January 2008
42 posts
Amazon.com buys Audible; March into digital... →
Amazon.com’s march into digital distribution of content continues–this time with plans to acquire Audible for $300 million. In a statement on Thursday, Amazon said it will acquire Audible, which provides digital spoken word content–audio versions of books, newspapers and other programming. Audible offers more than 80,000 programs.
lemur | Definitions from Dictionary.com →
Also, pronounciations, of course. Just for you, Joel. :D
Mahalo Daily Show Archive →
Why am I posting an archive page, you ask? Because for some reason Mahalo Daily hasn’t had one until now, so this is kinda breakthrough. Seems like an odd thing to put off, but it gives me an odd hope when the really cutting-edge types have a temporary oversight.
DIY: 200 Dollar PC - PaulStamatiou.com →
“When you have seen Time Lord regeneration all your life, it just makes sense.”
– Cliff Ravenscraft, gspn.tv Doctor Who Fan Podcast 001
WatchNext Engine: 3D Scanning | Mahalo Daily
Happy ‘Wireless Spectrum Auction Day’ everyone |... →
Michael Jordan’s Guide to Shooting for the Stars |... →
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
Plaxo publishes MicroID - add one to the list… |... →
ROBLOX: A FREE Virtual World-Building Game with... →
Goodbye, 30-Second Song Clips. Last.fm Offers... →
Today, CBS-owned Last.fm announced that you can now stream the full track of any song up to three times for free, in addition to its regular music-discovery service which streams related songs you might like in a random order. This is also the first step towards a future subscription service, which will allow an unlimited number of plays. After the third time you listen to a song, listeners will...
Neo-Darwinism Impeding Research… Again | Uncommon... →
Small and Fabulous: Modular Living as It Should Be... →
Ooooooh, pretty… — iaian7
Get out your piggy banks; the FCC spectrum auction... →
In-Depth Review: Helio Mysto | Heliocity →
Yahoo to become an OpenID provider, 250M strong |... →
Pownce Opens To Public Tonight At Midnight; Early... →
The MacBook Air is the Cube 2.0 | CNET TV Blog →
A brief, informative, and inciteful article by Molly Wood of CNET. Amid the type, I certainly didn’t realize that the Air has no Ethernet port or removable battery.
Huck, the Constitution and 'God's standards' |... →
Generally Speaking Production Network (gspn.tv)... →
Actor David Caruso starts tech company, flirts big... →
WatchJ.J. Abrams: The mystery box (video) [Phlegon says: He’s a greater speaker. I really enjoyed this.]
Starbucks Replaces Chief With Chairman | New York... →
With the stock plummeting and competitors on the attack, Starbucks Coffee said Monday that it was bringing back its top barista to help turn the company around. The chairman, Howard D. Schultz, who joined Starbucks in 1982 when it had just four stores and engineered the company’s rise, will immediately assume the additional role of chief executive. He takes over for James L. Donald, a grocery...
McDonald's Takes On A Weakened Starbucks | WSJ.com →
An interesting look at the history of Starbucks and McDonald’s, and how those histories are now having some convergence. Long, but very worth the read.
“If you wanna be attacked over the Internet, the USB MSN Missle Launcher is one...”
– Cali Lewis, GeekBrief.TV #287
WatchMahalo Daily Trailer. Veronica Belmont is even more hilarious than I thought! If you’ve been a video podcast fan for a while, this is a must-see.
Amber MacArthur Gone from Citytv →
Her Facebook status says that she is “a free bird,” so hopefully that means she’s doing ok!
Warner goes Blu-ray exclusive, delivering crushing... →
Could this be the beginning of the end for the format war?
ABC launches Lost ARG site | TV.com →
The search for Oceanic flight 815 just got thousands of new pairs of eyes. ABC has launched a new Web-based alternate-reality game (ARG) to promote the fourth season of Lost, which begins January 31.
Must-See Meteor Shower Friday Morning | Yahoo!... →
The Quadrantid meteor shower is due to reach maximum in the predawn hours of Friday, Jan. 4. The Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.
50 die in Kenya church massacre →
