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Aside from all the hoopla surrounding the possible entering of actor/former senator Fred Thompson into the presidential race, it seems that the man is a veritable blogging fool. He has been seen on many conservative sites, posting a wide variety of contributions and opinions. Here is one guy who knows how to get the attention of Republican geeks on line and actually enjoys the pastime, while praising the blogosphere as part of “a true information revolution.” At least we will have a public account of his opinions should he eventually become subject to “flip flop” tactics.
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| Reuters
Gallery: Fred Thompson Advocates Blogging
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Local Government Finds Sex Offenders on MySpace
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Editorial, Internet,
Watching my local news station last night, I heard a story about a local District Attorney who had listed 28 local sex offenders that he and his team had found on MySpace. Although we don’t always agree with our local politics, we applaud the efforts of this group to go to the trouble to research and list the offenders which were removed from MySpace, who continuously deal with the problem. Michigan’s Mike Cox warned parents to be more aware of their children’s activities online. Gear Live goes one step further and hopes that more localized officials/police departments/concerned families take the hint and follow suit.
Read More | Fox
Gallery: Local Government Finds Sex Offenders on MySpace
New iPhone Commercial: YouTube
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Internet, Portable Audio / Video, Videos,
Apple has revealed that YouTube is the twelfth application on the iPhone. We have all wondered out loud about the lack of balance shown on the iPhone’s Home screen, what with two rows of four icons, and a third row with only three. Then one of the iPhone commercials gave a peek that there would be twelve, but we just couldn’t see what it was. Now we know. In conjunction with releasing YouTube on Apple TV, the company made it know that a customized YouTube viewer application would ship on the iPhone as well. We must say, we were underwhelmed at first, since the iPhone has Safari and should thusly be able to view YouTube anyway - but when we saw the video of YouTube in action on the device, it looked very slick. Just one more thing to look forward to come June 29.
Read More | Apple iPhone Ads via YouTube
Gallery: New iPhone Commercial: YouTube
YouTube on Apple TV Image Gallery Walkthrough
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Features, Home Entertainment, Internet,
So yesterday we let you know that YouTube is now on Apple TV. We decided to put together a gallery showing off the slick YouTube interface that Apple put together to turn YouTube into a living room experience. We show you everything, from downloading the update, to the menu system, to our YouTube username (hint: it’s gearlive - subscribe to us!). As we said yesterday, YouTube videos on Apple TV are encoded in H.264 format, so they are very watchable - even in the ten foot experience. Click on for the full gallery, which includes 15 images.
Read More | Gallery: YouTube on Apple TV
Gallery: YouTube on Apple TV Image Gallery Walkthrough
YouTube Arrives on Apple TV
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Home Entertainment, Internet, Software,
Steve Jobs announced it at All Things D, and earlier today Apple released the first software update for the Apple TV, which included the addition of YouTube to the device. As we noted previously, YouTube has begun to encode videos in the H.264 codec, and these are the videos you are able to see on Apple TV. This should result in higher quality visuals, and YouTube plans to have 10,000 videos encoded by June 29th, and will continue adding more each week. If you have an Apple TV, be sure to fire up software update for YouTube functionality.
Gallery: YouTube Arrives on Apple TV
AT&T to Offer Video Share
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Smartphones, Internet, Portable Audio / Video,
Although videocalling is already available in Europe and Asia, it has only now reached the U.S. by way of AT&T and its Video Share Service. Send streaming clips of your new baby to Grandma, get help when shopping for gifts, or show off where you are when your spouse/partner has to stay home.
The service will take effect late next month in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Atlanta, and will become available in 160 cities by the end of the summer. Unfortunately, both phones must be equipped with the service, you will have to switch from listening to viewing, and the quality is only equal to that of your cell cam. It’s rather pricey too, with $4.99 a month for 25 minutes, $9.99 for 60 minutes, or $.35/minute. We are thinking that groupies of Bon Jovi can now watch a concert without being there if they can afford the premium and envision clever geeks showing up with the resulting footage on YouTube.
Read More | AT&T via Electronista
Gallery: AT&T to Offer Video Share
7digital to Battle iTunes
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Apple, Internet, Movies, Portable Audio / Video,
7digital has decided to challenge iTunes in a download music and video war. Newly relaunched, it promises lower prices and simpler technology. Established in 2004, the service offers tracks from indie labels as well as EMI, who also give the iTunes Store copyright-free protection. Many tunes will be sold for 50p (~$.98) in MP3 format and will include free online storage.
At this point, Apple iTunes owns about 80% of the market because of the preference of iPods in the world but Ben Drury, Managing Director, says that their company will not store personal details in files purchased from 7digital. iTunes utilizes DRM (Digital Rights Management) which contains full name, e-mail addy, and account information. Maybe saving that extra penny will not be worth the trouble, but we like the idea that another download site will not only protect our personal space but allow us to share our music with others.
Read More | BBC
Gallery: 7digital to Battle iTunes
The first full feature length movie Four Eyed Monsters has hit YouTube in an effort to raise funds for its creators. Spout will give Arin Crumley and Susan Buice a dollar to make another film if you subscribe to their site. The directors/writers have allowed the 71 minute film to be shown on YouTube for one week for its fundraising efforts and it has already raked in over $17,500.00. Take the time to see it, tell them what you think of their endeavor, give them a dollar, then let us know how we can impress someone enough to pay us to make movies.
Read More | Four Eyed Monsters
Gallery: Moviemakers Seek Funding on YouTube
Apple’s Safari Browser to be Released for Windows
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Apple, Corporate News, Internet, Microsoft, PC / Laptop, Software,
The fascinating relationship/rivalry between Microsoft and Apple was ratcheted up a notch this week. At Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference, CEO Steve Jobs announced their Apple-exclusive web browser, Safari, will be released for Windows XP and Vista—and will be up to twice as fast as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, and 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2. The move is seen as part of Jobs’ business strategy to broaden Apple’s presence in the browser market, of which they only have 5 percent, compared to Microsoft’s whopping 80 percent. Curious? A test version of the browser is available at Apple’s web site. This writer will give Safari a test run with Windows Vista and report back soon…
Read More | New York Times
Gallery: Apple’s Safari Browser to be Released for Windows
MST3K Finds its Own Space on the Internet
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment, Internet, Movies,
Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans will be delighted to know that its characters are back, almost. RiffTrax features MP3 downloads that you can synchronise with such notable films as Predator and the latest remake of Casino Royale. If you don’t own the film to match, Mike Nelson suggests that you head for Netflix or a download-for-fee site.
Nelson feels that, “People have been burned too many times in theaters. I’m feeling a little bit of optimism that movie fans are rejecting the same old films that Hollywood is telling them to like.”
Each download will cost you $2.99 but there are many samples on his site to get you back in the mood. He is joined by wife Bridget as well as Tom Servo (Kevin Murphy,) and Crow (Bill Corbett.) Nelson also plans on releasing special DVD editions of many of their old classic MST3Ks in the future.
Read More | RiffTrax
