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Obama Addresses BlackBerry Rumors
After two weeks of will he or won't he have to hand over his beloved BlackBerry before being inaugurated in January, President-elect Barack Obama set the record straight with ABC's Barbara Walters during an interview last week. Granted, only a minor portion of the interview involved tech and new puppy talk, but Obama did say he's hopeful that he'll still be able to stay connected via his BlackBerry. But what if he does have to bid it farewell?
Will You Put Up With Commercials For Free TV?
I don't just love TiVo because it allows me to watch my favorite shows whenever I can fit it into my crazy schedule. I also love it for the fact that I don't have to watch commercials. I decided a long time ago: Commercials, me no likey.
ABC Streams Shows In HD Over The Net
With ABC's new full episode flash player, you can check out all your favorite shows online for free. In addition, ABC recently launched HD Streaming in Beta, which means you can get high-def quality through the convenience of your computer (a minimum 1024 x 168 resolution is recommended). To watch the HD shows, you will need to download a player from Move Networks as well as have a broadband connection which is a bit of a pain.
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Taylor Swift, Travis Barker, and Pete Wentz Talk Band Hero
Available in stores today, Band Hero is Activision's latest game, which lets friends and family members rock out with their Guitar Hero instruments to favorites like "ABC" by the Jackson 5 and "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls. You can even sing along with other famous singers including country superstar Taylor Swift who performs some of her most popular hits like "Love Story," "You Belong With Me," and "Picture to Burn."
Here's some footage from the making of the Band Hero commercial, which includes mini-interviews with Taylor and her musical heroes including Travis Barker, and Pete Wentz.
How I'd Wire Jules Cobb From Cougar Town
Cougar Town's Jules Cobb, played by Courteney Cox, is plenty hip, but a tad behind the times. She seems to have a good handle on her BlackBerry, but if she is going to catch up on everything she missed out on while she was playing young mommy and keep up with the youngsters in her life she's going to need a tech makeover. A lot has happened since the '80s!
Is Checking Your Work Email After-Hours Overtime?
The New York Times reports that ABC and its writers have had disputes over whether employees checking their company-issued BlackBerrys after work hours is considered overtime.
Although I'd laugh off checking one or two emails and simply reading them as obviously not being overtime, it's clear that we have a modern-technology-induced gray area here. Reading a couple of emails while outside work (and occasionally replying) is a way to check in, and as long as that's optional on the employee's part, then I don't consider that working (and hence, not overtime).
Daily Tech: Samsung's Latest Cam Includes a Front-Facing LCD
- This is pretty neat. The Samsung TL225 point and shoot camera includes a front LCD screen for self portraits — Dvice
- Yelp's latest iPhone app, which will be available soon, comes with a cool Sales and Offers Near You feature — TechCrunch
- TheRadio is an on-demand service that aggregates radio stations from around the world — Makeuseof
- Oil painter Bill Guffey uses Google Street View to paint destinations across the globe — ABC News
- Google has just introduced new Google Reader features to make sharing interesting links easier — Mashable
- Wal-Mart is selling the Toshiba Satellite L355 laptop for only $350 — CrunchGear
Ed From The Bachelorette Works at Which Tech Company?
Now that The Bachelorette's Jillian Harris has picked her prince, we can't help but ask — who is Ed Swiderski?!
Aside from knowing he's from Chicago, we also know that he is seriously committed to his job. The guy walked away from the show halfway through after receiving pressure from his boss.
Do You Live Blog on Twitter?
Monday night was the last episode of The Bachelorette and I was invited to a finale party. Not at someone's apartment, you see — it was a Twitter party! A few gals and I twittered our thoughts about the episode as it unfolded, and although some people were peeved at the amount of updates we posted in the two-hour window (I know, I know — two whole hours), I have to say it was pretty fun for us.
Found! Katherine From Desperate Housewives' Earpiece
I don't know what it is about Katherine from Desperate Housewives, but she seems to be one of the leading gadget girls on the show. We've already unveiled her cell phone — a nice fire engine red Centro, and now I've figured out what kind of Bluetooth earpiece she uses as well. For $90 you can have Katherine's Plantronics Voyager 520A Wireless Headset, which offers eight hours total talk time, a noise canceling mic, and 33' range from your Bluetooth enabled cell phone.
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