$1800 Keyboard, iTunes Alternatives, Fix HDTV Overscan, Make Windows Prettier!
Friday, June 20th, 2008 running time 34:00
Engadget's Ryan Block shows off the $1800 Optimus Maximus. Fix HDTV Overscan. Make Windows Prettier (and more functional) with Object Dock. Subscribe to video RSS feeds without iTunes. Can you cut your phone bill using VoIP over a cellphone?
Check out the Interactive Episode at VideoClix.tv
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" Tonight."
" Us."
" the free."
" Does that -- that was sponsored by Microsoft unified communications. Bank of America and GoDaddy got job. Coming up on this episode quitting mail and we've got the Optimus Maximus keyboard and Ryan block and engadget do. Yeah with a heartbreak of over scavenger HDTV we could help and they have. Are you controllable may have to sit back on your right here and it already has Tekzilla starts yeah. And it's a lot better Norton I'm Veronica Belmont we've got a great show lined up for you today. First things first. Last week we talked about the then current release candidate two of Firefox on the show as of actually today we're recording which is a few days before Friday when you're probably watching this. Firefox three release candidate is -- or Firefox three actually now. I thought stream that it's this or Tuesday with -- accountant to the beat down the deal grandy with crash survey."
" It went yeah although -- Mozilla servers went down for awhile at least but they may never did you the world record and -- can now -- this -- and you watch a shadow of the record may have been beaten so we won't know until approximately midnight tonight."
" So -- else -- what is ultimate is spread Firefox back -- if you're lookin' for the new version of Firefox you don't. No I couldn't get to the servers I already experiencing now an excellent."
" You know -- Some popcorn sit back to you can -- us."
" Eat a burrito there discern it's meaning that kickback Kull -- delivery get that -- Zealand because Tekzilla starts."
" Now that's the better terms aren't comfortable that you know we -- call you stream thank last week early that the lunch now -- corporate -- about it. There's very -- we're gonna do that one more time this time the actual revision three's by next week we're going to live stream the taping of Tekzilla next week Tuesday. At 2:30 PM Pacific to be warned that this couldn't animal complete shall we don't know yet -- just taping but that doesn't -- graphics versus machine sound effects are all the pretty little extra things that you're used to seeing during actual show that you get on Friday."
" We'll get to see every -- unconscionable thing we do in the camera that it is edited out or put an excellent means sanitize that purchasing Roger. Her arm here."
" And fellow wing -- recognizes. -- want to do. Or the goal line."
" And hands in the --"
" Mouse without saying you'll you'll wire hangers -- like it's frightening now if you're senate -- the -- what's the website."
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" I expect it -- it excellent equipment and have a special here actually its its you know it you'll see when you get there it right now which it's you know exactly into question."
" We got a question about replacing regular cellphone service with the -- the classic voice over IP alliances. My vote kinda whispering in this August I thought you'd have a plan as to what I can do. I was hoping to pick one of the following everybody following along at home brace yourselves hey. By phone either from the Kerry or from overseas and subscribe to all data plan and make phone calls using VoIP. Also called Wi-Fi would help here. Beat by a phone either from the carrier or from overseas and subscribe to a cell network with -- minutes and also be able to connect to Wi-Fi connection -- C I don't know LL be a sucker your regular phone service Bryant okay."
" those -- the question. Okay thanks I will happen. Well it doesn't there are very few what is it again of the data plan out without a regular minute at least in the west. But it isn't really a proper substitute her regular cellphone it's good for occasional calls especially if you're overseas like you mentioned they're -- not going to want to use every day here's why. First of all you can't jump from hotspots hot spot. Hot spot hot spot hot spot think when you're actually I would call an alleged sitting around one hot but all day long on north -- call you."
" Rights of the Wi-Fi thing. -- beauty yeah the like any media -- in theory you could every media modem connected and make calls but the chances are gonna need a computer do avoid."
" All right I mean yeah they -- one guy who hadn't told laptop and then he had. And a modem with them and then like a rotary style phone -- something elegant actually that'll help bone in his cars and can make noble cause that's crazy. I anyhow back to original cancer cluster it still paying for minutes when you call out took phone number from VoIP so unless everyone you know is already using -- as a primer in -- it's will be spending money."
