Brief 634 | Bamboo Tablets, MiniDisplay Port to HDMI with Audio, Vue Personal Video Network, Bionic Restoration of Vision
Posted on: September 25, 2009
Posted in: Video
Posted by: Cali Lewis
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Wacom announced a series of Bamboo Tablets that brings multitouch and gesture control to any PC or Mac. The collection ranges from $70 to $200.
I love Monoprice’s MiniDisplay Port to HDMI Adapter. They just released a new version that includes the ability to transfer audio, so it’s perfect for adding a Mac Mini to your home theater.
I’ve been anticipating Avaak’s Vue Personal Video Network for a while, and it’s finally here. I’ll let you know if it works as promised next week.
AT&T made an announcment on Facebook that they’re adding MMS to the iPhone on September 25th.
Researchers at MIT are making headway on research to bring vision to blind people.
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Thanks to Megaphone Music for supplying the t-shirt and StuckInCustoms.com for the background!
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September 25th, 2009 at 10:11 am
So Cali, are we supposed to whack’em, or just wake’em?
September 25th, 2009 at 10:25 am
It’s pronounced “wah-cum” like Fozzy Bear.
Not way-com.
Not wack-em.
WAH-CUM.
If you don’t believe me, just call the company. I have several times.
WAAAAAAAHHHHH-CUUUUUUUUM.
September 25th, 2009 at 10:30 am
So, I posted above before seeing the end of the podcast IN WHICH YOU SHOW THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION but continue to willfully do it incorrectly. It’s lame and disrespectful. I would say that you sound ignorant but you know better.
September 25th, 2009 at 11:05 am
The ‘Small’ link above has a ‘d’ on the end — ‘mp3d’ instead of ‘mp3′.
September 25th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Hey Cali, thanks for wearing the t-shirt! We really appreciate it and the link love!
scott
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September 25th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Thank you for reporting on MIT’s research in seeking a cure for blindness. Until, I’ll continue looking at ways to make computing and Inter-networkng more easily accessible for everyone, so that those who haven’t our gift of sight can enjoy that which we might take for granted.
September 25th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
It’s worthwhile to note that a standard DisplayPort will do both video and audio just fine. It’s the Mac’s hampered “mini” port that requires extra cabling. I hooked my Dell to HDMI with a single adapter: http://bit.ly/11AdJX
It’s going to be interesting how the standards play out. HDMI has of course become standard in video. DisplayPort is able to transfer more data and has a more flexible configuration of packet transfer (and is more compact).
September 25th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
@byter, Cali, and everyone else – small link is fixed.
September 26th, 2009 at 11:38 am
@Dave Friedel, that … it will be. In a shiny, happy world, venders would pursue – and further develop – better technologies, offer better products and solutions that are more universal.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
It’s definitely Wah-Cum.
It’s short for “Washinomiya Computers”, after their head office location.
At least, that’s what my Wacom sales rep tells me…
September 29th, 2009 at 11:08 am
But its so much more fun to say whack-em :-)
December 25th, 2009 at 2:30 am
I want to quote your post in my blog. It can?
And you et an account on Twitter?