Downloadable files coming to next Harry Potter DVD

Paul

Users clamoring for alternate (read: easier) ways to transport commercial DVD footage to portable media players will likely enjoy knowing that the next Harry Potter DVD will reportedly feature “two downloadable digital files” for easy viewing on devices other than a vanilla DVD player. According to Jim Wuthrich, Warner senior VP of digital distribution, users can “buy the DVD and have the option of the digital copy,” and apparently, he also suggested that “another studio was preparing to launch digital copies of a film tied to its DVD release.” Unfortunately, details about the actual formats and whatnot weren’t disclosed, so barring any unforeseen announcements, it looks like we’ll be waiting for the December 11th release of Order of the Phoenix to find out exactly what this disc contains.

I wonder what it will be used for? IPOD or IPhone?

Ubiquiti Announces First 700Mhz Mini-PCI Wireless Card

Paul

Ubiquiti Networks has come out with the “world’s first” wireless card specifically designed for the hotly desired and discussed 700Mhz band everyone’s scrambling to get a piece of. The XtremeRange7 uses the 32-bit mini-PCI Type IIIA standard and sports a ridiculous output power of 600 mW (your dinky home router’s probably putting out 28mW), which Ubiquiti claims gives it a tested antenna-dependent outdoor range of over 50 km, perfect for picking up wireless broadband provided by future (or current) licensees of the 700Mhz band.

Wow, that is one extreme wireless!! I hope they come up with a laptop version!

Belkin n52te Hybrid Gaming Keyboard

Paul

Belkin announced a new product today called the Belkin n52te SpeedPad, which updates the Belkin Nostromo SpeedPad n52. The new n52te SpeedPad will be available in November for $69.99. The pad features fully backlit keys with the familiar Razer blue color and features a scroll wheel and 15 fully programmable keys.
An adjustable soft-touch wrist pad is built-in for comfort with extended gaming. The bottom of the device has rubber non-slip pads to keep the SpeedPad in place during spirited gaming sessions. Three keymap states allow you to bind more commands to the available keys and the device is powered by Razer Synapse software.

Onboard memory stores your programming choices for use on systems without software. The eight-way thumb pad is programmable as well and has a removable joystick. The SpeedPad is a dedicated gaming pad aimed at FPS gamers like the Wolf Claw Devour we covered previously.

3 steps to Unlock the Iphone 4+ever

Paul

First step and this is the hardest part. DO NOT TELL Apple how you unlock the I-phone, by telling them you run the chance of apple finding a way to update the iphone before you can do anything with it. I say Apple Devteam needs to just be blunt with the media saying only the truth. Something like “Yes we have unlocked the Iphone, but can not tell you the exact details of how we unlocked it!”. Then they say “Yes we have 3rd party apps on the iphone, but again we can’t tell you how we did it!”. The more you keep the information out of Apples hand the more popular you will be with Iphone users.
Second Step is to come out with programs to do it, so apple has no way of getting the information until everyone gets the hack. That way Apple will have to spend money to find out how the devteam did this in the first place. I say the more Apple has to pay for this type of information the less they will worry about ATT. That is just the nature of business. If you can get the Cost of bricking the Iphone to high, I am willing to bet Apple will step away.
Third step is to come up with the next Possible hack and start exploiting it to prevent yourself from having to do this again, and to always have a backup. Just like hard drives the more backups you have the better off you are. I say keep ahead of Apple by coming out with more than one way to unlock the phone and that will help you defeat Apple and ATT. This is the only way to beat Apple at there own game, it’s a hard game. I do hope the Devteam is up to it?

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Twitter Testing Text Footer Ads

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The format is a one line tip directly below the Tweet. The message might be flattering to CNet’s Caroline McCarthy, but it’s a fair guess that this is a test message and that in future it might read something like “Tip: Orkut, not just big in Brazil” or something similar.

Buried at the bottom of a Guardian article is mention that Twitter is looking at developing “branded channels” where companies can connect with Twitter users via their own corporate Twitter page. Twitter’s Ev Williams is quoted as saying this is an alternative to “attaching advertising to a personal communications channel” which would suggest that Twitter isn’t focusing on footer ads, but the screenshot above would seem to suggest otherwise.

Now how are they supposed to help with adds on your phone are you going to sit there and buy something on your phone? It is going to be quite interesting to see what develops.