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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1161: Molly Wood is definitely back on BOL. Definitely.

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:47:00 PST

Today's BOL ushers in the dawn of ... a new drinking game! Whenever you hear us say "definitely" on today's show -- and it's going to be often -- take a swig. Also, we Monday-morning quarterback the Super Bowl ads and explore the many reasons people don't want to buy an iPad. Oh, and my Droid is definitely crashy (drink!). -- Molly

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EPISODE 1161

Top Stories

Barnes & Noble says Nook e-readers officially back in stock

Survey: Majority of people don’t want aniPad
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10448755-71.html

Apple Will Reject Apps Using GPS for Location-AwareAds
http://www.pcworld.com/article/188740/apple_will_reject_apps_using_gps_for_locationaware_ads.html

Google leaps language barrier with translator phone
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article7017831.ece

China Heralds Bust of Major HackerRing
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703630404575052684021385828.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories

Other Stories

Google aims for cute with Super Bowl ad
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10448803-36.html

T-Mobile for sale: Google shouldbuy
http://www.glgroup.com/News/TMobiles-for-sale-%E2%80%93-Google-should-buy-46390.html

Windows Phone 7 to dropmultitasking?
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/02/06/windows.phone.7.may.be.deliberate.step.backwards/

Game developers move to iPhone, ignoreWii
http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/02/06/research-tracks-shift-in-game-industry-development-toward-iphone/

Kickers and Science

95% of User-Generated Content IsBogus
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/02/07/0126226/95-of-User-Generated-Content-Is-Bogus

Physicists Discover How To TeleportEnergy
http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/02/05/2239256/Physicists-Discover-How-To-Teleport-Energy

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Just to throw out one more idea for memorable passwords. This method was suggested by our corporate security team. Rather than use a dictionary word and then l33t sp33k it, use a memorable phrase and use the first characters then alter it. It is also good practice to mix cases and at least 1 number and punctuation character.
So the phrase “BOL Cnet’s Podcast of Indeterminate Length” becomes the password b0lCp!l (zero replaces o and ! replaces i). It is easy to remember and reproduce and not subject to a dictionary attack. Using this as a base it could be customized for different accounts.

-Jason in Chicago

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you know what makes a perfect password??

you’re license plates

I have two cars and combine the plates.
A single plate backwards combined with your regular password would work well too.

call me anonymous!

thanks

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1160: Books lies and death

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:10:00 PST

We cover Amazon's capitulation to another publisher, and Google's book deal comes under assault from the Department of Justice. Jeff Zucker appears to lie to Congress and Sling implies AT&T lied about their app. And the $9.99 eBook is declared dead by Gizmodo and Rafe declares eInk dead. Just another day on the Internet.

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EPISODE 1160

Top Stories

The $9.99 Ebook Is Dead: Third Major Publisher Hachette Dumps onAmazon
http://gizmodo.com/5464742/the-999-ebook-is-dead-third-major-publisher-hachette-dumps-on-amazon

US Department of Justice objects to Google book plan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8500022.stm

But Author’s Guild is still OK
http://authorsguild.org/advocacy/articles/riaa.html

Other Stories

Boxee responds to NBC's Jeff Zucker
http://blog.boxee.tv/2010/02/04/boxee-responds-to-nbcs-jeff-zucker/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10447851-266.html

Panasonic admits plasma TV black level change but says picture quality still ‘excellent’
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10447329-1.html

Report: Apple paying 15 percent ’sorry money’ on broken 27-inch iMacs
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10447690-260.html

Sling Media Denies Collaboration With AT&T on 3G Streaming
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/02/05/sling-media-denies-collaboration-with-atandt-on-3g-streaming/
Sling: We didn’t ‘work’ with AT&T for 3G streaming to iPhone
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/02/sling-we-didnt-work-with-att-for-3g-streaming-to-iphone.ars

Air Force taps IBM for secure cloud
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10447483-83.html

Facebook's Project Titan: A Full Featured Webmail Product
http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/05/facebooks-project-titan-a-full-featured-webmail-product/

