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Hulu on Xbox 360?

earache — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:58:41 +0000

There’s a rumor that Hulu will be coming to the Xbox… to be announced at E3. Now that’s a rumor I hope is true. Xbox Live is certainly the best online gaming option out there and with the recent addition of Netflix and upcoming addition of Hulu, it would really become the ultimate media player. I would certainly consider scaling back my DirecTV programming if Hulu was available. Now if my home theater receiver had enough connections, I would probably opt for an Apple mini running Plex. This would give me the most complete media solution. Gotta save up.

iPhone 2.0

earache — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:05:40 +0000

It’s just about a week away… the announcement of the new iPhone. June 9th, we’ll find out what Steve has in store for us. I can’t wait because if the new iPhone lives up to expectations I’m buying.

So what might we expect? 3G of course and perhaps GPS built in. Personally I don’t care about either one. I don’t need access to 3G because I almost always have access to WiFi and don’t want to pay more money for data. I also don’t really want GPS because I think it’s going to be a big battery drain and the existing location technology the phone uses (triangulation via cell towers and WiFi) is good enough for me. I have a Garmin for when I really need GPS.

For me, I’d rather see voice dialing, thinner profile, better battery life, better price, and most importantly to me, more capacity (32GB or better.) I really need a direct replacement for my iPod. I only want to carry around one device, not two, and I’m not willing to pair down my music library to get it to fit on a 16 Gigger.

So we shall see. With the success of the iPhone 1.0, 2.0 should be incredible. I’ve got my credit card ready…

-Apple

Netflix Streaming Movies

earache — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:56:17 +0000

Well it’s been rumored for quite some time that Netflix was going to start streaming movies to your home via some set-top appliance. Obvious (and unconfirmed) partners were Apple with their AppleTV box and of course Xbox 360 and PS3. LG has now officially been confirmed as a partner plus 3 others yet to be named. All but one will launch their service in Q4 or shortly after, but a “small” company is expected to launch sooner.

As a Netflix subscriber, Xbox owner and wanna be AppleTV owner, I would love to have the option to stream movies into my living room. Too often my Netflix DVD’s sit for months because I just don’t feel like watching them. Having the option to choose what I want to watch when I want to watch it would be a huge plus.

Oh So Lonely

earache — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:24:22 +0000

Somebody’s feeling a little out of place…

Launch

earache — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:31:58 +0000

Today marks the day that I start writing about two of my passions… Scooters and Computers.

Most of the people who know me, know me from my association with scooters. As the founder of the Sonoma County Scooterists (www.socoscoot.com) I get to meet a lot of people. My love for scooters started about 5 years ago, even before I had a scooter. Once I bought my scooter, an ‘04 Aprilia Custom Mojito 150, I was anxious to ride with others. So I took it upon myself to start a club. Since then the club has grown from just 3 members to over 50. Wow! I never would have guessed that the club would have grown so much.

My other passion is computers. My interest in computers started a long way back when I got the programming cartridge for my Atari 2600. I could write like 20 lines of code before I ran out of memory. My Apple IIe was what really got the fire burning in ‘83. The rest is history… now I spend most of my day on computers, not usually programming, but designing.

I’m not sure where this blog with take me (or you.) It’s mainly an experiment in writing for me and I hope it’s entertaining and informative for you. Please let me know if you like what you see (or if you don’t.) This is an outlet for me and I hope you tag along for the ride.