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Zune HD review

05 Aug

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On May 26, 2009, Microsoft officially announced plans to release a touch-screen version of the Zune portable media player, intended to compete with Apple’s iPod Touch. The new device is called the Zune HD, and offers several features not found on the iPod Touch, including an OLED display, HD radio, and high-definition video playback (using an optional dock accessory). Long-standing Zune features, such as a photo viewer, games, podcast management, and Zune Pass music subscription integration, will continue to be supported, as well.

The Zune HD will be the first Zune to include an Internet Explorer Web browser, complementing its other Wi-Fi features (song sharing, Channel streaming, and Zune Marketplace browsing). The Zune HD’s browser is optimized for the touch screen with an onscreen keyboard, but there’s no word on whether it will be capable of streaming Flash media (used by sites such as YouTube and Pandora), a capability that is currently lacking in the Safari browser for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Microsoft also unveiled plans to dramatically beef up the video download selection of its Zune Marketplace online store, and use the improved storefront to power the movie and TV downloads available to the Xbox gaming console. No word yet on whether the new storefront will support movie rentals that can be transferred to Zune hardware (similar to iTunes movie rentals), but Microsoft has already proven very capable of managing media DRM with its Zune Pass subscription music service.

The Zune HD isn’t the first MP3 player to offer a 3.3-inch touch-screen OLED display or high-definition video output, but it is one of the first portable audio devices with announced plans for an HD radio tuner. Beyond the added fidelity of HD radio, the format also lends itself well to transmitting artist and song data, which is useful for the Zune’s existing FM radio song-tagging and download feature.

There’s still plenty we don’t know about the Zune HD, such as pricing, capacity, or color options. Given the Zune’s history, it’s fair to assume the Zune HD will be priced aggressively against the iPod, and include more flexibility when it comes to colors and personalization. Statements made to News.com’s Ina Fried suggest that the Zune HD may be priced substantially less than the iPod Touch, as evidenced by Microsoft’s plan to discontinue its current line of low-priced Flash memory-based Zunes (priced between $99-$199) while retaining its hard-drive-based model ($249). A low-cost Zune HD would also put the product on par with other non-iPod touch-screen-based MP3 players on the market, such as the Samsung P3, the Cowon S9, or the Iriver Spinn.

Look for the Zune HD to hit store shelves in the fall of 2009.

Source: cnet.com

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Test: Apple Ipod Touch

29 Jul

Apple kom med flere nye iPod-modeller nylig. Vi har alt testet iPod classic, og nå står iPod touch for tur. Kort fortalt er iPod touch en iPhone uten telefon. Eller en “i” som noen spøkefullt kaller den (iPhone – phone, eh?). Den ser ut som en iPhone, er omtrent like stor og har omtrent samme nydelige skjermen som iPhone.

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Som alt annet Apple lager, er den pakket inn som et liten juvel. Lekker eske, fikse løsninger. Øverst i esken ligger en enhet som er 11 x 6 cm, og bare 8 mm tykk.

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Sammenlignet med en Nokia N95, fremstår N95 som en murstein. De kan selvsagt ikke sammenlignes i det hele tatt, men det sier litt om størrelsen (Nokia N95 vs iPhone finner du et annet sted på NRKbeta).

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iPod touch er først og fremst to ting: En musikkspiller og et lite surfebrett. La oss se på det siste først. iPod touch har Apples nettleser Safari, og med innebygd Wifi går det raskt å laste opp nettsider. Og i motsetning til på de fleste andre mobiltelefoner er det de normale nettsidene du ser, de samme sidene som du ser på datamaskinen din.

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Unntaket er faktisk Dagbladet.no som insisterer på å servere iPod touch wap-sidene sine, uansett hva man gjør. VG, Aftenposten og NRK.no oppfører seg ordentlig.

Du scroller ved å sveipe fingeren oppover på skjermen, zoomer inn enten ved å “klype utover” eller dobbelt-tappe. Det funker veldig fint, og etter noen timers bruk sitter i hvertfall undertegnende med en sterk trang til å ha multitouch på laptopen. Å bruke fingrene til å zoome og scrolle er intuitivt og enkelt.

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iPod touch har akselometere som registerer når du snur skjermen, så da vipper nettsiden over i bredformat. Dette gjelder også når du hører på musikk. Mens filmer vises alltid i liggende bredformat. YouTube har en egen knapp på skjermen. Apple konverterer YouTube-videoene fra Flash video til H.264 (det må jo være en sinnsyk jobb?!), og visningen på iPod touch er rask og uten problemer. Du kan bokmerke videoene spesielt for iPoden din, for raskt å hente dem fram senere.

Andre videoer du legger inn i iTunes kan konverteres og synces over. Ditto med videopodkaster. Dessverre vil minnet på 16 GB raskt fylles opp om du dytter video på video inn på iPoden.

