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 + Welcome
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 |  + Saturday, July 23, 2005
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 |  + Alan Joyce (alan@everythingdigital.org)
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 |  + EverythingDigital Podcast (http://everythingdigital.org) (http://everythingdigital.org)
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 + *Play: Podcasting Sweep
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 + *Play: EverythingDigital Voiceover (ol_dave from RadioDaddy.com) (http://radiodaddy.com)
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 + *Music: Mosby Group - North Star
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 + *Music: News Theme (Quiet)
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 + 5 5 second technology headlines
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 |  + Microsoft has said that its next version of Windows, currently described only by its code name "Longhorn" will be dubbed Windows Vista (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/44900.html)
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 |  + Google has introduced a countersuit to Microsoft's current lawsuit against the company's hiring of a Microsoft former vice president (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5799224.html)
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 |  + Cisco, the maker of Linksys wireless base stations, is in the process of acquiring the private start-up Kiss Technology for $61 million (http://news.com.com/Linksys+to+buy+consumer+electronics+start-up/2100-1036_3-5798948.html)
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 |  + FingerGear's new Computer-On-a-Stick offers a bootable Linux operating system as well as open office contained on a small flash drive (http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166401966)
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 |  + MSN Search has been reported to have had a 4% decrease in usage during the 2nd quarter of 2005, while Google had a 6% increase (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002395138_bizbriefs22.html)
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 |  + Links to full stories in show notes @ everythingdigital.org
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 + Video iPod in September? (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5793354.html)
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 |  + iTunes has had the ability to play videos since May
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 |  + Record labels have reported increased demand from Apple for music videos for the iTMS
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 |  + Apple has also told the media that a iPod with the capability to play video may be available as early as September
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 |  + Industry insiders believe Apple is developing an iTunes Movie Store or similar service
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 + Skype Video Undergoing Internal Testing (http://share.skype.com/blog/products_and_services/skype%27s_video_had_its_first_live_public_test..._and_passed)
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 |  + Skype team member Niklas Zennstršm and board member Tim Draper successfully concluded an hour-long video interview with Skype
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 |  + Interview was shown live to a conference of 200 people in Stanford, California
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 |  + Standard PCs and web cams were used in the test
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 |  + Skype Video still in internal testing, with a public release coming soon
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 + Large Upsurge in Legal Music Downloads (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4704419.stm)
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 |  + Legal downloads tripled to 180 million in 1st half of 2005
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 |  + Illegal file-sharing has increased by only 3% (30 million downloads) in the same time
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 |  + "Fear of legal action" was cited as the main reason by surveyed users
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 |  + More than 300 online music stores now exist globally
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 |  + iTunes Music Store recently celebrated its 500,000,000 song purchased and downloaded
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 + Podsafe Music
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 |  + *Music: Longview - High Tide
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 + AMD's North American Solar Challenge (http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050723AMDSponsorsSolarRace.html)
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 |  + Goal: Design, build and race solar-powered cars across the U.S. and Canada
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 |  + 20 teams are competing in a 2,500 mi. race from July 17-27
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 |  + Organizers of the race were provided with five HP Pavilion ze200z laptop computers
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 |  + The computers are being used to record safety and inspection information and time trial results as well as monitor GPS data
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 |  + Currently, clouds and rain are posing threats to the cars, although they were able to successfully reach Winnipeg, Canada
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 + PlayStation Developments (http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-07-21T102339Z_01_N21508106_RTRIDST_0_TECH-SONY-PLAYSTATION-DC.XML)
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 |  + Sony acquired SN Systems, and formed corporate alliances with Havok, Ageia Technologies, and Epic Games for PS3 development
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 |  + Current development costs for games average about $10 million
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 |  + Development cost of a PS3 game could be as much as $15 or $20 million
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 |  + White version of PSP  to be released on September 15 only in Japan
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 |  + New update to the PSP's operating system, giving it a web browser and access, via a Sony service, to TV programs
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 + Google Moon (http://www.everythingdigital.org/weblog/archives/2005/07/google_moon.html)
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 |  + Allows Google Maps-style browsing of moon's surface
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 |  + Includes map points where lunar landings took place
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 |  + Was released in commemoration to the first moon landing on July 20, 1969
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 + *Music: Mistura - Coast to Coast
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