For some reason the podcast has not updated and downloaded for me today!! I swear I uploaded and posted the podcast. Here is the link to the blog post Show #243. Sorry for any inconvenience. I will work on it.
- Norbert
UPDATE - Doing a forced ping of iTunes has appeard to solve the problem. Just needed a kick in the can.
Check out the news article on Best Buy aquiring Napster. Will Best Buy try to best Apple and iTunes? Should Best Buy try this? What are your thoughts?
http://tinyurl.com/5e4wvb
With GROM USB MP3 car adapter you can listen to your favorite music in a car directly from USB disk / memory stick with no special devices installed. Now there is no need to have a dedicated MP3 player just for the in-car use. Connect your memory stick to your car stereo system through GROM USB Adapter and listen to the endless hours of tunes located on your tiny flash card.
Product highlights:
- Crystal clear CD quality sound for MP3 and WAV media tracks;
- Ability to control music files, browse playlists, change tracks via car stereo or steering wheel buttons;
- Simple connection to car stereo via CD changer port;
- Playlist function same as multi CDs;
- Support USB disk/flash drive/mass storage devices;
- No battery required.
GROM Audio (http://gromaudio.com), a developer and a manufacturer of in-car multimedia technology solutions, announces new GROM USB Car Interface (Adapter) that allows listening audio files directly from USB flash/disk drive using original car stereo system. Developed for fast-growing market of digital media, GROM USB Car Adapter is a great accessory for playing MP3, WMA and AAC files directly from any mass storage USB drive with no dedicated portable player. GROM adds USB port directly to a car audio system giving an ability to manage media through car stereo controls or steering wheel.
GROM USB Car Adapter enables you to bring your favorite media collection in a car, easily access it, shuffle songs, skip between tracks, and adjust volume — all of this only with OEM car stereo head unit or multifunction steering wheel controls
An exclusive technology and best-in-class audio decoder brings up a new level of listening experience - clear sound not poisoned by long wires and media player line out drivers. Extended control capabilities allow managing thousands of songs limited only by USB device capacity. Just connect your USB memory stick to your car stereo system through GROM USB Car Interface and enjoy the ride!
Currently GROM USB MP3 Car Interface supports, Audi, BMW, and Volkswagen car stereos. It is planned to make it operable with Acura, Chrysler, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes, Škoda, and Toyota as from September 2008.
GROM USB Car Interface main features:
- Crystal clear CD quality sound for MP3, WMA and AAC media tracks
- Ability to control music via car stereo or steering wheel buttons
- Direct connection to a car stereo via CD changer or extension port
- Folders are treated as disks
- Support of USB disk/flash drive/mass storage devices with FAT/32 file system
- No sound quality is lost in wires or media player line out
More information about GROM USB Car Adapter is available at http://www.gromaudio.com/usb.html .
Toaster Tattoos… O.K., now admit it, you were always thinking of getting a tattoo. Well here is a way to get a tattoo every morning.
Only, the thing about a tattoo is, it’s very very permanent. And what if, down the track you want to eat your words? Well, with Toast Tattoos you can! Every day. Say what you want to say, every day, without marking your body or taking your clothes off (unless you’d like to) – with these very cool kitchen novelties!
Toast Tattoos come in a set of six stamps – with three ways to say “Happy Birthday” and three ways to etch “I Love You” on your favourite slice. Before you pop it in the toaster, stamp it and let the warm glow of the toaster reveal your love or best wishes as it cooks! Up pops the toast and brightens up the start of their day.
It’s perfect for those of us who aren’t morning people – you just let your toast do the talking!
If you’ve got to leave early for work, why not stamp some slices and pop them back in the bag – so when your sweetheart wakes and has their breakfast, they’ll get a warm and fuzzy surprise! Of course, you have to be fairly sure that your sweetheart gets to the bread before your flatmate – otherwise, things could get fairly awkward.
Turn your multi-grain into a message of love! Make your sour dough really sweet! Or your Burgen into birthday wishes!
Brighten your kitchen (and someone’s day) with Toast Tattoos – the tattoos that last only as long as breakfast! Toast Tattoos comprise of three different “Happy Birthday” and three different “I Love You” bread presses. To use, simply press a slice of bread into the desired stamp before toasting.
Personal hygiene is very important and nothing cleans your bottom better than warm water, and it feels good too. Here is an Add-on Bidet from GoBidet that you can do yourself for much less than 1/2 the cost of a standard bidet and only about and hours worth of work.
There are great health benefits from using a bidet:
HEMORRHOIDS
• About 75% of all Americans will suffer from hemorrhoids at some time in their lives. Daily use of a bidet system allows the user the benefit of relief from warm soothing water spray and relieves aggravation of the affected and surrounding area by reducing irritating itching, swelling, and even bleeding.
ELDERLY & PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
• Maintaining personal cleanliness is extremely difficult for many arthritic and handicapped people; continuous daily use of the bidet brings benefits that make life measurably more comfortable and pleasant allowing the person to use the bathroom independently.