" It might be getting a candidate for some -- mobile home it'll basically took over the route or your house you make VoIP -- the cell phone they gave you. Either -- from your regular cell network your routers going to see you you know basically minutes -- is as soon as you walk into the house Easter Wi-Fi point bought not a complete replacement but it's a start but I think I need something I think it's I've -- to a lot of people are basically scanning. -- the would have between your smoke myself on its like cellphones plans have gotten really cheap in fact. They've gotten so cheap that the unlimited plans might be a rip off if you don't send like 27000. You know SMS messages a month the I don't know anything about that it. I have no idea what that's like Europe -- germane either one person in North America -- actually make money within 99 dollar unlimited. Most people can -- like a sixty dollar 900 minute plan and still have a few hundred minutes left over that roll over month after month after month. Just shop carefully don't get -- out of control trying to save money it."
" It sounds to me like you're almost more in love with the idea -- of doing this and actually save money so may -- more of an inconvenience for you the end. Anyhow it's time now to think what -- our sponsors Microsoft they have put together trailer for their VoIP software solution that included at the end of this speech. Find out what happens when a company man named stand takes a stand against unnecessary hardware. So be sure to check it out."
" What -- this week's freebie download pick a free program that we find useful -- or incredibly interesting. Selection object dock. If you're XP or Vista users secretly which is Microsoft has something as if -- functional as OS-X docket windows expert Joyce. What object dock you can -- that's ideal windows task bar to something with a little more is that. Or object dock doesn't actually replace the task bar windows that great visual alternative. You can create shortcuts to keep all your current have to say what you would the windows task for. Jaws of defeat the would you run Apple -- in fact -- as well. He's docked with range from other web search to calendars and quite a bit more if you want more you can find them on -- for the simple object dock droplets -- But it doesn't stop there what you Austin interface that inspired object dock has plenty of eye popping animation from color. Exactly the default setting you can customize the very slippery steel elements of the dot including color size and style. I'd like to dock with if you want to find more icons all you need to do is as simple search on. -- looking for sleep yet elegant replacement for the windows task bar that you can get a little out of control it definitely check out object --"
" She's fabulous she's wonderful she's Mike goes on Tekzilla and I weep with joy every time I make ratio are you ready for another round of your emails brought the Belmont. You want to be hit yet it is hard. And -- 10%."
" Aren't I love slave to your question is an attitude for you Daniel wants to know why his -- doesn't look the way he was expecting he writes. At a 1080 I could keep Lawrence Phillips TV hooked up to my computer. And handed scheme if you look great off thanks Dan hill but I -- the video off the -- my screen it's a real pain what I want something with subtitles as they follow off the bottom of the TV aren't going to try thinking and screen. Yeah technical stuff amusing and Nvidia geforce 8600 GTS with dual DVI out one for TV one for a monitor. And."
" You know you're experiencing this hit -- big enough -- sixty year old technology being pushed. In the 21 century cook over skin and over scanned socks and it's super company TV. Why is back at the battle -- broadcast television -- class Catholic Greek to you didn't digitally map out your content pixel for pixel like you're modern computer monitor. So basically the area covered by video vary by manufacturer. It. It got bigger we give me the image brighter col blooming so the network produced video compensated for being cropper cut off by the end of your screen. Or more accurately on the fields here he TV's the Basil the brain that wraps around the screen. So they have yet you over -- And titles it over again and accuracy over -- knowing it is even more annoying most HDTVs were designed around these and yes he content standards. And the people into your video signal off the monitors you don't see the edges are black frame around older content. And yeah before either broadcast engineers in the audience. 9000. Word Wikipedia article on this there's an entire book written about over again it's centrally. It started. -- So the end result though for a lot of folks when you your piece here you back Mercury TV up onto the screen as missing. The two more windows just disappears. For OS-X and there's no way to turn over -- Auckland new monitors that really sucks. For example might TV at all is that nightmare not make the boot though it's been Cochran -- school -- this beer it's forestry. There is hope the first makes you keep -- separate resolution. And don't assume that your screen action holy an HDTV resolution case in point my 720 PTV should be twelve leading by 720. But the native resolution is actually thirteen 66 by 768. Because that's an easier time -- asked -- manufacture fake you LCD TV industry to make your TV is not zoom quit laughing. It happened before I've seen. Why the looks so weird Al aspect aspect aspect. Check your -- Also you gotta Nvidia security TI -- yet drivers there should be overseeing compensation in the -- where drivers. 8000 owners are gonna have to your registry hack everybody else should be able to. Match the output of your computer your screen basically display of -- BCB button and you'll figure out of trust. I well -- is over -- isn't -- but I think -- time we go for another video crash -- it. Are we get we get questions from cal here's what he's looking to -- now."
