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 + Welcome
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 |  + Saturday, July 30, 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: Verbal Kint - Seabreeze
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 + *Music: News Theme (Quiet)
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 + 5 5 second technology headlines
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 |  + 20th Century Fox has added its support to Sony's Blu-ray hi-definition DVD disc and is planning Blu-ray film and television content (http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/000799.html)
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 |  + Senator Ted Stevens recently warned peer-to-peer networks that legislative action will be taken if they do not prevent illegal file-sharing (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/29/AR2005072901794.html)
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 |  + Hackers have already found a way around the protection offered by Microsoft's new Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy software (http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8BLC7JO2.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down&chan=tc)
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 |  + AOL is currently testing several new mobile services to be available in the United States that will allow cell phones to access AOL Search (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86mHScGsS3LIkx/AOL-Testing-Mobile-Search-Services.xhtml)
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 |  + Tapwave's Zodiac handheld gaming console has been discontinued by the company due to losses suffered from the success of the PSP (http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8BL6QK07.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down&chan=db)
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 |  + Links to full stories in show notes @ everythingdigital.org
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 + Test Versions of Windows Vista Released (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/27/AR2005072701583.html)
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 |  + "Beta 1" released to 10,000 programmers and tech professionals
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 |  + Final release still scheduled for late 2006
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 |  + Beta focuses on security and manageability functions
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 |  + Includes user account protection and multi-user switching
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 |  |  + Catching up to Apple's Panther 10.3 OS
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 |  + Enhances data protection by storing encryption keys on a specialized chip
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 |  + Includes Internet Explorer 7 with increased security and tabbed browsing
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 |  + Improved "sleep" state, combining "standby" and "hibernate"
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 |  |  + Catching up to any Apple OS X OS
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 |  + Beta release originally set for Aug. 3
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 |  + Next beta to be released to larger audience later this year
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 + New iBooks (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/26/apple_updates_ibook_mac_mini/)
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 |  + NOT widescreen as rumored
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 |  + 512MB RAM
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 |  + 32MB Mobility Radeon 9550 graphics
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 |  + Anti-damage motion sensors to prevent hard drive failure when dropped
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 |  + Bluetooth 2.0
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 |  + 802.11g wi-fi
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 |  + 12-inch
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 |  |  + 1.33GHz
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 |  |  + 133MHz frontside bus
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 |  |  + DVD-ROM/CD-RW ComboDrive
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 |  |  + 60GB hard drive
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 |  |  + $999
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 |  + 14-inch
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 |     + 1.42 GHz
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 |     + 142MHz frontside bus
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 |     + DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive
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 |     + 80GB hard drive
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 |     + $1299
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 + New Mac minis (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/26/apple_updates_ibook_mac_mini/)
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 |  + 32MB Mobility Radeon 9200 graphics
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 |  + 512MB RAM
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 |  + 1.25GHz model
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 |  |  + 40GB hard drive
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 |  |  + DVD-ROM/CD-RW ComboDrive
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 |  |  + $499
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 |  + 1.42GHz models
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 |     + 80GB hard drives
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 |     + One with DVD-ROM/CD-RW ComboDrive
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 |     + One with DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive
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 |     + Bluetooth 2.0
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 |     + 802.11g wi-fi
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 |     + $599 for ComboDrive model
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 |     + $699 for SuperDrive model
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 + Podsafe Music
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 |  + *Music: Jonathan Coulton - Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance
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 + HP to Stop Selling iPods (http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/29/technology/hewlett_ipod.reut/)
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 |  + Ryan Donovan (HP spokesperson): "I can confirm we have exited the relationship"
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 |  + Wall Street Journal: HP will immediately phase out all iPod sales
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 |  + Katie Cotton (Apple spokesperson): "They've decided that reselling iPods doesn't fit with their company's current digital media strategy"
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 |  + Result of recent HP layoffs?
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 |  + HP planning something else digital music related?
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 + Digital Projection Coming to a Screen Near You
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 |  + Uniform specifications set by Digital Cinema Initiatives
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 |     + Digital Cinema Initiatives: Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros. studios
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 + Theaters no longer need film reels
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 + Hi-definition movies can be digitally transferred to theaters
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 + Standard being adapted for many countries worldwide
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 + One problem remains
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 |  + Who pays for the digital projection equipment?
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 |  + Hollywood studios or individual theaters?
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 + Extending My iTrip's Range Even Further (http://www.everythingdigital.org/weblog/archives/2005/07/extending_the_i_1.html)
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 + *Music: The Rich Hall Experience - Future Hope
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