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Summer Time is my Time for Science Fiction!

Paul

Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum: Gift shop: Original model of the NCC-1701 Enterprise from the 1960s's "Star Trek" TV series

The Lighter Side of Things!

Last couple of weeks, I’ve really been on a Star Trek Binge.   I don’t know any other way to say it.  It isn’t like I have any other choices.   Shoot with the high temperatures and the heat indices being up in the 100’s, you really don’t have much choice but to stay in.  

These are the voyages of the Star Ship (Insert name here)!

With this being a summer for me of unforgettable memories and hard work.  I’d thought I would post some of the shows that I’ve been watching.   After all, I’m sure you’ll want to know which ones I’ve watched and maybe even join the fun!  I’ve got an Amazon Prime account [Affiliate Link], so this is something that might work for you too.

 

  • Star Trek Shows (Free Streaming w/Prime Membership) [Affiliate Link] — Star Trek Movies, Episode, Next Generation, Voyager Series, and Deep Space Nine Episodes are all available to watch free from Amazon.   So you see, even I can’t beat the.
  • Doctor Who (Free Streaming W/Prime Membership) [Affiliate Link] — Some of the beginning shows from the  1960’s and earlier can be watched from Amazon.  You even get the newer shows for free also.  Go back in time and enjoy this series with the younger generation.  They’ll love it, my kids all love to watch the Doctor Who Series.
  • Stargate (Free Streaming w/Prime Membership) [Affiliate Link] —Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, and Most to all the Movies can be watched for free.

 

I could go on and on about the shows that I’ve been watching but that would just be a list a mile high.  I will recommend people buy the Roku 2 XD Streaming Player 1080p [Affiliate Link] to watch these shows instantly on your Television sets and thus having Netflix also can help you get the most of streaming media. 

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Androids aren’t immune because of people!

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virus Image by twenty_questions via Flickr

Androids having viruses?

Really, I do not know who thinks android devices will be just as secure as an Apple product.  Now I know people have probably said that Androids are just as insecure as a Windows Machine.   I am not going to argue those points because they seem to be always floating to the surface every day from some unskilled computer user.   I’ve been asked by a few friends and even some family members who are concerned about a virus on their android device and thus want to buy Ipads more.  Even though Androids OS is an open sourced project the more the market share goes up for Android’s the more the evil guys will focus on creating applications and fraudulent software or games.   It is the nature of security and of the beast.   Nothing you can do to stop it.

Use Common sense!

This is something I tell my friends and family when buying an Application on the Market place from anywhere there is usually a bunch of reviews of it from various users and thus will help you determine if this application is worth the money or could be a problem.  When I want to add an application to my Android device, I will usually also see what others have said about the game or application and see the users ratings.   I will almost never buy an android application that has no comments but I am not novice when it comes Android.   I can always reset my android to factory defaults and restart the process.   So I know that is always my option when it comes to installing something that is unfavorable.   It however is not the end all save all for wiping a virus from your android device, if they want to get that virus on you device that would be the last place, I would put my application.   So it will clean most of the so called viruses off your device but until antivirus companies start getting the hint to make better applications for android the only true way to clean it is to erase and re-install but that is no option on your part especially if you have a phone or some proprietary device.

No Device is really safe!

Now when I go to buy a operating system, I already have that in my mind.   Nothing I have bought is ever going to truly be secured and thus I always go into this with an open mind and not worry about which one is the most secure.   I look for the one that is going to help me do what I want to do and not be restrained by any company.   I can view Netflix on Android just like I can view it on an Ipad.   I can take it anywhere I like just like my Ipad, it can be smaller for my convenience and cheaper.  Apple has their perks but then you pay for it, that is why I love Android because of the openness of the system.   I can do anything in the sun I want to do to the device and not worry about warranties and keeping it cheap.

If you understand this principle of mine then you will be FAR better than most people when it comes to buying applications on the device or installing applications from unknown websites.   As long as you know when you install an unknown application from an untrustworthy source you setting yourself up for problems.   Follow the path that has more security and don’t install anything without consulting some technology person and find out the risks and benefits of a program or application.

 

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My Reasons why Amazon will make an Android Tablet!

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Cover of "Kindle Wireless Reading Device,... Cover via Amazon

We’ve heard the stories!

It isn’t a far fetched idea but do we really know if they will do this.   I say they will and I want to point out some of my observations.

Having launched 2 products in relatively short time.   The Android App Store and the new Cloud Service makes it that much more obvious that they will be making an Android tablet.    You see they  would gain even more market shares and bring in that more revenue because Amazon has many digital services. That would tie these digital services more together and make customers want to come back more and more to Amazon.  If I was Amazon, I would want to tie these services to a platform and make it just that much easier for people to buy digital products an also store there music, files, and other important files in the cloud to access anywhere in the US and possibly the World.

Amazon Announces Special Offers Kindles!

Amazon the last few days has announced that you could save more money if you allow them to show an un-intrusive ad at the bottom of the screen.   You would then save $25 on a Kindle.   You’re probably thinking what does this have to do with Amazon making a Tablet.  It is simple, Amazon will probably slowly introduce this to all lines of Kindles to test the waters per say.  This would make it just that much easier for when they do release the Android Tablet to subsidize it and sell it to even more who will buy products on Amazon and in turn generate even more revenue the company.  So You see Amazon is thinking long term in this and other ventures and they want customers to buy there digital products more readily.

 

Video on Demand anyone?

