DL.TV: March 14, 2006 Archives

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DL.TV episode 43 streamed live Tuesday, March 14th (not 4th), 2006 at 4:00PM PST.

Here's the deets:

The Warner Bros. HD-DVD launch slipped The hardware launch is still on track for late March.
Sony PS3 shipdate: November. Unless it slips too.
Is anybody shipping on time? still Bilu-ray is still on track for late May.
Cingular, T-Mobile have suspended RAZR sales until a glitch is fixed, says Infoworld.
WinXP runing on Intel Macs... maybe. Check out the story ArsTechnica.
Read the review of the Sirius S50. A great way to record Sirius/an OK MP3 player.
Live.com Part Three: we like Live.com . Really.
Especially Windows Live Local (beta), aka, the maps. And the customization.
The search on Live.com? Not so great. Yet. It is in beta. The macros and toolbar have some serious potential. To Live.com's credit, our cruddy IP connection made for the on air demo rougher than it shoulda been.
It's not in beta, and Google's personalized home page ran a bit better.
Scotchbrite mods... part one: Adam Podnar's website shows how to get that brushed aluminum look on your iPod. (We shoulda given Adam props on air!) What's even cooler is what Nathan Otis did with his iPod: a flame design! Check Wired's summary of how Nathan made iRule. (And check the original thread on iLounge.)
Viewer questions:
Holographic storage: Will it be shipping this year? We're learning a lot about this. We thought "no" but we might be dead wrong. More on Thursday.
How good is VWB's MediaReady 500 Home Theater PC? Not so good: Robert reviewed it for PCMag, and suffered.
What's the best place in San Francisco to get a beer on St. Patrick's Day? Um... ask us where to get the best price on processors.
Connecting an MP3 player to your car stereo was in Episode 41.