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Boston Acoustics Duo-i plus: Editors' note: The Boston Acoustics Duo-i Plus is nearly identical to the Horizon Duo-i we reviewed a year ago. Not a lot has changed since then aside from the addition of full support for iPhone playback. While the Horizon Duo-i worked with the iPhone, the device had...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Boston Acoustics Inc., Apple iPod; Product reviews 2009-11-13
Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erred: Real has filed an appeal in its legal battle with the Motion Picture Association of America, arguing that a judge erred when she agreed to a preliminary injunction to halt sales of a DVD-copying program called RealDVD. In legal documents filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals...; Tags: Software, Preliminary Injunction, CD, Apple iTunes, RealDVD, Piracy, Digital Music, Sales Strategy, Digital Media, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-11-11
Cloud Engines Pogoplug: Photo gallery:Cloud Engines PogoplugWouldn't it be nice to quickly access your data from anywhere without a complicated network setup? That's exactly what the Cloud Engines Pogoplug offers. Priced at $100, this tiny gadget turns any USB external storage devices--anything from a Seagate FreeAgent Go to a Western...; Tags: NETWORKING, Network technology, Pogoplug, network, home network; Product reviews 2009-11-10
Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717The Sony Ericsson Equinox is the first phone from the manufacturer to land at T-Mobile since the TM506. In many ways the Equinox is a fitting successor; like the TM506 it has a thin flip phone design and it sports a similar feature set that includes...; Tags: display, Equinox, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile; Product reviews 2009-11-03
Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?: Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...; Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Ideation, Google Inc., desktop, dinosaur, Linux, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2009-11-02

News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google: Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-10-26
MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap: Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....; Tags: Web browsers, Operational accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2009-10-23
Amazon delivers strong Q3; shares skyrocket after hours: Amazon easily beat Wall Street's estimates for its third quarter, reporting a net income of $199 million, or 45 cents per share, on sales of $5.45 billion, a 28 percent jump from the year-ago quarter. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 33 cents on sales of $5.03 billion. Statement ...; Tags: E-reader, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-10-22
Will Windows 7 have the right touch?: The touch interface has arrived on smartphones, thanks largely to the iPhone. But it hasn't found much mainstream success on the PC despite years of trying. The imminent arrival of Windows 7, which has multi-touch support built-in, and a separate Touch Pack with sample apps and games, has rekindled interest...; Tags: John Morris; Blog posts 2009-10-19
Spring Design debuts Google Android-based e-book reader, Alex: Myself, I do not even want a separate device, no matter how cheap. AND, I want to be able to read my books on any of my devices, such as smart phone, netbook, or desktop.ExactlyI would like to read my eStuff on my desktop, laptop or any other device. I...; Tags: E-books, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Google Android, Google Inc., e-book Reader, e-book, digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2009-10-19
Nokia Mural 6750 (AT&T): Photo gallery: Nokia Mural 6750Nokia has given U.S. carriers an interesting selection of cell phones over the past few months. We've seen quality music phones, quirky square models, and basic handsets just for making calls. The newest device to land on our desk, the Nokia Mural 6750 for AT&T, falls...; Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Mural, Nokia Corp., phone; Product reviews 2009-10-16
FOTOBOX Plus creates slideshows from USB device: Honestech, a digital media software company, has just released FOTOBOX Plus, a USB device that enables the creation of multimedia slideshows from photos and videos. The gadget contains an integrated memory card reader and embedded PC software (thus, not compatible with Mac OS) with Flash memory, which can automatically...; Tags: Memory Card, Slideshow, USB, Memory, Flash Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Rachel King; Blog posts 2009-10-16
Grado PS1000: Grado is one of America's oldest hi-fi companies. In the 1950s it manufactured phono cartridges, turntables, and speakers. While Grado still makes a full line of highly regarded cartridges (budget-priced all the way up to high-end models), it's perhaps better known today for its headphones, which spring from the professional...; Tags: ear cushion, Grado, headphone; Product reviews 2009-10-15
Google challenges e-readers by taking e-books directly to browser: Kindle Format?Did they also say how they propose to display Kindle's proprietary format in your browser?Oh myDunraven, go get a good strong cup of coffee, drink it down, and read the article again. You just aren't awake yet.This is cool!NTRE: Google challenges e-readers by taking e-books directly to browserAnyone...; Tags: Web browsers, E-books, e-reader, Web browser, Google Inc., e-book; Discussion threads 2009-10-15
Apple shipping new jailbreak-proof iPhone 3GS: hasince they used the work impossible i'll give them 1 month. That is, one month until the figure out how to jail break that sucker, may be 2.If people are able to figure out how to make their own hackintosh computer I'm pretty sure they will be able to...; Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-10-14
Mint Studio Speaker System: The last Mint product we looked at--the Mint 220 Wireless Digital Music Station--offered us something that we had not yet seen in an iPod speaker dock. Instead of combining iPod playback with a CD player or AM/FM alarm clock radio, the Mint 220 gave us the ability to wirelessly stream...; Tags: Digital media, USB extender, USB, Apple iPod; Product reviews 2009-10-12
Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame: Digital frames can be divided into two categories: connected digital media frames and digital photo frames. The Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame, is--surprise--one of the former. It easily connects to a Wi-Fi network for access to photo collections from a variety of online sources as well as letting you...; Tags: photograph, Toshiba Corp., digital media; Product reviews 2009-10-07
The Apple-Palm cat-and-mouse game: How long can it last? [poll]: Reflects badly on both companiesI think this whole ordeal reflects badly on both Apple on Palm.It makes Apple out to be hypocrites. I mean, wasn't the whole reason for the lack of interoperability with other players a DRM issue? Didn't Steve Jobs say this himself the last time Apple was...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, game, itune, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes; Discussion threads 2009-10-05
Can we let the Kindle/1984 thing go already?: I wanted the Red TruckBut I wanted the red truck.Oh no, that was a limited time offer, says so right here in the fine print.Even kids know its wrong to hide behind fine print...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiAvHPPc8M8$150,000 is a little excessiveBut I like to think that Mr. Orwell's spirit is smiling at the...; Tags: Litigation, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle/1984 thing, Kindle/1984; Discussion threads 2009-10-02
Is keeping big media alive good for the future of journalism?: All old media companies need to die off...They are too constrained reliving memories of past glory to change in any meaningful way. What we need are modern 21st century media companies who understand the digital world. If Amazon, Google, or Facebook were to start new media companies, you can bet...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, media, media company, big media, First Amendment; Discussion threads 2009-09-22