Kindle display maker PVI promises touchscreens, color and flexibility in 2010 models
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/kindle-display-maker-pvi-promises-touchscreens-color-and-flexib/

Kickers and Science

Craig Mundie Wants “Internet Driver’s Licenses”
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/04/2249241/Craig-Mundie-Wants-Internet-Drivers-Licenses

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Voicemail

Mike truck driver on cheap Internet

Dwight the keygrip – On HTML 5 vs. Flash

Twitter
ScottEVest has the iPad pocket already
http://twitter.com/mcoley/status/8667651959

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Hey Buzz Crew,

I was listening to episode 1158 and the discussion about secure passwords. The impression I got was that secure and memorable passwords have to be mutually exclusive. Not true, the trick is to use things that you have already memorized. So work with me on this, so let’s say that you like “cherry” as a password, terrible right, well let’s add the last 3 digits of our SSN to the end “cherry659″ ok still not the best but then let’s do some substitution and we sill come up with something great “cH3rr4659″ so now that is a lot more secure, ok, but we don’t want to use the same password at every site, well simple solution for that, give your password a prefix or postfix that is related to the site, again with this you will want to make it non obvious, like “W1tcH3rr4659″ for twitter “t3NccH3rr4659″ for cnet and so on, so then you have broken down your password into parts, some of which you have already memorized which would be hard for someone else to guess or hack. Hope this helps everyone have more secure passwords love the show

Jonathan The Computer Scientist from Saskatoon

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1159: Wear clean underpants on the Internet

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:57:00 PST

We discover that the Internet is just as dangerous as outside, which means you need to wear clean underwear. Natali also invents the IPADBJÃRN for all you iPad-wanters who need to use it hands-free. And we declare Donald Bell Emperor Pimp of portable entertainment devices.

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EPISODE 1159

Amazon buys TouchCo
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/technology/04amazon.html

Monster buys HotJobs
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/technology/04monster.html

Other Stories

Government Investigating Prius Brakes http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/04/national/main6173425.shtml

iPad gets many textbook publisher deals
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10446865-37.html

AT&T will allow Sling over3G
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/att-gives-green-light-to-sling-tv-over-3g/

Young people don’t really blog anymore
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10446816-93.html

Kickers and Science

Jailed Mobster Plays Real-Life Mafia Wars on Facebook
http://mashable.com/2010/02/03/mobster-facebook/

USPTO Won’t Accept Upside DownFaxes
http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10005104/uspto-wont-accept-upside-down-faxes-demands-resends/

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Voicemail

Mike in Dayton on the portability of the iPad

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Hey JaMoTo:

Wednesday you talked about how negligent certain enterprises are to
continue using IE6. Well my current employer makes me use IE6 and
will not let me upgrade. It’s so frustrating, espectially since
dozens of websites — including facebook and twitter and youtube –
remind me right at the top that I “may want to upgrade my browser.”

I may want to, but I cannot.

J.R. in Philly

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Tom,

You posed somewhat of a question in yesterday’s BOL episode about who still
uses Netscape. If Netscape Messenger is considered part of Netscape the
Browser, then look no further than your friendly neighborhood National
Security Enterprise (formerly known as Nuclear Weapons Complex) facility.

Just a few months ago, we were still using Netscape to process classified
emails. We finally switched to Lotus Notes. Now we’re waiting to get
upgraded from IE6 and Office 2003.

Vinita

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1158: Android has been sporked

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:08:00 PST

Nexus One gets multitouch but the rest of the Android universe is left out in the cold. Plus, Motorola's not using the "Droid" name for its upcoming Android phones. What's going on here? Plus, we revel in the intellectual awesomeness of imagining Windows 7 running on an iPad (even in virtual mode). --Molly

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EPISODE 1158

Other Stories

Apple kills USB syncing for apps, but alternative iscoming
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/02/apple-kills-usb-syncing-for-apps-but-alternative-is-coming.ars

Twitter reveals torrent scam details
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10446586-83.html

Internet Explorer 8 Officially Becomes World's Most-Used Browser
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2010/02/02/internet-explorer-8-officially-becomes-world-s-most-used-browser.aspx

