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    Adobe Promises Flash Video Acceleration on Netbooks: Not For a While, And Not For Everyone

    New Chip Combines Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and FM Radio, Destined for iPod Touch?

    Adobe Aggressively, Officially Promoting Flash For HDTVs, DVRs

    Bluetooth Over Wi-Fi Zoomtastic Speed Shocks Our Pants Off

    Broadcom Launches 802.11n Wi-Fi Chip For Cellphones

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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    06/02/09

    In reply to Adobe Promises Flash Video Acceleration on Netbooks: Not For a While, And Not For Everyone
    ugh, flash sucks.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    04/22/09

    In reply to New Chip Combines Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and FM Radio, Destined for iPod Touch?
    Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and FM Radio!


    But wait, if you call within the next 20 minutes, b/c we can't do this all day, we'll throw in the Morse code app which can flash the display to send messages to your friends when there's no reception!

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    Image of RobotVampire RobotVampire
    04/22/09

    @When'sUranusDay?_GitEmSteveDave: Wow, that sounds like it could be very useful on AT&T! If it has a built in bottlecap opener I'm sold.


    If I call now maybe they'll double my order and I'll only have to pay additional shipping and handling!

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    04/22/09

    @RobotVampire: they call it processing now.


    Sadly, it doesn't have a bottle opener, BUT, it can locate the nearest person on Craig's List who is selling one, OR Twitter your followers that you need one.

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    Image of fenrir604 fenrir604
    04/22/09

    In reply to New Chip Combines Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and FM Radio, Destined for iPod Touch?
    Goddammit, Gizmodo! Why must you relate everything to Apple? Broadcom released a new chip! Yay! Just write an article about Broadcom and their chip, you don't have to relate everything to apple products. I'm sure this chip will see usage in other cell phones and MP3 players...where the FM radio will actually be activated.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/22/09

    @fenrir604: They like the product related to this tech, thus mention it. I think it's perfectly forgivable so long as there's a good amount of detailed on the technology by itself. I myself am curious about its fate in the touch, just like the writer is.
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    Image of SJAdGuy SJAdGuy
    04/22/09

    In reply to New Chip Combines Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and FM Radio, Destined for iPod Touch?
    What is the reality of this actually being used in the upcoming iPhone?
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    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    04/22/09

    @SJAdGuy: The iPhone uses a different chipset than the touch, so quite low I think.
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    Image of Jeremy82465 Jeremy82465
    04/22/09

    In reply to New Chip Combines Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and FM Radio, Destined for iPod Touch?
    Most mp3 players have FM built in (and working), come on apple do the right thing.
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    04/22/09

    @Jeremy82465: They won't activate it as it would interfere with the accessory market.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/22/09

    @Xeno wishes there was a preview button: Well, technically there is no proper FM accessory for the touch, especially since the dongle for iPods is incompatible. Having it activated would probably not affect the accessory market.
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    04/22/09

    In reply to New Chip Combines Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and FM Radio, Destined for iPod Touch?
    Unused FM receivers are like dormant diseases, best left inactive.
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    Image of twilight-arc twilight-arc
    04/22/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: It all depends what continent you are on. In North America it might not give you much, but in Europe it is still going strong.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/22/09

    @twilight-arc: Yeah I know, but I like to make fun of the US' crappy-crappy-crippety-crappy FM.


    @phoenix27: Forgot about NPR, one of the few lights on the river of airborne feces.

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    Image of Morgan Breden Morgan Breden
    04/20/09

    In reply to Adobe Aggressively, Officially Promoting Flash For HDTVs, DVRs
    I honestly have nothing but disdain for flash. Not only is it so unsecure, but everything it does can be handled better by other programs. Games are done better with java, audio is handled better by client-side plugins and flash video streaming is a joke to anyone who doesn't have cable, or at least high-speed DSL, and client-side media players that can read from a stream are better at that anyways. Don't even get me started on asinine websites made entirely with flash. And let's not forget the most annoying and obtrusive ads on the internet are written in flash. The only good use I've ever seen for flash is an amateur animation platform. The less I see of flash, the better, and I certainly don't want the crap in my TV.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    04/20/09

    @Morgan Breden: It is kind of a strange thing, isn't it. Flash video succeeded because the plugin was already ubiquitous on computers, but now it's being forced into ubiquity on TVs because so many services have been built around it.


    I'll agree that it's not the most technically satisfying solution for VOD service on TVs, but it'll do for now.

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    02/17/09

    In reply to Bluetooth Over Wi-Fi Zoomtastic Speed Shocks Our Pants Off
    Add wireless charging to something with this and you'd have a completely wireless phone, that would be sick.
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    Image of Scazza Scazza
    02/17/09

    In reply to Bluetooth Over Wi-Fi Zoomtastic Speed Shocks Our Pants Off
    "It just works" Nothing "just" works with Bluetooth. So many different BT chips, software and versions, phones and devices rarely talk to each other so effectively... Its been around for a good 10 years now, I think its some we either drop bluetooth for a better tech, or someone fix it.
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    02/17/09

    In reply to Bluetooth Over Wi-Fi Zoomtastic Speed Shocks Our Pants Off
    WiFi ate Bluetooth.


    Nice.

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    Image of jchasse jchasse
    12/08/08

    In reply to Broadcom Launches 802.11n Wi-Fi Chip For Cellphones
    So can I finally get FM stations on my iPot
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/08/08

    @jchasse: You've always been able to listen to FM stations on your iPod.


    Go to the Apple Store or Authorized Apple Reseller and purchase the FM Radio Remote for $49 (plus tax).

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    Image of ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT
    12/08/08

    In reply to Broadcom Launches 802.11n Wi-Fi Chip For Cellphones
    My iPhone has an iPod in it, why would I care about having FM radio? So I can listen to Lil Wayne and other crappy music? No thanks.


    Shake and Bake! That JUST happened!

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/08/08

    @ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT: My Zune has an FM radio in it. I like it because I can listen to the news on my morning and evening commutes.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/08/08

    @ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT: Music over the radio is absolute shit, but for morning news/talk radio, it's actually useful, and makes me angry that I can't even so much as use their frakkin' $50 dongle for either the phone or the iPod touch.
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    Image of ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT
    12/08/08

    @Kaiser-Machead: You guys are right, I actually do listen to talk radio, both sides of the propaganda. Nothing better than hearing Rush's crap before going to the gym.
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    Image of trendspotter trendspotter
    12/08/08

    @ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT: Why does the mere mention of FM always spark this crap? Have you heard of Podcasts? Sheesh.


    Besides when you're above ground you can basically listen to ANY radio station with Stitcher, or AOL Radio, etc.


    /counter rant

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/08/08

    @trendspotter: The problem with podcasts is that it's YESTERDAY's news. I want to hear today's news.


    Also, my iPod classic doesn't have any 3G or WiFi capability built-in so I can't listen to AOL Radio.


    I'm in NY which has a pretty bad 3G network which can be hit and miss. On top of that, draining my iPhone's battery even quicker than it already drains just to listen to radio is kind of silly. It would have been nice for Apple to put an FM radio in the iPod classic. It's very easily done and only has the drawback of preventing Apple from charging an extra $49.


    The Zune does everything the iPod classic does and more. As a manufacturer of music players, Apple is losing its edge.

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    Image of John Mahoney John Mahoney
    12/08/08

    @ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT: Don't forget you can also broadcast OUT - making iTrip redundant. FM transmitter can save your ass, especially if you're in a UHAUL van driving cross country that only has a radio.
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