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iPhone coming to The Shack: Dallas and NYC this month, nationwide in 2010? {Engadget}
Nov 7th 2009 12:12AM Next stop ... 7-11.
U.S. Army and EnerDel team up for electric-hybrid Humvee {Engadget}
Nov 6th 2009 8:44PM Very good. It's Rod Millen indeed: http://www.millenworks.com/html/company_history.htm
U.S. Army and EnerDel team up for electric-hybrid Humvee {Engadget}
Nov 6th 2009 4:21PM Never underestimate the power of lobbyists to breathe life into military projects which have been proven to be tactical failures ... ie: the humvee (not the same as the hummer). Yes, the humvee is in the process of being replaced by more efficient and appropriate vehicles.
The short term replacement efforts utilize commercial off-the-shelf vehicles as part of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) program. Long term efforts include the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and Future Tactical Truck Systems programs, which are currently focused on building requirements for the HMMWV replacement and technology research and evaluation. Various prototype vehicles such as the MillenWorks Light Utility Vehicle, International FTTS and the ULTRA AP have been constructed as part of these efforts.
Apple pitching $30 a month TV service for iTunes to the networks? {Engadget}
Nov 3rd 2009 2:17AM @ Chris Dunning: well, you're right about comparing apples to oranges. We're both at a disadvantage here, because you're talking about something that doesn't exist yet and I'm talking about something that doesn't (as of now) include some of the theoretical possibilities of a theoretical Apple offering. I do bring up the subscription model because that was the whole point of this post- "... Apple is shopping around a subscription service to TV networks that would give iTunes users a catch-all subscription for $30 a month." It goes on to say "nobody's jumped on board just yet," which is true. It's why I can't argue and say Netflix or Rhapsody or the Zune Marketplace will offer a combined, just in time music + movies, streaming phenomenon. Nobody is offering it, nobody has it. It's all conjecture without any substantiation. I'll feel free to speculate and say the infrastructure costs for a company which already offers subscription music will be less than one which has never run such a service. Again, conjecture. As you clearly point out, release dates matter, but in what arena? If it's PPV, you're damn right I want them today. If it's not, I have a little more patience. Regardless ... what's the total selection?
As far as costs go ... from iTunes top 5 singles today: they're all $1.29. On Amazon, here's the breakdown:
Fireflies: .99 and the album is $5
Replay: .99
Party in the USA: .99
I listen to a lot of music. A hell of a lot of music. And at least half of it I've never heard before, which makes subscription based music work for me. If I really want to keep it ... I'll pay per track prices. I'd love to see streaming HD with a comprehensive catalog. I just think Apple will try to keep it in it's own, exclusive hardware/software environment- which is perfectly understandable. But the consumer pays a premium for it, simply because it's from Apple, just like it pays a premium for music.
Empire State of Mind: .99
3: $1.29
Sony introduces limited edition VAIO Nebula FW laptop {Engadget}
Nov 3rd 2009 1:44AM I configured a Dell Studio 16 with a 2.66GHz P8800, 320 GB SATA HD(7200), 4GB SDRAM, and a 15.6 in. 1920x1080 screen, Blu-Ray (bag-o-hurt) & 3 years onsite support for $1800. A similarly configured Sony FW (with or without nebula design-your choice), plus a 16.4 inch monitor (3 year warranty minus onsite service) comes in at $1390, about $400 less.
Don't flame me here ... I'm just looking at specs ... but a 15.6 in. Apple MBP, similarly configured, will run you $2400 ... without blue-ray and with the smaller 15.6 in. screen which outputs only 1440x900, as opposed to 1920 X 1080 on the Sony or Dell. It has an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT-but it's limited to 256MB, compared to the Sony's Radeon HD 4650 with 1 GB or Dell's Radeon HD 4670 with 1 GB. The MBP does come with a backlit keyboard, however. It's beautiful engineering and some folks love the OS, but it's still $1,000 (plus or minus a $10 spot) more than the Sony- and without blu-ray and a 1920x1080 screen.
Apple pitching $30 a month TV service for iTunes to the networks? {Engadget}
Nov 2nd 2009 7:33PM Let's see ... .79 on up at Amazon for DRM free music. Subscription music to go ... not just for the computer, but for your mp3 devices ... $15/mo. On most of the subscription music, do you have a choice of players to download on? Yes. Netflix ... with physical media and/or unlimited streaming content beginning at $9 per month. Then there's that inexpensive Apple TV ... uh huh. Yup. Sounds about right.
Apple pitching $30 a month TV service for iTunes to the networks? {Engadget}
Nov 2nd 2009 4:21PM Price point would have to be twice as much as anyone else's subscription service, be tied into Apple TV, a niche player in a niche market and then you'd have a heavily DRM'd, limited content, limited resolution offering worthy of an Apple move. There is a large enough base for them to make a ton of money.
Meanwhile, apple users will go through a "conversion" process, rapidly seeing the light of subscription service, instead of their current whinging, just because it's not an apple sponsored option.
USB 3.0 and SATA 6G put to good use: benchmarks {Engadget}
Nov 1st 2009 12:46PM It'll be great when and if light peak is introduced by companies like Sony and Apple. It simply isn't here now and I'd be surprised if it would be as economical as USB. Then too, the number of peripherals it will work with will be staggeringly small compared to USB- just as FW800 is, right now. All this aside ... any technology which increases speed and bandwidth is welcome ... it motivates other technologies to compete along these lines and at diminishing price points. The consumer, unless shackled by corporate loyalty, always benefits from competition.
iTunes goes 9.0.2: adds support for Apple TV 3.0, kills Pre sync {Engadget}
Oct 29th 2009 5:20PM Yeah ... well, that's what you get when you just copy and paste Apple press releases. The only question I have is whether or not Engadget gets to charge them for running the advertisement in editorial copy ...
Intel pulls SSD Toolbox for killing drives under Windows 7 {Engadget}
Oct 28th 2009 12:53AM I know ... the brain says wait ... everything else screams go, go, go!