Office 2010 hits the release candidate stage
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10445880-56.html

Verizon Drops ‘Droid’ Brand For Newest Android Phone – the MotorolaDevour
http://www.businessinsider.com/verizon-drops-droid-brand-for-newest-android-phone-2010-2

Citrix to help users run Windows 7 on the iPad
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10446112-17.html

Displax film could turn nearly any surface intotouchscreen
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/displax-film-could-turn-nearly-any-surface-into-touchscreen-mak/

Kickers and Science
Hubble spots first asteroidcollision
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/hubble-asteroid-crash/

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Voicemail

Skyler proves everything has a fanboy

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You probably received a few emails about this already, BUT, according to the LA Times, Apple didn’t request Stanza to remove the USB syncing due to ebook competition, but apparently due to an API violation:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/02/stanza-ebook-app-maker-says-apple-nixed-usb-transfer.html

Basically, there are no public APIs that allow for USB syncing. Stanza was using a private API in violation of the agreement.

And come to think of it, I was actually quite surprised to hear that Stanza had a USB syncing app in the first place — I’ve heard of apps that are forced to use the WiFi syncing route because USB syncing isn’t allowed. Whether or not Apple will change this stance remains to be seen..

Anyway, FYI.

Nicole (Lee, our own)

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Hi buzz crew, CreateSpace gets them halfway there!

Is it too late to make a prediction for 2010?

If not…

I predict that Amazon will start their own publishing company, Amazon Publishing Co. Ltd. (copyright and registered trademark, David Yamasaki 2010). They will recruit as yet unpublished authors or authors that are not satisfied with the current business model (no longer under contract) and create Kindle only versions which they could heavily publicize on their own site Kindle Publishing Co. Ltd. also copyright and registered trademark, David Yamasaki 2010).

They could charge whatever they want and give writers a larger percentage of the sale price because there’s no middle man.

PS I would also like Amazon to have an orbiting space distribution center so that they could just launch everything I buy from orbit and it could just crash on my lawn. How do you like that, Cooley?

David Yamasaki
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dyamasaki

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I'm looking at Adobe's own blog about iPad excluding Flash, the user comments are downright venomous against Adobe's product quality, CPU consumption, and closed code. Several posts even express hope that the iPad will move people to HTML5 more quickly, and nail the coffin on Flash altogether. Many of the posts are actually from Flash developers who are welcoming the opportunity to move away from Adobe altogether, and blaming them directly for poor implementation and support of their products on the apple platform as a whole. Maybe this controversy over the lack of Flash be a flash in the pan. (Pun intended...).

http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplatform/2010/01/apples_ipad_–_a_broken_link.html

Joey

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1157: Fighting trolls is like fighting ghosts

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:56:00 PST

On the Internet, the only thing harder to fight than frivolous copyright infringement accusations is comment trolls. Nevertheless, we're all going to give it our best shots. In other news, Woz hacks its Prius, the Internet comes up with wishful-thinking rumors to turn the iPad into the thing we all wanted it to be, and we just cannot get excited about the Nexus One on AT&T. Or the JooJoo tablet. --Molly

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Top Stories

Wozniak cites ’scary’ Prius acceleration problem
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10445564-64.html

Apple Rumourpalooza

Rumour mill: New iPad with full OSX and camera on Verizon
http://www.businessinsider.com/verizon-ipad-is-happening-verizon-source-says-2010-2
http://blog.missionrepair.com/2010/02/01/ipad-camera-rumor-becoming-a-reality-we-think-so/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/01/apple-tablet-os-x-ipad/

Google shows off Chrome OS tablet ideas
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000034-264.html

And now time for Google tablet rumors. Wonderful
http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/01/google-tablet-photos/

Other Stories

AT&T getting its own Nexus One soon
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10444986-266.html

Microsoft investigating Windows 7 batteryissue
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/160081;_ylt=Au7LX4TsZixx4JlFJ5VGdPB0fNdF
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10445767-56.html

JooJoo tablet may come as early as this month
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100202/tc_pcworld/joojootabletpcpromisedbyendoffebruary;_ylt=AtejygaFobO.GOqgAPVgkvl0fNdF

