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Twitter Updates for the Week of 2009-10-25

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The Roku Box is now Awesome

rokuThe Roku Digital Video Player is a device that I’ve been hearing about for some time on the net. As you can see in the image, the box itself is very simple. It doesn’t have a hard drive or any storage in it at all. That keeps the price low, at only $99. Basically, this is a set-top streaming box. It connects to your TV via composite, component, or HDMI cables. It connects to the internet either via ethernet or built in wi-fi.

For the longest time, all this box was good for was Netflix streaming. That, to me, did not make it worth $99. I have an XBOX360 that will already stream Netflix and it doesn’t require any additional hardware. It can now stream video from Amazon’s Video on demand service and it can stream from MLB.TV if you have a subscription there. There is no additional charge from Roku to use these services.

Netflix, Amazon, and MLB.TV are the only things that are currently available on the Roku Digital Video Player (which is widely known as simply “the Roku box”). What I find the most interesting, however, is the content that is coming soon to this device. Leo Laporte announced at Blog World Expo (in his key note speech, that is approximately 30 minutes long and available to stream here) that all of TWiT.tv‘s shows are coming to the Roku Box. This means that you can watch any of the TWiT podcasts on demand on your TV with little set up. He also said that the TWiT Live stream will soon be an option, meaning that the live broadcast, currently available at Live.TWiT.tv will be available to stream in high def to your TV.

Most people are going to think “OK Great, but … who cares?” I care. I currently produce a podcast. I don’t see us doing video any time in the absolute near future, but it could happen one of these days. The model that Leo Laporte is introducing here is taking podcasting off of the internet and putting it in your living room. TWiT, CNet TV, and Revision 3 are early partners of this service, offered via MediaFly, but in the near future it could host video content from all over the internet. Anybody’s video podcast could be watched on a TV set. To borrow a quote from Laporte, “This is taking New Media and making it THE media.” Anyone can make a video podcast for very little money and if they get sponsors, which most people can these days, they can take their little show and make it giant. The internet is a wonderful place for content, and this box and this service is just making it easier for great content to get to the end user.

Roku Digital Video Player

  • Video Output: Standard Definition via Composite Cables or High Definition via HDMI or Component Cables
  • Internet Connectivity: Ethernet or Built in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) with WEP, WPA, and WPA2 support
  • Input Device: Simple IR Remote (compatible with many universal remote models)
  • Netflix Streaming (Netflix monthly subscription required)
  • Amazon on Demand Streaming (Varied Pricing)
  • MLB.TV Streaming (Subscription to MLB.TV Premium required)
  • Soon to Come: Video Podcast Streaming from MediaFly
  • Price: $99

More information is available at Roku’s Official Site
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New Blog Design…Take 2!

I tried yesterday to install a new design on my blog. I liked it, but when I tried to log in, I wasn’t able to actually login to my site. It gave me a bunch of errors. I’ve been doing a lot of work on the Late Night Computing site, so I really don’t feel like looking through the code of that theme to see exactly what’s wrong with it. So for at least the time being, I’m going to use this theme. It works well, it lets me put everything in that I want, and it seems more functional that the other theme I was running before all this change came about.

Also… A new design took hold on http://latenightcomputing.com so I would like for everyone to take a look at that and also let me know how you think that one looks!

New Blog Design!

I found this new design while actually looking for a new design for the Late Night Computing page. I think it looks pretty cool and its more functional that the other design I had. Comments are welcome.

***EDIT!*** Apparently something with that new design was broken, so I had to delete it in order to even be able to login to my control panel. So….now back to the one I had.

Twitter Updates for the Week of 2009-10-18

  • There is no place in the US where you are more than 107 miles away from a McDonalds. How sad is that? You can't get away. #

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Twitter Updates for the Week of 2009-10-11

  • I'm kinda glad I started back on twitter. All my intelligent people are here. Facebook…kinda lacks intelligence sometimes. #
  • RT @jchutchins: 7th Son: 7 Days. Now. http://bit.ly/1a09PR #
  • RT @tweetmeme The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn't want you to see! http://retwt.me/DuLS #
  • Really liking this snaptu app for blackberry. It does facebook stuff, twitter, flickr, and other stuff. #

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I started to post this earlier from my phone and hit the wrong button so it just sent the subject line.

Anyway. I just wanted to write a little bit. Somewhat cuz I haven’t posted anything in a few days and somewhat cuz I actually have something to say.

Me and Tyler got into a bit of an argument a few days ago because of a difference of opinions and a lack of communication. Basically, what happened was Tyler found this free MMORPG (perfect world international, found at pwi.perfectworld.com I think) and wanted me to try it out. I was very reluctant to do this for a few reasons. The main reason is that just a few months ago I broke off from WoW. I decided then that I wasn’t going to get involved with MMOs anymore because they just take too much time to actually get anywhere and enjoy the game. Also I was reluctant because I know WoW has its shortcomings, and it costs $15 a month not to mention buying the client and the expansion packs.

But I have to say, I was curious as to what the game would be like. So.. I downloaded the 3.5gb game client and the 500mb patch that allowed me to play it, and I signed up for a free account. However, I knew 5 minutes into playing I wasn’t going to like the game. The first think I found majorly annoying is that there’s no way to change the camera angle. With wow, you just click on the environment and drag around to move the camera. With pwi, there is no way to do this. Also, the chat box limited you to what I have to assume was about 150 characters. Maybe less. That just annoyed the crap out of me. Most of the time I need more characters then that to get my thought across.

But.. Me and Tyler got into it about it because he said I sounded excited about playing the game and it got his hopes up about having someone to play with. He also said I didn’t give it a fair chance by giving up on it after maybe 15 minutes of gameplay. He also said that the things I mentioned were minor inconviences to save $180 a year on wow. My response was not only was I not excited about playing the game, but I was reluctant to even think about playing another mmo because of the time involved. And maybe I didn’t give it a fair chance by not playing it longer than 15 minutes. But I just don’t feel that I should have to “deal with” things in a game that I find major turn offs. I have other things to do that can occupy my time and are fun and I don’t have to “deal with” stupid things about them.

I probably didn’t communicate my lack of desire to play the game very well, and that’s what led to the whole argument of sorts to start with. We pretty much solved it fairly quickly, but I just felt the need to voice my opinion. Me and Tyler are two very different people when it comes to some things. He is what I would consider a hardcore gamer. He can pick up just about any game and be playing it with ease within minutes. I however am not. I don’t like games that take time to learn how to play. I like something I can just pick up and play for a little bit and be done with. So that’s that.. I admit it. I’m a casual gamer. That’s just how it is. However, I’m not gonna buy a Wii. I’m not that casual.

Peace out internet world.

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