I met with the Windows Media Center folks yesterday. Got a look at the new Portable Windows Media Center (think of an iPod that plays video as well as music). It's an interesting form factor. I gotta admit it is sexy and does make me want to get one.

Michael Gartenberg has a more in-depth look at one.

[The Scobleizer -- Geek Aggregator]

Microsoft Link

3:57:18 PM    

Glenn Reynolds: Web Video coming of age?

This is a trend I've noticed too. The team I'm a member of has bought several video cameras. You can now get a very nice high-quality digital camcorder for a reasonable price.

3:56:33 PM    

I awoke this morning to an explosion of invitatons to a new social network called Orkut.

Lots of things to say about it - first and foremost that it's a really clean, functional and exciting site!

Second - when I tried to join Orkut - I clicked on the 'Join Orkut' button and it told me - "Sorry you have to be invited into Orkut."

"Oh" I said.  "Then why is there a button saying "Join Orkut?"

That's pretty strange.

Now - the next thing is that Orkut is (apparently) created by Orkut Buyukkokten, who works at Google and just happens to be the guy who created the oriignal social network for Stanford - which is now part of Affinity Engines (who have a new CEO - BTW.)

Orkut has a pretty conspicuos message at the bottom saying "In affiliation with Google" - so if I was a betting man, I'd say Google decided NOT to buy Friendster - 'cause they got their employee Orkut - to roll their own internal system - which (just happens) to be called Orkut.

That said - let's just hope that Orkut will support FOAF - so we all can live happily together.

Orkut has Communities in it - so I created a few myself.

Here we go!

3:51:36 PM