Unbundled Media - Audio and Video Your Way
Podcasting, narrowcasting, mobcasting, entertainment-on-demand, streaming audio and video. It's all about getting your information and entertainment your way. Cell phones, iPods and Sony's PSP are just a few of the tools giving us control over our media. Sync2Play offers news, information, and consulting for the increasingly complex range of options associated with audio and video distribution.
Portable Media News
Can I watch Hulu on my Tivo?
Hulu and Tivo seem like the perfect marriage of two great services that achieve a similar goal - giving you the video you want, when you want it, without drowning you in commercials. Unfortuantely, there's no way to watch any...
Locking HDMI Cables? Really?
I can almost buy the hype Monster tries to sell us about needing heavily shielded HDMI cables. I say almost because there's some good evidence to suggest that you're simply overpaying for HDMI cables when you purchase the ones...
How to Put PDF on Kindle
One of the biggest annoyances of Amazon's Kindle is lousy direct support for PDF files. With millions (billions? trillions?) of PDFs already out there, it seems short sighted to not make reading a PDF an integral part of the Kindle experience. So be it, if you want to read PDF files on your Kindle, here's the easy way to get the job done.
Recycle Electronics at Best Buy
Now, every U.S. Best Buy store will recycle just about any electronic device you have. Every store has free kiosks, just inside the door, for the small things like inkjet cartridges, batteries, cell phones, CDs/DVDs, PDAs, smartphones and Best Buy...
SoundClip Sound Enhancer for iPhone 3G
Ten One Design has just launched SoundClip, a passive sound enhancer that amplifies the audio on your iPhone 3G by 10dB between 5kH and 20kHz. It's a tuned conical deflection chamber designed to make the audio from your iPhone clearer...
HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA
I don't normally get excited about gaming systems. For the HP Firebird I'm making an exception. HP has done something interesting by rolling out a high performance gaming PC with a highly reasonable price.
My Email Buddy - Worst Gadget of CES09
And the winner of Worst Gadget of CES 2009 goes to My Email Buddy. This device connects to your computer via USB and notifies you with lights, sounds, and a spinning postman when new email arrives. You can configure My Email Buddy for one or several email accounts. Why am I rating this worst gadget of CES09? Because it is probably the biggest productivity killer I've seen in a long time. All of the gurus who help people get focused on being more productive recommend turning off email notifications as one of the first steps to eliminating distraction in the workplace. My Email Buddy does the exact opposite, drawing massive attention to each new message. The only thing missing is something to drop confetti from the ceiling (maybe next year?).
