By Nick Spence
FeedLine, an RSS feed reader is believed to be the first application for iPhone and iPod touch to add a public Google Buzz feed reader.
Often compared with Twitter, Google Buzz allows users to share updates, photos, videos and start conversations but publicly and privately amongst friends and colleagues.
FeedLine offers users a chance to read feeds, listen to podcasts and catch with 'real-time' news alerts.
The 1.2 FeedLine update supports RSS, Atom and public Google Buzz feeds, adds the ability to delete individual news items and remove the "Top 10" tab.
The application also promises a chance to easily subscribe to feeds by searching the available feeds on the web, subscribe to feeds by specifying feed URL, offline reading for news items, archive old news items and mark all items read for a selected feed. The makers note FeedLine does not require a Google Reader Account.
Available from the Apple iTunes App Store, FeedLine costs 59p and requires the iPhone 3.0 Software Update or later.
FeedLine brings Google Buzz to iPhone, iPod touch
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I have Google Buzz. If I have an iPod, I'll be glued to my Google Buzz everyday.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Philips Fidelio DS9000 iPod Dock Announced
by Alex
Last week during the 2010 MWC in Barcelona, folks from Philips unveiled their new Fidelio DS9000 iPod dock. A stylish device that perfectly combines wood, metal, and fabric in a rather charming enclosure, the new Philips Fidelio DS9000 not only has the looks, but has what it takes to wow even the pickiest audiophile.
The docking speaker is a two-way acoustic system with one midrange driver and one tweeter per channel, that promises to deliver the best quality sound from your iPhone or iPod. On top of that it comes with a true stereo sound architecture with isolated acoustic chambers (12mm thick walls) meaning that no matter how loud you play your music, you’ll be given incredible sound accuracy and astonishing details.
The new Philips Fidelio DS9000 pumps 100W of power, can be controlled via a remote control or a backlit control panel that is being activated through a proximity sensor, and allows for more functionality thanks to a dedicated app that you can download from the App Store.
There’s no word how much the Fidelio DS9000 will cost or when it’s going to be available, but since it’s a premium design this won’t come in cheap, for sure.
Philips Fidelio DS9000 iPod Dock
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How about this Philips Fidelio DS9000 iPod Dock, iPod fans? According to the review, Philips Fidelio DS9000 iPod Dock not only looks good, it also delivers incredible sound accuracy.
by Alex
Last week during the 2010 MWC in Barcelona, folks from Philips unveiled their new Fidelio DS9000 iPod dock. A stylish device that perfectly combines wood, metal, and fabric in a rather charming enclosure, the new Philips Fidelio DS9000 not only has the looks, but has what it takes to wow even the pickiest audiophile.
The docking speaker is a two-way acoustic system with one midrange driver and one tweeter per channel, that promises to deliver the best quality sound from your iPhone or iPod. On top of that it comes with a true stereo sound architecture with isolated acoustic chambers (12mm thick walls) meaning that no matter how loud you play your music, you’ll be given incredible sound accuracy and astonishing details.
The new Philips Fidelio DS9000 pumps 100W of power, can be controlled via a remote control or a backlit control panel that is being activated through a proximity sensor, and allows for more functionality thanks to a dedicated app that you can download from the App Store.
There’s no word how much the Fidelio DS9000 will cost or when it’s going to be available, but since it’s a premium design this won’t come in cheap, for sure.
Philips Fidelio DS9000 iPod Dock
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How about this Philips Fidelio DS9000 iPod Dock, iPod fans? According to the review, Philips Fidelio DS9000 iPod Dock not only looks good, it also delivers incredible sound accuracy.
Monday, March 1, 2010
UK Consumer Watchdog says citizens are unaware of copyright rules
by James "Dela" Delahunty
UK Consumer Watchdog says citizens are unaware of copyright rules Consumer Focus, a consumer watchdog that operates in the United Kingdom, has called for the region's copyright laws to be adjusted after research showed most consumers are unaware of copyright law. Millions of people are totally unaware that they regularly break the law in the UK, according to Consumer Focus. Their great crimes? Ripping and format shifting.
Consumers regularly rip CDs to computers as MP3 or other digital file formats for convenience, a practice which could very well be illegal depending on the circumstances. The same user would then break the law again by transferring those files to a portable media player device; a practice known as format shifting (technically, just ripping to a computer is format shifting, but the CD -> MP3 player example is usually given).
Some rights holders believe format shifting should be illegal, and that consumers should have to pay again to consume the same content on a different format. In a poll of 2,026 people, 73 percent were totally unaware of what they could legally copy or record. Jill Johnstone, of Consumer Focus, said that the law does not take the advance of technology over the past decade into account and needs to be changed.
"The world has moved on and reform of copyright law is inevitable, but it is not going to update itself," she said. Of course, consumers are not being prosecuted generally for ripping CDs or putting music from a CD on an iPod, clearly, but its the implication that people are breaking the law by doing so that is bad enough on its own.
IT lawyer Nick Lockett, of DL Legal, said that law enforcement only has the will and allocated resources to tackle commercial operations, not personal use. He pointed out that the practice of recording content from television using a video recorder only became legal through a copyright law amendment some time after recorders were on the market, and recording was a common practice.
iPod users unaware of copyright rules
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Consumers must be informed then, of the regulations before they put their fave music in the their precious iPods.
UK Consumer Watchdog says citizens are unaware of copyright rules Consumer Focus, a consumer watchdog that operates in the United Kingdom, has called for the region's copyright laws to be adjusted after research showed most consumers are unaware of copyright law. Millions of people are totally unaware that they regularly break the law in the UK, according to Consumer Focus. Their great crimes? Ripping and format shifting.
Consumers regularly rip CDs to computers as MP3 or other digital file formats for convenience, a practice which could very well be illegal depending on the circumstances. The same user would then break the law again by transferring those files to a portable media player device; a practice known as format shifting (technically, just ripping to a computer is format shifting, but the CD -> MP3 player example is usually given).
Some rights holders believe format shifting should be illegal, and that consumers should have to pay again to consume the same content on a different format. In a poll of 2,026 people, 73 percent were totally unaware of what they could legally copy or record. Jill Johnstone, of Consumer Focus, said that the law does not take the advance of technology over the past decade into account and needs to be changed.
"The world has moved on and reform of copyright law is inevitable, but it is not going to update itself," she said. Of course, consumers are not being prosecuted generally for ripping CDs or putting music from a CD on an iPod, clearly, but its the implication that people are breaking the law by doing so that is bad enough on its own.
IT lawyer Nick Lockett, of DL Legal, said that law enforcement only has the will and allocated resources to tackle commercial operations, not personal use. He pointed out that the practice of recording content from television using a video recorder only became legal through a copyright law amendment some time after recorders were on the market, and recording was a common practice.
iPod users unaware of copyright rules
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Consumers must be informed then, of the regulations before they put their fave music in the their precious iPods.
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