CNN has a reported that a man allegedly purchased an mp3 player for his 10-year-old daughter as a Christmas present from a Wal-Mart store in Sparta, Tennessee. However, when she began using it, she discovered it was already filled with songs about drugs and X-rated video clips. "Within 10 minutes, my daughter was crying," Daryl Hill told the network. "I wish I could take the thoughts and images out of her head." According to Hill, the device– one of three he purchased there – had been returned to the store, and he wondered why they would then sell it as new. He declined Wal-Mart’s offer of a new replacement player andis keeping the one he bought for when he talks to a lawyer. Wal-Mart told Nashville WSMV-TV in an e-mail that returned, open packages were not supposed to besold, and are investigating the matter.
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Wal-Mart Sells Porn-Filled MP3 Player?
RadioShack Tunes Into MovieBeam
RadioShack Corporation announced today that it has begun offering MovieBeam’s set-top boxes at 1,700 retail locations in 331 mjor metropolitan areas where MovieBeam service is available.
At first glance, MovieBeam—backed by Disney, Cisco, Intel, and others—seems like a lot of other set-top box services offering on-demand, rental access to movies. And, indeed, the MovieLink boxes store up to 100 movies, and offer instant on-demand access to a frequently-updated selection of new releases and popular favorites from every major Hollywood studio. But instead of tapping into a user’s satellite, cable, or broadband Internet connection, MovieBeam downloads movies over the air using a special datacasting technology riding on airwaves alongside Public Broadcasting Systems signals. MovieBeam typically offers 100 movies at a time—all downloaded and stored locally on users’ systems for instant access—with 10 new titles delivered every week, including some high-definition selections.
Stalk Celebrities with Windows Live Local
In a somewhat surprising move to promote its Windows Live Local mapping service, software giant Microsoft has unveiled CelebFavorites, a new Web site based on Microsoft’s Windows Live Local mapping service which pinpoints the favorite spots and hangouts of eight celebrities and entertainers. Unlike other celeb-spotting sites (like the controversial Gawker Stalker Map), celebrities are willingly participating in CelebFavorites: instead of ordinary people submitting their celebrity sightings, the stars are highlighting spots and points of interest they love about their home towns.
CelebFavorites’ lineup currently includes:
- Jeff Bridges
XM Satellite Radio Details Line Up Changes
XM Satellite Radio yesterday released details on an expanded channel line up which will push their total number of channels over 170. Some of these new channels are being added as a response to arecent arbitration settlement with XM investor Clear Channel Communications in which they were required to add Clear Channel advertising in May tochannels the radio broadcasting company programs. Overall, XM said, they now have 69 commercial free music channels.On March 1 they added Big Tracks (XM Channel 49), focusing on classic rock from the late 70’s onward, and XM Chill (XM Channel 84), devoted to “Chill†music. During April and May, again in partialresponse to the Clear Channel settlement, XM will be adding U.S. Country (XM Channel 17 – country superstars of the 80s and 90s), Flight 26 (XM Channel 26 – modern hits of the 90s and now), XMHitlist (XM Channel 30 – today’s “hit musicâ€), enLighten (XM Channel 34 – Southern gospel), XM Liquid Metal (XM Channel 42 – heavy metal), The Heat (XM Channel 68 – “rhythmic†top 40), Escape (XMChannel 78 – easy listening) and Viva (XM Channel 91 – Latin pop hits). XM will also introduce six new regional news and talk channels during the late spring/early summer period, joiningCincinnati’s tri-state news radio station WLW (XM Channel 160). These stations, which are programmed by Clear Channel, will be grouped with the radio broadcasting company’s KISS, MIX, Nashville,Sunny and the new WSIX satellite music stations to form a block called “Regional News, Talk & Music Channelsâ€. Other upcoming additions to the XM line up will include the Oprah &Friends channel (156) in September, a Bob Dylan hosted hour long music show on Deep Tracks channel 40 in May, newly launched channel dedicated to FIFA World Cup Soccer (XM Channel 148) and a sportstalk show co-hosted by political guru James Carville and Luke Russert, son of newsman Tim Russert, which airs weekly on XM Live (XM Channel 200) “Our programming lineup demonstrates the depthand breadth of XM’s industry-leading content portfolio,” said Eric Logan, executive vice president of programming for XM Satellite Radio, in a statement. “We continue to expand programming with ourfirst-ever regional news and talk channels, innovative music formats, plus 10 new music channels that demonstrate XM’s firm commitment to providing the most choice and most channels in satelliteradio.”
MovieBeam to Offer Online HD Movie Rentals
Last year, the Disney-founded MovieBeam digital movie rental service looked dead before ever having hit the market. Disney took a $24 million write-down on the effort, and rumor was to expect a whole lot of nothing from the effort. But last month, Disney, Intel, Cisco, and VC firms injected over $48 million into the operation, and, suddenly, MovieBeam is ready to go: MovieBeam announced today that it plans to begin offering first-run films from six of the seven major movie studios in standard digital video format
Office Depot And HP Offer Recycling Program
The program, which runs from July 18 through September 6, 2004(1), will leverage HP’s electronics recycling expertise and Office Depot’s retail presence to offer consumer and business customers the most comprehensive, convenient and environmentally responsible electronics recycling service available.
Office Depot and HP will collect and recycle a broad range of information technology and digital entertainment products from any manufacturer, including desktops, notebooks, keyboards, mice, printers, scanners, handhelds, digital cameras, fax machines, desktop copiers, flat panel displays, monitors, TVs (27″ or smaller), TV/VCR combos and cell phones. All products collected from Office Depot stores will be recycled at HP’s U.S. recycling facilities in Roseville, Calif. and near Nashville, Tenn.
Broadband To Dominate In Large U.S. Markets
From comScore’s press release:
comScore’s research revealed that San Diego has become the first metropolitan market in which a majority of Internet users connected to the Web through a broadband connection rather than a narrowband service. Further, the analysis found that among the largest 50 markets, San Diego, Boston and New York led the nation in the usage of broadband connections.
AOL Launches Internet Radio Service
America Online, Inc., today debuts two leading Infinity Broadcasting stations to the top-ranked Internet radio services, Radio@AOL and Radio@AOL for Broadband. New York City’s WCBS-FM and Chicago’sWUSN-FM will now be available for an online audience on AOL. In the coming weeks, AOL will follow up the launches with three additional leading stations, Los Angeles’ KTWV-FM, Washington, DC’sWPGC-FM and Chicago’s WXRT-FM.
“This is a great win for our members,” said Jim Van Huysse, general manager of the AOL Radio Network. “Infinity represents many of the most popular and recognizable stations in the country, acrossall formats. The addition of their leading Oldies, and Country stations, along with the upcoming launches of top Smooth Jazz, Urban and Rock stations, from across the country provide a perfectcompliment to our wide-range of best-of-breed radio programming.”
Turn your Radeon 9500 into a 9700
Preface:
First, I would like to say that portions of this article originated from a compilation of findings all over the internet. The mod, bench marking, and pictures were done or performed by the authors.My purpose here was to bring them all together into one definitive article. This article is aimed at those who want to squeeze every ounce of performance out of their components that were purchasedon a budget, and don’t mind taking the risk. Those that love to tinker. Those that want a foot-long sub for the price of a 6". Ok, you get the idea.
