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MtnNana ~ you are a researcher at heart. you peeked!
thank you my friend for your congratulations.
deb
Emit said: ''Microsoft, Napster, Gateway and Samsung better get their azz in gear.''
I agree. Apple has created an all purpose machine that works on both Mac and PC's but it's expensive and dependent on third-party peripherals. For example, my 20 GB iPod cost $399. I added an iTrip (FM transmitter which works in the car and home systems) for $34.95, a voice recorder at $49.95, and a .Mac account for $99 a year. (That's roughly $585 for the package.)
The .Mac account allows me to sync the iPod, a PDA, a cell phone to a calendar. (I've set one up for my school and it is widely used. see http://www.jump2net.com/dash and click on the calendar button. PCs and Macs can subscribe to the calendar and merge their own calendars. ) I am working on synching other info. The .Mac account is also a back up server and more.
EDIG can do most all of this already and for a whole lot less money. Only thing I think they would need to add is synch with Microsoft Outlook (the leading software in this category for PCs.)
hey emit ~ yes, digital curriculum and syncronization.
rstring ~ thank you. All is fine and I hope the same with you.
jtdiii ~ Oh, lurking off and on. I've still got a few shares but I'm not quite up to speed on the current state of affairs. I've been very busy the last couple of years working on an education product from pilot to international adoption.
The iPod and iTunes are both Mac and Windows ready and have been for a couple of months. I have a 20 gig and use the firewire cable for the Mac and a PC firewire adapter for the PC.
GoSilver and NoBucks ~ you make me smile. Good to see you.
hai
seaquestor ~ i don't have anything to share now...been out of the loop for too long...still have a chunk of shares tho!
hai
good to see old friends :)
hai
MIR~ send a blank post to haiyaku@bellsouth.net so that I can drop you a line.
I don't keep up with this stuff but it would be nice to touch base.
hai
restring ~ all is well, thank you. nice to see the digger inching up.
hai
doni or anyone else who has bought a voice recorder from the edig store, please drop me a line at haiyaku@bellsouth.net and lemme know if you are pleased with it.
thanks,
hai
way OT gernb1 ~ re cameras in tampa. i personally saw those cameras recently when i was over on the left coast. they are in ybor city, est. 1886, aka old tampa, and ybor is one of florida's three national historic landmark districts. today, ybor's main strip is a string of bars frequented by mostly college students in the area...they literally pack the streets on weekends.
i was advised that the cameras are there to hopefully deter increasingly destructive behavior in an historic district.
fwiw,
hai
Orygun ~ allow me to add to my train of thought i had started out with but got sidetracked.
when i opined that the service direction may be primarily generated by DataPlay, i should have said that it would be in ADDITION to edig's relationships with the big companies where we are working on multiple form factors and platforms. and, if those big companies are also partnered (either announced or unannounced to date) with DP, then it makes sense to me that that may have been yet another catalyst for edig to become a chief technology integrator on their behalf.
another reason i see DP as a factor in this equation, comes from the imation (a DP partner) announcements:
"FlashGO! ..supports all five flash memory card formats, including Compact Flash (Type I and II), Smart Media, Multimedia Card, Secure Digital, and Memory Stick, as well as IBM's Microdrive."
"DiscGO! ..provides the exchange of digital content between multiple memory card formats [note: i'll assume it's the same formats as in the FlashGo!] and Imation DataPlay digital media without the use of a PC."
the imation products are vehicles that will ultimately make it easier for the consumer...both in existing products and in future DP products. DP is, imo, counting on a convergence of technologies to their storage products.
whereas the big companies are focused on their individual areas, we know that edig is unique in that it has "umbrella" expertise (audio/video codecs, drm's, storage, etc.) DP then becomes a subset of the larger picture.
as product capabilities converge into complex forms, there is a need for a comprehensive technology integrator. companies can either start up their own departments, or select and fund an existing, agnostic technology integrator.
it's all good in my book. thank you for questioning my posts.
