Google made two announcements this morning with pretty big product announcements. The first is relevant to any Android fans and the second has to do with Google entering the eBookstore industry. Both of these announcements were made via the Official Google Blog. Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and Nexus S The latest version of the Android platform was introduced today, codenamed … [Read more...]
Oh No Robot – A Lesson in Metadata With a Webcomic Search Engine
I've grown up with webcomics. Since about freshman year of high school I've dutifully checked different webcomics daily. The best part was when you found a new webcomic and could read through the archives, one after another, until you caught up; MegaTokyo took a while to get caught up and 8-Bit Theater was a fun story. (Thank goodness RSS feeds came along or I don't think I'd … [Read more...]
I Called It – Netflix Announces Price Increase and Offers New Streaming-Only Plan
Update July 2011: Netflix has increased the price again and split DVDs from Instant Streaming. Read more. A little over a month ago, I snapped some screenshots of the Netflix website that revealed a price change was coming. An Instant Streaming-only plan would be offered at $7.99 and the cheapest price to get a DVD by mail would be $2 more, or $9.99 per month. Today, Netflix … [Read more...]
Where Is The Netflix App For Android? Netflix Answers.
Netflix has an app for streaming movies and TV shows for the iPhone and iPad. As the Android OS surpasses iOS as the most popular operating system on phones, this leads to a natural wondering of what's delaying the Android version for the Netflix app. Netflix answers that question exactly in a blog post last evening. (Hint: The problem is DRM.) We regard Android as an exciting … [Read more...]
Tools For AudioBooks and Other MP3s
I've been listening to audiobooks quite a bit lately in order to make long drives a bit more productive and entertaining. Typically these audiobooks come via CD and work fine for the car ride. To make these audiobooks a little more versatile, I've been messing around with ripping them to MP3 format so I can put them on my MP3 player and hold more books . This lets me take them … [Read more...]