http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/Jul 31st 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/podcast without paull miller is kind of like having peanut butter toast
without peanuts
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That hasn't stopped you from putting it on the front page - twice.

Stick to gadgets and stop boasting - it will make you appear less egotistical than you are.]]>Jul 31st 2009 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/
Plaszma is an OS by itself, it ships with the Zii Egg, Android is optional and can be downloaded afterward. Can't believe you improvise that much, aren't you pros?, there is a very nice looking web site you can go ahead and inform yourself on what the zii is: http://www.zii.com/

Running android in a virtual machine?? you are very creative and hilarious... ]]>Jul 31st 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/Jul 31st 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/- You also said that there is no much info about its processor? you obviously did not even bother on reading the specs...
From the web site: ZMS-05 Media-Rich Application Processor (the one the Zii uses): "the ZMS-05 multi-core design combines a flexible media-processing array with ARM® cores" are actual "Dual ARM926-EJS Cores" stated in the website.

I know this is not an apple product but hey...

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My, I'm jaded lately.]]>Jul 31st 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/Jul 31st 2009 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/
My father to this day still have a very hard time understanding that his music, that he carefully rips from the hundreds of CDs he bought over the years, are not INSIDE iTunes. When he wanted to access some of his photos on his new notebook, he asked me if he could move his Picasa to the notebook. He insisted that I should install the Blackberry software on said notebook, even after I explained that he didn't needed it to access voice recordings from his Pearl, which he always do from the Windows Explorer anyway.

There are many, many people who have great difficulty separating the software they use, from the content they access with it. Those are the people for whom being blocked from easy syncing through iTunes becomes a bigger problem. And while Palm's tactics are far from ideal, I must say that I agree with their objective.]]>Jul 31st 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/Jul 31st 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/I really hope it really slaps apple in the face (not an apple hater per say, but their app store BS shouldn't exist). Then the whole 1080p/camera's/android pushes the envelope. Imagine hooking this up to a monitor, and a usb kb/mouse (amusing the usb can be used as an input), all the sudden its a 200-400$ computer that can do 1080p video, web browsing etc...]]>Jul 31st 2009 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/
However, this made me think that the only solution to this is competition. Right now the only real possible competitor is Amazon. So why don't they create their own multimedia management software (hopefully one much lighter and better than iTunes). They already have other media like audiobooks, ebooks (please stop with the Kindle only format), and video and it would be in their best interest to create a competing podcast storefront/portal (an Engadget podcast would tie in nicely to a storefront with the actual gadgets that are discussed). Why not create an amazing piece of software that ties all this media together and lets you sync it with all manner of devices? That might make Apple change its tune. Any thoughts?]]>Jul 31st 2009 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/Aug 1st 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/
Good job on all the options as it is though, kudos and respect.
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The thing is serious.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/
I love podcasts and I really want to like yours but.....

1. You guys aren't funny. The forced laughs really sound like a laugh track - most evident when Josh is laying down the 'humor'. Does Nilay feel obligated to laugh because it is his boss making bad jokes? I know this is harsh but I think it needs to be said.

2. Stop interrupting each other. Seriously, it is SO ANNOYING that you can't stop interrupting one another. Call it being professional or common courtesy just stop doing it. Do you not know it is a problem or do you have no ability to control yourselves?

3. Please come prepared. See comments above.

4. Too much rambling - make your points and move on. Repeating yourself is not good podcasting. My point is that repeating yourself doesn't make for good podcasting (that repeat was a shout out to Josh ;-))

5. Start with your conclusion and then support it. It is quite common to hear you comment on something for quite a while and it is completely unclear what your real opinion is. Example - what smartphone is currently the best (not in this episode but a common discussion).

6. Guests are good. Your best shows are those when you have guests on.

]]>Aug 3rd 2009 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/And thank you for reminding us throughout the podcast that you are Editor In Chief of the world's largest technology blog. Perhaps if you were less occupied telling US about it and trying to sound clever and disinterested and you focused on that about yourself you would be more inclined to take the podcast seriously.
While I appreciate a sarcastic wit and clever comments, Josh needs to understand that there is a time and place for that, and that place is NOT the entire podcast.
A lot of people read this blog and trust your opinions. Respect that and prepare yourselves for the podcasts. I would rather not have a podcast for a week than to have to listen to Josh pandering and doing us a favor by posting one that he simply didn't care about.
Normally, all of you are great... What happened this week?????????]]>Aug 4th 2009 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/Aug 4th 2009 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/engadget-podcast-157-07-31-2009/Aug 6th 2009 7:33AM