Show #93
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Tech Headlines (Computers, Cameras, Cell Phones, Big News)
- No available Internet addresses as soon as 2013 **
- (2013 segue) Gaming Industry to make 63.2 BEEELLION in 2013 **
- Why the Olympics didn't melt the Internet
- Teens arrested for wheelchair dragster
- 1/3 PC's downgraded to XP
- Royalty Fees May Cause Pandora to Close
- Pandora, the online streaming music service that tailors "stations" to your liking may close down due to payment of online radio royalty fees
- How Pandora Works
- You goto http://www.pandora.com and type in an artist/musician that you like
- Pandora then plays songs that have a similar characteristics
- You can "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" these songs to help Pandora get a better idea of what you like
- What are these royalty fees?
- About a year ago, the RIAA sued to force web radio stations and online music streaming companies to pay royalty fees on songs played on the stations/websites
- Pandora falls under this umbrella and has to pay the fees
- Pandora's income is based on people clicking "Buy" links on the songs they like
- MIT Students Hack Boston Subway Cards, Judge Gag Orders Their Findings
- Some MIT students hacked the Boston subway's card system. These cards are used to store credits for subway rides
- The MIT students wanted to post their findings, which would point out flaws in the system
- U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. has left a temporary gag order on the students and their professor
- The judge also granted a request by the Mass. Bay Transit Authority to obtain documents from both the students and their professor
- Judge has let the gag order lapse
- Google's First Android Phone (HTC G1 aka "Dream") Coming Soon
- Android is Google's entrance into the mobile phone market.
- The first phone that supports Android will be coming to T-Mobile as early as November.
- There are no complete complete specs on the device.
- Rather than releasing phone hardware, Google is creating software that can be installed on mobile phones
- We believe that Android will be something that comes preloaded on the phone itself from the manufacturer and we won't see it running on top of existing phones
- Android is a completely open development library that allows programmers almost complete access to the devices
Tech Picks (Software, Hardware, Websites, Reviews)
- Car that can run on anything
- Nokia E71
- They want to take a "chomp" out of Blackberry
- Stereo blue-tooth
- micro-sd slot
- unlocked - No contract
- bit more clunky in the setup
- smaller screen
Gamer's Corner (Conferences, New Developments, Game Reviews)
- Duke Nukem 3D coming to XBLA (this game is the proverbial joke of the industry)
- ChronoTrigger to DS Nov. 25th
- Open beta for Warhammer Online Sept. 7
- Force Unleashed Discussion (watch videos)
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