Check out the ONEbox. This looks like a well designed media center. But it’s not cheap. The base unit sells for $1,000. From Gizmodo’s write-up: New digital entertainment PC called the ONEbox Media Center that combines a progressive scan DVD player, a digital video recorder, an MP3 jukebox, and a 6-in-1 memory card reader for… Continue reading The Next TiVo?
Month: June 2003
NewsMonster
I’ve been trying to find a good RSS reader/news reader, and it looks like I just found the one. Sifry has a great synopsis of NewMonster’s features. The killer feature, IMO, is that it incorporates many of Technorati’s tools. You can download NewsMonster here.
Bathroom Etiquette
John does a nice job of breaking down the proper procedure for choosing a bathroom stall. I’ll never forget getting an e-mail years ago with similar ideas about choosing the proper urinal. These concepts should be instinctive, yet some people just don’t get it. Damn renegades!
First Spike Lee, Now KRS-ONE
Injunctions for everyone! KRS-ONE just got an injunction to stop Koch Records from releasing his unfinished album Kristyles. Check out what Kris, who is never at a loss for words, had to say about this situation – KRS-One is Brimming With Anger (and Acronyms).
Blogging in Brasil
This looks interesting. The BBC has sent a reporter to Brasil to follow in the footsteps of Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton. He will be blogging about his experiences each day for two weeks.
Finally, a TiVo and DVD Burner in One Box!
Pioneer has just announced the first DVD Recorders with TiVo service built-in. This machine sounds impressive, I just hope they implement it correctly. It’d be great to be able to archive programs from my TiVo onto a DVD.
Google Integrating Blogs Into Toolbar
Check out the new Google Toolbar, which has a BlogThis feature included. We’re starting to see the impact of their purchase of Blogger.com
Affirmative Action Response
Rob, the BusinessPundit, correctly states that the government should neither restrain nor aid the American people in their pursuits. (By the way, he used a quote from Thomas Jefferson, of all people, to make that point.) But he fails to even mention the centuries of free labor through slavery that helped to build this great… Continue reading Affirmative Action Response
Rise of International Basketball Talent
This is sort of a follow-up to my earlier basketball post about the foreign invasion of basketball players. REAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel had an excellent report on international basketball this week. (The show will be rebroadcast a few more times if you missed it.) Here’s a synopsis of the show: For several years, a… Continue reading Rise of International Basketball Talent
Bridging the Racial Divide at Work
Fortune has an interview with one of the authors of The Race Trap: Smart Strategies for Effective Communication in Business & In Life Given all the chatter over the recent affirmative action rulings by the Supreme Court, this book needs to be read by a lot of people. Can’t we all just get along? 🙂