukebox
• Freemax FW-960
• iRiver iHP-120, iHP-100, iGP-100, possibly others
• Umax/Yamada have a few standalone DVD players that support Vorbis.
• Neuston provides a standalone DVD player (model DVX-1201) that supports Vorbis.
• Samsung The MCD-CM600 is now available in Korea. It is a CD portable that can play Vorbis, MP3, and WMA. Page with photo of MCD-CM600. Closeup of MCD-CM600.

Reversing the order of words

On: What's Wacky with Google?

Reversing the order can affect searches too: motorcycle candles vs. candles motorcycle.

This is by design. See the excellent book Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tricks. It explains many of the quirks of Google, such as word ordering, and how repeating a word can change the search results. This book also has information on programming with the Google XML API. (Unfortunately, the use of the API feels pretty restricted, requiring registration with Google and there is a limit on the number of searches per day you can execute.)

Did you know about 'phonebook:'? I didn't, until I read this book. It's an undocumented Google feature. Try it: "google for phonebook:hillary clinton ny"