Tuesday, March 08, 2005

SXSW's Torrent of Free Tunes. The South by Southwest music festival is embracing file sharing and iPods big time. It's offering MP3s on BitTorrent in an iPod-friendly format. 11:29:02 PM

Sony Unveils Line of Cheaper Flash Memory Walkmans - Sony Corp. on Tuesday launched a new lineup of cheaper Walkman portable music players in another attempt to grab back share from market leader Apple Computer and its popular iPod device. 11:26:05 PM

Violent Rap Music: Al Sharpton Wants 90 Day Ban on Radio. According to the New York Daily News: "The Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for a 90-day ban on radio and TV airplay for any performer who uses violence to settle scores or hype albums. 11:25:47 PM

AOL to launch VOIP within a month. SAN FRANCISCO - America Online (AOL) within a month will launch a VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) service in a bid to bring packet-based calling technology to the mass market, the top executive of the Internet service giant said Tuesday. 11:25:21 PM

Pirate Radio. Free Radio San Diego I thought you might like the idea of Pirate Radio. Just in case you're not into satellite. 11:24:45 PM

The Cathode Ray Tube Site Electronic glassware: history and physical equipment. 11:24:15 PM

Wearable Computers That Fit You Well. In "Wearable Computers You Can Slip Into," BusinessWeek Online reviews several new unobtrusive wearable devices, such as a handbag with embedded chips. When this bag becomes available for about $150 in two or three years, it will remind you to grab your wallet or to pick an umbrella before going out. And according to research firm IDC, the clunky wearable computers which required users to be wrapped in wires like Christmas gifts are quickly becoming things of the past. The future of wearable computers is already here, especially for some health-care applications, such as a 'smart band' that collects data on your physical activities and can be used as a weight-loss monitoring tool. 11:18:33 PM

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