FEMININE HYGIENE
• Feminine deodorants, douches, wipes and other commercial feminine hygiene items may be potentially harmful due to chemicals they may have. The daily use of a bidet system provides far better health benefits by using pure natural water to cleanse, and can really make a difference on minor feminine discomforts during menstruation and dramatically provide relief from other small common infections and discomforts.
Car Charger with 4 USB Ports and 1 Cigarette Socket
If you have GPS, iPhone, iPod, MP3… all the deviece relying on the USB Port to provide power to you, what you can do if they need rejuice at the same time.
Of course, you may buy a Cigar Socket Splitter, but in doing so, you need to put some stickers somewhere inside your car or even put some nails into your car. It has no problems if your car just cost you some hundreds, if you car cost you some ten thousands, will you still consider to put stick, nails to your car?
Will you re-consider and have this 1 to 5 Solutions? 1 cigarette socket to 4 USB Ports with 1 cigarette socket still!
Features:
- 1 lighter socket splits into 4 USB Charging ports plus ONE lighter socket
- Sleek Surface
- High power output! (2000mA)
- For Track and also for small car (12V ~ 24V input)
- Changeable car fuse type
The Suzukaze (Cool Breeze) seat cushion is the latest personal air conditioning from Japan’s Kuchofuku, maker of air-conditioned beds and clothes. Using new materials and energy-saving fans, Suzukaze cools you in your seat without being power hungry or noisy.
To promote airflow, Suzukaze uses Super Spacer material that is soft and flexible, and transfers the softness of the seat you’re sitting on through the cushion to your body.
The built-in fan pushes over 170 liters of air per minute through the cushion, dissipating the heat and moisture around your buttocks that causes discomfort and sweating.
Most importantly, Suzukaze is Eco-Friendly. Even when used every day for 8 hours (on rechargeable Eneloop batteries), the monthly electricity use will be a mere five cents! Save money on gas as well by utilizing the Car Seat model insead of cranking up the A/C. Use the High Grade model for it’s seat-sensitive on/of switch to save even more power.
Suzukaze specifications:
• Models: Standard (S)/ High Grade (HG)
• ***High Grade model incorporates seat-sensitive on/off switch, plus dual-layer material for durability.***
• Super Spacer material
• Size: 41 x 56cm (16 x 22”)
• Belt length: 45cm (17.7”)
• Cushion weight: 272g (S) / 356g (HG)
• Battery pack weight: 44g
• Air flow: 108~198 (S) / 108~192 (HG) ltr/min
• Battery pack (AA x 4)
• Power consumption: 18 hours continuous use on “high”
Car Seat Model:
• Size: 41 x 61cm (16 x 24”)
• Belt Length: 60cm (24”)
• Weight: 310g
• Includes car power adapter
• Standard version material
• Air flow: 174 ltr/min
This unique technology, soon to be made available by SunriseSolar Corp., replaces the traditional glass sun-roof with an advanced solar technology. In addition to generating electricity to help recharge the cars electrical system, the solar sun roof can cool a car when it is turned off and parked or heat a parked car in colder climates.
In addition to the unique advantages of managing the cars internal temperature when not in operations, the manufacturer believes this solar sun roof will find valuable applications in the next generation of solar automobiles currently under development by auto manufacturers.
Look out Prius!
It was not so much a great day in my humble opinion. Having attended the PNME (podcast & New Media Expo) 2006 where Leo Laporte would gather a crowd that would be standing room only at any given time, this year there were about 20 people standing around him watching him and Amber MacAurther recording a live TWIT event. What is up with that?
The number of booths for the PNME on the Exhibit floor has dwindled as well, by half from 2 years ago in my estimation. The two sessions that I attended today were less than 1/2 full if even that. A good crowd of 50-60 I would say, but not what I expected.
I wonder if Las Vegas actually over shadowed the Expo. Many fellow podcasters brought their spouses as did I, and it may be that when not attending a session, they are, like me, sight seeing. Boy is there a lot to see here, and my wife is not into podcasting but is into the casinos. Well, more for the architecture and sights rather than the gambling. I have dropped a few dollars into the coffers of the Luxor, New York New York, and Excalibur.
Vegas is bigger than itself I think eclipsing everything around it. And it is just getting bigger. There is so much construction going on here it is ridiculous. There are literally dozens of tower cranes building several more high rise hotels, casinos and condos here. There must be about a BILLION dollars in construction going on at least.
But I digress, the NME might be having its last hurrah this year. Could having the Expo at a place that has more to do on the outside even with 100+F heat than in the Expo be worth it? With what I have seen so far I can not see myself attending another Podcast Expo, which is sad as I love seeing all these great people. Let’s hope Friday and Saturday are better attended than today. For podcasting’s sake.
This is a test of the remote blogging from my iTouch at my kitchen counter. How cool is this free app from the folks at WordPress?
It ROCKS!
Later, gotta spend time with the family.
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