Grandma endures wrongful ISP piracysuspension
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10444879-261.html
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/dropping-car-analogies-and-finding-common-ground-on-copyright.ars

New reality show coming to PlayStation Network
http://mashable.com/2010/02/01/the-tester-psn/

Engadget turns comments off
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/were-turning-comments-off-for-a-bit/

Kickers and Science

Twitter reduces our grasp on spelling and grammar
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/01/31/12686831-cp.html
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/02/student-grammar-failure-capability-or-context.ars

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Voicemail

Max from Fresno on contact lenses for 3D

Anonymous on price fixing

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Email
Hi JaMoTo (glad that I can use that abbreviation again):

I ran across this story on paidContent.org that suggests that Amazon might be the winner in their battle with Macmillan. Basically, the article suggests that because Amazon was losing money on Kindle books, they’ll now stop losing money on Macmillan books (and on books from any other publisher that adopts the agency model). In the end, the prices will naturally go down, but Amazon will no longer be taking a loss on Kindle books. If this is true, then Amazon just lured all of the publishers into a trap.

Still, I don’t buy every argument made in the article. (The author suggests that if e-book prices go up, piracy won’t increase. I disagree with that statement). I seriously think that $9.99 is the sweet spot for new e-books. At prices higher than that, customers will buy the physical copy instead. Only at under $10 does is it appealing to me, at least, to give up my right to loan or sell the book when I’m done with it.

The article presents an interesting theory, and I can’t wait to see how this all turns out.

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-in-amazon-vs.-macmillan-amazon-is-the-winner/

Joe AKA dOgBOi

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Hey Buzz Crew

I’m a big fan of Stanza, I love the ability to share any document no matter what format onto my iPhone, which is perfect for my job. However it looks like Apple has made the devs take away features from the app. An update hit yesterday and all it does is remove the ability to share books from your pc to the iPhone app via USB. This is pretty darn suspicious as Apple just announcement their own iBook platform for the iPad. On the Stanza forums the devs explained that if they don’t remove the feature they risk being booted from the App Store !

Love the show.

Feroze

From London, England

EPISODE 1157

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1156: Tweet to the handbag

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:01:00 PST

On today's show, Amazon gets called out on price-fixing, even though Macmillan wants to charge too much for e-books. AT&T redefines "unlimited," and Microsoft is redefining the bar code, Apple got the fake Flash out of its iPad ads, and big news! Jason had his baby, and Molly's coming back to Buzz Out Loud full time as of next week. Yeah, you read that right. Not a punk. See you Wednesday! -- Molly

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EPISODE 1156

Congrats Jason Howell!
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19709_1-10444573-10.html
Amazon Caves To Macmillan's eBook Pricing Demands
http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/31/amazon-caves-to-macmillans-ebook-pricing-demands/
(Molly Rants) Amazon: get out of the e-book pricing business
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-10438385-256.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-hey-john-sargent-ceo-of-macmillan-books-screw-you-2010-1

Apple excises the false Flash in its iPad promo video
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/apple-excises-the-false-flash-in-its-ipad-promo-video/

Other Stories

8.9-inch ExoPC Slate has iPad looks, netbook internals, Windows 7 soul http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/31/8-9-inch-exopc-slate-has-ipad-looks-netbook-internals-windows/

Zune Phone to Debut at MWC, Will Use Nvidia Tegra
http://gizmodo.com/5461215/

Microsoft tries to reinvent the bar code
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10444432-56.html

Foursquare Teams With Bravo TV
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/foursquare-partners-with-bravo-tv/

Southwest Airlines is getting WiFi
http://www.blogsouthwest.com/blog/it-is-official-wi-fi-is-on-the-way

Kickers and Science

Grammys: Imogen Heap Accepts Award Wearing "Twitter Dress"
http://mashable.com/2010/01/31/grammys-imogen-heap-twitdress/

Colbert starts iPad campaign at the Grammys
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10444898-71.html

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Voicemail

Gonzo’s theory on the iPad microSIM

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Dude,
You guys totally missed why samsung beat out hp in sales last year.
Kinda low tech but so true!
Appliances! Have you looked at refridgerators latley? Samsung has
great reliability and style. I’m lusting after a jet black fridge by
them with dual compressors, led back lights and a computer controlled
quad climate system plus, a touch screen. All this for the low price
of $1100.00
My 13 year old daughter has beat her samsung phone to hell and back
with no problems. A company that can bear the abuse that a 13 year old
compulsive texter can put out, (4000 a month average!) probably knows
how to make a reliable icemaker too.