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" Yes Steve Jobs was very like this is the new dawn. Synchronicity. In your mobile world mobile desktop world."
" You mean cal if you find yourself looking -- multiple Apple computers that are your PC user. Mostly though your iPhone basically want everything to -- the idea is that it's it's all push right -- right. If you have multiple devices you're gonna be able to keep your contacts your files it's."
" But really me underwhelming. That's."
" Underwhelming but just no one's seen it yet I haven't really formed an opinion on it because not coming out until the iPhone 2.0 software gets pushed and that's not gonna happen until. The iPhone three G comes on July 11 point did you wake up."
" You know cold and sweaty in the middle of the night screaming because your iPod you're not alone in your computer parts sink. Yes no way in which case Apple isn't you know without -- if you pick up -- night sweats worrying about your multiple computers. Home. Phone."
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" So you're waiting to be thrilled are not thrilled after releases and I."
" I'm probably just not gonna use it because -- everything and Kugel are getting faith hope and think everything that way so. Well -- never been -- have guys who went to see more apparent lovely faces on screen so please please keep sending us your video emails. Remember and make the questions no longer than fifteen seconds upload them to -- and even possible link with -- you question in the subject line."
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" Overflowing with requests the Optimus Maximus keyboard -- rocket mentioned she had access to one in last week shelves in fact this email from Roland summed it up quite nicely. I would like this it double the really cool -- Optimus Maximus keyboard. Oh immediate reported that the the future of display technology but I would love to know how overly -- respond to being pounded -- by hand figured geeks. -- we do not having him bigger geek around but we do actually have the man who was actually used one for months now. They had to accommodate gadget that comets fearless leader Ryan block of the show Ryan thanks grandma anybody if you have a splashy coming in of the video at home it's good Barack is -- do something nefarious the much pictures and now that quick letter Flickr accounts. -- environments did little time so I think I like that. What -- we just checked the exchange the current exchange rate puts is that something like 1800 US dollar yet what -- yeah. If you can get one so not only is what exactly the app this necklace and why would there be any rush on an 1800. Dollar keyboard so basically I'm."
" Never seen it before I mean it's been going around for a couple years -- concept that is you know turned into this product and it's it's a keyboard where every single key. On the board has its own independently controlled display. And what's the resolution on -- it's so each key is forty by forty pixels it's a -- so was really bright really crisp colors and I think it's 65 K colors perky. I need you animations and you can map them depending on and which applications. And which keys that you press. So you know if you hit caps are you see all the -- keys turned you know capital he hit you know like fault then you see the symbol keys and I was afraid to touch the 800 dollar keyboard. Yeah I'm not sure it's if it's set up to map right now to the -- that we can and we can show us some of the the kingdom of the site. -- Is -- tank. I it hasn't asked dear reader has the USB have comment as of huge power -- this is an actual like pulling picture look like every it'll actually program this obvious -- actually so that you cannot store like guy key maps and now Mac present stuff on on this is not really meant. As a media readers really meant to kind of enhance you know the abilities of of the keyboard if it if I. That STR right now it's gimmicky -- crash. No debt yet. So can you show some of the sort of the key that's a custom there yeah so you know and got straight -- this is they configure their which is what they call the application analyzing -- Kinda go through an you know add add different key configurations so let's let's start by creating a new layer right so. On the keyboard right now you just have -- basically out you know function keys alphabet it's that are -- you can do a couple of things you can grab a previous layer from off the Internet so here's an example one minute. So they did it is colors so cool. Or and this isn't a Photoshop macros that's -- like Photoshop tools. And you can import these and run them selves. Import Photoshop. Since I've got my Photoshop tools that I'm yeah I like that. Now I'm -- down for just attack -- go back. It did I get so I'm when it is I'm gonna set conditions on that so it only shows the Photoshop tools. When Photoshop is active. So conditions Photoshop is active. So it should be offering because Photoshop is not active. We're -- Photoshop. At some pictures Annika. That's true yet. So that's kind of like the basic function that's what people really like about this is you know it's our regular -- having out of watching the keyboard headed and it's kind of the keyboard changes is -- actually -- the weakness they designed this and it's actually extremely easy to you -- these hackers yourself to build these keyboard layouts and -- and so I'll show another example I'm gonna make. When you doozy at this -- binary here so I've got my blankly out and I and is going to. Picture photo in here. And Veronica."
" Who's this is about to go from like strangely surreal. And it's gonna overlay that picture all those keys."