Just like Netflix, Amazon has also said to customers if your a Amazon Prime membership that you can watch over a thousand movies and hundred movie shows.   Amazon is certain to grow this over the next few years and if you think about it they will also want to make it easy for you to watch on your Android Tablet.   I think we will also see an Android Tablet with 3G or 4G sold with Ad’s in  them so they can pay for the bandwidth.   Although this is just speculation it would make the most sense.   If you want people to watch your shows and keep them coming back you have to have a way for them to watch the shows when they do not have a wireless connection.   That is where the cloud service will probably integrate your home movies with what Amazon Offers.

 

Amazon will soon launch this Tablet, that I am sure of.   I’d be willing to wager they will probably do this just before Christmas of 2011, if not the next date that comes to mind is spring 2012.   That way they can get people to buy the tablet before they go on there summer vacations and such.    Like I said this is all just speculation on my part and my reasons only make my point that much stronger.   Who’d be willing to buy an Ad supported Amazon android Tablet??  I would, makes it just that much easier to watch my shows while I am on the road.

 

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Roku looking good, Now for some Independents!!

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MythBusters

I have in the past talk about Roku and Hulu.   Since We are starting to see Hulu Plus channel in the line up, I wanted to talk about how studio’s are wasting their money by not going to the Roku!!

Studio’s don’t know the potential!

Now I am not saying that studio’s aren’t making but they are at least loosing some great potential cross show advertising.    If let’s say Discovery Channel would come to Roku, they could easily add advertising for other shows that you might want to watch from their channel.  After all, they do have shows like Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs that could easily cross advertise each other.    I simply love Mythbusters and have already subscribed to season 9 of it, so you can see that no matter how they do it they would still be making money.

Then you could also consider cross advertising from studio, if more studio’s would come on board then that would be a great way to bring in more viewers.  Although most studios will argue about revenue and I totally understand that, they could easily just go back to the television standard advertising but I think most want to be able to know what sells and what doesn’t.

Advertisers need to get aboard fast!

Since Hulu is definitely coming to Roku, we have to ask what advertisers to do? Will they come to the Roku??  I would say they will go where the shows go.   That being said some of them might even flock or run to Hulu as soon as they realize how many people are actually watching Netflix in the US alone!  That being said, I fully expect Roku to be in every home in 10 years.  Although that is just a really good guess, I would imagine most people will agree that if Roku keeps adding content it will be more of a demand!!

We will see more independents studios come aboard!

Studios like Syfy Channel, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, and channels like TNT, HBO, and Nickelodeon will flock to the Roku or even pay Hulu to be part of the Hulu plus.  Now I don’t expect them to be on board any time soon, I think once Hulu becomes widely used on the Roku that these other small studio’s and channels will see the benefit of streaming their media to the Roku box.   Most of these sites already have a way for you to watch them on their own site in one form or another with advertising!  If Google TV doesn’t worry these studio’s and channels then I would expect them to jump aboard soon!

Do you think it is inevitable for these license holders to not Come to the Roku?   I’d love to hear what you think!

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Eureka — An enigma wrapped in a mystery box hidden inside a paradigm!

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Michael Shanks at the Creation Official Starga...
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All this weekend I have been watching the series Eureka thanks in part to Netflix making it available and I must say the show is quite itneresting.   I don’t know what people know about it but what Wikipedia says about it is:

Eureka (stylized as EUReKA) is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006, and since then three full seasons have aired, and a fourth is currently being aired. The show is set in a fictional town called Eureka, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest inhabited almost entirely by geniuses and scientists. Nearly everyone in Eureka works for Global Dynamics, a huge advanced research facility responsible for the development of all major technological breakthroughs in the last 50 years. Each episode features a mysterious accidental or intentional misuse of technology which is then solved by the town Sheriff, Jack Carter with the help of town scientists. Each season also features a larger story arc concerning a particular major event or item.

[Via  Wikipedia]

Although I must say when I first heard of this show, I had my reservations that being said.   It was because of the fact that I had never heard or seen any of the show before.   I like this show for several reasons and I will be glad to discuss this with my readers.

We get to see great Guest stars!!

If you thought there weren’t going to be any stars like Michael Shanks or Teryl Rothery.  These two guest stars were on one of the episodes and it was quite nice to see them again.   I must say seeing Lexa Doig on this show for two episodes was quite an interesting change of events.   I won’t go into details as to what these all did but I did think they are  one reason wy I liked the show now then I did when I first heard about the show.   Although admittedly, I grew to like the show after the first couple of shows watching it on Netflix.  It did seem to grow on me!!

It has cool technology!!

Let’s face it, I love to see what they might be able to come up with and this shows delivers this.  For example, I have a house that talks and communicates and what is called a Smart House, able to anticipate several different possibilities the instant you get home.   Now this is just one of the many things we see in the series but yet the writers make it believable.  I have to admit some of the stuff in this series is something that you want to believe just because it is possible.

Each seasons there is an arch!!

I like this series because of the way they integrate a season with answering several different ways.   One way they make the viewer want to come back is drawing you into the whole storyline where as you can’t wait for the season to end just to find out what they asked in the beginning of the season.     I also like how they have to solve a problem and make you feel like there is some kind of hope at the end of every show.   This makes me think that we aren’t alone in the world and universe.

I won’t go into more detail of the show because I don’t want to spoil it but I must say everything that I have seen has me subscribing to even more seasons of the show later on when they come out.   They have already said they will be producing season 5 of this show and they are currently airing season 4 on Syfy.   So at least you can watch it there if need be.

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