Using Kindle @ Princeton saves trees, kill students pockets!

I actually have a problem with using a proprietary device, as mush as I like the kindle at educational institutions. Making available course materials on the Kindle is a super idea, but only if Amazon, 1. Kicks in a major deal incentive. 2. Drops the course material price tags for all those text books. Why is this an amazing idea. Well! Think about carrying the Kindle, and only the Kindle to your classes. No more 50 pound backpacks weighing you down. I guess you'll need to do a few more shifts at your night job to pay for this one. Add in the Apple education deal and you are one tech-endowed pupil.

                

Get your iPod and iTouch learning your music tastes!

One of the more useful features which many new music networks incorporate today is a learning algorithm; the more music you listen to and rate, the better the program gets at compiling playlists tailored to your taste. Think Last.fm, think Pandora. Instinctiv Shuffle brings this capability to your iPod Touch or iPhone (it has to be jail broken first though). Once you’ve downloaded and installed the app, Instinctiv will automatically fashion playlists based on your listening patterns; you don’t have to vote or rate anything, as it is your music after all.

Visit http://www.instinctiv.com/

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PMP'ing your TV - Media options for your viewing pleasure

Playing media on the big screen.

You have options in watching downloaded media on devices other than your portable media player (iphones, ipod, blackberrys and other PMPs), or your computer's monitor. Some options cost more than others. Some require more effort, some less.

Apple TV - For the die hard Apple fan, this device is for them, I feel that you're buying style more than function in the Apple TV. Apple TV only supports the MP4 AAC Video files. If you want to load your AVI,Dix,xVid,DVD content to the device, then you'll be converting your media to the supported format. Cost starts at $229.

Xbox 360 video streaming. Now if you want to keep you're video files located on you're computer and stream them wirelessly to your tv. Using the Xbox media streaming option is for you. You'll need a xbox 360 wireless adapter or you'll have to connect your pc or laptop via a network cable. Cost 1 xbox, 1 pc with media center, 1 cable or 1 wireless adapter (approx $90-$99)

Burning media files to a DVD as data files, and playing them back on a DIVx DVD player is actual probably the lowest cost option. Considering that you probably already own a DVD burner, you'll just have to fork out $50-60 for a cheap Divx player.

Now the forth option, it's becoming an extremley hot market, the Hard Drive Personal Media Players. Ok! so it's like the Apple TV..... except, you can play almost every video file format! You can buy a unit that has a hard drive already in it or an enclosure and hook up any SATA drive you have sitting around. That means any files like ones on Graboid can be loaded onto the hard-drive with no conversions.

                

Are you downloading FireFox 3 Today

Did you Pledge to Download FireFox 3 Today?

Today starting approx. 10am PST. FireFox 3 will be available for download, hoping to set the most downloads in a 24 hr period. What to learn more about what FireFox 3 will do for you? Check the Mozilla Site.

Update: Will almost 8 million downloads be enough... the 24 hr download period almost over.. Can FF3 set the new record! Guess So.. since no official record is on file.. and anyways it looks like the tracking is messed up as Download.com report 13million+ on it's site.. lets see how it shakes out!

                

Graboid Silver $2.00 coupon. Expires July 11th 2008

Graboid Coupon Alert! Limited First 150.

Start your summer off right with a Graboid Subscription, I have just got a hold of a FANTASTIC new coupon. $2.00 off, this is a great starter option.. Coupon: 2SILV -$2.00 off first month of silver ($2.99 instead of $4.99).. Remember it's only good until July 11th 2008 and to the first 150 users!

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Apple's school deals - it's stackable... meaning apple wants all your money

Ok, So we had mentioned this last week!!

Looks like the folks at apple really want you to gear up for school this year. They have made the free ipod deal stackable with the other apple promotions.

Now through September 15th
Purchase a new Mac (Macbook, Macbook Pro, MacBook Air, or iMac) at the Apple Store for Education and:
- get up to 10% discount
- get a free 8G iPod touch or 8G iPod nano
- get up to $100 off select printers
- get up to 50% off Apple software
- get $30 off your first year of MobileMe
- get free engraving
- get free shipping

U.S. Education Deal Site, or The Canadian Education Deal Site.

                

iPet - Virtual Dog

Url: Virtual iDog

Virtual Dog, well what can i say, it's a huge time waster! The folks over at DS Effects have taken the virtual pet from the key chain to your iPhone or your iPod Touch. You'll have to feed it, walk it... etc. If you don't the poor little pup dies. I'd rather let the Virtual cat die.. har har..

                

Will FireFox3 Download Day break a record? Will you help?

F-Day, Download Day for Firefox the third, is slated for June 17, 2008. The pledge and download page here, wants you to help set the single day download record to the books. Ok, it's a gimmick, to get us thinking about downloading the new release, and maybe I will. For this record, I really don't care if they set a download record. Do you?

                

Adobe Kuler 2.1 - Let's paint!

Kuler isn't cooler! Just helpful.

If you haven't heard of Kuler before, that's okay. It's a color sampling tool and now integrates to Flickr. If you've been at a Home Depot lately and passed the paint department, I'm sure you've seen those color strips. Kuler makes them, pulling them out of uploaded or Flickr photos, or by spinning the color wheel of destiny. It's useful for designers, etc.. and for you're next home-decor make-over.

Kuler Analogous Example.

                

Converting Video from Graboid.com to play on Mobile Devices

Most video files downloaded from Graboid are in the AVI format. Video files can simply be run through a video conversion program to convert to you mobiles specifications.

iPod, iPhone and iPod touch, conversion takes a MP4 format using the H.264 codec and the AAC Audio codec. Resolutions and FPS differ from each model, most one click converters will already have a pre-assigned profile for them.

Blackberry cellphones also use the MP4 format, and will also play Divx encoded files. If you take the avi file you downloaded, it will probably play, but because the file FPS and resolution are higher than that of the Blackberries screen, the video show’s choppy and freezes. Sometimes the audio lags.

STEPS:

You can find the Completed downloads path of the files you’ve downloaded under the Preferences link in the top right corner of the Graboid client.

Take the file and run the conversion.

Place the file on-to the unit. iPod type devices must have the video (MP4) placed into the iTunes directory and a re-sync can be done to update the unit. Blackberries need to have the file copied to the movies folder.

Top Conversion Tools

1. MOVAVI
2. Cucusoft
3. PQ DVD

                

July 11th Release date for 3G iPhone

Okay, now at least all the crappy mockups and hoopla can go away on engadget about what the new iPhone 3G is all about. Really, who really cares! What we do care about is the when! July 11th. What does it look like.. Tag line here: Slightly Thicker, Half the price!

Get all the real tech spechs here: Apple 3G iPhone Tech Specs

                

Apple is "rushing" a college near you! -free ipod touch

Ok, now you need to save just a little less! - It's a free iPod touch
The catch... must buy a Mac!

You trying to figure out how to afford your ipod and your laptop to hit the books with this spring. Well I'm sure every! student can drop this type of cash on a Mac, and still afford the book fees, bording fees! Okay.. let's just get a bigger college loan and hide the "NEW LAPTOP" under misc. study supplies! Joking aside here. Why not take a look at the deal

                

Adobe Acrobat 9, Released

Acrobat 9, Standard, Pro and Extended

So you've been waiting to be able to package up you're flash video content into your PDF files, well over-all there isn't a lot of major updates to 9, Maybe in process flow control and to added video embedding controls. Any-hoooo, if you want to check it out - Adobe Acrobat Home page has all the details - HERE