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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:36:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:36:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The hosannas greeting the iPhone were so overwhelming it was easy to ignore its imperfections. The initial price of $599 was too high (it has been lowered to $399). The phone runs on AT&amp;amp;T's poky EDGE network. Users can't perform email searches or record video. The browser won't run programs written in Java or Flash.But none of that mattered. The iPhone cracked open the carrier-centric structure of the wireless industry and unlocked a host of benefits for consumers, developers, manufacturers &amp;mdash; and potentially the carriers themselves. Consumers get an easy-to-use handheld computer. And, as with the advent of the PC, the iPhone is sparking a wave of development that will make it even more powerful. In February, Jobs will release a developer's kit so that anyone can write programs for the device.Manufacturers, meanwhile, enjoy new bargaining power over the carriers they've done business with for decades. Carriers, who have seen AT&amp;amp;T eat into their customer bases, are scrambling to find a competitive device, and they appear willing to give up some authority to get it. Manufacturers will have more control over what they produce; users &amp;mdash; not the usual cabal of complacent juggernauts &amp;mdash; will have more influence over what gets built.Application developers are poised to gain more opportunities as the wireless carriers begin to show signs of abandoning their walled-garden approach to snaring consumers. T-Mobile and Sprint have signed on as partners with Google's Android, an operating system that makes it easy for independent developers to create mobile apps. Verizon, one of the most intransigent carriers, declared in November that it would open up its network for use with any compatible handset. AT&amp;amp;T made a similar announcement days later. Eventually this will result in a completely new wireless experience, in which applications work on any device and over any network. In time, it will give the wireless world some of the flexibility and functionality of the Internet.It may appear that the carriers' nightmares have been realized, that the iPhone has given all the power to consumers, developers, and manufacturers, while turning wireless networks into dumb pipes. But by fostering more innovation, carriers' networks could get more valuable, not less. Consumers will spend more time on devices, and thus on networks, racking up bigger bills and generating more revenue for everyone. According to Paul Roth, AT&amp;amp;T's president of marketing, the carrier is exploring new products and services &amp;mdash; like mobile banking &amp;mdash; that take advantage of the iPhone's capabilities. &amp;quot;We're thinking about the market differently,&amp;quot; Roth says. In other words, the very development that wireless carriers feared for so long may prove to be exactly what they need. It took Steve Jobs to show them that.Read it full from Wierd http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/16-02/ff_iphone?currentPage=all<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Porn is going Blu-Ray]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:52:08 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[CES: Blu-Ray filth is goHD-DVD's cornering of the porn market is over, with massive implications for the format war.It'd be churlish of us highbrow T3 types to hop on a plane all the way to Vegas for CES and not drop in on the Adult Entertainment Expo, which just so happens to be going down in the same building.You can stop muttering 'yeah, whatever'. It has a lot more bearing on the monster electronics show than you might think: about a year ago, the porn industry threw its lots in with HD-DVD. Everyone said that, rather than their aggressive price-cutting, would help them win the format war.Twelve months on, and big players including Digital Playground and Hustler have parked their asses on the fence, offering Blu-Ray porn along with blue HD-DVD offerings. DP has said they'll chuck at 15 titles in the format this year, Hustler upping their number to 25.Sony would never admit it, but the truth is that this could be a huge boon for Blu-Ray. Whether we like it or not, pornography is huge, and if they want to throw some weight behind the format, well, it could finally give them the win they crave. After all, Betamax got beaten down because VHS embraced the filthOkay, Warner and New Line's switch to the blue corner could help, but without doubt a spot of 'adult entertainment' could see this be Blu-Ray's year.Looks like the term 'blue on blu' is about to get another meaning...<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3rd Party iPhone Accessories]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:36:23 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A Flickr account, presumably by an AT&amp;amp;T store employee, shows some of the early iPhone accessory arrivals. Despite Apple's claims that the iPhone will be relatively resistant to scratches, it is expected that carrying cases and protectors will be one of the hot-sellers.Of course, iPhone will also work with Bluetooth headsets, including its own Bluetooth headset, which an unconfirmed rumor points to a $129 pricetag for. iPhone also includes Apple's 30-pin dock connector, so most existing iPod accessories should work as well (car chargers, FM transmitters, etc).Update: Multiple reports from MacRumors sources are pointing to a $129 price point for Apple's Bluetooth ear piece accessory.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[KD Sound presents its in-ear earphone: V-moda]]></title>
<link>http://memeorlame.com/OtherGears/KD_Sound_presents_its_in-ear_earphone_V-moda/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 07:11:41 -0600</pubDate>
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<category>Other Gears</category>
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<description><![CDATA[KD Sound(www.kdsound.co.kr) presented its in-ear earphone &amp;lsquo;V-moda&amp;rsquo; in Korea market. According to the company, it offers clear low sound and powerful mid-, and low sound. Adopting 9mm neodymium driver unit, the V-moda&amp;rsquo;s ear piece is available in different size-small, medium, and large. It is available in four colors including gunmetal black, fresh black, la mocha, and red roxx for 990,000(KRW).<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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