" Yes it up and of these out officially the strangest and -- about our. Now Veronica and ran and -- it hasn't won a picture here rocket from this cat. -- program kind of can. So let's say that's."
" again and should be on the screen so that's odd. That's -- And it's also really by the way questions that it's doubtless there credits like puzzle. And then it this way. -- that has been okay if you -- added that guy gets on screen -- it doesn't burn out via satellite there was this -- like you know playing coasters. Pencil you know -- everywhere that about that needs to be turned off the keys -- you know you know. Burnout then it's. High barrier of entry making a product like this system lot of time alignment I think it took about three years served for eleven that the -- that we should put it who is -- and is this did that that this keyboard basically for his own amusement. Mark that's that he is only one of the most prominent designers in Russia and he had this idea I guess music wondered when he when yours Albany. Dynamic display back keyboards have been you know talk about your eyes for decades but it. You know nobody's ever really -- and so he's deciding you know I want that I I want that as something I can just use. It's a product that that you just you know -- widgets you know and technically capital products musical it's taken that's problem. So he built the -- When you can't get them their expensive brick and an 1800 dollar keyboard you know while there isn't an authority and that's it -- that could I don't know what -- and it isn't in terms of sales but I know that they are working on you know lower priced consumer model as you can get this -- keyboard but with fewer keys -- embassy in gaelic you know the space -- a couple of these keys. For you know 500 dollars less you get when we just descriptive keys is that displays are even less than so over time the ideas that maybe they push little USB device -- it. Programs on -- grows on whatever application there yeah exactly and it. I like ten years down the road I think everybody's keyboards what what look like that's you know I mean dynamic keyboards going to be something it. We all have when we can get you know cheap hand power saving you know technologies and -- but. Right now I think an EE 200 dollar product hidden dangers of ability machine pays -- for a living very gadget website you spent a lot of time playing against -- spent a lot of time typing on the web. Houses a keyboard you know it's really not very good fortune at the touch typing yeah -- and as I am -- they you know they feel like a good size and there's you know there's some some good feedback -- Unfortunately the larger they get picked kind of slower and stickier there are problems like a vintage not not a teletype -- vintage. Keyboard from like 1980s. Your. Yeah -- quiet it's just that it doesn't it does not like the swing it doesn't have the click. It's -- it's not really built. For doing all of your time it's. Let's be honest to keep up 1800 dollars to spend on a keyboard like you how odd dollars spent on a better one use on the -- today excuse that your yours brings which keyboard alongside it exactly so who who do you think you can I just kinda like super geeks that either totally or do you think there's a lot of people out there using these days. I don't know how many light cat dated eight users learn and you know Michael Osborne. Yeah they have Michael -- bill -- jobs -- boys I think I think at this specific audience and -- anybody he really can -- gamers hand to designers and people you know there's there's a lot of utility and then have you know multiple -- maps for personal projects and things that -- work -- never remember controller -- you have -- vision of like world of warcraft icon sprout -- the keyboard I don't know how many well players beside me -- would actually -- 300 dollars economy is. Yeah and -- You got him and that's who my god I have to have a rock like that so. Before you go again and again the question for what are you most excited about this year we look forward to. It's a really cannot I don't I honestly so you know this -- kind of neat it's official debut at C yes and launched a few weeks later and this was the product that was most excited about. That was coming this year and new and it's and that's it's tricky it's nice piece of -- it's also like and I used car payment -- Yeah I think mortgaging your house apartment. -- I mean this that this isn't really product you don't see stuff like this one every -- you see a lot of consumer electronics products launched in Canada and more percent weasel -- cell -- Or weasel this that this is something is very very unique I mean it's not necessarily practical you know not a lot of people are gonna -- one. Ray now bright eight I think its signal something's for the road ahead for the way we need in Iraq with our computers."
" That's gonna develop and its gonna become something for all of us Brian thanks so much for taking my time comes. Thanks I'm happy everybody out there right block people. Before we don't think -- thank our sponsors that helps us bring the episode do you remember without them you can not. Happy that we -- Texas next it would make an impact -- go -- dot -- what you need dot com -- threat level of the dollar and 99 cents -- world class hosting fascinating website builder and quite a bit more yeah and now you can tell your story the world without any -- that top level domain that is all about you land -- is only open until July 17 -- think that they've been requested multiple London auction will be -- to claim the -- to start saving your -- and -- now increasingly personalized based on the Internet with Scott and -- plus enter -- TEK. -- Tech to when you check out to save an additional five dollars off any order of thirty dollars or more. The restrictions apply you can find out about a on the bill Getty dot com website -- would have -- European -- that -- dot com -- in -- when -- check -- support -- by supporting them. More."
