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Talking MP3 Players!
Sep 5th
So I have recently purchased a sanza Fuze but my mom’s already taken it for her to listen to some audible books, and I’ve had it for less then 2 weeks…
Yea that didn’t take long!
So I stumbled onto this site Talking MP3 Players and I had to give it a shot.
I’ve played a bit with the older rockbox on a series 1 ipod so needless to say it was a while ago, and I had forgotton about rockbox and what players it supported (and if your wondering why I chose the sanza fuze, it’s because I run linux and finding an MP3 player that’s supported is harder then you think!) then I saw that they now also support Talking directory and song titles!
Wait, OMG! An mp3 player that even the blind could use? This is a great idea! So to support them (and get me a new mp3 player!) I’ve ordered a new sanza fuze 8gb and am anxiously awaiting it’s arrival with rockbox and voicebox support already installed and configured! SWEET! I’ll post some pics of it when I get it unwrapped!
Matt saw his site
Aug 7th
So I went to darkness’s bon fire and raver was there.
Here’s his reaction.
Playstation 3 get’s Hulu!
Jul 27th
So from what I remember for a long time hulu didn’t want exactly this, hulu content played back on our TV’s. Well they must have finally seen the light, with a growing market for paid for options such as playon or TVersity and of course the awesome and free Boxee it’s time they turned to the dark side and realized that the newer generations are more into the pleasures of on-demand viewing, watching the content you want to watch, when you want to watch it!
It’s high time the networks realized this as well with item’s such as Tivo (and I’ve loved mine!) having been and succeeding in the market for years, that on demand viewing is what the customer wants, and almost every cable provider now offers there own DVR’s as well. Why not just have it streaming and instantly available without having to remember to record it?
Well the folks at Hulu have finally done just that, and are releasing (under special circumstances which I’ll get into in a bit) The “Hulu Plus (Preview)” it’s free (for a limited time I’m guessing) and you have to be both a hulu Plus Subscriber, as well as a Playstation Plus member (both of those are also pay for services) so all in all it’s not “Free” but eh, at least the app is looking like it’s going to see the light of day.
This is exciting! – Stay tuned! (I’m on the list for an invite to Hulu Plus, but if you have an invitation referral code, please feel free to contact me!)
Asus Aspire Revo 3160 running Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit – A great Boxee box for those who can’t wait!
Jul 13th
Just because I know people like media, here’s a quick video overview of how the acer aspire revo 3160 works with boxee 64 bit on linux (Ubuntu 10.04 – 64 bit) using both a wireless (RF) keyboard / multi-touch trackpad and a Samsung Moment running Google’s Android Phone OS and the Boxee Web Remote v1.0 application from the marketplace by Sunil Sadasivan which work’s GREAT! (phew that was a long lead in!)
My Acer Aspire Revo running Boxee on Ubuntu 10.04
I’ve been VERY Pleased with the performance of this machine, and it’s alot more responsive after swapping out Windows 7 for Ubuntu 10.04, however I’ve been toying with trying out the netbook edition, as it looks like the interface might be a little better for distant navigation, however I haven’t taken that step yet. (give it time lol!) Also it looks like it’s going to be easy to open being there’s only one screw under a sticker on the bottom keeping the thing snapped together. Yea hardware swapping! I’m thinking an SSD hd and changing from 2 to 4 gig’s of ram should really show this tiny pc off the way it should!
I am having issues getting wireless working under Ubuntu 10.04 however have read that other’s seem to be having issues with the wired connection. Mine worked fine out of the box under Ubuntu however I’ve read that other’s running the older 9.x Karmic wifi drivers worked fine?! So a little research (and a cheap usb wifi dongle that works great!) will do for now, but I’ll keep you updated on getting the internal wifi working.
On a good note, HDMI Audio works fine, and shows up in the sound preferences by default.
BP spill visualized over your own house.
Jun 10th
So I just ran across a nice use of the google maps overlaying the BP oil leak coverage over your own home town.
What it would look like if the BP oil leak happened over the California Bay Area.
Now no I don’t live in Modesto like I put in the map image I just wanted to get a good fit for the spill and the shape of California.
The images were from http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/ (not that you couldn’t read it in the screenshot’s but w/e) Very good representation of the sheer size of the issue.
