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June 21, 2005
Microsoft's answer to BitTorrent
Geek.com Geek News - Microsoft creating a bit of a torrent
Of course, right in the spirit of Big Co. only playing with Big Co.:
"a file will only be made available over Avalanche if it has a publisher's certificate attached confirming that it is a legal file"
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June 03, 2005
Archos releases their SDK for the PMA 400
ARCHOS PMA400 SDK
Yes.. It is here.. Now I can get to work. Oops. Gotta spring for one of the units first ;-)
Linux Devices has an article about it as well.
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Asterisk and Vonage, it can be done...
Google Search: asterisk vonage working site:lists.digium.com
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David Pogue describes Akimbo
The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > TV's Future Is Here, but It Needs Work
In short Akimbo is developing a new set top box that allows downloads of TV shows off of the internet. David describes the issues, such as lack of content due to piracy concerns and so on..
I like the statement:
"This is piracy paranoia run amok. It's insane to think that anyone would pay so much for cheesy cable reruns and oddities like three-minute how-to videos for new mothers."
What he doesn't mention is the serious amount of content being created by non-commercial interests and being distributed on the internet for free. For any set top box to make it they have to offer what the cable/tv companies don't, media for the people by the people. What good is using the internet without it?
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June 01, 2005
Chris Adamson gives us a nice overview of what is new in QT 7 as well as a nice side by side comparison of MPEG-4 and the new H.264 Codec
MacDevCenter.com: Magnificent Seven: What's New for Users in QuickTime 7