Comment Google wifi (Score 5, Funny) 386
I chose it mainly for security. As a former Google engineer, I feel that Google's security expertise is top notch.
Failed Controller-Free Gaming Devices of the Past 135
adeelarshad82 writes "While Microsoft does get points for innovation, Kinect for Xbox 360 isn't the first attempt to make gaming a hands-free affair. Decades before Microsoft would release its depth-sensing camera system, other companies tried to take the gamepad out of the gaming equation. PlayStation, Dreamcast, NES and Sega have all been there. These attempts varied in usefulness, ranging from somewhat functional to laughable and pointless, and from the forgettable to the downright infamous."
Comment Re:WebM/VP8 patent risk for software developers (Score 1) 312
According to this link:
http://hacks.mozilla.org/2010/05/firefox-youtube-and-webm/
"Every video on YouTube will be transcoded into WebM. They have about 1.2 million videos available today and will be working through their back catalog over time. But they have committed to supporting everything."
If true, the implications seem pretty deep. Personally, I'd be less intimidated by MPEG-LA FUD knowing that YouTube, the world's most popular source of online video, is walking the WebM walk. Add to that the fairly impressive list of supporters mentioned in the WebM announcement, and it would seem to be time to put-up (show your real legal teeth) or shut-up (no more FUD) for the MPEG-LA (and recent FUD'sters like Mr. Jobs).
On the other hand, Dark Shikari (the x264 developer) said this in his analysis: "Though I am not a lawyer, I simply cannot believe that they will be able to get away with this, especially in today’s overly litigious day and age". His comments comprise a rather more elevated class of FUD. Could this be the mother of mistakes (by Google) that will allow MPEG-LA to find themselves a mother-load of riches in such a deep pocketed infringer?
Interesting times ahead!
Amazon's Cloud Data Center To Follow Google To Oregon 84
1sockchuck writes "All your online data doesn't really live in a big, fluffy cloud. It resides in servers and data centers. That's why Amazon.com is quietly building a large data center complex in Oregon along the Columbia River, not far from Google's secret data lair in The Dalles. Amazon Web Services started as a way to monetize excess data center capacity for its retail operation, but has grown to the point where it requires dedicated infrastructure. Amazon recently said that its S3 cloud storage service is hosting 29 billion objects."
Comment Re:Principle is correct (Score 1) 658
> Parent writes:
> The techology companies have paid lip service to trying to solve the problem. They offer up solutions but their heart isn't really in it.
Sure, their heart isn't really in it because they know that the "problem" is fundamentally intractable. DRM is at best a tool in an arms race, but for every DRM scheme there is always a technical counter-measure just off the horizon. Maybe it is the media companies who have the problem, that is they are the ones who only pay lip service to the idea of providing a good product at a fair price.
> The techology companies have paid lip service to trying to solve the problem. They offer up solutions but their heart isn't really in it.
Sure, their heart isn't really in it because they know that the "problem" is fundamentally intractable. DRM is at best a tool in an arms race, but for every DRM scheme there is always a technical counter-measure just off the horizon. Maybe it is the media companies who have the problem, that is they are the ones who only pay lip service to the idea of providing a good product at a fair price.
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