You heard it right! Tom and Molly are all excited, because AT&T is doing away with its DSL contracts. That’s the good news today. The bad news is that there’s a PS3 launch party in L.A., and we’re not invited. Was it something we said? Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio …
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So now robots are learning from us how to play music? What’s stopping them from learning emotional cues so that they can better blend in with human society? Sure, it may seem cute that they’re becoming more like us, but I don’t think we’re looking at the long-term consequences here. Don’t say I didn’t warn …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 10/04/2006 – Beautiful robot music”
We’ve learned today that it doesn’t always take a lithium-ion battery to make a gadget explode: Hello Kitty has recalled its bed-warming kitties because some of them blew up due to the gel used. Also, the Firefox flaws we reported on yesterday were a hoax! Guess the joke’s on us. Buzz Out Loud episodes are …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 10/03/2006 – Et tu Hello Kitty?”
Sorry, they’re just not that into you. Anyhow, browser developers are scrambling to fix their products for security flaws. Some, like Microsoft, are getting the flaws fixed for them. But at least Microsoft is optimistic about Vista: it says people will adopt it twice as fast as they did XP. Buzz Out Loud episodes are …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 10/02/2006 – Aliens don’t want to see you naked”
I know our title sounds alarming, but we thought it was important for you to know that there are 150-foot-long earwigs roaming the German countryside. Oh, in other news, Sony is doing a worldwide recall of batteries. But we won’t need batteries when our earwig overlords take over. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 09/29/2006 – Earwigs in space”
See what happens when you get all high and mighty, Lenovo? Yeah, your laptop batteries start exploding. We tried to warn you, but I guess karma is giving you some payback now! Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, clarification, or …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 09/28/2006 – Never say never Lenovo”
We all know that at Microsoft, they’re creatures of habit, so we were a little surprised that they actually released a security patch out of cycle! But that probably means that they just have too much pride to let other people fix their problems for them. Whatever works, guys. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 09/27/2006 – Microsoft protects your porn”
Surgery…in space! I guess we have to figure it out at some point, but do we really need to test it in 30-second intervals? That’s going to be a long surgery. They should probably just test it on a roller coaster to up the fun value. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 09/26/2006 – Three words: zero-gravity surgery”
Wal-Mart is continuing to throw its weight around with the movie studios about underselling it for DVDs. Steve Jobs even gave the retail behemoth’s CEO a call to smooth things over, but to no avail. We love a good titan battle here at Buzz Out Loud, and this one could turn out to be one …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 09/25/2006 – Wal-Mart on the warpath”
When I heard that the Census Bureau had lost 1,137 laptops in the past few years, it got me to thinking: where did they all go? Did they spontaneously combust? And in other confusing news, Sony is lowering the price of the PS3–but only in Japan. Gotta win back those fan boys from Nintendo, I …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 09/22/2006 – The government’s disposable laptops”
