Engadget Podcast 086 - 08.29.2006

Just what happens when some dude on the internet cracks Microsoft's PlaysForSure DRM scheme and sets a few major online media companies reeling, the Zune gets outed on the FCC, Apple settles, kisses, and makes up with Creative, then recalls 1.8 million Sony-built batteries, Dell axes the DJ Ditty, and the TiVo Series3 gets leaked on the internets? One bizarre week for news, and Engadget Podcast 86. Enjoy!

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Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan Block

Producer: Trent Wolbe

Music: Solvent - Instructograph (Ghostly International)

Format: 50:01, 22.9 MB, MP3

Program:
00:58 - FairUse4WM strips Windows Media DRM!
10:52 - Zune revealed by FCC as "Toshiba 1089"
15:43 - Apple and Creative settle, Apple forks out $100m
22:00 - Apple to recall 1.8 million Sony-made batteries
25:25 - TiVo Series 3 beta box snapped in the wild!
27:15 - TiVo Series 3 coming September 17th for $799?
32:28 - Dell finishes off its MP3 offerings, axes the Ditty
36:30 - Hands-on with the Optimus mini three
40:25 - Hands on with the Logitech VX and MX Revolution

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[PJP @ Aug 29th 2006 1:07PM]

Great, thanks. I'm looking forward to listening. Could you, however, consider replacing the inane intro/outro music? Give us something from this century, man! Grab some stuff that has a Creative Commons license and update!

[Joel @ Aug 29th 2006 1:20PM]

What about the cleaning out your closet!?!?! I WANT TO KNOW WHO WINS!!

[hams @ Aug 29th 2006 6:03PM]

oh yes, we heard it.

[D2 @ Aug 30th 2006 8:07AM]

damn barking dog, annoying

[Timbo @ Aug 30th 2006 2:28PM]

Thanks guys for another great podcast. And for the tip on FairUse4WM! By the end of the show my Music folder was totally DRM free. So liberating! :-) And as you speculated, I will now be buying more music knowing I can actually use it on all my devices.
As for podcast sound quality... I'll admit, It'd be nice if the barking and traffic noise could be addressed. But hey, it's not like I am paying you a subscription fee for top-of-the-line noise free recordings. Just glad to have another podcast to listen to this week.

Keep up the good work.
...Devo and Tivo...omg~

[Dan @ Aug 30th 2006 8:35PM]

You Can still buy powerpc Apple computers if you go though the education site.

[Duarte @ Aug 31st 2006 4:33PM]

I am having a problem playing the ACC file. When I load the file Quicktime just loads and nothing happens or I get this werid error saying buffer overrun. Is anyone else having this problem? I had no problem loading the previous episodes.