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In case you want to watch the tablet portion of Ballmers keynote... Can experience a book downloaded straight to the tablet.

PC vs. Mac

Strangely, he called it a "sort of prototype." And what did he use to show it off? Twilight e-book with a cover that has... That has to be deliberate, right? Right?

The Slate...

The IdeaPad U1 (a.k.a. Voltron) "absolutely kills anything Apple could possibly announce later this month. It's not even close." Damn.

In case there are others getting off on these tablet rumors, todays interesting tidbit... Apple employee says tablet UI has "steep learning curve"

Microsoft and H.P. To Reveal Slate PC Ahead of Apple - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com Microsoft to reveal HP built Courier slate tomorrow?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAGogjt8SdY

Specs.

Maybe the best will be what Sennheiser tweeted a few hours ago...

Maybe. True it's difficult to know the reason for changes. New formats spawn new growth, but that growth directs focus. You can obviously make much more reissuing currently available established titles in new formats than take a chance on new titles to the home market. Will there be less titles coming to market on DVD, because the format itself is being replaced? How many have already stopped buying DVDs because they only want Blu-rays now (we have several here)? There's such a rich collection that came in the last two years (including in some of the programs now killed, but listed in the article - I have spent nearly $1K in several decade old titles just now getting to DVD), and I suspect many would make the same comments about "everything on DVD" two years ago, I wonder what would have come out in the next two, that now won't? It's impossible to know, but I'd like to see the LP issuance numbers and how they changed when CDs really gained traction (assuming, maybe incorrectly, most early adopters had turntables too). Then there's the LP titles that never made it on CD and now impossible to find on LP. But maybe online is the bigger threat to any optical media, and possible solution to the title issue.

Sorry, you're just plain wrong on this. There are a ton of films, often discussed and referenced, making festivals and the like, even with famous stars or known directors, that have just hit finally DVD in the last year or two. There are way more that haven't. Hell, Ozu's inspiration for Tokyo Story (often sited as top ten of all time), the well know Leo McCarey film Make Way for Tomorrow, will finally appear on DVD next month. As the article said there are whole periods missing. See how many commonly sited silent films you can get for instance (most people probably think there were only slapsticks made). I don't know how you can dismiss this as a rant unless you argue keeping a vid off the shelve long enough makes the audience forget, thus no demand. You can say it's simple economics , though that doesn't deny the displacement of the previous format. Of course I have to bring up LP (even low quality recordings) collectors and the affect of CDs introduction. That title loss is a much bigger deal than audio quality sacrificed in my book. I think image quality (including deterioration) is certainly a part of it, but that isn't they whole displacement picture, and it is addressed in the article, no? He's still optimistic about Blu-ray, just nervous about the marketplace effect on title availability.

I suppose it's well known, but I like that someone is pointing out the films lost with every expensive new video delivery format. Hopefully, online distribution will shift in the opposite direction. The Ballad of Blu-ray - A Cinephile Takes Stock - NYTimes.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6ASdfODQRQ

Streaming Jersey Shore.

I was going to buy some Treks, but after trying them on at a local shop, I prefer the KSOs (and will be buying a second pair). I think the Treks are just a bit too far from the "barefoot" angle the FFs are about - sole not quite as flexible or sensitive and foot higher off the ground (because of the threads). That said, I didn't enjoy hiking on sharp rocks, etc. with the KSOs recently so definitely could see the Treks better for that use (and likely designed for).

I use WunderRadio, but... 6 iPhone Internet Radio Apps For Every Type Of Listener

Daring Fireball: The Tablet

Not the earlier $100, but... Ultimate Ears Noise Isolating Earphones Triple.fi $200

H.B.Reks.

Sounds weird, but sometimes I have luck with different apps trying to read the disk. Sure there are some OS level issues (not to mention hardware ones), but depending on your settings in preferences for CD/DVD media (may want to test different actions - including turning all off), having Toast launched prior to inserting CDs sometimes loads problematic discs versus automatically having iTunes (or possibly other OS defaults) do their work. Almost like it grabs the disc before something else goes wrong.

Actually, looks like the episodes are on Google Video. Again different format, but... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6074862934137494377

If you love Band of Brothers you have to check out The First World War. Different war and format, but insanely good.