February 10, 2004

Bluetooth GPS module roundup. GPS Passion roundup of 16 different Bluetooth GPS modules, including the Fortuna GPSmart, the Haicom BT401, the Royaltek BlueGPS, and the Pharos iGPS. Read [Via... [Gizmodo] 11:04:14 PM     Alpine's iPod car stereo system. New in-car audio system from Alpine that can connect directly to an iPod and let you select tracks using your car stereo:With a simple one-cable... [Gizmodo] 11:03:51 PM     Mozilla trots out Firefox browser. It has a new download manager aimed at tracking multiple downloads, easier bookmark handling, a new installer for Windows users and improved handling of extensions, along with a new name to avoid trademark complaints associated with 'Firebird.' [Computerworld Software News] 11:00:05 PM     GarageBand Kicks Out the Jams: "Apple's latest technology for the rest of us has inspired legions of amateurs to create music. That's good and bad." [Wired News] [Juha Haataja: Universal Digital Ideas] 6:35:24 AM     Magnatune for Legal Music Seems like there is a new legal way to download music. The new service Magnatune uses an open source model. Artists get 50% of the revenue. They use a try before you buy-Shareware model for music. If you like what you hear you can buy a whole album of music for $5 or music can be licensed for commercial use. So if you would like to try this new way of getting music out, check out Magnatune at: http://www.magnatune.com/ 6:24:24 AM     Flash and Breeze for Distance Ed Pilot Sneak Peak re Breeze we are working on a not so secret distance ed partnership that focuses on the creative use of Macromedia technology. Specifically the Breeze and Flash Communications Server products. The key advantages to Breeze are: 1. Author in Powerpoint: the opens up the content production side of the equation to a lot more people in our organization. 2. Present in Flash: whether streaming audio or video, or putting still images, Flash is used by 90% of Internet users The above combination sets us up for web conferencing and other new capabilities. For a run down on some of Breeze 4.0's new capabilities check out this article.   6:14:57 AM

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