" Questions I think it's time to -- them up that question like that talks. Last week we mentioned that we would talk about podcast catchers that -- alternative to Apple's iTunes. Interestingly enough generalist thinking the very same thing he right. One guy on the African continent that refuses -- Have a the satisfaction of using every character case rock tunes. Take that you ego maniacal bastards. Any suggestions for good alternatives wow that was strongly worded -- that -- Sitting in the or -- ego maniacal and I think that I -- many alternatives out there of course but since we mention that we -- responses from viewers out there. Jeremiah says I -- juice it's free and I think it works pretty well also it's cross platform you can get it and choose receiver dot SourceForge dot net. And then we have others to."
" Yes Robert Jensen he said you -- saying when you'll actually viewers were asking about RSS client other than iTunes basically. Pod catchers they were reviewed YouTube you meant to say major issue next time about -- this client I hope imagine some multi platform arts has climbed throw us and XP. This Olympics actually -- is one of those you -- songbird my apartment podcast ready and barb wrote from PC filtered out or."
" You would think in a -- In rural I think Nero you probably are saying correctly -- the -- see exactly how we think things -- on any gallery get. And I needed a new one when it upgraded to Vista yet I'm looked at the expense. XP as well it also allows PC users to avoid crossing over to the dark side jobs does wear black after well. Employee Apple credit where the guys he's -- but but but but what is amazing free software. Well it is in software the local club where all our clever money out of the burn now. And then -- yeah that hurts me right the very core of my little Apple being get it color."
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" Cap can't pretty easy actually and I'm only subscribed to weekly episodes I can't stand -- myself. -- next question -- writes in -- converting an old power Mac G four into a web server to host my immediate company's website as some of my clients and it's about using the Mac be server software. Those wondering if there's an open source way of doing this by Apache something similar to it."
" Absolutely it actually Murphy -- as Berkeley atmosphere can allowances or after the incident. Apache actually runs great journalist and or you can load limits on the machine and run Apache PHP all the good stuff. From hardware standpoint no probably about the G four has enough used to work as a server and -- rumor has it there's one running right now in the revision three's server closet."
" Rumor has it -- has -- rumor has -- the bigger question here is your connection to the Internet if you want to move any kind of volume on that machine whether it's big files are like connections are around like a time is important to your clients. You'll want to business class connection to the net senate typical cable DSL connection isn't great for serious surfing and."
" Better to use -- Colo Oracle locations that are where you're machine will lose -- talking it is there but the fact connected to the Internet the problem though is that it's probably less expensive used machine on my -- That's doing small scale public stuff though you can throw it on network just make sure nobody running torrents and two. -- is in shock in the brother of light I am not hosting any servers that work I promise I broke the security folks out there. Do us a favor and keep a copy updates your operating system Apache and your configuration. Or -- today XP me -- for you because there's nothing worse than turning to some -- sitter for evil because you can't bother basically patch -- servers."
" I like to think that as -- for evil some kind that can be arranged just ruined my feet are. For all of you watching it live on your questions so email us -- Activision three dot com tech help product reviews how to use USS will do it. It has -- little puppet like that. Little pocket next to your topics move an innocent man because you're being really creepy Veronica -- don't -- but that's a lot. Then the -- revision3.com."
" And don't forget to catch the latest pixel perfect when mr. Bergman Roy you think Photoshop magician that he's gonna show -- in this episode how to create realistic fear -- her. From scratch is that Photoshop if -- really cool privately what interesting creating creatures or he could be using Adobe's popular image editing tool or modify creatures. You know and love like Veronica and I."
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" Does that -- that was sponsored by Microsoft unified communications. Bank of America and GoDaddy got job. Coming up on this episode quitting mail and we've got the Optimus Maximus keyboard and Ryan block and engadget do. Yeah with a heartbreak of over scavenger HDTV we could help and they have. Are you controllable may have to sit back on your right here and it already has Tekzilla starts yeah. And it's a lot better Norton I'm Veronica Belmont we've got a great show lined up for you today. First things first. Last week we talked about the then current release candidate two of Firefox on the show as of actually today we're recording which is a few days before Friday when you're probably watching this. Firefox three release candidate is -- or Firefox three actually now. I thought stream that it's this or Tuesday with -- accountant to the beat down the deal grandy with crash survey."