Been listining for two years,
Love the show (most of the time)

The other Josh from Denver.

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Buzz Crew,

Love the show!

There is a problem to polarized contact lenses (ep. 1155) beyond the cold of Maine. Polarized lenses must be oriented in order to be effective as sunglasses (decreasing sun glare off the ground or other horizontal surfaces), and one lens must be oriented 90Â° different than that for use in 3-D viewing. Yet contact lenses tend to slip around, losing their orientation.

Possible solution: Magnets? But you’d have to have some electromagnetic field on your eyes, generated by something nearby. Temple implants? I’m not sure it’s sellable.

Keep up the good work!

Scotty
Mechanical Engineer
Cupertino, Ca
Brian Tong
Dear BOL … ?
Dear Bollers?
Dear Bowlers?

Dude..

Okay.

Has a replacement for the JaMoTo name ever been agreed upon?

LVN

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1155: Fujitsu threatens to sue over stupid iPad name

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:24:00 PST

While every woman on Earth universally thinks the name iPad is stupid, Fujitsu still wants to own it. We'll tell you about the Fujitsu iPad which has existed since 2002 and why Apple thinks they can still own the name anyway. We also look at the MSI tablet which may be much better than iPad. But will you buy it? And we hear from a man who is drunk and frozen in Maine.

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EPISODE 1155

Fujitsu Readies Lawsuit Over “iPad” Name
http://slashdot.org/story/10/01/28/2055209/Fujitsu-Readies-Lawsuit-Over-iPad-Name

The iPad has Adobe’s Flash on Apple’s video
http://www.9to5mac.com/apple-flash-ipad-3954934055

Why You Can't Use Your Phone's SIM in the iPad
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/01/ipad-mini-sim/

MSI’s 10-inch Tegra/Android tablet coming this year for $500
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/01/msis-10-inch-tegraandroid-tablet-coming-this-year-for-500.ars

Samsung takes top spot from HP
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c48d477a-0c3b-11df-8b81-00144feabdc0.html

Wikileaks temporarily shuts down due to lack of funds
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/29/wikileaks-temporarily-closes-lack-funds

McGraw-Hill on iPad launch: We didn’t get booted; we weren’t part of it
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10444004-37.html

IAB's Rothenberg: iPad Is A Threat To Online Ads
http://paidcontent.org/article/419-iabs-rothenberg-ipad-is-a-threat-to-online-ads/

80% of Cell Phone Encryption Solutions Insecure
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/01/28/2317254/80-of-Cell-Phone-Encryption-Solutions-Insecure

Kayak.com lets you book ‘Lost’ flight
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10443751-36.htm

VOICEMAIL

Scott has a brilliant idea for 3D TV

Janna will love the iPad.

Hey Buzz Crew,
I just finished listening to your coverage on the Apple iPad and found myself thinking Apple is taking its fan base and popularity for granted by not innovating, even when technology is readily available. My brother is a CMOS image sensor designer, and was the senior engineer on the project that created the first credit card sized digital camera. The sensor had also been employed for rear facing cameras in many newer automobiles an is a proven viable technology. About two years ago he had a meeting with some VP at Apple regarding including a forward facing camera on the iPhone. The idea was to have a low powered, lower resolution video feed to use for streaming video calls at lower bandwidths. My brother didn’t partner with Apple on the project, opting to go with imaging DNA sequences instead, but it confuses me that Apple hasn’t found and implemented this solution yet. Maybe they need to readjust their spending away from bashing Windows constantly and start innovating again.

