http://www.jyqlv.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:58:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out the updated HD programming compared chart. What do you think? Do stratospheric HD channel counts matter to you, or are 50-odd HD channels enough? Is your cable provider delivering enough high-def, or are you considering a switch to satellite or Fios TV? Feel free to argue with our methods ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/09/04/hd-channel-counts-compared-fios-tv-ascendant/ But it don't check out. Yet. If you're curious to see what Fire Eagle can offer, though, ignore today's news about it. Fire Eagle itself does not, yet, have a useful interface. But since it's now open to developers, we should see cool apps soon. We heard this morning ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/08/29/fire-eagle-geolocation-service-halfway-there/ In the last couple of days, I've been introduced to a couple new online sites, both calling themselves "radio," that encapsulate very different approaches toward distributing music over the Web. Follow Matt on Twitter. Goom Radio, which entered public alpha testing yesterday, claims to be trying to change the landscape of online ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/08/24/does-the-broadcast-model-have-a-place-in-online-ra/ "The advertisers are recognizing how big the audience can be," Eisner said. "My interest is getting in there before they explode." He was interviewed on stage by Dmitry Shapiro, founder of Veoh Networks, the online video site in which Eisner is an investor. And Eisner affirmed to the advertisers and marketers ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/08/23/whos-afraid-of-online-video-not-michael-eisner/ To read my full report on the Iriver P7, head over to CNET Reviews. The Iriver P7 has a stunning design, inside and out, but looks aren't everything. Iriver's latest portable video player, the P7, has plenty going for it: big screen, low price, and a stylish design. From the moment we ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/08/23/iriver-p7-review-pretty-boring/ Currently, PicWash's staff of 30 retouches photos--including those stored on PhotoBucket and MySpace--to clean up acne, remove wrinkles, reduce red-eye, and whiten teeth. It costs $7, or $10 if you attach a note requesting specific fixes, said founder Daniel Ciraldo (who notes on his biography that he's the son of ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/08/23/picwash-photo-retouching-service-to-expand/ The one thing it didn't explain to teens is why they should retrofit 20th-century copyright laws onto 21st-century realities. Digitization is a fact. The web is a fact. Intellectual property is not the same as real, tangible property, and should be treated and monetized differently. Take, for example, its commitment to ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/08/23/microsoft-training-youth-to-love-intellectual-prop/ The Putter Bot could change the concentration on robots playing soccer to golf. Robot combat and soccer have so far been the chosen sports for robots. Going for putting a golf ball required the roboticist to implement a slightly different type of skill set for the robot. Demonstrating that this skill ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/08/23/cyber-woods-next-golf-champ/ Despite the recent pairing between Yahoo and Google, signs indicate that Microsoft is after the Sunnyvale-based Yahoo for its search capabilities. That doesn't come as a huge surprise since that was the essence of the last round of talks before the deal was completely yanked off the table. And ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/08/23/daily-debrief-microsoft-and-yahoo-back-at-the-neg/ The Panda package bills itself as a "total security solution," offering anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing, anti-spam, and possibly anti-matter and anti-depressants (checking on those). It also offers rootkit protection, a two-way firewall, parental controls, and loads of other false-hope--er, safety--features. (Credit: Newegg) CNET hasn't reviewed the suite, but four users spoke up about it ... http://www.jyqlv.com/index.php/2010/08/23/protect-your-pc-with-panda-internet-security-2008/