We talk a bit about the iPad and Rafe reveals that his iPad is in quantum indeterminacy. He has it reserved but he hasn’t paid for it. And he won’t know until the last minute whether he’s going to buy it. Meanwhile the Google-Apple war heats up on the Flash and the tablet front. And …
Month: March 2010
BOL 1195: Five years. You’re welcome, tech world.
It’s our five-year anniversary today, and wow, is that a long time. We’ve been here longer than the iPhone (rumors of a Verizon phone announced in June), almost as long as it took the U.S. House to ask the FTC to investigate Google Buzz, and about how long it will take Verizon to actually deliver …
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BOL 1194: Pee2Pee
The show’s a pretty well-controlled train wreck right up until we start talking about the underwear that texts when it’s, um, moist. No, you’re not listening to the 404 (or Gadgettes), it’s actually Buzz Out Loud. In real news (if you will), the first week’s worth of iPads have apparently sold out and actual competition …
BOL 1193: Apple hypocrisy: we salute you
Today’s show opens with a not-unexpected rant about AT&T trying to sell you a $150 MicroCell to supplement the coverage you already pay for. A bit more on Google and China, Apple’s unbelievably bizarre sandbox behavior in approving the otherwise super cool Line2 app, and cheap photos from space. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released …
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BOL 1192: The ethical standards of GoDaddy
We accidentally besmirch the reputation of Danica Patrick, come up with some reasons why Bing might actually work (except for how it apparently means disease in Chinese), and take to task the millions of people who are still deliberately clicking on spam. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata …
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BOL 1191: Evo! Evo! Evo!
On today’s show, there’s tech news, but there’s also the new Sprint Evo 4G, and that’s kind of all we can think about. Its big 4-inch screen, its two cameras, its kickstand. Sigh. It’s my new boo. Also, though, some stuff about Google, the full text of ACTA is leaked, we have a winner in …
BOL 1190: Steve Jobs vs. Predator
Announcing our very first not-even-remotely sanctioned by the legal department video creation contest: make us an awesome video in which Steve Jobs and the Predator work out who has prior art on swipe-to-unlock. We will reward the awesomest video with a Buzz Out Loud ceramic travel mug. Oh, and Google turns off its filters in …
BOL 1189: Slide to explode
Google and China’s war heats up a bit. Amazon is apparently not going to war against the iPad. But the most compelling news of the day? Swipe to unlock existed long before Apple ever thought of it. It involved Aliens. And Predators. And self-destruction. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. …
Buzz Out Loud 1188: A bunker and chains…for your iPad
Turns out, according to some developers, that the only way to get your hands on a prereleased iPad is to build it a special sealed bunker of its very own, with darkened windows and a chain so it can’t get up and walk away on you. People, we are NOT making this up. Also, we …
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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1187: Driving right management
Apparently some auto dealers sell cars to folks with bad credit if those folks agree to allow a box to be installed int heir car that gives the dealer remote access. In other words if they fall behind in the payments the car can be shut off remotely. This led to madcap mayhem in Austin …
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