 EverythingDigital Podcast 2006-11-24
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Welcome
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 "Black Friday", November 24, 2006
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*Play: Podcasting Sweep
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*Play: EverythingDigital Voiceover (ol_dave from RadioDaddy.com)
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*Play: EDP Intro Music
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Host: Alan Joyce
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On this Show
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*Play: On this Show Music
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Apple's Investigation of their Own iPod Halo Effect
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More iPhone Rumors
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Console Wars Comparison of the Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii
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The Library of Congress' Review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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A Volkswagon Touareg's Towing of a Boeing 747 Aircraft
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Five Five-Second Technology Headlines
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*Play: News Music
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Microsoft's new Xbox Live video service has been experiencing problems with long and sometimes erroneous downloads, prompting the company to offer refunds to users who encounter problems with their downloads
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Electronics manufacturer Sony and mobile phone maker Ericsson have announced an extension to their telecommunications partnership that will provide mobile and broadband TV services
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To raise money for the country's space program, a Russian cosmonaut hit a 3 gram golf ball from the International Space Station that is expected to orbit Earth for about 3 days
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U.K. residents will now be able to legally use small FM transmitters for iPods and other similar devices as the ban that prevents their use will be lifted on December 8
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The Mapuche Indian tribe of Chile is attempting to take Microsoft to court over the use of its language in the latest translation of Windows, saying the use of their language without permission is a form of intellectual piracy
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Apple News
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Apple Investigates Own iPod Halo Effect
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iPhone Rumors
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General News
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Console Wars
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Sony PS3
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3.2 GHz Cell Broadband Engine CPU
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Blu-ray Disc drive
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USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity
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HDMI (Hi-Def) output with 1080p resolution
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20 GB hard drive or 60 GB hard drive with SD/Memory Stick/CompactFlash card slots
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Backwards-compatible with some PSOne and PS2 titles
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$500 or $600
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Nintendo Wii
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729 MHz IBM PowerPC CPU
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Single or Double Layer DVD drive
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Ethernet (with an adapter), USB, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity
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480p resolution (DVD quality)
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512 MB internal memory, SD card slot
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Backwards-compatible with all Gamecube games out-of-the-box, as well as with other classic Nintendo titles via virtual console emulation
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$250
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Library of Congress Copyright Office Completes Review of Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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Volkswagon Touareg Tows Boeing 747 Aircraft
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Wrap-Up
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*Play: EDP Outro Music
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Email: alan [[at]] everythingdigital.org
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Call (206) 20-DIGI-9 or (206) 203-4449 and leave an audio comment
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