The Brady Report

Why video content is pirated

editor — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:22:31 +0000

For a candid/comic view of the difficulty of finding content online – legally – we direct you to The Oatmeal.

The reason that music piracy isn’t the issue it was 10 years ago is because I can buy or “rent” (Spotify/Pandora) any song I want for a reasonable price, when I want, where I want. [...]

Little Printer That Could…Print The Internet

digitaljedi — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:21:05 +0000

The little printer that could. Berg Cloud brings us the “Little Printer”

Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper.

Connected to the Web, Little Printer has [...]

Is Bigger, Better? Amazon taps Foxconn for 10-inch Kindle Fire

digitaljedi — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:36:23 +0000

[CNET]

Amazon will consign production of a 10-inch Kindle Fire tablet to Foxconn, according to an Asia-based report. If true, this would mean that Amazon has its sights on a slightly bigger tablet than previous reports have claimed.

Shipments of the 10-inch class Fire would begin in the second quarter, according to a report in [...]

VLC 2.0.0 Released

eth0:2 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:15:36 +0000

VLC 2.0.0 “Twoflower” was released today. Acquire the latest version from VideoLAN’s web page here. Among the changelog, highlights include the following:

The open source VLC media player was initially released under the GPL February 1, 2001, and has gained much acclaim given its ability to not only play just about any media file, but [...]

Best All-in-One Desktop: Apple iMac (27-Inch, 2011 Version)

editor — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:31:56 +0000

Computer Shopper - For those unfamiliar with the term, an “all-in-one” PC (or AIO) is a desktop computer with the screen and the computer combined in one unit. Even if you haven’t noticed that these machines aren’t just simple monitors, you’ve probably seen the most prominent AIO example—the Apple iMac—around in some form or other.

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Apple TV taken off store shelves; refresh coming soon?

digitaljedi — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:38:32 +0000

[cnet]

If you’re looking to buy an Apple TV, you’re going to have an exceedingly difficult time doing so.

As of this writing, BestBuy.com and Walmart.com don’t even list the Apple TV on their sites, and Amazon has stopped selling it. Apple’s online store is the only major e-commerce Web site CNET has come across [...]

And I thought I was a nerd… – Pants with a Keyboard built in?

editor — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:22:02 +0000

PCWorld.com (full article)

These Pants Have a Built-In Keyboard, May Draw Funny Looks

If you just want to see the pics, head over to Flickr

Are you a Nomophobe? — afraid of losing your mobile phone? There’s help!

digitaljedi — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:16:51 +0000

[foxnews]

Kelly Reeves was getting ready for a trip when her phone slipped into a sink full of water. Panic moment! She quickly picked up the wet device and tried to turn it on, but nothing worked. Her first reaction? She got dressed, drove to the nearest store, and bought a new model at full [...]

“If I Die” App Updates Facebook for you

digitaljedi — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:11:36 +0000

[foxnews]

In your final moments, updating your Facebook status or sending a Tweet should be the last thing on your mind. A morbid new service promises to take care of that for you so you can focus on the more important things when — heaven forbid — death catches up.

The free Facebook app If [...]

Proview may sue Apple for $2Billion?

editor — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:27:18 +0000

From Google News - BEIJING — A debt-laden Chinese computer firm embroiled in a copyright row with Apple over the iPad name on Friday threatened to sue the technology giant in the United States for $2 billion.

Proview Technology (Shenzhen) says it owns the Chinese rights for the “iPad” trademark and its lawyers say they [...]