Archive for October, 2009
Dr. Espling always told me I had something with this site, and I always took it with a grain of salt. That I had something that the groups would want to promote through, something to make the site bigger. One day, in September 2006, I received an email from about interviewing some Suburban Noize artists. It was a surprise. So here was me, the guy who hated the sound of his own voice, setup with his first ever interview (of the audio nature) with Potluck. At the time, I was just introduced to the group via several shows that came through Pittsburgh and the Gathering with them in opening slots and I was digging them.
I didn’t really follow up on this concept. I started an account on Talkshoe for it and really just left it on the side as I was busy with other projects. On a whim, I checked my stats and found that oneinterview had hundreds of hits monthly. Without promotion or fresh content. 8 months later, I had a fantastic interview with Dogboy, who was hopped up on several Rockstar drinks, and was on a roll. I had the fortune to talk to 2 of the 3 Kottonmouth Kings. Talk politics with Daddy X. Talk with Daddy Long Legs. Had Marz call Violent J a dick right before me on tape. Had Big B show us and my wife his junk while I interviewed Jered from hed pe. Discover that The Dirtball and my wife share Political Science secondary majors. Had Saint Dog go nuts over our site name. Psycho Jesus almost got hit by a car during our interview, and went on about Mario Kart.
In the process, I wanted to make sure to give the underground a big rub by interviewing them right alongside the big hitters on the itunes stream. Whitney Peyton, Crash, H8Trid, Myztery N Sneek, Shaky Shake, No Clue, and so many more.
After all of this, don’t think that the interviews and fun will end along with this site. whoever continues the name of WPAJ will have an in to talk to these guys, and I’m bringing the Rolodex with me to the new music project. We may not be the best of interviewers, but you can’t say we didn’t put it down for the last 3 years. I’ve learned a lot in that time, and hope to take that knowledge on with me.
For 8 years, I’ve run a site called WesternPAJuggalos.com. A fan site for “Juggalos”. Fans of Insane Clown Posse and their line of music. On November 15, I’m closing the site to make room for future projects. So I’ve been inspired to create a countdown after talking to some people at Podcamp Pittsburgh 4 that were in similar situations.
I didn’t get a chance to really get a pumpkin to carve and get into the Halloween spirit with all of the work and Podcamp and such this October. So I decided to start scouting the iPhone store for some (free) Halloween fun…
iGlowStick.It’s a glow stick. You shake it, and it turns a color with Halloween icons on it. Right. Well, hope there’s some techno music at V-Rock’s party.
I told you!
Halloween Box. That I can tell, this is the official “Halloween Story” that you can read. And send to a friend. And that’s really it.
Top 100 Songs for Halloween. An app based around a themed playlist for Halloween tracks. Note: Had some issues going back to find this one. Could have been pulled for having an in store music purchasing thing. )
Halloween Sounds. Basically what it sounds like. Could be fun.
Halloween Photo. Picture fun is what the iPhone is about. For instance, I revealed our cat, Sampson, as the man eatinng Hell-cat he really is…
Crazy Snowboard Halloween Lite. This is a Themed demo of a snowboarding game. Nothing crazy. Just themed for the holiday.
The Jigsaw Voice has some robust options
Saw VI. It’s a lot of movie promo stuff. but the biggest find here is the “Jigsaw Your Voice” aspect. Check out my revelation of Jigsaw’s love for Bucca Di Beppo!
Halloween Hotties Backgrounds Free Edition. Pictures of sexy girls in costumes. And some prompts to buy their video access app. Great for knowing what’s NOT going to be at your local Halloween party (unless it’s an Awesome Gay Halloween party, so NBC tells me…
I challenge you to creap me out more than this app does this Halloween...
iSpinIT Halloween Edition Free Edition. Sort of like the above app. But they’re 3D sexy girls you can spin. And save for background. I suppose for all the guys who loved Tomb Raiders….polygons…
So. Another Halloween aspect that can go digital. I wonder if there will be anything good for Thanksgiving before we’re buried in elf bowling and snow globe apps…
This past Monday, Geocities finally closed it’s doors, and it’s like a piece of you is dead. When I discovered this thing called the internet in 1997 on my OG IBM Aptiva C66 and blazing 33.6 modem. At some point, I discovered this Geocities. It’s neighborhoods were so comforting. It’s tools and widgets (whatever it was called back then) were a great way to start getting some functionality. And the animated GIFs. Oh, those GIFS. Not to mention the glorious MIDI music. My ears still ring with that sweet, sweet sound. My first experiences posting pictures and early “blog” content in the most unorganized of fashions, I’m sure. I loved the access of this free website until I was unhappy with the overlays at one point, switching to Tripod.
