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BetaNews has posted a review of the Zune, and its not very favorable of the device. I’ll admit that I’ve been seeing a number of bland reviews of the device all over. While the user interface is top-notch, the physical aspects of the device, size, and controller configuration leave much to be desired.
Compared to the iPod and other devices such as the Creative Zen series, the device simply seems like a prototype of what the Zune could be.
I’d been thinking of getting the Zune as a gift for my wife for Christmas, but now I think that the Zen is a better option. Since we have a subscription to URGE, I also don’t want to have to change music services. Maybe the follow-on device will fix some of the shortcomings of this version of the Zune.
Via: BetaNews – Zune Has Too Many Issues to Compete
Missed a few days…
Sorry for that! I got a little tied up at work and finishing the move, so I didn’t get a chance to blog for a few days. I’m hoping to catch up a little this weekend.
James Kim
I’m saddened to hear the news of James Kim’s death. While I didn’t know him, the outpouring of concern and hope around the blogosphere has been inspirational. My condolences go out to his wife and children, who after enduring over a week in the cold, are now missing their husband and father. CNET has a memoriam page dedicated to their Senior Editor that I recommend visiting if you have not heard the full story.
links for 2006-12-08
- Techdirt paints a bleak confusing picture for Palm with its licensing of Palm OS 5 today. But another perspective is that Palm now has the ability to better control its destiny with its own system software. Palm OS 5 does need a few critical updates, bu
- Carlo Longino makes some interesting points in this article. Apple will face an uphill battle with any kind of iPhone due to existing competition and their own belief that they do not need carrier partnerships.
links for 2006-12-07
- Will they make it? I believe so, the Zune is a great device – even if it is a little “chunky” in comparison to other devices.
- Interesting goings-on in Moscow… Wonder what’s up.
links for 2006-12-06
- Found this on Techcrunch – unlimited online backup at carbonite.com
- Robert Scoble talks about amature photojournalists and their rise on Flickr and other photo sharing services.
- More proof that “cell phones cause cancer” is simply an urban myth.
- Very frustrating… this piece prudently recommends limiting access to sites like YouTube and the like because of the possibility of embedding Malware inside a video. The services are too valuble to block. We need better eradication tools!
- Very interesting to see the rise of new mobile media. D7TV is creating original works designed specifically for mobile devices. Super cool.
GigaOM » Spam is sucking life out of Email
I agree with Om on this, as spam keeps growing in proportion to emails sent, we need a new way to send email.
A new mechanism to verify the sender, to quickly blacklist and abolish spam and other erroneous messages needs to be created and implemented. The existing email protocols don’t have anything within the messaging sending/receiving structure to validate a message.
Who’s up for the challenge!?!
Via: GigaOM – Spam is sucking life out of Email
Micro Persuasion: Virtual News at Seven
Super cool – a real newscast delivered by a virtual news crew. This does have tremendous applications in the future as the technology develops and matures.
Steve Rubel gives a nice perspective and asks one hard question as to how this will impact existing PR pros.
The key question that runs through my mind is this. If a virtual reporter can report the news in a compelling way and it’s all all automated, what does that mean for PR professionals?
What interests me is if this type of news delivery vehicle does become viable, can we finally get the news without the presenters political take on the topic? That would be a great service to everyone – strait news, no spin by the over-paid hack reading the script. Of course, a virtual environment such as this could also be programmed to present in a certain way – and the news is only as accurate as the source it comes from. More to think about on how reliable this system could be.
Still, I find it refreshing and new – hope to use something like this some day. Read more at Micro Persuasion: Virtual News at Seven
Searching for James Kim | CNET News.com
I’ve been following the saga of the Kim family for nearly a week. Its hard to believe in this day and age that any of us can get so thoroughly lost.
The news of the rescue of Kati Kim and her children brings hope that the family will be reunited soon. As of late afternoon, the rescue teams believe James Kim is still alive and that they are getting close.
For more detailed news CNET News.com has a roundup of stories from Dec. 5th surrounding the search.
Via: CNET News.com – Searching for James Kim
Microsoft Watch – Obsessing over Windows Vista since 2006
Really, I’m starting to wonder if the staff over at eWeek’s Microsoft Watch has any fun, or if they simply get off writing things like Study: Just Six Percent of American Business PCs can run Vista Premium, or Yet Another View on Vista Adoption, or CIOs: Vista Will Need Heftier Hardware.
I know that covering Microsoft is their job, but it gets a little old when they keep talking about how barely 10% of corporate PC can run “Vista Premium”, or how Microsoft’s prophecy of Vista adoption is overblown.
Guess I just get tired of trade magazines that state the obvious – kind of the same issue I have with Gartner.
links for 2006-12-02
- Interesting article about the mainstream media embracing blogs. Will they every be the same? Will it improve the perspectives of the Fourth Estate? Who knows, does anyone care?
@MAC_Arms Pay taxes when you make your money, pay taxes when you spend your money, pay taxes when you successfully invest your money, pay taxes when you save enough taxed money to afford a house, pay taxes to live in your house, pay taxes when you sell the house that you paid taxes on to
Yup, taxes are criminal and we need serious reforms. I've always said that if you want to see a tax revolt, make withholdings illegal and have Americans write a tax check every payday. They'll revolt for sure. You don't miss what you never had.
I think it’s safe to say that @GovEvers should stop blocking audits in Wisconsin and open the books…
“Only AMERICAN citizens should vote.”
Sen. @berniemoreno says voter ID and proof of citizenship are simply common sense.
“We’re talking about a very low threshold — identify who you are and prove you’re a U.S. citizen when you register to vote. I think we’re getting closer to
Wrong. Democrats are solely responsible for hours-long airport lines.
They voted to defund TSA three times and won’t even entertain a conversation about reopening it. Why?
They’re using it as leverage to stop enforcing immigration laws.