Friday, April 11, 2003

TiVo looks to the rest of your house. USA Today Apr 11 2003 12:42PM ET [Moreover - moreover...] This got a lot of news this week. I don't get it...hook my computer up to the TV to listen to music over my stereo? I want fewer devices in the chain, not more. I love my TiVo. It does what it does AMAZINGLY WELL. Programming via the net is certainly something I'd take, but these other options don't make sense.

The Smallest 10/100 Ethernet Hub...and, it's USB Powered! OK, we're all geeks here, right? I just had to share this with anyone who ever wished this thing existed. It's VERY small, VERY light, and requires NO power adapter. $50 :)

Internet Streaming Media Alliance Releases Content Protection Spec - The Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA), a global alliance of nearly 40 industry leaders in content management, distribution infrastructure, and streaming media, today announced that it is releasing for peer review a new content protection specification which will serve as the technical foundation for the secure delivery of streaming and download media content. [digitalwebcast.com]

NASA approves development of Pluto mission. NASA has given approval to start full development of New Horizons, a Pluto flyby mission... [spacetoday.net]

Apple in talks to buy Universal Music Group - Report [The Register]