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Archive for October, 2005

iTMS Satisfaction

Friday, October 28th, 2005

I’ve been whinging about the lack of an Australian iTunes Music Store for many many months.
Now I’m happy.
Some how my iPod now seems complete. Often I’d press the forward button on the slab of white, wishing for a new track to play over and over. I’d delayed the purchase of a compact disk for so […]

ASK MOTOROLA’s DESIGN DIRECTOR A QUESTION

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

Along with the support of The Podcast Network, we’ve managed to score an amazing opportunity. In the next week I’ll be interviewing Ignacio Germade, Motorola’s Design Director.
Recently Motorola has been responsible for some of the most beautifully designed mobile phones that I’ve seen hit the market: the RAZR, and PEBL. They remind me of the […]

The Gadget Show #27

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

The Gadget Show #027 (MP3 – 13.4MB – 38min 54sec)
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I’d been planning to chat with a friend of mine here in Australia for some time. Peter Anderson is involved in the World Cyber Games, which to me sounds like an awesome excuse to crank up the old console for another play. Peter […]

Flock It

Friday, October 21st, 2005

So the news has hit the blogosphere and media this morning that Flock has launched it’s beta.
What is Flock? It’s a browser, based on mozilla, that integrates with a few Web 2.0 applications: del.icio.us, Flickr, and weblogs.
I’ve been fortunate enough to be using the 0.5pre for the last week. It’s neat, and definitely the way […]

iPod Video Flickr Photostream

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

A lot of people have recieved their iPod video. For those interested, and who haven’t acquired there very own, check the Flickr tag pool: ipodvideo.
There are some interesting side by side comparisons with the third and fourth generation models.

All Your Plane Are Belong To Us

Monday, October 17th, 2005

This is just pure cool. Phil Torrone, long time Gadget Show friend, hacked an online flight entertainment system while onboard. As soon as he realized it ran Linux, he 0wnz0r3d the machine. He aims to have another play on the return flight, and post details.
Link to Flickr photostream.

The Gadget Show #26

Monday, October 17th, 2005

The Gadget Show #026 (MP3 – 7.9MB – 23min 10sec)
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The second half of the chat with Franklin McMahon. This time we chat about his favorite photographic subjects, the iPod, and the future of TV.
Check out his show’s at Media Artist Secrets, Creative Cow, and his new one called podmodel.
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iPod: The Future of Television

Thursday, October 13th, 2005

Apple have finally announced the much rumored iPod with video support. It looks ok, at first glance, and I’m itching to get myself one. People who’ve listened to the show for a while will know I’ve been looking for an excuse to upgrade my 3 year old 3rd generation iPod. This is probably the catalyst.
Here […]

Podcasting Pocket Guide

Wednesday, October 12th, 2005

I’ve been waiting for a moment like this for many years. A day when I can announce that you can view and order my book in Amazon.
Many people will know that I started writing a co-authored book in June. At the beginning of April Kirk McElhearn, my co-author, suggested we write a book about podcasting. […]

The Gadget Show #25

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

The Gadget Show #025 (MP3 – 13.2MB – 38min 20sec)
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I finally bought myself a Digital SLR camera the other week. I thought that it was a great opportunity to talk about digital cameras, and decided to invite an expert whose not only taught the subject, but lives it. Franklin McMahon is a […]