" It went yeah although -- Mozilla servers went down for awhile at least but they may never did you the world record and -- can now -- this -- and you watch a shadow of the record may have been beaten so we won't know until approximately midnight tonight."
" So -- else -- what is ultimate is spread Firefox back -- if you're lookin' for the new version of Firefox you don't. No I couldn't get to the servers I already experiencing now an excellent."
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" Now that's the better terms aren't comfortable that you know we -- call you stream thank last week early that the lunch now -- corporate -- about it. There's very -- we're gonna do that one more time this time the actual revision three's by next week we're going to live stream the taping of Tekzilla next week Tuesday. At 2:30 PM Pacific to be warned that this couldn't animal complete shall we don't know yet -- just taping but that doesn't -- graphics versus machine sound effects are all the pretty little extra things that you're used to seeing during actual show that you get on Friday."
" We'll get to see every -- unconscionable thing we do in the camera that it is edited out or put an excellent means sanitize that purchasing Roger. Her arm here."
" And fellow wing -- recognizes. -- want to do. Or the goal line."
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" Com slash watch out the website okay."
" I expect it -- it excellent equipment and have a special here actually its its you know it you'll see when you get there it right now which it's you know exactly into question."
" We got a question about replacing regular cellphone service with the -- the classic voice over IP alliances. My vote kinda whispering in this August I thought you'd have a plan as to what I can do. I was hoping to pick one of the following everybody following along at home brace yourselves hey. By phone either from the Kerry or from overseas and subscribe to all data plan and make phone calls using VoIP. Also called Wi-Fi would help here. Beat by a phone either from the carrier or from overseas and subscribe to a cell network with -- minutes and also be able to connect to Wi-Fi connection -- C I don't know LL be a sucker your regular phone service Bryant okay."
" those -- the question. Okay thanks I will happen. Well it doesn't there are very few what is it again of the data plan out without a regular minute at least in the west. But it isn't really a proper substitute her regular cellphone it's good for occasional calls especially if you're overseas like you mentioned they're -- not going to want to use every day here's why. First of all you can't jump from hotspots hot spot. Hot spot hot spot hot spot think when you're actually I would call an alleged sitting around one hot but all day long on north -- call you."
" Rights of the Wi-Fi thing. -- beauty yeah the like any media -- in theory you could every media modem connected and make calls but the chances are gonna need a computer do avoid."
" All right I mean yeah they -- one guy who hadn't told laptop and then he had. And a modem with them and then like a rotary style phone -- something elegant actually that'll help bone in his cars and can make noble cause that's crazy. I anyhow back to original cancer cluster it still paying for minutes when you call out took phone number from VoIP so unless everyone you know is already using -- as a primer in -- it's will be spending money."
" It might be getting a candidate for some -- mobile home it'll basically took over the route or your house you make VoIP -- the cell phone they gave you. Either -- from your regular cell network your routers going to see you you know basically minutes -- is as soon as you walk into the house Easter Wi-Fi point bought not a complete replacement but it's a start but I think I need something I think it's I've -- to a lot of people are basically scanning. -- the would have between your smoke myself on its like cellphones plans have gotten really cheap in fact. They've gotten so cheap that the unlimited plans might be a rip off if you don't send like 27000. You know SMS messages a month the I don't know anything about that it. I have no idea what that's like Europe -- germane either one person in North America -- actually make money within 99 dollar unlimited. Most people can -- like a sixty dollar 900 minute plan and still have a few hundred minutes left over that roll over month after month after month. Just shop carefully don't get -- out of control trying to save money it."
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" Underwhelming but just no one's seen it yet I haven't really formed an opinion on it because not coming out until the iPhone 2.0 software gets pushed and that's not gonna happen until. The iPhone three G comes on July 11 point did you wake up."
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" Overflowing with requests the Optimus Maximus keyboard -- rocket mentioned she had access to one in last week shelves in fact this email from Roland summed it up quite nicely. I would like this it double the really cool -- Optimus Maximus keyboard. Oh immediate reported that the the future of display technology but I would love to know how overly -- respond to being pounded -- by hand figured geeks. -- we do not having him bigger geek around but we do actually have the man who was actually used one for months now. They had to accommodate gadget that comets fearless leader Ryan block of the show Ryan thanks grandma anybody if you have a splashy coming in of the video at home it's good Barack is -- do something nefarious the much pictures and now that quick letter Flickr accounts. -- environments did little time so I think I like that. What -- we just checked the exchange the current exchange rate puts is that something like 1800 US dollar yet what -- yeah. If you can get one so not only is what exactly the app this necklace and why would there be any rush on an 1800. Dollar keyboard so basically I'm."