So I give you…an homage to GeoCities…
In an effort to write “what I know” I thought I’d start a new series on here for Podcasters. I’ve been doing Podcasts for four years, and streaming radio for at least a year previous to that, and have started from the simplest of PC microphones to a studio where I’m surrounded by equipment I’ve built up from spare computers and parts. Over the course of this, and in projects in the future, I’m always experimenting and building on what I know and have available. Please let me know if you find these sort of articles helpful.
A few weeks ago, I was introduced to Dropbox. It’s one of those things that had, and still does, come up on plenty of the podcasts I listen to, and blogs I read. Since then, I’ve started to integrate it into our work with the Wrestling Mayhem Show. Dropbox is a product that sets a folder up on your computer (Mac, Windows, or Linux. I use it on all three platforms). Whatever you put in that folder gets uploaded immediately, and synced to every other computer with a connected Dropbox folder.
I’ve integrated this by storing the Wrestling Mayhem Show’s assets in this folder. For our case, we have show intros, outros, weekly music, best of clips, guest liners, and more files that pertain to the show. This folder is synced up with all of the studio computers (four of them. 2 Windows. 2 Xubuntu), my laptop, and my office iMac. This keeps everything tidy and available in several situations.
- A computer goes down. As with recent problems, sometimes the hand me down hardware I end up building the studio from can fail. Sometimes right in the middle of the show. This gives me the option to load up the assets on a new computer in the studio, and hopefully, carry on (though likely saddling more tasks on already stretched hardware).
- Decentralize your production. Will, aka DJLunchbox, have a folder synced to this. In some cases, we may have downed internet, or have an emergency, during our live broadcasts. This way, he can take over and have all of the assets to broadcast and edit the show without me and my hard drive available to him. This lifts a huge weight on my shoulders that someone else can pick up the slack if something should come up. Important if you’re working with a team on a show and want to adhere to your attempts at a regularly scheduled broadcast.
- Share edit files. Just recently, we started that process of final show production moving over. With some equipment issues this week, the “good edit” ended up on a rather slow (but still useful) 1.3 ghz machine. Being on a different sleep schedule due to our varying work hours, I set the MP3 to render (marking about an hour of processing) straight into the drop box, making it available immediately upon completion to my associate.
- Remote files access. A nice little free iPhone App was released since I started with Dropbox that allows you to see everything in your folder. Granted, there could be files that won’t be able to be viewed on your iPhones, but checking on files that are saving to that folder, updates from your colleagues, or sharing show bites and image assets on the go to people can be rather handy. Files are downloaded on the fly when you select them, if applicable.
I’m using only a 2 GB free account, (though you can get others to join to up that to 3 GB) 50 GB ranks about $10, and goes all the way up to 100 GB. The 2 is enough for my assets right now (after I converted them to MP3), so should be enough for any show to share these sorts of files.
Sorg Mad Mike, and DJLunchbox are here and dressed for the Halloween occasion. We talk about the new Hulk Hogan announcement, the fallout from UFC 104, WWE Bragging Rights, and the rest of the wrestling news.
This is Episode 191 for Tuesday, October 27, 2009. You can get the
episode here on Talkshoe, subscribe, and as always, stay tuned towww.wrestlingmayhemshow.com for the latest! The Wrestling Mayhem Show is recorded live and can be heard/viewed from 8 PM to 10 PM Eastern on Talkshoe.comand Ustream.com. Let us know what you think of the show, and your thoughts on the wrestling world by emailing us at goodtimes@wrestlingmayhemshow.com! Don’t forget you can find links related to the show’s news stories and more at our Delicious Links Page for Episode 191!
