Google rolls out its new Buzz feature and all we can say is this: don’t even THINK of calling your new text-to-speech chat feature Buzz Out Loud. Because we will come for you. Also, the Nexus One gets phone support … for shipping questions only. Sad trombone. And Toyota can’t catch a break. Poor Toyota. …
BOL 1161: Molly Wood is definitely back on BOL. Definitely.
Today’s BOL ushers in the dawn of … a new drinking game! Whenever you hear us say definitely on today’s show — and it’s going to be often — take a swig. Also, we Monday-morning quarterback the Super Bowl ads and explore the many reasons people don’t want to buy an iPad. Oh, and my …
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BOL 1160: Books lies and death
We cover Amazon’s capitulation to another publisher, and Google’s book deal comes under assault from the Department of Justice. Jeff Zucker appears to lie to Congress and Sling implies AT&T lied about their app. And the $9.99 eBook is declared dead by Gizmodo and Rafe declares eInk dead. Just another day on the Internet. Buzz …
BOL 1159: Wear clean underpants on the Internet
We discover that the Internet is just as dangerous as outside, which means you need to wear clean underwear. Natali also invents the IPADBJ?RN for all you iPad-wanters who need to use it hands-free. And we declare Donald Bell Emperor Pimp of portable entertainment devices. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio …
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BOL 1158: Android has been sporked
dek: Nexus One gets multitouch but the rest of the Android universe is left out in the cold. Plus, Motorola’s not using the Droid name for its upcoming Android phones. What’s going on here? Plus, we revel in the intellectual awesomeness of imagining Windows 7 running on an iPad (even in virtual mode). –Molly Buzz …
BOL 1157: Fighting trolls is like fighting ghosts
dek: On the Internet, the only thing harder to fight than frivolous copyright infringement accusations is comment trolls. Nevertheless, we’re all going to give it our best shots. In other news, Woz hacks its Prius, the Internet comes up with wishful-thinking rumors to turn the iPad into the thing we all wanted it to be, …
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BOL Episode 1156: Tweet to the handbag
On today’s show, Amazon gets called out on price-fixing, even though Macmillan wants to charge too much for e-books. AT&T redefines unlimited, and Microsoft is redefining the bar code, Apple got the fake Flash out of its iPad ads, and big news! Jason had his baby, and Molly’s coming back to Buzz Out Loud full …
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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1155: Fujitsu threatens to sue over stupid iPad name
While every woman on Earth universally thinks the name iPad is stupid, Fujitsu still wants to own it. We’ll tell you about the Fujitsu iPad which has existed since 2002 and why Apple thinks they can still own the name anyway. We also look at the MSI tablet which may be much better than iPad. …
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BOL 1154: How much is that Moon trip in Microsoft points?
Yes of course we rehash the Apple iPad. we find out how to pronounce it properly in Boston. We determine that it is the fundamental problem with Democracy. But there is other news. Including a class action suit against Microsoft over their points system on Xbox and Zune. And President Obama wants to kill the …
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BOL 1153: iPad? Yes. Apple named it iPad.
We record right after Steve Jobs finished his 90-minute announcement of the Apple iPad, their new tablet computer. It’s variably impressive depending on who you are, but will anyone buy it? We discuss. Also it’s over for the Mars rover Spirit. At least the roving part is over. But it’s still alive and doing science. …
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