TipMonkies Podcast #19 2005-09-16
Submitted on September 16th, 2005 by admin
Filed under Podcasts
It is Friday, and that means another podcast! We cover some interesting topics today including the possibility of Microsoft buying AOL, the future of TiVo and whether it is shooting itself in the foot with its latest update, Sony PSTwo slim models are getting recalled, and the big news of the week: the interesting looking controller for the Nintendo Revolution which looks like…a TV remote? Hey, did we mention we made it to the iPodder frontpage, posted by Adam Curry himself. Yey!
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Running time: 29m 47s
Top Stories
- Sony is recalling slimline PSTwo models manufactured between August and December 2004. Bad Sony!
- TiVo updated their software last week and it seems that you can only keep shows for up to 7 days if the copyright holder says so. What what are you doing!?
- Next, we discussed some upcoming features of Vista and the amazing-looking new Office 12 interface. You can find screenshots and more information at here and here. Kotaku has some images of the new Vista games.
- According to CNN, Microsoft is looking to invest in or acquire AOL and we discuss what this could mean for the internet. Is Microsoft trying to mount an attack on Google?
- The XBox 360 released date has been announced. Expect it in North America on Novermber 22, in Europe on December 2, and in Japan on December 10.
- Nintendo finally unveiled the Revolution controller and it sure is different. it contains tilt sensors and other interesting devices making it truly unique. IGN has a hands-on article with the controller and has some interesting things to say about it.
- It’s now illegal to sell violent games to minors in Michigan! Can we expect other states to follow soon? I sure hope not.
Reader Questions
- Sandra from Palm Beach, FL asked about a free Windows application to record Skype calls. I recommend either Skylook or HotRecorder.
- Sue, a good friend of the site, asked me about software to do note taking and reference recording for creating bibliographies. I was a bit stumped, but I suppose EndNote looks like a good piece of software, available for Windows and OSX, but not free.
A big shot out to Jeff from DotPod for hooking TipMonkies readers with some free serial numbers for their awesome iTunes library streaming application, DotTunes. Thanks!
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