Dragonette
“I Get Around” (mp3)
from “Galore”
(I Surrender Records)
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Circulatory System
from “Signal Morning”
(Cloud Recordings)
Egadz!
from “Egadz is Dead”
(Kid Without Radio)
- Garmin has a phone now? This is getting interesting. #
- Put seesmic up so Sis and nephew can read you guys' comments during the Steelers game #
- That right there. That's cause I shook his (Hines Wards') hand Friday night… #
- @MiaAAquino Clarification: I'm pro iphone. I just love the competition. Makes my phone better later… in reply to MiaAAquino #
- Sister keeping tabs on all you twitterers… http://yfrog.com/0cxpaj #
- @MiaAAquino @techburgh VHS. Signed by vanilla Ice himself… in reply to MiaAAquino #
- chachi you ow connie a years salery and its soon to be 2! #
- ok. Ozzy's going to be on RAW soon, and Zakk Wylde is on TNA right now? Coincidence? #
- Though Zakk Wylde doing the national anthem is pretty damn sweet…. #tna #wms #
- I miss TNA for a month and Don West is a promoter??? #wms #tna #
- Hobo disabling initiative: working according to plan… #mayhemfantasyfootballleague #
- Dear, Tenay. Stop using "insider" speak. It's annoying and we're the only ones that know what you mean. thnx, The Mayhem… #tna #
- RT @JeremyBorash: RVD is backstage. Will have Daniels update in a few. #
- California doesn't get enough wrestling if "You screwed Bret" is still in their system. Or there's an influx of Canadians in Irvine… #tna #
- @MadMike4883 All likely. But we can still hope… in reply to MadMike4883 #
- Aw.. Hernandez supports breat cancer awareness (pink wristbands) #tna #
- @RizzIUP The Legends Belt, in concept, is a joke. They don't have the time or writing to make it anything but to me. pls hv gd matches #tna in reply to RizzIUP #
- @MadMike4883 it's rubbing of on him from hanging with Tenay… #tna in reply to MadMike4883 #
- Friend is looking to move to Pittsburgh. Currently works as a radio DJ. Any help finding a suitably related job would be appreciated. #
- Everything I know of anatomy, I learned from wrestling…. ie. I know what a "bread basket" is. Thanks, Gorilla Monsoon! #
- I'm glad hardcore still lives in TNA. #
- @madmike4883 gets 100 more Mayhem points for using @burghbaby & @screamqueendaff in the same tweet…. #
- I still think Kurt Angle stole @docremedy's old gimmick with that stupid rose shirt… #
- @MadMike4883 You've actually watched ECW, right… in reply to MadMike4883 #
- RT @burghseyewife: Please go vote for @burghbaby? CLICK! CLICK! Only takes a second. http://tinyurl.com/yzrqj2b #
- @MadMike4883 just because it's hardcore means it doesn't have to be good. That's how I explain the XPW matches I've seen…………. in reply to MadMike4883 #
- …because nothing says "hot bed of wrestling" like Irvine, CA… #tna #
- Tomorrow's WPAJ countdown post done. Look for that in the morning. Good memories with this project. Heck, 8 years worth… #
- I uploaded a YouTube video — SorgCam: Jeff met Hines Ward http://bit.ly/rNvKL #
- Hello, frost. It's been awhile… #
- WPAJ Countdown Continues: The Juggalo Comedy Show http://bit.ly/1oh0Nw #
- Time for some lunch to strengthen those foreign language problem-solving skills…. #
- I'm more disgusted at this "Christian/business Spam" message I got on Myspace than the dating/porn ones #
- New Venture Bros. FTW!!! PlayOn Adult Swim Plugin More FTW!!!! #
- I'm really enjoying this Carnival angle on Heroes. Anyone with me on this one? I hadn't heard how this season had been received #heroes #
- Moral question: is it ok to watch online streams of television stations? You're still being subjected to their commercials.Is that enough? #
- RT @burghseyewife: Vote @burghbaby Voting Ends Tonight ..Takes 5 Sec .No Need To Register For Anything Just Vote http://bit.ly/2Ryfwv!!!!!!! #
- Trying to make some magic happen. Need a new wand… #
- What happened to Kofi's accent??????? #wwe #
- @drscooter I flashed back to some bad Jamaican jokes from some of our fanmails. Got worried what the punchline would be… #wwe #wms in reply to drscooter #
- Now that's "sophisticated" entertainment…. #wwe #
- @ThromTheBlack I disagree. The PG rating doesn't equal bad wrestling. WWE is universally hotter and more profitable than it has ever been in reply to ThromTheBlack #
- RT @WPAJ: If you hadn't checked it out this morning, we flashed back to the Juggalo Comedy Show of 2004 http://bit.ly/1oh0Nw #
- Thirded RT @woycheck: Seconded – RT @robjdlc: @drscooter if I had more time to spend with a home theater, it would be based on a mac mini #
- Wow. Pymatuning Lake on QED-3. My home area. The causeway featured. #
- @burghbaby so about this pony… #
- @HollyDollyDGAF I don't see you tweet that much in reply to HollyDollyDGAF #
- It's amazing the spam I get when I start talking about cell phones.. http://bit.ly/1Wnnok #
- Enjoying the Comic Book Pitt & Bitch Burgh Super Hero Team Up show from this week. http://bit.ly/3XE2D1 #
- LOL! "If you talked to people the way advertising talked to people, they'd punch you in the face." http://bit.ly/tNNKD #
