Comments on: GBTV #471 | 10 Favorite Things from 2008

By: How to Get Six Pack Fast

How to Get Six Pack Fast — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:51:55 +0000

The style of writing is quite familiar to me. Did you write guest posts for other blogs?

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:21:32 +0000

Cali great list – My top 10

10. Sony XEL-1
9. Hi-tec Ion-Mask Boots
8. Sony HDR TG3
7. Google Android (OS only)
6. MacBook Pro
5. Professor Layton and Curious Village
4. EOS 5D
3. Wii Balance Board
2. Eee PC
1. Little Big Planet

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:04:21 +0000

@Cali, I love the top 10 list! I am liking #8. I just got a MacBook yesterday.

By: Darren

Darren — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:40:29 +0000

What does bacon salt have to do with technology?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:16:02 +0000

I’ve been using an Apple TV for a couple years now, and thinking about buying a second for my bedroom. I run iTunes on a dedicated “server”, which has all of my music, DVD collection, TV Show seasons from iTunes, video podcasts, etc. I rent movies on it regularly (which is awesome).

I’ve noticed the great fanfare associated with having a Boxee hack for the Apple TV, but I don’t understand what makes this so great. I have a Boxee account, and have the app installed on my mac. It really just seems to be a consolidation point for websites like Hulu and can stream media from your home network (which the Apple TV does well already).

Other than Hulu, what’s the big deal? The addition of yet another “social network”? Is it the ability to stream directly from network shares instead of running iTunes?

You can stream to the Apple TV from any machine on a network that has permission to do so. You can control it from an iPhone/iPod over Wifi. It uses Flickr/MobileMe/Picasa photos as a cool backdrop (or can be used to browse those galleries). The iTunes store allows you to rent a lot of new movies, and usually in HD. It’s by far the best method for watching video podcasts.

In the scope of these abilities, features like Hulu streaming, torrents, or another social network to deal with, seem relatively minimal. Am I missing something? Hulu is neat, and a great step forward by Big Media, but it’s also not primetime yet. When it is, do you think they will let anyone be the user interface for the content? Especially an “open source” effort?

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:44:05 +0000

Well – I’ve got to agree with you’re number 1 pick – even tho i don’t have one yet either :) I’m so psyched about it I’m working with others on a 5d wiki with boat loads of sample videos and stills – http://planet5d.com

By: Jash Sayani

Jash Sayani — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:23:50 +0000

Great list.
Here’s Mine:

10) Google Chrome – Nice start…
9) Mac OS X Leopard (The best OS)
8) Blackberry Storm !
7) YouTube (Hulu is US Only…)
6) Dell Crystal Display
5) The old WD Passport Drives
4) Archos 5 PMP
3) EeePC 1002HD (Out in December)
2) New Macbooks…
1) GeekBrief.TV !!

By: ed

ed — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:27:38 +0000

Just wanted to let you know that a rough port of Linux has been made for the iPhone:
http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/2008/11/linux-on-iphone.html

Thought you would be interested.

Cheers

By: Linh

Linh — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:57:47 +0000

I have two gripes with hulu. 1) lately, it’s been stuttering for me quite a bit, even at the lowest resolution and at work (where I have a 10mbps u/d connection. It’ll be fine for 3/4 of the show, then suddenly, stutter. Commercials of course, are free from this phenomenon. and 2) no way to buffer/download shows DVR style. I’d be content with lightweight software that maintained it all, but it could help w/ issue 1.

And I would argue your #1 pick should be the actual release of Nikon’s entry of CMOS sensors. They really stepped up their game several notches to match canon in the SLR world. The 5DmkII to me actually feels as though canon was sleeping at the helm. Hopefully it will spur some really good competition. The D3x is really pushing it to Canon now. But I’ll stick w/ my 20D/40D as the dust settles, heh.

By: Victor Engel

Victor Engel — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:40:56 +0000

So your top 1 pick is an item you don’t have yet, right? I hope Ritz, Amazon, etc. start shipping soon.

By: Luigi (loumacuser)

Luigi (loumacuser) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:21:46 +0000

Great list. How do you compare the Drobo product versus the HP Media Server? The top level duerence is clear. Surprised not a favorite.

By: Craig Shipp

Craig Shipp — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:19:20 +0000

Now I need to add a few items to my Christmas list! Thanks :)

By: tom h

tom h — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:49:11 +0000

the only other thing wrong with Hulu is that we can’t get it in Canada due to short-sighted draconian licensing policies