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Archive for August, 2007

31 August 2007 @ 14:55iTunes to Stop Selling NBC Television Shows

the_office.jpgApple issued a press release stating that they will not be selling the upcoming season of NBC television shows that start airing in September. Apple would not agree to NBC’s price hike which would result in a price of $4.99 per episode. Ouch! Currently NBC’s episodes are priced at $1.99 each. Let’s do some math. NBC’s [...]
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by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in apple, itunes

31 August 2007 @ 12:54Ringtones for Your iPhone

According to the New York Post, Apple is in talks with record labels to ttry to offer purchasable ringtones available through iTunes. This may be unveiled at Apple’s September 5th Special Event. iTunes will also allow users to convert previously purchased songs into ringtones. On a related note, Ambrosia has released iToner ($15), an application to [...]
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by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in apple, iphone, music

30 August 2007 @ 12:24Fossil offers Star Wars 30th Anniversary watch

fossil_sw.jpgFossil has made available for pre-order a new, 30th Anniversary Star Wars watch. Watch features stainless steel case and bracelet. Case features black leather insets on sides. Dial features black outer ring for arabic hour makers and 30th anniversary center dial with silhouettes of Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker in the never forgettable battle of [...]
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by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in link

30 August 2007 @ 11:56A More Efficient Use of Your Bits?

before_small.jpgDo you have a lengthy video that you are encoding for DVD? Is the length long enough that you have to reduce the bitrate in order to make it fit? Here is a trick that will theoretically give you better quality at the same bitrate for the same duration of video.
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by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in dvd, ffmpeg, video

30 August 2007 @ 11:49RIP Sony Connect music store

Sony Connect will soon close. Thanks, Sony, for trying your hand at selling music downloads.
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by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in music

29 August 2007 @ 10:56Roaming charges = lawsuit opportunity

AppleInsider is reporting that Herbert H. Kliegerman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple, Inc., because he received a $2,000 bill after roaming in Mexico with his iPhone. I can understand the frustration that would come with receiving a $2,000 phone bill, but roaming charges are nothing new, and have, in fact, been used by [...]
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by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in apple, iphone, stupid

29 August 2007 @ 10:45Apple Special Event

sept-5-invite2.jpgApple is holding a special event at the Moscone West venue in San Francisco on September 5, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Start your speculations about what new or improved gadget will be released.
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by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in apple, iphone, ipod, mac, music

28 August 2007 @ 17:37Tales from Earthsea DVD arrived

en-talesfromearthseal-2.jpgI received my copy of Tales from Earthsea today. I’m quite a fan of Studio Ghibli’s work, so when I found out that Tales from Earthsea might not make it to the US until 2009, I decided to pickup the Region 3 DVD from YesAsia.com.
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by Jon | 1 comment | Posted in dvd, film

27 August 2007 @ 9:21Sore losers

We (UniquePhones.com) weren’t the first to claim to have unlocked the iPhone, and someone else stole our thunder. Quick! We have to think of a way to reclaim some attention. What better way to get attention than to claim that lawyers won’t let us release our “unlocking codes”. Seriously, we really know how to unlock [...]
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by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in apple, iphone

26 August 2007 @ 20:17Cicada after moulting

Cicada1I got a couple nice photos today of a cicada after it shed its skin and emerged as an adult.
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by Jon | 1 comment | Posted in nature, photography

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