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Så Safari og YouTube er de to første ikonene på skjermen. Deretter følger kalender, kontakter, klokke og kalkulator. Disse applikasjonene gjør det de skal, viser kalenderen din og kontaktene osv. Pussig nok kan man ikke legge inn avtaler i kalenderen på farten, noe som er ubrukelig. Steve Jobs har derimot i en e-post til en bruker lovt at dette er en feil, som fikses snart.

Julegave til mormor

Nederst på skjermen finner du det du selv har lagt inn av musikk, video og bilder, samt link til den nye iTunes-butikken på Wifi. Om du skal gi en eldre slektning en julegave som virkelig røsker i år, gi han/henne en iPod touch proppet full av bilder av barnebarna. Skjermen er knallskarp, og navigeringen er genial. Sveip fra bilde til bilde. Knip utover for å zoome inn, innover for å zoome ut. Ikke noe knapper eller penner som forsvinner. Dette er minnealbum på stereoider, med en brukervennlighet som overgår alt annet du finner på markedet.

Video funker som forventet. Skjermen er sylskarp men til video blir den for liten for min smak.

Musikkdelen er som på iPod, bare enda mere konfekt.

iTunes på Wifi

Til slutt: iTunes-butikken på Wifi. Oioioi. Advarsel: Dette er risikable saker. Det er nemlig skummelt enkelt å kjøpe musikk.

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Et lite klikk på prisen, et lite klikk til på “buy this?” – så hopper låten ned i innlastingskøen og lastes ned til iPoden. Det går fort, og neste gang du syncer iPoden laster du ned musikken til datamaskinen. Her er det fort gjort å kjøpe seg helt bort.

iTunesbakrus

Og mens vi er inne på det så introduserer vi uttrykket “iTunesbakrus”. Det er når du er på fest, trenger noe kulere musikk enn verten har, vipper opp iPoden og begynner å kjøpe musikk. Etter et par vellykkede nedlastinger vil vennene din prøve den fine dingsen. Og før kvelden er over…

Neste uke får du kredittkortutskrift fra Apple Inc. hvor det står at du har kjøpt 82 låter á kr. 8,-.

Konklusjon

Om du trenger en lekker iPod til musikk og surfing, er iPod touch et bra valg. Og den er nydelig til å se bilder på. Du kan koble på en videokabel og vise bilder på TVen. Grensesnittet er revolusjonerende og Apple ligger milevis foran konkurrentene på denne delen. Som en liten maskin til å surfe på nettet er den også perfekt. Stikk innom butikken og prøv Facebooks iPhone-formaterte side på iphone.facebook.com, og du kan fort risikere og komme ut med en iPod touch i lomma.

16 GB er dessverre for lite. Apple bør snarest utstyre en iPod med stor harddisk med multitouch-skjerm. En iPod med 250 GB og skjermen til iPod touch, da har du den perfekte musikkboksen.

iPod touch koster rundt kr. 2 500 for 8 GB, og 3 300 for 16 GB. Og finnes i butikkene nå

 
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Digital activism on YouTube

22 Jul

Activism today isn’t limited to picket lines and marches on the Mall — people have taken their movements to the web, and YouTube has become an important platform for exposure. Every day, people use YouTube to fight for causes, whether they’re hunger-striking celebrities like Mia Farrow, or 9-year-olds trying to save the neighborhood kickball lot from destruction. On Citizentube, our YouTube blog that chronicles the way people use video to change the world, we’ve seen digital activists use YouTube in three basic ways: to shine a light on issues that need more exposure, to drive action around causes they care about, and to create connections between people and organizations that share their desire to make a difference.

Some of the most compelling videos we see are those that spotlight important issues that aren’t being covered in the mainstream media. Witness, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to document human rights abuses around the world through video, offers an excellent example — this video from their YouTube channel chronicles the clashes between the Burmese military and rural ethnic minorities. Invisiblepeople.tv, a relative newcomer to YouTube, is taking a similar approach by tackling a more domestic issue: homelessness. This summer, the group is traveling across America to document the real, unedited stories of people living on the streets, in tent communes and in cars — and posting all of the footage to their YouTube channel. And of course we’ve seen protesters in Iran, China and elsewhere use YouTube to amplify their causes far beyond national borders.

Other individuals and nonprofits are using YouTube as a direct advocacy tool, experimenting with ways to drive action from their videos to a particular cause. And we’re building new products to make it even easier for them to do this effectively. For example, in March, we launched a tool called “Call to Action,” which allows nonprofit organizations to drive traffic from an in-video overlay to an off-site page where they can collect donations, signatures or email addresses. Shortly after launch, to commemorate World Water Day, we featured a video from charity:water on the YouTube homepage that used a call-to-action overlay to encourage YouTube users to donate money to build wells and provide clean, safe drinking water for those who don’t have it. Through YouTube, charity:water was able to raise over $10,000 in one day — enough to build two brand-new wells in the Central African Republic and give over 150 people clean drinking water for 20 years.