Love the Show,
Chad the Professional Ballroom Dancer in Portland

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Hello Buzzers…

I think the most interesting thing about the iPad and iBooks
announcement is the fact that they will be using the ePub format. If
publishers start making textbooks in ePub format, then the accessibility
issue may be wiped away by the recent announcement at the ATIA
conference. At ATIA the makers of the Victor Reader Stream announced
compatibility with ePub books so if blind users can use iTunes to buy
books and import to the Stream then issue resolved. The Victor Reader is
an iPod like device for reading books and playing other audio formats.
These developments could be a huge move in the right direction, until
publishers figure out a way to screw it up with permissions or such.

Love the show!

Rodney
http://techaccessweekly.com
“A podcast of unspecified length concerning news and events
in accessible technology.”

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1154: How much is that moon trip in Microsoft points?

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:25:00 PST

Yes of course we rehash the Apple iPad. We find out how to pronounce it properly in Boston. And we determine that it is the fundamental problem with democracy. But there is other news, including a class-action suit against Microsoft over its points system on Xbox and Zune. And President Obama wants to kill the moon program for now.

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EPISODE 1154

Apple’s iPad: What you need to know
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20000020-37.html

Apple lifts VoIP over cellular restrictions in new iPhone SDK
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-lifts-voip-over-cellular-restrictions-in-new-iphone-sdk/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apple-lifts-3g-voip-restrictions-icall-with-3g-support-available-immediately-82842957.html

Microsoft roadmap has Windows 8 shipping in 2011
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/01/27/tentative.leak.has.windows.8.rtm.july.2011/

Class action suit filed over “fraudulent” Microsoft points
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/01/class-action-suit-filed-over-fradulent-microsoft-points.ars

Ubisoft’s new DRM solution: you have be online to play
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/01/ubisofts-new-drm-solution-you-have-be-online-to-play.ars

Jammie Thomas rejects RIAA’s $25,000 settlement offer
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10442482-261.html

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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/even-without-cookies-a-browser-leaves-a-trail-of-crumbs.ars

3D TV coming to British pubs this weekend, can expect chilly reception
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/28/3d-tv-coming-to-british-pubs-this-weekend-can-expect-chilly-rec/

Obama Choosing NOT To Go To the Moon
http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/01/27/1725236/Obama-Choosing-NOT-To-Go-To-the-Moon

VOICE MAIL
Pete from Boston clears up the whole New England iPad pronunciation question.

Jefferson (Jeff) from Sydney has an iPad question

Orad the physics student has an answer

E-MAIL
Tom,

Just wanted to comment on Wednesday’s caller about me. The account wasn’t “stolen” by any definition but in an attempt to protect the person responsible for the account I used, I purposefully kept that information light. And, as you suggested, I did indicate several times in the piece that I was not under an NDA and that I was operating with OnLive’s consent.

Just don’t want you guys to think I was acting inappropriately regarding the issue or anything like that but the other criticisms are indeed fair.

Have a good one!

Ryan

**********

Hi everyone,

I heard there was going to be a protest outside the Apple event yesterday by the Defective by Design people (I read about it here http://www.defectivebydesign.org/) over the locked down nature of the device. Did anyone at the event run into this to your knowledge? What are your thoughts on the implications of Apple bringing this locked down infrastructure of the iPhone/iPod Touch into the typically open world of home computing? It probably wasn’t a huge group though I do agree with them on a number of points.

Love the show,

Josh Miller
Grad student (though not for much longer)

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1153: iPad? Yes. Apple named it iPad.

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:12:00 PST

We recorded right after Steve Jobs finished his 90-minute announcement of the Apple iPad, Apple's new tablet computer. It's variably impressive depending on who you are, but will anyone buy it? We discuss. Also, it's over for the Mars rover Spirit. At least the roving part is over, but it's still alive and doing science.