" Never seen it before I mean it's been going around for a couple years -- concept that is you know turned into this product and it's it's a keyboard where every single key. On the board has its own independently controlled display. And what's the resolution on -- it's so each key is forty by forty pixels it's a -- so was really bright really crisp colors and I think it's 65 K colors perky. I need you animations and you can map them depending on and which applications. And which keys that you press. So you know if you hit caps are you see all the -- keys turned you know capital he hit you know like fault then you see the symbol keys and I was afraid to touch the 800 dollar keyboard. Yeah I'm not sure it's if it's set up to map right now to the -- that we can and we can show us some of the the kingdom of the site. -- Is -- tank. I it hasn't asked dear reader has the USB have comment as of huge power -- this is an actual like pulling picture look like every it'll actually program this obvious -- actually so that you cannot store like guy key maps and now Mac present stuff on on this is not really meant. As a media readers really meant to kind of enhance you know the abilities of of the keyboard if it if I. That STR right now it's gimmicky -- crash. No debt yet. So can you show some of the sort of the key that's a custom there yeah so you know and got straight -- this is they configure their which is what they call the application analyzing -- Kinda go through an you know add add different key configurations so let's let's start by creating a new layer right so. On the keyboard right now you just have -- basically out you know function keys alphabet it's that are -- you can do a couple of things you can grab a previous layer from off the Internet so here's an example one minute. So they did it is colors so cool. Or and this isn't a Photoshop macros that's -- like Photoshop tools. And you can import these and run them selves. Import Photoshop. Since I've got my Photoshop tools that I'm yeah I like that. Now I'm -- down for just attack -- go back. It did I get so I'm when it is I'm gonna set conditions on that so it only shows the Photoshop tools. When Photoshop is active. So conditions Photoshop is active. So it should be offering because Photoshop is not active. We're -- Photoshop. At some pictures Annika. That's true yet. So that's kind of like the basic function that's what people really like about this is you know it's our regular -- having out of watching the keyboard headed and it's kind of the keyboard changes is -- actually -- the weakness they designed this and it's actually extremely easy to you -- these hackers yourself to build these keyboard layouts and -- and so I'll show another example I'm gonna make. When you doozy at this -- binary here so I've got my blankly out and I and is going to. Picture photo in here. And Veronica."
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" again and should be on the screen so that's odd. That's -- And it's also really by the way questions that it's doubtless there credits like puzzle. And then it this way. -- that has been okay if you -- added that guy gets on screen -- it doesn't burn out via satellite there was this -- like you know playing coasters. Pencil you know -- everywhere that about that needs to be turned off the keys -- you know you know. Burnout then it's. High barrier of entry making a product like this system lot of time alignment I think it took about three years served for eleven that the -- that we should put it who is -- and is this did that that this keyboard basically for his own amusement. Mark that's that he is only one of the most prominent designers in Russia and he had this idea I guess music wondered when he when yours Albany. Dynamic display back keyboards have been you know talk about your eyes for decades but it. You know nobody's ever really -- and so he's deciding you know I want that I I want that as something I can just use. It's a product that that you just you know -- widgets you know and technically capital products musical it's taken that's problem. So he built the -- When you can't get them their expensive brick and an 1800 dollar keyboard you know while there isn't an authority and that's it -- that could I don't know what -- and it isn't in terms of sales but I know that they are working on you know lower priced consumer model as you can get this -- keyboard but with fewer keys -- embassy in gaelic you know the space -- a couple of these keys. For you know 500 dollars less you get when we just descriptive keys is that displays are even less than so over time the ideas that maybe they push little USB device -- it. Programs on -- grows on whatever application there yeah exactly and it. I like ten years down the road I think everybody's keyboards what what look like that's you know I mean dynamic keyboards going to be something it. We all have when we can get you know cheap hand power saving you know technologies and -- but. Right now I think an EE 200 dollar product hidden dangers of ability machine pays -- for a living very gadget website you spent a lot of time playing against -- spent a lot of time typing on the web. Houses a keyboard you know it's really not very good fortune at the touch typing yeah -- and as I am -- they you know they feel like a good size and there's you know there's some some good feedback -- Unfortunately the larger they get picked kind of slower and stickier there are problems like a vintage not not a teletype -- vintage. Keyboard from like 1980s. Your. Yeah -- quiet it's just that it doesn't it does not like the swing it doesn't have the click. It's -- it's not really built. For doing all of your time it's. Let's be honest to keep up 1800 dollars to spend on a keyboard like you how odd