Yet some of the most innovative uses of YouTube for digital activism are those that leverage the communities that exist on YouTube around particular causes. YouTube is inherently a social experience and many of our users are hungry to partner and collaborate with others who share their passions. Last December, popular YouTube users the Vlogbrothers launched the “Project for Awesome,” a campaign which asked fellow budding change-makers to make videos about their favorite charities. Over 1,200 people joined the effort to promote their cause of choice. And just a few weeks ago, in partnership with President Obama’s launch of serve.gov, we created “Video Volunteers“, a new platform on YouTube which connects nonprofits that lack video resources with proven video-makers who want to use their skills to do good. There are already hundreds of posts from nonprofits seeking help on the Video Volunteers YouTube channel, so if you’re interested in creating a video for an organization, head over to the channel now and find a cause you care about.

Activism is constantly evolving on YouTube, so we’ll keep posting fresh accounts of how citizens and nonprofits are changing the world, one video at a time, on Citizentube.

 
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Google accounts on Twitter

22 Jul

Like lots of you, we’ve been drawn into Twitter this year. After all, we’re all about frequent updates ourselves, and there’s lots happening around here that we want to share with you. Of course, we enjoy watching, and contributing to, the tweetstream (we hope you find our tweets useful, too). Because there are many programs and initiatives across the company, we’ve got a number of active accounts. Here’s a list of the current ones. We’ll update this list from time to time.

twitter.com/Google – our central account
twitter.com/Blogger – for Blogger fans
twitter.com/GoogleCalendar – user tips & updates
twitter.com/GoogleImages – news, tips, tricks on our visual image search
twitter.com/GoogleNews – latest headlines via Google News
twitter.com/GoogleReader – from our feed reader team
twitter.com/GoogleVoice – updates & info on Google Voice*
twitter.com/iGoogle – news & notes from Google’s personalized homepage
twitter.com/GoogleStudents – news of interest to students using Google
twitter.com/YouTube – for YouTube fans
twitter.com/YouTubeES – en Espanol
twitter.com/GoogleAtWork – solutions for IT and workplace productivity

Geo-related
twitter.com/SketchUp – Google SketchUp news
twitter.com/3DWH – SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse
twitter.com/Modelyourtown – 3D modeling to build your favorite places
twitter.com/EarthOutreach – Earth & Maps tools for nonprofits & orgs
twitter.com/GoogleEarth – updates from the Google Earth team*
twitter.com/GoogleMaps – uses, tips, mashups
twitter.com/GoogleSkyMap -Android app for the night sky

Ads-related
twitter.com/AdSense – for online publishers
twitter.com/AdWordsHelper – looking out for AdWords questions and tech issues
twitter.com/AdWordsProSarah – Google Guide for AdWords Help Forum
twitter.com/GoogleAnalytics – insights for website effectiveness
twitter.com/GoogleAdBuilder – re building display ads
twitter.com/GoogleAdManager – info on managing online ads & inventory*
twitter.com/GoogleAffiliate – info for publishers from Google network advertisers*
twitter.com/GoogleRetail – for retail advertisers
twitter.com/GoogleTVAds – info on our digital system for more measurable TV advertising*
twitter.com/TechnologyUK – for U.K. tech advertisers
twitter.com/UKretail – for U.K. retail advertisers
twitter.com/creativesandbox – for advertising agencies*
twitter.com/InsideAdWordsDE – for German AdWords customers
twitter.com/GoogleAgencyDE – for German ad agencies
twitter.com/AdSensePT – info for Portuguese-language publishers
twitter.com/AdWordsRussia – AdWords news & tips in Russian
twitter.com/DentroDeAdWords – Spanish updates from the Inside AdWords blog
twitter.com/AdWordsAPI – AdWords API tips

Developer & technical
twitter.com/GoogleResearch – from our research scientists
twitter.com/GoogleWMC – Google Webmaster Central
twitter.com/GoogleCode – latest updates for Google developer products
twitter.com/GoogleData – Data APIs provide a standard protocol for reading and writing web data
twitter.com/app_engine – web apps run on Google infrastructure
twitter.com/DataLiberation – our initiative for complete import/export of all data
twitter.com/GoogleMapsAPI – about using Google Maps embedded in websites
twitter.com/GoogleIO – Google’s largest annual developer event

Culture, People
twitter.com/googletalks – notes from our @Google speaker series
twitter.com/googlejobs – the voice of Google recruiters

Country or Region
twitter.com/googlearabia – news from the Google Arabia Blog*
twitter.com/googledownunder – Google activities in Australia & New Zealand

twitter.com/googlebrasil – News & info for Brasil*
twitter.com/googlecanada – News & notes from Google Canada*
twitter.com/GoogleDE – Google in Germany
twitter.com/GoogleKorea – News & notes in Korean*
twitter.com/GoogleLatAm – Latin America (en Espanol)
twitter.com/GooglePolicyIt – Notes on Google policy issues in Italy
 
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