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Archive for the “Tech News” CategoryBesides the fact that Apple’s threat to possibly shut down the iTunes store if regulators approve a royalty hike for artists is utterly ridiculous, the news that artists are actually getting excited about making $0.15 per track instead of the $0.09 they’re making now is laughable. Of course, the musicians were swift to point out that Apple’s (and the record labels’ by the way, which they fail to cite) idea to change the fee structure from a set payment to a percentage isn’t fair either. Apple and other retailers want to set the royalty rate to six percent or $0.048 per track, while the record labels are looking to put the rate at eight percent or $0.056 per $0.99 iTunes track. Allowed, Apple’s idea is more than a little ludicrous considering the artists are already making almost twice that on each track and it’s fine paying up to the record labels, but why haven’t the musicians finally seen the light and spoken out against the labels too? They’re trying to undercut the price as well and yet, the musicians have nothing to say to them? What a joke. Why do the record labels get a pass when Apple and the rest of the music services are being lambasted by musicians when the record labels are treating them just as poorly? I know, I know: it’s all about who pays your bills. Fine. I can accept that. But don’t you think that maybe (just maybe) some of these musicians would wise up and realize that their beloved employers are treating them like garbage and the vast majority aren’t making nearly as much as they should on each sale on iTunes? … source The Digital Home Besides the fact that Apple’s threat to possibly shut down the iTunes store if regulators approve a royalty hike for artists is utterly ridiculous, the news that artists are actually getting excited about making $0.15 per track instead of the $0.09 they’re making now is laughable. Of course, the musicians were quick to point out that Apple’s (and the record labels’ by the way, which they fail to cite) idea to change the fee structure from a set payment to a percentage isn’t fair either. Apple and other retailers want to set the royalty rate to six percent or $0.048 per track, while the record labels are looking to put the rate at eight percent or $0.056 per $0.99 iTunes track. Granted, Apple’s idea is more than a little ludicrous considering the artists are already making almost twice that on each track and it’s fine paying up to the record labels, but why haven’t the musicians finally seen the light and spoken out against the labels too? They’re trying to undercut the price as well and yet, the musicians have nothing to say to them? What a joke. Why do the record labels get a pass when Apple and the rest of the music services are being lambasted by musicians when the record labels are treating them just as poorly? I know, I know: it’s all about who pays your bills. Fine. I have the ability to accept that. But don’t you think that maybe (just maybe) some of these musicians would wise up and realize that their beloved employers are treating them like garbage and the vast majority aren’t making nearly as much as they should on each sale on iTunes? … source The Digital Home This day I took a look at Madden 2009 for the Xbox 360. Find out what I thought! And as always, drop me a line or follow me on Twitter! source The Digital Home Apple is one of the major leaders in the multitouch space and yet, the company’s desire to bring a full-fledged touch-screen device to store shelves has stopped with the iPhone. In fact, the most it has done in bringing multitouch to its computers is offering the functionality in the track pad on its MacBook Air. But simply offering multitouch on a trackpad isn’t enough to make consumers want to flock to Apple products instead of HP or Dell machines. Instead, Apple needs to embrace the fact that many people prefer touch-screen technology and create a Mac that offers the same basic functionality found in the iPhone. Innovation has been a key to Apple’s success over the past decade and without it, the company would be nothing more than another personal vendor. But by releasing a Mac that eclipses the functionality of the tablet Computer and fully harnesses the power of multitouch in a way that no one has seen before, Apple can create the computing world’s first iPhone-like success. And in the process, Apple could single-handedly propel the computing market forward into a new era where vanilla products are the exception and establish itself as the de facto leader in innovation. … source The Digital Home
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The Digital Home Video: Hands-on with the Logitech Harmony OnePosted by: admin in Tech NewsPress play to watch me discuss the Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote! And as always, drop me a line or follow me on Twitter! source The Digital Home At this week’s Intel Developer Forum, Steve Wozniak took the stage and discussed his career and his hope for the future of tech. All the while, it had me thinking about what I would like to see happen in this brave, new world of technology and how I hope that derivative products don’t ruin this industry’s appeal to the mainstream. “We had dreams that personal would improve education and improve communication and help us achieve a lot of tasks. A lot of us in our group understood it,” Woz told the crowd. “What we were doing was not (figuring out) how build a computer. It was how you get a personal that fits into the home. Price, looks–a lot of that stuff. It gave us more passion. We used the word ‘revolution’ all over the place. “The rewards are in your head.” As a person that loves technology and has dedicated his life to the covering, opining about, and using it, I hope Wozniak’s words inspire not just engineers, but companies that are looking to do special things. I hope that what Wozniak says so eloquently will resonate in the offices of Dell or the garages of companies we’ve never heard of before. I hope that innovation, that easy premise that we see so tiny of today, will lead this industry forward and become the cornerstone of its development from now on. … source The Digital Home
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The Digital Home Video: Will iTunes become subscription-based?Posted by: admin in Tech NewsWill iTunes become a subscription-based service? I certainly don’t think so. And as always, drop me a line or follow me on Twitter! source The Digital Home With the upcoming release of Spore making just about each gamer’s mouth water, I couldn’t help but wonder if the game will be the greatest of all time. I comprehend that it’s premature to even advocate that a game we haven’t ever played will somehow be the ideal game ever, but with the hype surrounding it and those that are “in the know” saying it’s really that great, it’s easy for all of us to get caught up in that kind of hype. Daniel Terdiman, who writes the over at the Gaming and Culture blog here on CNET, recently interviewed Will Wright to discuss Spore and delve deep into the inner-workings of his mind and his creation. After reading through that interview, a number of things stuck out in my mind. Does Will Wright truly believe that Spore will ideal the Sims franchise? Is Will Wright the industry’s premier innovator and the one man that’ll be able to propel it forward into a new era? And most importantly, will Spore, after the dust settles, be considered the greatest game of all time by the majority of people? … source The Digital Home Will VoIP become the technology of choice for the future of cell phones? I certainly think so. And as always, drop me a line or follow me on Twitter! source The Digital Home |
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