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Best Damn Tech Show, Period 07.24.07
AOL is apparently for sale. Time Warner announced that they have upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy.
Google Streetview cars are unveiled
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/eye-on-you/google-streetview-camera-car-fleet-set-to-invade-america-279222.php
Around the World Wide Web
Hanover Germany A German man who startled his neighbours when he hurled his computer out of the window in the middle of the night, was let off for disturbing the peace by police who sympathised with his technical frustrations.
Tech it Out
As Promised, Google are now cutting their cookies to 2 years instead of 30.
Firefox has released 2.0.0.5
X Box head Peter Moore has jumped ship over to EA
Transformers the movie is being hailed as a cgi marvel but here is a video of a real transformer presented to a Japanese audience. Very cool. http://hitslot.com/?p=111
Tech Biffo
Iran has unveiled a new game that simulates an attempt to rescue 2 iranian nuclear scientists kidnapped by the US. They claim it is a response to the game Assault on Iran. The game is called Rescue the Nuke Scientist
http://www.smh.com.au/news/games/iranian-game-promotes-sacrifice-and-martyrdom/2007/07/17/1184559749090.html
The RIAA has been ordered to pay legal fees from a case they brought against the Fosters of Oklahoma. After Capitol Records could not provide the exact details of the alleged infringement and was ordered to pay legal fees to the tune of $68,685.23
Site of the Week
www.jingproject.com visual conversation
July 29th, 2007 at 2:04 am
Rockin’ show guys. Well edited, and it’s nice to see Plante coming out of his shell.
Where’d Flemo get that purple fiver? Everyone knows that five dollar bills are blue!
July 29th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Thanks for another great show.
Hey! just a thought, Could you do a “Man on the Street” interview question?
Like, “Do you know what Google is” or “Have you ever heard of a guy named Bill Gates”
July 30th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
That’s an aussie five Byron. Sounds like you might be from north of the border.
Nimble, great idea but not sure who that Bill Gates guy is.
August 3rd, 2007 at 9:33 pm
Thanks Flemo! You’ve just settled a bet on whether my friend, or I, are colourblind.
August 5th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Do I get a piece of the action Byron?