MP3
So you want to buy an MP3 player? Normally you’d have two questions ahead of you:
- Do you want the Shuffle, Nano, Classic or Touch? and
- What colour would you like?
Many people believe iPod and MP3 Player are synonymous, but there are many other MP3 manufacturers out there that have some interesting features that you should be aware of before picking up your next MP3 Player. This is not to knock the market leader, the iPod, but let’s just keep all our options open. Here are some cool new features in some MP3 players that are available today:
New interfaces are tough to come by. I spent several days recently with Apple’s iPod Touch. It has an entirely new interface, which it shares with its more press-worthy sibling, the iPhone, which we are still waiting for in Canada.
For both the Touch and iPhone, Apple has developed an interface they are calling Multi-Touch. It is a touch screen that also understands gestures. For example sliding your finger will cause a different action than merely tapping. This opens up entirely new concepts of navigation and control.
One of the frustrations I have with the whole computing scene is the fact we are for the most part interfacing with our computers exactly the same way we did back in the late ‘80s.
Think about it, Apple (through Xerox) released the Macintosh (after the failed Lisa) and the graphical user interface was delivered to the mainstream. We were introduced to the mouse, to the desktop, to “point and click”, and ease of use became the buzzword.
Productivity & Protection
Season 6, Episode 16
Original air date: 07/26/2008
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Original Airdate: January 26, 2008
Feeling overwhelmed with the task of maintaining & protecting your PC? Steve will take you through Windows Live One Care, a new approach to protection for your computer that's more than just anti-virus software. Windows Live OneCare will care for all your security and maintenance issues in one easy to manage, and easy to use convenient package.
Steve will also look at a few tools and techniques to help you increase your productivity. He shows us the difference between the most common email technologies, demonstrates the advantages and disadvantages of such options as POP and web based mail, and helps us choose the best option for our particular lifestyle. Once you have an email system in place, Steve walks you the next step, choosing a calendar and explains why you need to back it up.
All About iPods
Season 6, Episode 12
Original air date: 06/28/2008
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I can't keep quiet anymore! The brilliant business performance by the band Radiohead has created such a compelling story that I need to discuss it.
If you have not heard Radiohead, a very popular band (one of my favorites) decided to throw caution to the wind, trust their marketing instinct, the common decency of their fans, the internet gods and voodoo to break the mold.
Their newest album, "In Rainbows" was released as an Internet only download. Not only did they thumb their noses at traditional publishing - including the newest forms such as iTunes - but they also completely ignored "common sense"!
Instead of fixing a price to their release, they said to their fans "pay us whatever seems fair" . If that number is zero, it doesn't matter, you can still download a legal copy of the CD. Pay $5.00 if you want, or $12.00 - whatever YOU think is fair.
It was a brilliant leap of faith. A brilliant concept and it turned Radiohead from a good band, into internet visionaries.
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Do Everything
Season 6, Episode 6
Original air date: 05/17/2008
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Original Airdate: November 3, 2007
This week Steve looks at the HP Pavilion HDX – a high end notebook that doubles as your home computer and entertainment centre. Steve also shows you Symantec’s new Norton 360, an integrated solution to keep your computer happy and healthy. Plus we look at Clarion's DXZ475MP stereo, which allows you to play your iPod tunes through your car speakers.
Looking at Linux
Season 5, Episode 16
Original air date: 01/13/2007
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A new day has dawned at Dotto Tech: Steve extols the virtues of Linux, a free operating system that is no longer only for the advanced computer geek. Also, the self-confessed “navigationally-challenged” Caroline shows off Delphi’s NAV200, a handheld GPS navigational tool.
Holiday Gift Ideas
Season 5, Episode 12
Original air date: 12/16/2006
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Christmas is coming, and Dotto Claus has a sack full of useful techno products. First up are universal remotes from Logitech. Program and manage tasks for all your components with software on your PC. Steve also looks at the Harmony 1000 & 720, Wirelessly HP, ADS's Instant Music and more...
Yak Attack
Season 4, Episode 11
Original air date: 11/07/2005
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Vonage VOIP
More and more people are using the internet to replace their traditional phone services. Vonage is the leading provider of Voice Over IP or Voip service here in Canada, and we are going to give you a run down this week of how their services work and give you some answers to common questions or concerns with this new technology.
V-Tech Cordless Phone
OK ... who would have guessed that we would ever show a cordless phone on Dotto Tech? Well when we came across the V-Tech i5858 5.8GHz phone, it was just so cool we had to show it to you. The feature that brought this phone into the Dotto Tech realm is a USB attachment and software so that you can manage your phone through your computer. All the cool features that cell phone users have been enjoying for years are now available in your home. Custom ring tones, colour photos and phone book memory all configurable from your PC, very nice design, hats off to V-Tech for a brilliant upgrade to an old classic.
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iTunes
We have talked about iTunes before on this show, given you the basics of who it is and what it does. Today we are going to take it a step further, get under the hood so to say and really see what makes iTunes and its partner the iPod the most popular music solution for PC and Mac users alike.
