Apple 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 proposed price of $4.99/episode x 24 episodes = $119.76 for Season 3 of The Office.

Can anyone explain to me why I would pay almost $120 for small versions of 24 episodes of The Office, when I can buy The Office (season 3) on DVD for $31.99?

The current iTunes price of $1.99/episode x 24 episodes = $47.76 . I can understand paying a small premium to download a “newly aired” episode, but almost 4 times the price of the season DVD.

NBC is getting greedy if you ask me.

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 drag-and-drop MP3 and AAC files onto your iPhone for use as ringtones.

Fossil 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 the Death Star. Case measures 42mm. Limited 1 year warranty. To arrive late October.

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Do 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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