hai
Murgirl..FWIW
Fonix/Sensory
http://www.casestream.com/DeliveryDownload/46769_CaseStream_Dockets_06.16.2001_130351.htm
US District Court Civil Case
US District Court for the District of Utah
(Central)
2:01cv399
Fonix v. Sensory Fluent Speec
This case was retrieved from the court on Monday, June 4, 2001
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Filed: 05/31/2001 Class Code:
Assigned to: Judge Dale A Kimball Closed?: No
Referred to:
Nature of suit: Copyrights (820) Statute: 28:2201
Cause: Declaratory Judgment
Lead Docket: None
Other Docket: None
Jurisdiction: Federal Question Demand Amount: $0,000
Jury Demand:
Litigants Attorneys
Fonix, A Delaware Corporation
PLAINTIFF
Stephen Marshall
[COR LD NTC]
Durham Jones & Pinegar
111 E Broadway Ste 900
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
USA
(801)415-3000
Jfax 9, 4153500
Sensory Fluent Speech Technologies, an Oregon Corporation
DEFENDANT
Date Number Proceeding Text05/31/01 1 Complaint filed, assigned to Judge Dale Kimball Receipt no.: 112144 (kvs) [Entry date 06/01/01]
Copyright 2001 by CourtLink Corporation. All rights reserved.
***THIS DATA IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY***
cksla ~ i wrote that.
hai
WSJ: MP3 Under Pressure From Microsoft, Others
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010412/tc/media_mpthree_dc_1.html
April 12, 2001
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MP3, a popular format for downloading music
from the Web, is under pressure from leading technology companies such
as Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news), the Wall Street Journal
reported in its online edition Thursday.
Microsoft and Seattle-based RealNetworks Inc. (NasdaqNM:RNWK - news)
are working to subtly wean consumers away from MP3 technology,
encouraging them to use proprietary software formats instead, the Journal
said.
The technology companies, which have the music industry's blessing, are
encouraging those who download music to use new proprietary software formats that make the audio sound
significantly better but also make it harder to share copyright-protected songs, the paper said.
Microsoft, for example, plans to severely limit the quality of music that can be recorded as an MP3 file using
software built into the next version of its personal-computer operating system, Windows XP, according to
the report.
Music recorded in the Redmond, Wash., software company's own format, called Windows Media Audio,
will sound clearer and require far less storage space on a computer, the paper said.
Other formats gaining popularity are based on the relatively new Advanced Audio Codec created by AT&T
Corp. (NYSE:T - news) of New York, Dolby Laboratories Inc. of San Francisco, Sony Corp (news - web
sites). (6758.T) of Japan, and the Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen in Germany, the paper said.
MP3 is the format used to by controversial Internet music-sharing service Napster (news - web sites),
whose operations have delighted consumers happy to access free music but infuriated the record industry.
it gets better ~ Fleishman-Hillard is the contact for the Yahoo! Duet news
For Yahoo!
Sarah Ross, 408/530-5172
sross@yahoo-inc.com
Sabrina Friedman, 415/356-1007
friedmans@fleishman.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010405/2055.html
hai
fyi ~ Yahoo! and Duet Announce an Alliance to Present and
Market the On-Demand Music Subscription Service Created
by Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group
SANTA CLARA, Calif., NEW YORK & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2001--Today, Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO -
news), a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company, and Duet, the online digital music subscription
service created by the world's two largest music companies, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, announced
an alliance to present and market Duet's U.S. service to visitors to the Yahoo! network and Yahoo!® Music
(http://music.yahoo.com). The Duet subscription service is expected to launch this summer.
The on-demand Duet subscription service will offer consumers the opportunity to access a broad range of quality music online
with speed, ease of use, and reliability while respecting artists' rights. The service will provide music enthusiasts with the ability to
compile personalized playlists and to share them with other Duet members, among other features. The Duet service is expected to
launch with streaming music and plans to add downloads shortly thereafter.
The Duet subscription service will offer music from Sony Music and Universal Music on a non-exclusive basis. Duet also expects
to offer music from other companies, in order to provide consumers with the best experience and access to the most compelling
selection of music available.
``Yahoo! is pleased to join Sony Music and Universal Music, the world's two largest music companies, to promote the Duet
subscription service to U.S. music fans,'' said Jeff Mallett, president and chief operating officer, Yahoo! Inc. ``We are committed
to providing our active and robust consumer base with fast, easy and legal access to the music of their choice. This alliance
represents a step forward in our ongoing efforts to make Yahoo! the Web's premier entertainment destination.''
