“He has the perfect face for radio” used to be such a great way of telling someone they were less than good looking, but it looks like that may no longer be an option as more and more radio stations are looking at broadcasting pictures at the same time.
Whether it be broadcasting images to support a concert, having a web cam running during a chat show, or streaming YouTube style content in the background, stations like the BBC in the UK are striving to make the most of the high quality, portable video devices (that would be the iPod and mobile phone) that todays radio listeners are using more and more.
I have to say I don’t like this. Sport commentary is so much better on the radio simply because there aren’t any pictures for the commentator to ‘hide’ behind. I tend to think that when you put a camera in front of someone the dynamics of an interview change, people become more self conscious and the interview becomes less of an ‘informal’ chat.
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Remember the good old days when radios where made out of wood? No. Ah well didn’t think so, way before your time no doubt, but not mine!
Maybe it will only be me then that thinks there is something vaguely nostalgic about the EverGreen MP3 player that is made out of wood and looks like an acorn? Sure, at 1GB of flash memory and MP3, WMA and OCG compatible it isn’t exactly earth shattering, but it would make a nice key fob if nothing else and I kinda like it! It will be available in Japan soon, and something tells me it will sell pretty well.
Via [Gizmodo]
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Ask.com is taking their users privacy serious and based partially on users feedback have launched AskEraser for Ask.com and also Ask UK.
AskEraser will allow users to have control over their search data and can be turned on and off with just a few clicks. To enable AskEraser simply click the “AskEraser” link in top right hand corner and the click “Turn On AskEraser.” Just two steps and you will be enjoying private web searching, and just in case you wanted it turned back off, simply repeat the process and click “Turn Off AskEraser.”
According to Ask.com your search activity includes your “search terms, clicks, IP address and any user/session IDs assigned to you.” When searching with the AskEraser enabled your search history will be “completely deleted from Ask.com servers” in just a few hours.
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Remember that snazzy HD video conferencing system that Polycom introduced back in July? That very system is finally shipping alongside its beefed up sibling, the HDX 8000. Each of the “video collaboration solutions” enables users to see distanced colleagues in high-definition, and both flavors come with HDX Version 2.0 software that features Lost Packet Recovery (LPR) technology. Apparently, the 4000 series is geared towards executive desktops, offices and small meeting areas, while the 8000 lineup fits best in conference rooms, class rooms and large meeting areas. Nothing like blowing a little (if you consider $9,999 to $13,999 to be “little”) of that extra revenue on jazzing up the office, right?
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This ’slider style’ shower certainly looks good, and has a certain practicality to it I guess, but just how powerful can that shower head be? Designed by Sung Hoon Mun over at Yanko Design, it comes in a round (pictured above) or square setting.
According to the literature it “works as both conventional shower and shoulder and back massager, depending on how you deploy the nozzle” which begs the question as to what else you can achieve by deploying the nozzle. Surely this takes all the fun out of showering - after all if you really need a massage in the shower would you want a ‘nozzle’ to do that to you?
Via [Gizmodo]
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If you’ve been scouting an unobtrusive range extender for your ZigBee network, look no further than Digi International’s XBee Wall Router. If you’ll recall, this isn’t the first ZigBee extender sharing the same name (acquisitions tend to do that), but this little bugger simply plugs into a standard AC socket and “patches areas within a ZigBee network where signal erosion or loss occurs due to distance limitations or air interference.” Additionally, it serves to create “multiple pathways, increasing the redundancy of the mesh communications,” and the US flavor even includes an integrated mounting tab to prevent “accidental unplugging.” Sound like just what you need? If so, you can snag one right now for $79.
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Winfly’s HDD-PMP-001 certainly isn’t the new poster child for PMPs, but it’s not half bad for a no-name device. Aside from being available in a plethora of colors including gold, black, blue, purple and orange, this unit also sports a 4-inch display, a 20GB hard drive, an FM tuner / recorder, USB 2.0 connectivity and a rechargeable Li-ion to boot. As for file support, you can count on it playing nice with DivX, AVI, VOB, MPEG1/3/4, XviD, MP3, WMA and JPG. Regrettably, there’s no mention of a price, but chances are a quick trip through Shanghai would clue you in real quick like.
[Via PMPToday]
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According to DigiTimes, D-Link is in the process of slicing the price of its entry-level 802.11n routers to under $50.
Those sort of price cuts may be hard to believe, but a quick search of Google turned up an indication that prices are indeed heading south: the DIR-615 Wireless-N router can be purchased from PC Connection for $59.95, and at TigerDirect for $59.99. (Both are fairly well-regarded shopping sites, but be sure and check ResellerRatings to help determine if a cheap price is too good to be true.)
I don’t believe PC Magazine has reviewed the DIR-615, but the DIR-625 is being sold for about $75 on TigerDirect, where it has received some nice reviews. Stepping up to the DIR-655 will cost you about $130 at NewEgg, but it will also buy you a router that won a PC Magazine Editors’ Choice award.
Keep in mind that any router labeled with a “draft-N” moniker is probably going to be cleared from inventory for marketing purposes before the final standard is ratified next year.
Written by Mark Hachman on December 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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