iDude.org » TV Shows http://idude.org My opinions, technology and other miscellaneous poooo... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:06:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Mystery Science DNChttp://idude.org/2008/08/27/mystery-science-dnc/ http://idude.org/2008/08/27/mystery-science-dnc/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:16:46 +0000 iDude http://idude.org/?p=324 Gotta love FoxNews!

Mystery Science DNC 2008

I love this Internet streaming that FoxNews is doing during the DNC and can’t wait for the RNC version of it.

Keep it up Fox! (And Shep, your commentary is priceless!)

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/live.html

]]> http://idude.org/2008/08/27/mystery-science-dnc/feed/ 0 New Apple iPod Touch!http://idude.org/2007/09/05/new-apple-ipod-touch/ http://idude.org/2007/09/05/new-apple-ipod-touch/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:51:58 +0000 iDude http://www.iDude.org/2007/09/05/new-apple-ipod-touch/ ipodtouch.pngA new line of iPods were announced by Steve Jobs today among other new things. Here, I am just going to comment on the new “touch” version and the iPhone.

The new iPod Touch is everything I hoped it would be. I had a major gut feeling that WiFi + Safari would be worked into it and it was. iTunes Mobile is in it which doesn’t surprise me so much.

I am going to hold off ordering it for a few months in hopes (unlikely) that a version with a bit more memory will come out. Lots of people are complaining in forums at Macrumors, Gizmodo and other sites that the 8 & 16gb is TERRIBLE. It is when you compare it to the “classic” version which has 80 & 160gb HDDs. I don’t think it is that bad considering it is flash based rather than HDD based which should lend to a longer life if you aren’t the type to upgrade EVERY time a new one comes out. I consider my music collection relatively large and diverse and it is only 11gb, which would leave 4.change leftover for other things such as the occasional video or hack. The “negatives” of the touch are outweighed by the new capabilities it wields like WiFi and Safari as well as other apps and hack-ability.

I am hoping that the iPod “touch” is as hackable as the iPhone, which I’m sure it will be. I am expecting to see some new applications come out for it such as a full email client, chat client, etc. Those programs would make it virtually a fully featured PDA, especially if someone can write or port an email client (like Evolution) that has an Exchange Connector for corporate email.

I am very excited about this product and hope it isn’t the last new item to be released before the holiday season.

On another note, I’m a bit disappointed at investors dumping Apple stock (AAPL) today on news that the iPhone was dropping $200 to a more “justifiable” $399 for the 8gb model and killing the 4gb version altogether, which should save a little in manufacturing costs as flash memory prices drop. I could easily see 16gb for the iPhone + 32gb for the iPod happening within the next year within the same price point. The more reasonable price will drive higher volumes for a device that is already the best selling “Smart Phone” in July 2007. I also have a strong feeling the exclusive AT&T relationship will end within or around the 1st anniversary of the release and Apple will openly support other carriers in driving proliferation of the iPhone.

Only time will tell…

]]> http://idude.org/2007/09/05/new-apple-ipod-touch/feed/ 2 Japanese Practical Jokehttp://idude.org/2007/09/02/japanese-practical-joke/ http://idude.org/2007/09/02/japanese-practical-joke/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:01:14 +0000 iDude http://www.iDude.org/2007/09/02/japanese-practical-joke/ Found this video over on Mircat‘s blog.

Click here to view the embedded video.

This is probably the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while! :)

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Click here to view the embedded video.

]]> http://idude.org/2007/07/16/meet-the-press/feed/ 0 Shandi Finnessey on Dancing with the Starshttp://idude.org/2007/03/19/shandi-finnessey-on-dancing-with-the-stars/ http://idude.org/2007/03/19/shandi-finnessey-on-dancing-with-the-stars/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:50:12 +0000 iDude http://www.iDude.org/2007/03/19/shandi-finnessey-on-dancing-with-the-stars/ missusa2004b.jpgI’m usually not too much into girly dance shows on TV, but I saw Shandi Finnessey on Dancing with the Stars which started tonight… My wife is a fan of it, and I get the 9pm slot for 24. And Heroes is now the favorite show of BOTH of us.

I like Shandi not only because she’s tall, cute and blond, but she’s also conservative, which is unusual among the Hollywood type.

“A Republican, she told Reuters she would use her position to help explain America’s involvement in Iraq. ‘What needed to be done had to be done,’ she said.”

Here are her pageant awards:

Miss Missouri 2002
Miss Missouri USA 2004
Miss USA 2004

Major Competition(s):
Miss America 2003
Miss USA 2004 (winner)
Miss Universe 2004

She is also the co-host for the Lingo show on GSN.

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