``Sony is very pleased to work with Yahoo! to bring the Duet service to consumers,'' said Howard Stringer, Chairman and CEO,
Sony Corporation of America. ``Yahoo!'s strong brand recognition and tremendous consumer reach will greatly enhance the
success of Duet, and the Duet service will provide a rich resource for consumers interested in accessing music securely online.
Through Duet we will guarantee both a premiere entertainment experience for consumers and continued support for content
creators around the world.''
``Vivendi Universal is very excited about this agreement as it brings us closer to achieving one of our fundamental goals--providing
consumers with access to all music, all the time,'' said Jean-Marie Messier, Chairman and CEO, Vivendi Universal. ``The number
of consumers seeking music online is large and growing and we want consumers to have legitimate access to all their favorite
artists and songs. We hope that other major music companies and independent music companies will join Duet. The Internet
offers unparalleled opportunities for consumers and artists. Today's announcement is further evidence of Vivendi Universal's
commitment to cultivating a secure and vibrant electronic music marketplace.''
AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann, EMI and RealNetworks
Create New Platform for Online Music Subscription Services
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2001-- RealNetworks and America Online Each to Launch Consumer
Subscription Services Powered by MusicNet
AOL Time Warner Inc., Bertelsmann AG, EMI Group plc, and RealNetworks, Inc. today announced a venture which will create a
breakthrough platform for online music subscription services. This platform - MusicNet - will combine an extensive collection of
downloadable and streaming music with advanced technology. The end result will greatly accelerate the roll-out of online music
subscription services for consumers across multiple distribution networks, including RealNetworks and the America Online family
of interactive brands later this year.
Under the agreement, RealNetworks, EMI, Bertelsmann and AOL Time Warner will each own a minority stake in MusicNet. The
companies' music subsidiaries - EMI Recorded Music, BMG Entertainment, and Warner Music Group - will each separately
license their music to MusicNet on a non-exclusive basis. RealNetworks will contribute its industry-leading Internet media delivery
technology. MusicNet will operate as a standalone independent company.
MusicNet, as both a technology provider and a music clearinghouse, will operate as a standalone independent company and will
license its ``private-label'' platform to companies seeking to sell music subscription services under their own brands. The
company's goal is to distribute music profitably to as many outlets as possible. MusicNet will initially license its platform to
America Online and RealNetworks, each of which plans to launch branded online subscription services later this year. MusicNet
will also license its platform to other distribution outlets, including Napster, provided such outlets satisfy legal, copyright and
security concerns.
This marks the first time a majority of the major record companies has licensed music to a venture whose goal is mass
subscription distribution over the Internet. MusicNet will offer distributors an extensive collection of popular music content over
one platform, and will benefit recording artists by providing new opportunities to reach fans and other consumers with their music
in a secure and protected fashion.
The depth of the music companies' catalogues will enable the MusicNet platform to feature a rich array of music across all genres.
The artist rosters of the companies participating in MusicNet include: Christina Aguilera, Bjork, Brandy, The Corrs, Eric Clapton,
Dandy Warhols, D'Angelo, Dave Matthews Band, Everclear, Ben Harper, Faith Hill, Whitney Houston, Madonna, matchbox
twenty, Brad Paisley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Santana, Vitamin C, and Robbie Williams, in addition to leading classical, jazz, opera
and world-music releases.
MusicNet will also seek to license music from other record companies - major record labels as well as independents - in order to
provide consumers with the widest possible diversity of music. The content licenses to MusicNet from EMI Recorded Music,
Warner Music Group, and BMG Entertainment are non-exclusive and each company intends to continue to offer their music to
other online subscription and other platforms in the future. In addition, the licensing agreement between America Online and
MusicNet is non-exclusive, and America Online plans to provide its members with additional subscription services along with
other online music offerings.
The MusicNet platform represents the first digital distribution venture whose goal is mass subscription over the Internet and that a
majority of the major record labels have licensed for their music, providing affiliates with ready-to-sell subscription offerings.
MusicNet takes advantage of the unmatched scalability, reliability and security of RealSystem iQ, and it supports the broadest
range of media formats.
