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by Thomas Beutel

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Apple and Google Collaborate Yet Again

Apple TV and YouTube. Coming around mid-June.

Apple Introduces iTunes U

Apple introduces iTunes U, “a free service hosted by Apple that allows instructors, administrators, and affiliates to manage, distribute, and control access to educational audio and video content for students”.Like eBay is for auctions, it seems that iTunes is becoming the 800-pound gorilla of media distribution. Music, video, podcasts, PDFs… what’s next?

Maker Faire Pics

Here are mine…

Opportunities in Enthusiast Market Long Tails

An interesting look at enthusiast market long tails.

Podcast Player Unconference

Peter Rojas asks is it time for a podcast player unconference?Let’s just do it.BTW, the Maker Faire had these cool MP3 player kits. My favorite were the furry MP3 snakes.

Like Twitter For Devices

It is interesting to see how rapidly memes get established these days. Twitter gained traction not too long ago as a way to send short messages. Now Motorola is touting their re.moto system as ” twitter for devices”.

MyStore, not MySpace

Apple blocks MySpace in their stores. Too much mooching going on.Is it just me? I would not even think of using a sales display for my personal use.

Apple Investor News is all about AAPL

A great new site came online this week – it’s Apple Investor News. It has a nice clean layout and updates every 15 minutes.It’s amazing how much news flows just about Apple.

HD DVD and Blu-ray

Ah, and I thought that HD DVD and Blu-ray used different keys, but AACS is apparently used on both formats. I stand corrected.

HD DVD Slays Blu Ray With One Masterful Key

Now that HD-DVD’s DRM has been, shall we say, open sourced, I predict that HD-DVD will win over Blu Ray. HD-DVD is now playable on more systems, such as linux.The system with the weaker key wins!Of course, Sony could counter by making it’s Blu Ray key available…