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Any questions about where Boxee may be heading could have been answered with the latest user survey. The questions surround premium content that it seems they are thinking of making available to users. What kind of premium content? The best kind - pay-per-view, sports, and premium channels like HBO. The gist of the survey surrounds what users are willing to
I love these entrepreneurial websites such as Kickstarter. It's a vicarious pleasure in seeing other people's ideas and helping these people succeed by investing in their products. I found a new one today - Quirky - which I think takes the idea development to the next level. Quirky refer to it as a "A Socially Developed Product (TM)" and they
I am in process of trying to wean myself away from my series 3 TiVo. Don't get me wrong I still love TiVo and have a Premier one for our main TV in the living room. However, I'm recording so few shows that it is not worth paying the $12.95 a month extra for the one in my computer room. However
At a press conference in Cannes, HP touted the forthcoming TouchPad as being "better than number one" and announced a few of the European TouchPad flagship partners. HP's senior VP for the Personal Systems Group in EMEA, Eric Cador said, "In the PC world, with fewer ways of differentiating HP’s products from our competitors, we became number one; in the
Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, hosts a database, called Sitefinder, giving the location and type of mobile network base stations. Why would you be interested in base stations? Because they're another names for mobile phone masts or cell phone towers. The database has been linked with the ubiquitous Google Maps so that by
Headed back to Honolulu, I have had a great week here in Texas, much accomplished. Planning a return trip in Mid June followed by a potential east coast trip as well. Lot's of tech with a political slant tonight kinda weird but seems that at times themes develop in the news reporting. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video | iTunes |
If you spend a lot of time in your car and frequently need to charge your devices there then HTC has a cool little gadget for you. The HTC Car Charger plugs into your vehicle's 12v outlet and outputs two standard USB charging ports. It also comes with a coiled USB / mini-USB cord. However it can be used with
LaCie's Hard Disk is a USB2 3.5" external hard drive unit. Designed by Neil Poulton, it definitely comes from the minimalist school of design as it's a shiny black box with a blue LED. The exterior is marred only by a discrete LaCie logo on one side; USB connector, power socket and on/off switch at the back. You don't even see
As the UK slowly moves towards turning off the analogue terrestrial TV signal and switching to digital transmissions, it's been overtaken by consumer demand for high definition (HD) broadcasting. The satellite and cable providers, namely Sky and Virgin Media, have been quick to offer HD on their subscription services, but the terrestrial digital broadcast system, Freeview, has been somewhat slower
A couple of months ago Google released a new Search app for iOS devices. Now, today, they are releasing an update to that app based on user feedback they have received. The new version is touted as faster and easier to use. Google claims that search is now 20% faster as you type in your queries. They have also turned
MarineTraffic.com is a live map showing the location of shipping of 299 GT (gross tonnage) or over. Sounds boring but in fact it's a totally awesome mashup of data. You can zoom into your local coast and see what's pottering about or you can follow a ship in the news and see what's happening to it. Here's what's going on in
It is survey time again and I hope you will take 60 seconds to fill out my listener survey. We have streamlined this so you can click, click, click and be done. Thanks for your support in advance. Quick show and an absolutely funny in the shower story. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video | iTunes | Zune Download the Show
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