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Amazon: 1, iTunes: DRM

September 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

This Little Song Went to Market… I recently caved in to the desire to purchase songs from iTunes. I fired up the bloatware application and entered the Store, seeking out some new tunes I’d recently heard on Sirius. My wife spotted my activity and asked if the songs I purchased would work with her computer. [...]

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Tags: Computers & Tech · Consumerism

New iPod Nano Design

August 27th, 2008 · Comments Off

iPod rumor season is in full swing. According to some accounts, we are mere weeks away from this year’s iterations of the iPod and Macbook lines. Most rumors I’ve heard about the iPod Nanos are that they’re reverting to the form factor of the second generation. I actually prefer the tall, skinny Nano to the [...]

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Tags: Rumor · Tech

Idea for an iPhone App

August 7th, 2008 · Comments Off

Apple’s new App Store has proved to be a great opportunity for developers to make money for their applications. Although a large number of applications are listed under free, I propose someone make an application that’s not free. Something that carries a marginal price tag (say $4.99) and brings some kind of joy to the [...]

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Tags: Musings

iPod Rumor Season

July 30th, 2008 · Comments Off

It’s my favorite time of the year. Baseball season is in full swing, it’s nice and warm outside, and the days are plenty long. Oh, and it’s also iPod rumor season: the time of year when anything goes and anyone could be right. iPod season generally exhibits traits such as rampant speculation, increased coverage, and [...]

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Tags: Computers & Tech · Rumor

Introducing the iSuck

July 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Gizmodo is running a contest called “Make in Eureka” (based on Sci-Fi’s TV show Eureka) where the winner wins an iPhone. The point of the contest is for the new devices to be a little wacky, yet really cool. The contest isn’t specific to Apple devices, but will likely be inundated with them anyway. The [...]

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Tags: Tech