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3:35 PM ET, March 1, 2006

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Ina Fried / ZDNet:
Microsoft sees Dance Dance Revolution in e-mail … Microsoft is looking to make scrolling through e-mail less work for your hands, and more work for your feet.  —  The software maker's research unit has developed a prototype e-mail program in which cubicle dwellers can wade through e-mail and delete messages using their feet.
Discussion: Kotaku and research.microsoft.com
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Mary Jo Foley / microsoft-watch.com:
Microsoft StepUI: No More Couch-Potato Excuses  —  At Microsoft Research's TechFest this week, the company is showing off 155 demonstrations from its five worldwide research labs.  Among the highlights: A foot-powered user interface alternative.  —  Microsoft doesn't believe hands are the only vehicle for driving computers.
Associated Press:
Microsoft Works on Computer Foot Pad
Dave Winer / Dave's Wordpress Blog:
OPML 2.0 Announcement  —  Late last year I wrote a series of RFCs and guidelines on the main OPML website, ideas for improvement of the format and the documentation for OPML.  They were extensively discussed and refined.  In February all this work was rolled into a new format and spec, called OPML 2.0.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Super-Stealth Ether to Launch Tonight  —  Tonight at midnight the doors open (to beta testers) at Ether, the new super-stealth startup that is wholly-owned by the pay-per-call folks at Ingenio.  —  The concept of Ether is straightforward, but it has a massive back end infrastructure (thankfully Ingenio already had it built).
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Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:   Ether to open up services
linuxdevices.com:
Tux-shaped computer runs Linux  —  Acme Systems is shipping a Penguin-shaped case for a tiny SBC (single-board computer) powered by an innovative MCM (multi-chip module) that runs Linux.  The 6.7-inch tall, 30-Euro "Tux Case" houses the company's "Acme Fox," a 2.6 x 2.8-inch, 100-Euro …
Discussion: Engadget, Gizmodo and JD on EP
Associated Press:
Study: Cellphones can impact cockpit devices  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Talking on cellphones or using laptops on an airplane could disrupt cockpit operations, especially global positioning devices that are increasingly being used to help land planes safely, according to a new study.
CNN:
The Next Net 25  —  A new Web revolution is picking up steam, and the next Google or Microsoft could emerge from the companies that are in the vanguard.  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - Things are really crackling in Silicon Valley these days.  There's the frenzied startup action …
Discussion: Digital Backcountry
Lee Gomes / Wall Street Journal:
Web 'Original Content' But Is in for a Surprise  —  There is a new and insidious threat to the World Wide Web: a slowly rising tide of "original content" on Internet sites that is at best worthless, and at worst possibly even dangerously inaccurate.  —  I should know; I've been writing some of the stuff myself.
lik-sang.com:
Nintendo DS Lite Update: Lik Sang takes the Nintendo DS Lite on a Test Ride [Details + Image Gallery]  —  Let there be Lite.  Lik Sang has today received its very first Nintendo DS Lite, which has been shining in our office since this morning (literally).  In this report hereafter …
Discussion: Kotaku, Joystiq, Engadget and Ubergizmo
Blake Snow / Joystiq:
Mac Mini inside a NES  —  We've seen a lot of NES mods, but thisNES with Mac Mini guts is a first for us.  From the article: "Inside you will find simply, a Mac Mini, a DVDwriter, and the IDE to USB 2.0 circuitry... The power button does just what it says, as well as putting the Mac intosleep mode."
T.O. Whenham / mobilemag.com:
MBridge details and photo revealed  —  Unicon Systems boldly calls their MBridge the key to a computer free life.  With all the WiFi wireless features this multimedia bridge has to offer, it will sure make other manufacturers think twice about their next feature sets.
Discussion: Engadget and Gizmodo
MediaPost Publications:
Productivity: Meet, Greet, Then Market  —  THE INTERNET HAS MATURED INTO the most important medium since television.  But the Internet is still evolving, and the latest "killer application" is social engagement, a development paralleled by the rising interest in connection throughout society at large.
J Matthew Buchanan / Promote the Progress®:
Wall Street Journal on the state of patent law: "Blame the Lawyers"  —  oday's edition of the Wall Street Journal includes an op-ed piece on the current state of patent law, entitled "Patently Absurd."  —  You can view the article here (subscription required).  —  The article is an attack on all things patent.
Jasonmatusow / Matusow's Blog:
A Kinder, Gentler IBM - At Least It Sounds Good  —  Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Bob Sutor of IBM and sitting on a panel with him at the Open Source Business Conference.  Bob strikes me as a very intelligent man, and given the constant level of quality in his blog postings …
Discussion: Open Sources …
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp. exploring high-def film rentals  —  NEW YORK — News Corp. is betting that people will pay $25-$30 to watch Fox films at home in high-definition quality via cable and satellite TV 60 days after their theatrical release.  —  Speaking during the second day of the annual Bear Stearns Media Conference …
Discussion: Techdirt and PaidContent.org
Tom Krazit / CNET News.com:
AMD's lawyers call on Skype  —  As part of its ongoing antitrust case against Intel, Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday served Skype with a subpoena demanding documents related to its deal to make one feature in Skype 2.0 available exclusively to Intel users.
Adam Green / Darwinian Web:
Revenge of the M-list  —  I chose this site's title and tagline, because I am fascinated by the social and technical forces causing change on the Internet.  One aspect of that fascination is the role of the blogosphere's A-list.  At first there was a single list covering all bloggers …
 
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support.microsoft.com:
INTRODUCTION  —  Microsoft is releasing a software update …
Discussion: CNET News.com and Bink.nu
John Blossom / Shore Communications Inc.:
Email in the Content World - Growing but Dying?
Nate Mook / betanews.com:
Interview: A Look Inside Paint.NET
blizzard.com:
SPANISH VERSION OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT® IN DEVELOPMENT
Discussion: Joystiq and Clickable Culture
investor.google.com:
Google Press Statement
Greg Sterling / The Kelsey Group Blog:
Newspapers Should Move Faster Part II
Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:
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Pat McCarthy / Conversion Rater:
Miva to Launch Contextual Network
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Valleywag:
Gorgeous Google Gals: The tournament begins
Discussion: JD on EP and The Blog 50
Reuters:
Sony sets date for rollout of next-generation DVDs
Associated Press:
Yahoo sues former workers, alleging trade secrets were stolen
Owen Thomas / CNN:
Apple's big news: Lights, camera, Mac-tion!
Discussion: Things That
Martyn Williams / Techworld.com:
Vodafone shows face recognition phone
Discussion: TechSpot
Simon Hayes / NEWS.com.au:
Copyright makes web a turn-off
Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Senators back new broadband taxes
 

 
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