Geek.com Geek News – Microsoft creating a bit of a torrent
Of course, right in the spirit of Big Co. only playing with Big Co.:
“a file will only be made available over Avalanche if it has a publisher’s certificate attached confirming that it is a legal file”
Month: June 2005
Archos releases their SDK for the PMA 400
ARCHOS PMA400 SDK
Yes.. It is here.. Now I can get to work. Oops. Gotta spring for one of the units first ;-)
Asterisk and Vonage, it can be done…
David Pogue describes Akimbo
Technology > Circuits > TV’s Future Is Here, but It Needs Work” href=”http://tech2.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/technology/circuits/02pogue.html?”>The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > TV’s Future Is Here, but It Needs Work
In short Akimbo is developing a new set top box that allows downloads of TV shows off of the internet. David describes the issues, such as lack of content due to piracy concerns and so on..
I like the statement:
“This is piracy paranoia run amok. It’s insane to think that anyone would pay so much for cheesy cable reruns and oddities like three-minute how-to videos for new mothers.”
What he doesn’t mention is the serious amount of content being created by non-commercial interests and being distributed on the internet for free. For any set top box to make it they have to offer what the cable/tv companies don’t, media for the people by the people. What good is using the internet without it?