Rob Glaser, Chairman and interim CEO of MusicNet, and also the Chairman and CEO of RealNetworks, said: ``The launch of
MusicNet will catalyze an exciting new era in digital music distribution. MusicNet will offer consumers an easy, simple way to get
the highest-quality music while also protecting the intellectual property of record companies and artists. This marriage of great
technology, incredible content, and worldwide reach is going to be music to a lot of people's ears. Looking ahead, we hope that all
the major and independent labels will join MusicNet to create one-stop music subscription offerings with unbeatable consumer
momentum. We look forward to working with the entire industry to make music subscription services a reality.''
EMI Group Chairman Eric Nicoli said: ``We are dedicated to giving fans the greatest possible access to our artists' music. In
pursuit of that mission, throughout our history, we have been keen to embrace new technologies. New media opportunities
abound and we are especially excited by those which provide fast, easy and legal distribution of music. This MusicNet alliance
fulfills those criteria and represents a major step forward for EMI and our partners in this compelling new venture.''
Bertelsmann Chairman and CEO Thomas Middelhoff said: ``We are committed to making online distribution platforms such as
MusicNet a significant part of our business. As the first company to address important issues surrounding media distribution, such
as peer-to-peer file-sharing, Bertelsmann is the leader in charting a course for the future of digital distribution. We give consumers
the content they want, how and when they want it, through accessible and easy-to-use technology of which MusicNet will play a
leading role.''
AOL Time Warner Co-Chief Operating Officer Dick Parsons said: ``This agreement ushers in the era of secure, convenient,
interactive mass music distribution. It will transform how consumers discover and experience music in their everyday lives, and is
an important step in our strategy to use the Internet to give music consumers significantly more choice, convenience and
flexibility. By licensing the Warner Music catalogue to MusicNet, we create new outlets for our artists and their work, and by
distributing a MusicNet-powered subscription service on AOL as part of AOL's overall music strategy, we advance our goal of
creating the best interactive music experience for our online members. AOL Time Warner is developing numerous innovative ways
for fans to discover, experience and own music across our various properties, and our relationship with MusicNet will be a part of
this effort.''
Editor's Note: RealNetworks' Rob Glaser, who is Chairman and interim CEO of MusicNet, will hold a conference call for reporters
and industry analysts at 12:30 PM ET. For more information on how to dial in to this call, contact David Brotherton at
206-892-6561.
never thought that the "dos to mos" phrase would cause so much trouble. it's such a simple concept. silly of me to think that folks were keeping up with and understood the technology.
dos to mos is perzactly the phase we are going thru. no one has said it would be easy.
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doni____hai there you go, a branching out "new", yet have the ability to utilize the "past" data arrays.
DOS will always be, as it is there and very vast in size.
doni
OT Tin ~ i saw polymer-based and wood-based machines. was told that metal alloy machines exist..layered and/or filled, depending on the project. really cool stuff.
hai
OT Orygun ~ one of the things i was privileged to see in action thru my NASA affiliation is a CAD program that interracts with a 3D copier.
for example, let's say that there is a space mission where they need a particular part to fix a problem. they can develop the specs on earth and transmit them to the space command where a machine can manufacture the product on the spot. granted, it is for small parts and modules.
another interesting aspect which i am aware of is the use of hypersonic sound that can be pinpointed (laserbeam-like) and can essentially eliminate surrounding sounds. holographic sound is another area.
no telling what exists that i wasn't allowed to see.
hai
dos to mos works for me! that's what this whole handheld, mobile revolution is about... the untethering from the stationery platform. maybe it would help to think of it as a parent/child platform branching out into multiple areas.
hai
OT doni/cksla ~ just for fun, last week i took a Lego Vision Command camera and hooked it up to my computer in my classroom. i programmed it to see red and yellow (based on the color shirts students were wearing.) i then programmed the computer to respond whenever the camera saw red or yellow.
when mr. red shirt passed by, the computer said: "wassup" and when ms. yellow shirt passed by it said, "you go girl!"
whole lotta fun for a $100 camera. can't wait for the embedded voice recognition capability.
hai
OT Rainlady ~ send us a strand of the carpet... i think we can do a multi-coded daughter signal processor. we can pick stuff up, but so far, we are just able to move it and drop it again. then again, it's that how kids clean their rooms?
hai
OT emit ~ the color-seeking robot is on it's way to the State capitol as of today (wiping sweat off my brow.) fwiw, you can see it at http://www.jump2net.com/dash/robotics.html
hai
testing. eom