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EPISODE 1153

Apple iPad tablet
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10440943-260.html

After three months, only 35 subscriptions for Newsday’s Web site
http://www.observer.com/2010/media/after-three-months-only-35-subscriptions-newsdays-web-site

McNealy’s bittersweet memo bids good-bye to Sun
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000017-264.html

Oracle buys Sun, becomes hardware company
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000019-264.html

Oracle’s Sun strategy: What to expect
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=29982

Microsoft working on a Zune Phone?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/187859/microsoft_working_on_a_zune_phone.html

End of the road for Mars rover
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/deltav/24719/

Antarctica needs a network engineer
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/27/1342220/Antarctica-Needs-a-Network-Engineer

VOICE MAIL
Anonymous takes us to task for not being hard on PC Perspective

E-MAIL
Hey Buzz Crew,

Just listened to episode 1511 where Miles from Texas describes the Pixel Qi (pronounced “chee”) display.

Many people don’t realize that Pixel Qi’s technology is already used in over a million devices: the XO Laptop from Nicholas Negroponte’s One Laptop per Child. I got an XO in 2007 from the first Give 1 Get 1 program, and while the display isn’t perfect — the colors aren’t as rich as an LCD, and the black-and-white mode isn’t as reflective as e-ink — it’s certainly impressive. I’m sure this proven technology has advanced quite a bit over the years, and am excited to see commercial success branching from the innovative OLPC project.

Love the show!
Adam from Chicago

PS: the XO is also widely regarded as spurring the netbook trend in low-cost, internet-connected laptops.

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1152: Hacks on a plane

buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:58:00 PST

The FAA has asked Boeing to prove that its new connected airplane isn't so connected it can connect hackers. We also discuss why folks think women aren't as good at math when all the women we know are great at math. And we hash over some Apple tablet rumors. I mean, how could we not? We also have special guest host Clayton Morris from Fox News, and Ryan Shrout from PC Perspective.

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EPISODE 1152

OnLive responds to bad press, more beta testers speak out
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/01/onlive.ars

Last gasp of Apple rumors. Last chance to wildly speculate or set up your Jobs Bingo cards
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10440931-260.html

The Apple tablet may come with a Barnes & Noble Bookstore
http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/25/apple-tablet-barnes-noble-bookstore/

Who wants to build Apple tablet apps? Not just game developers (survey)
http://venturebeat.com/2010/01/26/apple-tablet-survey-appcelerator/

Good first quarter results
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10440777-260.html

AT&T will improve network for iPhone, Apple says (Update1)
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-26/at-t-will-improve-network-performance-for-iphone-apple-says.html

Google Voice back on iPhone through Safari browser
http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/26/google-voice-iphones-browser/

Report: Attackers sent Google workers IMs from ‘friends’
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10441004-245.html

DOT bans DWT by truckers and bus drivers
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/government-bans-texting-by-truck-and-bus-drivers/

Study shows why girls fear math: They learn it from their women teachers
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=9657816
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/01/female-teachers-math-anxiety-influences-female-students.ars

FAA wants to know how airplanes are hack-proof
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10440819-52.html

Univ. study suggests e-readers can do little to help newspapers
http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/100125_Kindle.shtml

Is the digital age making it harder for us to reach out to extraterrestrials?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10441134-71.html

Tomorrow tune into the live stream a half hour early at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific for the extended preshow. We’ll be discussing the Apple announcement as it happens. Follow along on the live blog and keep us open in the stream in another tab. We’ll be cutting through the hype, taking comments from the chat room, and generally having a grand, old preshow time. Then as soon as the announcement is over, we’ll crank up the latest official episode of Buzz Out Loud.
http://www.cnet.com/live/bol

VOICE MAIL
Joe has some problems with the Google profanity filters on Google Voice

E-MAIL
Hi Buzz Crew,

I have been trying to figure out why I need a tablet when I have an iPhone and a MacBook Pro. John Gruber posted an interesting theory about how the tablet will take over for a laptop. That was a nice idea but I still couldn’t see myself giving up my laptop for a tablet. Then I ran across this article from Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2242556/pagenum/all/

I realized the problem was me. The Jesus Tablet is not a product aimed at techies, it’s a computer for people who find using computers frustrating. The more I think about it the more it makes sense to me. The sub $1000 price point, the iPhone OS, the rumor saying it’s a family computer, the tablet form factor – this will be the first true appliance computer.

Love the show – Rick