Thursday, August 23, 2007
Sony reveals PlayTV – a PVR for PS3
3:06PM Sarah Stokely | PlayStation fans will be happy with the news that Sony have announced PlayTV – a PVR for PS3. There’s no release date for Australia or the US yet though.
Our friends over at Gizmodo have the story.
CNET also had a report up, saying that PlayTV will allow users to transfer programs onto their PSP for viewing on the go, or stream content from the PS3 to watch on the PSP. The report also said that Sony’s announcement “studiously avoided any mention of cost, raising the possibility that, like the PlayStation Network, PlayTV could be totally free of charge.”
PlayTV is meant to have a 7 day EPG, but as we noted the other day, we’re still not sure when Australian EPGs will become available.
The CNET story also notes that Sony’s also announced a new messaging service for the PSP. Called Go!Messenger, it will launch in 2008.
So, does this justify the pricetag of a PS3? You tell me! More » 
RSS for beginners Part 1 – Why RSS?
1:08PM Sarah Stokely | If you don’t know what RSS is, but you do like the idea of having your own personal space on the internet which delivers all the news you *want* rather than having to go look for it, then this guide is for you!
If you’re just a casual reader of the internet, you may not have acquainted yourself with RSS and how RSS feed readers work. So I’m going to do a series of posts looking at how to get started, and what some of the more popular feed readers are. Follow the link to get started!
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Find Anything From the Terminal
1:00PM Kyle Pott | Oldie but goodie terminal command, find, can be used to locate literally any file on your system. Tech weblog dmiessler.com introduces find and runs through its functionality starting with simple searches and covering very complicated criteria. Find can be used to locate files based on a plethora of criteria that includes name, directory, date and/or time modified, file size, file type, file owner and permissions. What separates find from other searching applications is that any number of arguments can be combined to create very refined search parameters. Find is installed on practically all *nix systems by default. find [dmiessler.com] More »
Microsoft Launches Snazzy New Search Engine Tafiti
1:00PM Adam Pash | Microsoft just launched a new search engine tool called Tafiti built on their Flash competitor, Silverlight. Tafiti provides a dynamic and attractive interface for searching the web, photos, news, RSS feeds and books. The search tool is big on style, but doesn’t provide much new in substance. However, some features—like the tray for saving and grouping results of any kind to the left of results—are potentially really useful. Tafiti works with any browser, requires that you install the Windows/Mac-only Silverlight. Tafiti More »Throttling BitTorrent
1:00PM Kyle Pott | Comcast has started throttling BitTorrent traffic. Customers will start to see (if they haven’t already) dramatically slower download speeds and they will be completely unable to seed their downloads. AU -There are always mutterings on community forums like Whirlpool about whether ISPs are “shaping” P2P traffic or not. Often it’s smaller players who do it – in June, Telstra, Optus and iinet all denied doing it. More »
Access Your Del.icio.us Bookmarks with LocalDeli
12:45PM Adam Pash | Windows only: Freeware application LocalDeli provides lightning fast access to your del.icio.us bookmarks through a simple search interface. After you log in and update your bookmarks, you can search your bookmarks by tags, description or all content through the dynamic, as-you-type search box. The dynamic “all” search provides an excellent way to get to narrow down your bookmarks to find exactly what you’re looking for, and you can even navigate the application using handy Gmail-like keyboard shortcuts. LocalDeli is freeware, Windows only. Mac users can check out Delibar, and for a Windows alternative, there’s Deliwin. LocalDeli [BrainDotty via MakeUseOf] More »
Rent Books Netflix-Style with BookSwim
12:45PM Adam Pash | Ever wish there were a Netflix for Books? Well there is, and BookSwim is its name. You build a queue of books you want to read on their web site, they ship books from your queue, you keep the books for as long as you want, and you return books with pre-paid postage. Their base plan lets you keep 3 books at a time for $20/month, while their biggest and baddest premium plan costs $36/month for 11 books at a time. With over 150,000 titles, BookSwim looks like a promising service for the bookish sort. BookSwim [via Webware] AU – sorry chaps, this is a US-only service. But hey, your local library is free anyway! More »