dollars spent on a better one use on the -- today excuse that your yours brings which keyboard alongside it exactly so who who do you think you can I just kinda like super geeks that either totally or do you think there's a lot of people out there using these days. I don't know how many light cat dated eight users learn and you know Michael Osborne. Yeah they have Michael -- bill -- jobs -- boys I think I think at this specific audience and -- anybody he really can -- gamers hand to designers and people you know there's there's a lot of utility and then have you know multiple -- maps for personal projects and things that -- work -- never remember controller -- you have -- vision of like world of warcraft icon sprout -- the keyboard I don't know how many well players beside me -- would actually -- 300 dollars economy is. Yeah and -- You got him and that's who my god I have to have a rock like that so. Before you go again and again the question for what are you most excited about this year we look forward to. It's a really cannot I don't I honestly so you know this -- kind of neat it's official debut at C yes and launched a few weeks later and this was the product that was most excited about. That was coming this year and new and it's and that's it's tricky it's nice piece of -- it's also like and I used car payment -- Yeah I think mortgaging your house apartment. -- I mean this that this isn't really product you don't see stuff like this one every -- you see a lot of consumer electronics products launched in Canada and more percent weasel -- cell -- Or weasel this that this is something is very very unique I mean it's not necessarily practical you know not a lot of people are gonna -- one. Ray now bright eight I think its signal something's for the road ahead for the way we need in Iraq with our computers."
" That's gonna develop and its gonna become something for all of us Brian thanks so much for taking my time comes. Thanks I'm happy everybody out there right block people. Before we don't think -- thank our sponsors that helps us bring the episode do you remember without them you can not. Happy that we -- Texas next it would make an impact -- go -- dot -- what you need dot com -- threat level of the dollar and 99 cents -- world class hosting fascinating website builder and quite a bit more yeah and now you can tell your story the world without any -- that top level domain that is all about you land -- is only open until July 17 -- think that they've been requested multiple London auction will be -- to claim the -- to start saving your -- and -- now increasingly personalized based on the Internet with Scott and -- plus enter -- TEK. -- Tech to when you check out to save an additional five dollars off any order of thirty dollars or more. The restrictions apply you can find out about a on the bill Getty dot com website -- would have -- European -- that -- dot com -- in -- when -- check -- support -- by supporting them. More."
" Questions I think it's time to -- them up that question like that talks. Last week we mentioned that we would talk about podcast catchers that -- alternative to Apple's iTunes. Interestingly enough generalist thinking the very same thing he right. One guy on the African continent that refuses -- Have a the satisfaction of using every character case rock tunes. Take that you ego maniacal bastards. Any suggestions for good alternatives wow that was strongly worded -- that -- Sitting in the or -- ego maniacal and I think that I -- many alternatives out there of course but since we mention that we -- responses from viewers out there. Jeremiah says I -- juice it's free and I think it works pretty well also it's cross platform you can get it and choose receiver dot SourceForge dot net. And then we have others to."
" Yes Robert Jensen he said you -- saying when you'll actually viewers were asking about RSS client other than iTunes basically. Pod catchers they were reviewed YouTube you meant to say major issue next time about -- this client I hope imagine some multi platform arts has climbed throw us and XP. This Olympics actually -- is one of those you -- songbird my apartment podcast ready and barb wrote from PC filtered out or."
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" Absolutely it actually Murphy -- as Berkeley atmosphere can allowances or after the incident. Apache actually runs great journalist and or you can load limits on the machine and run Apache PHP all the good stuff. From hardware standpoint no probably about the G four has enough used to work as a server and -- rumor has it there's one running right now in the revision three's server closet."
" Rumor has it -- has -- rumor has -- the bigger question here is your connection to the Internet if you want to move any kind of volume on that machine whether it's big files are like connections are around like a time is important to your clients. You'll want to business class connection to the net senate typical cable DSL connection isn't great for serious surfing and."
" Better to use -- Colo Oracle locations that are where you're machine will lose -- talking it is there but the fact connected to the Internet the problem though is that it's probably less expensive used machine on my -- That's doing small scale public stuff though you can throw it on network just make sure nobody running torrents and two. -- is in shock in the brother of light I am not hosting any servers that work I promise I broke the security folks out there. Do us a favor and keep a copy updates your operating system Apache and your configuration. Or -- today XP me -- for you because there's nothing worse than turning to some -- sitter for evil because you can't bother basically patch -- servers."
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