- @MrDirby all the godaddy codes you'd ever need… http://revision3.com/godaddy in reply to MrDirby #
- Macbooks, iMacs, and Mac Mini's got revamped. That Macbook is looking real tasty for the price…http://bit.ly/haRuG #
- Wow. @burghseyeview is angry on this week's show… #
- @basicksickness Looks like starting at $999. Same prices. New insides and unibody (still plastic) design #newmacbooks in reply to basicksickness #
- Live NOW! http://bit.ly/Z8pHG Ustream & Talkshoe streams and chats on the left side of the page. #
- Good time showing @djlunchbox how I do things, post show, for the last three years. Some relief may be ahead! #
- @jinscho then can we just skip ahead to "Web 2.0" already? in reply to jinscho #
- seeing if anyone in the office has Blackstreet thanks to @douglasderda… #
- TMNT is aquired by Nikelodeon http://bit.ly/Jyr21 #
- Computer. Listen. We need to accomplish something, and we're partners in this task. Let's work together for a change…. #
- RT @MayhemShow: There's a small post from the WPAJ Shutdown Countdown about the roots of where WMS came from today http://bit.ly/3nH17L #
- This is for @creationrex http://bit.ly/K4a7m #
- I often say, driving tests every ten years. Apparently I could use the update, myself…. http://bit.ly/SdgSv #
- Very cool to see Podcamp Cleveland coming along. Another event to add to my calendar. http://www.podcampcleveland.com/ #
- @allthingsnoisy No date up yet that I saw. Just saw a basecamp mention that it was decided and will be up soon. in reply to allthingsnoisy #
- Corrected RT @JustinKownacki:Look again, bottom of page: "PodCamp Cleveland will be held on 5/1/2010 at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center." #
- RT @WPAJ: Published a new post: 23. Chachi Says http://cli.gs/Btge8 #
- Played a little DJ Hero at lunch. It's cool. Not into it enough to buy more controllers. GH 5 is going to be enough for me. #
- Host Your Own Windows 7 Torrenting Party http://sn.im/snqgi #
- @MadMike4883 I'm disturbed that Orton has exposed his butt on tv so much… http://sn.im/snraa #wms #
- RT @MayhemShow: Published a new post: CelebritiesCallYou.com is not your friend… http://cli.gs/snGuX #
- A fine example of those "Internet" Tactical Pants I hear about (thx to Meatshield) http://www.sizeoflife.com/blog/?p=293 #
- It's come to my attention that british accents make wrestling talk…classier… #
- Update: I got a response from my letter earlier today… http://bit.ly/2ImSXE #
- Seeing more anti-windows 7 ads than pro-windows 7. Interesting. #
- @drunkdude69 c'mon, they can't release something named Windows ME again… in reply to drunkdude69 #
- Seeing a Leno monologue at 10 still puts me in a weird time warp that makes me sleepy…. #
- @rebelliousflaw is listening to Pandora. I didn't know cavemen liked 3 Doors Down. #
- @dangreenwald I hate that feeling… in reply to dangreenwald #
- @dangreenwald redundancy in recording is your best friend… in reply to dangreenwald #
- Response to @chachisays & @rebelliousflaw last night. I stop for Apple Commercials… #
- Woah. Editing some OG @JustinKownacki narration today. #
- The Windows 7 Whopper in action http://sn.im/sownu #
- Happy Birthday @momsorg!!! #
- What if…Hulu's speculated new pay system becomes an alt to those that cut cable to still get PPV (movies/events/HBO) #
- Not against Microsoft Stores. More likely to be someone that knows what they're talking about there http://sn.im/sp7o8 #
- Bustin out of work for bday dinner w/ @momsorg #
- I think @rebelliousflaw is cheating at @foursquare #
- I live how we advertise like we haven't had create a wrestler for ten years #wwe #
- Actually. Might boot up SvR08 2nite… #
- Remember when "we" hated tna using their game in entrances? How about a whole ppv ad like Bragging Rights… #wwe #wms #
- This just in: Mike Knox hates abs. Loves bile. #wwe #
- Happy that wwe refers to it as "the igloo". This is going to be a good show Sunday. #
- WWE claims to have a social network with more logged in time than myspace & Twitter. Discuss. #
- Star Wars Uncut is going to be epic: http://bit.ly/25GmAu #
- Came across this freaky part in Vivo streams where it's a room of people watching a session on another stream, and I'm in the shot. #pcpgh4 #
- Sure I'll go to the bank to dispute these charges before a wedding across town. Yeesh! #
- @allthingsnoisy good pizza… in reply to allthingsnoisy #
- 12seconds – Edgar Snyder is NOT nice… http://tiny12.tv/33QK8 #
- First time I've ever heard Happy Birthday sung at a wedding reception. #
- Big Y is a classy guy… http://yfrog.com/0o52ysj #
- @burghbaby I assure you @mayhemshow and it's audience condones these conditions… #
- P p p p p poker face… #
- "I'm surrounded by jaggoffs…" http://yfrog.com/0pf2mfj #
- The best man says he listens to our CD once a week in Texas. Nice! #
- @MadMike4883 listen. Her drink on the floor was inevitable from an errant high five. I attempted to divert the incoming. #partyetiquette in reply to MadMike4883 #
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Mick Foley Took a Barbed Wire Bat to my Soul....
