Tag archive: Jim

It can't be easy for the CEO of a company when they have to go around TV studios defending a product before it's even been launched. You'd hope that if any defending needs to be done, it'd be once it's in the hands of consumers. Not so with RIM's PlayBook, due for release on Tuesday. Critics have already given it a good mauling, and by that we're not referring to their vigorous handling of the device at… Read More

Social networking sites are known for their drama—“OMG, I can't believe she friended him!“—and MySpace's executive suites don't seem to be any exception, as company chief operations officer Amit Kapur, senior engineering VP Jim Benedetto, and senior product strategy VP Steve Pearman have all jumped ship in favor of positions at an undisclosed startup company. Rumors of the move have been circulating… Read More

Members of the iPod generation are pretty used to blowing out their hearing by pumping tunes through their earbuds or headsets-of-choice at levels intended to drown out road noise, traffic, and jet aircraft. But now, Sony's putting a new twist on the idea, enabling music lovers to damage their hearing at frequencies they can't even perceive. Sony's new Altus line of high-fidelity headphones offer frequency response up to… Read More

Broadband entertainment network GameTap yesterday announced they'd inked deals with three additional video game publishers to add their titles to the growing list of hundreds of games available for download and play. The agreement with Interplay, Snk Playmore USA Corporation and Riverdeep Inc. adds over 150 new games to the GameTap service, including titles such as: Battlechess, Clayfighter, Earthworm Jim, Giants, Ikari Warriors,… Read More

Radio giant Clear Channel Radio seems ready to fully embrace the podcast revolution as today they announced they were setting up multiple podcasts tied to various stations across their empire. This greater rollout is based on the successful podcast debut of WHTZ-FM Z100′s “Phone Tap

SIRIUS the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, announced that Monday Night Football analyst and legendary NFL head coach John Madden has signed on with SIRIUS NFL Radio, the first 24/7year-round radio channel devoted entirely to the NFL. Madden will serve as commentator on SIRIUS NFL Radio's Sunday pre-game program, The Stadium Tailgate Show. "John Madden is one of the most respected authorities on football," said Scott… Read More

We like what Alexander Grundner of eHome Upgrade has to say about ExtremeTech's review: “ExtemeTech posts a scathing review of the Creative and Samsung Portable Media Center players set to hit the shelves either this month or next. If you decide to read the article, get ready for so much added (and useless) commentary that Gizmodo would be ashamed to publish it. “ What Jim Louderback seems to miss is that there is a… Read More

“Bluetooth is coming to the iPod, in the shape of third-party add-ons. The first vendor to break cover, Extreme Tech's Jim Louderback has discovered, is XtremeMac, which is creating a Bluetooth streaming attachment that beams the iPod's audio to speakers: which could be a headphones, a car hi-fi or a home entertainment center. XtremeMac uses InfiniteRange's RangeScan chipset. It would immediately solve a problem for… Read More