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more about #wma Pope John Peeps II: The other week, we explained how Apple influences a ton of what goes on in tech by shaping industry-wide standards. This week, we're gonna look at Mic... more » Gonzie: how did you manage to miss .doc and .docx? especially with all the song and dance about the latter becoming an iso standard and all the corruption beh... more » OCEntertainment: Ha! Just minutes after this came up in my feed reader, I get this little number from Ars: [arstechnica.com] Granted, there's still tons of debate abo... more » Ridley: What is the question that this giz explains addresses? I feel like it should be "Dear Giz, can you give me a few reasons or examples why Microsoft ... more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: How has Apple 'opened' up their tech? more » OCEntertainment: "Oh, Bill. Not Sinatra. Not 'My Way'." more » Skeetz: the only down side being every 30 seconds they embed "this song brought to you by Kazaa!" into every song.. but it's only 20 bucks a month! more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: Why can't they just throw in the towel? When will these formerly 'illegal' companies learn that they will never successfully transition to becoming a ... more » pastrychef: Usenet ftw. more » Purple Dave: Camera cables. Both of the digital cameras I've owned have proprietary data cables. I can cheat the current camera by just convering my SD cards into ... more » Monty: The entire technology industry is laden with gadgets that do not make it. That is part of being in the gadget industry, folks. In order for a winner... more » KhaiJB: you missed one huge proprietary mistake made a few years ago. Kodak Disk Cameras. [en.wikipedia.org] worst idea they ever had. I mean.. 35mm was plent... more » OmniZero: FireWire. Very hard to find on PCs and a lot of good hard drives use it, not to mention iPod used it at one point. Apple's Mini-DVI, Micro-DVI, Mini-V... more » Joe: Oh allow me to introduce one I found today. Apple with their Mini Display Port. I bought the Mini Display Port to DVI adapter yesterday; Come to fin... more » Aneurism: "Oh no! Beta!" more » Antonio Rivera: Isn't the iPod plug upgradable when say USB 3 comes out? more » BeautifulAgony: Good calls on all of those. The only thing I have to say, is that Verizon is very easy-going about switching phones with the CDMA system. It's as simp... more » Con Seannery: I hate those Christmas lights that need the immoral male to male adapters... more » ClintonOddfellow: AAC is not actually Apple. It's Advanced Audio Codec, and it was developed long before Apple got it's grubby mitts on it for use with iTunes. It's t... more » OMG! Ponies!: In Oly's defense, the E-series uses that xD picture card for the panorama shots only. It uses regular old CF for the main card. And if you're going t... more » -
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Giz Explains: Microsoft, Standards and Damned Standards
The other week, we explained how Apple influences a ton of what goes on in tech by shaping industry-wide standards. This week, we're gonna look at Microsoft, and what's it's done with standards.
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#shame
The Worst Proprietary Gadget Offenses
Like a predatory loan officer or an unstable partner, technology companies have an obsession with locking you down. Here are some of the worst examples of proprietary products that leave you trapped, broke and angry. -
#portablevideo
Cowon O2 Hands-On: Will Play Your Most Rebellious Media Files
CNET got their hands on Cowon's new flash-based PMP, the O2, and they think it's one of the year's best dedicated media players. The 4.3-inch touchscreen player has a truly ridiculous list of supported codecs, an SDHC slot to expand its internal 8, 16, or 32GB memory, solid (if not too flashy) GUI, and a surprisingly affordable price: only $219, $249, and $299 respectively. More » -
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#gadgets
Rock Out All Day (and Night) with Transcend's T.sonic 840 DAP
In a world of complex do-it-all gadgets, the T.sonic 840 might seem a little bland. It's a fairly basic digital audio player, supporting everything you'd expect in the audio (MP3, WMA, WAV, WMA-DRM10) and visual (JPG, BMP) departments. But it is the simple yet functional approach that allows Transcend's latest gadget to pump out tunes for thirty hours on single charge. The 1.8" color TFT-LCD displays everything including the karaoke lyrics scroller and will even do text, if you're into reading on tiny screens. It will even help you in your Spanish classes. ¿Qué? More »