As many of you already know, back on WMS 185, I had a run in with TNACallsYou, and hence, CelebritiesCallYou.com, and, well, everything can be explained in this letter I just sent to several relevant email addresses over at TNA Wrestling….
Update: After sending the following letter to TNA’s info and lisencee emails I found on their site (and no further contact with CelebritiesCallYou.com) I received a notice this evening that my refund is now processing. Squeaky wheel, dude… Props to TNA for the quick response and listening to a concerned fan.
To whom it may concern,
I have recently had a dealing with an organization working with your name and thought it would behoove you to see how they were treating your brand. In September, I received an email from your newsletter for www.tnacallsyou.com. I read the email the day before my friend’s birthday on September 15, and thought it would be a great opportunity to give him a surprise for his day, and have something to check out to talk about on the next edition of my podcast, the Wrestling Mayhem Show. So I logged on, found myself on CelebritiesCallYou.com, and setup a call with your Mick Foley selections and set it for 8 AM the next day. Nothing. I checked with him several times, thinking maybe I entered the wrong time.Irate with the fact that I had been carged 3.99 for relatively nothing, I sent two letters to CelebritiesCallYou.com via their contact form. One email as follows:
Sent to CelebritiesCallYou.com on 5/18 at 6:27“This is the second communication I’ve sent. I used your service on Monday, September 14 for a call to be placed on the 15th, and it was never received, nor my order confirmed. I would like a refund for my charge. Please contact me to clear this up. I used the information included (Michael Sorg; mikesorg@gmail.com) when signing up for the call. Thank you. “I have yet to receive a response, and still hold a charge for the call that did not connect. Being that this company is using you’re wrestlers and brand to market to us, your audience, on your behalf, this appears to be an obvious abuse of your audience. I feel that you need to know what your licensees are doing in your company’s name. I have been very vocal on blogs and podcasts to hundreds of listeners and readers on the scam that is CelebritiesCallYou.com, and not to get involved with it’s TNA related content.
Michael Sorg
I’ve talked a lot over the last four years about Podcasting. How to do it. How to make it worth it. I realize that I had a little practice before we got into this thing called “Podcasting” and already had a great community behind it.
I can’t remember the timeline. I think “Assassin” from over at PAJuggalos.com invited me to have a show on his fledgling streaming radio station. Eventually, we had at least three seperate “stations” and I was “managing” DJ’s from as far away as California. Until this day, I know a guy named “Shady Killa” in Michigan, Fat Tony from Western Ohio, and “DJ Elf” from California. Some names still on my Myspace list to this day. Some I actually had the fortune to meet at the Gathering of the Juggalos over the years.
Our method was simple enough. I, like my cohorts, setup a ShoutCast radio stream, and managed it through that great program called Winamp. I had reservations at first, y’know, since I’ve always hated the sound of my own voice. But I endured for some reason. The server was setup. Schedules were made. Streams were up, down, disappeared. DJ’s came and went, inexplicably. But there were always a good four or so that ran regularly over the time we did this. Auto servers were setup, which was nice to listen to throughout the day. Man. It was really nice when we didn’t have to worry about these “streaming copyright” issues so much.
We managed about 15 simultanious listeners on the server (thanks to that blazing Comcast Cable speed for 2005). It wasn’t a lot, but it was fun to max that out, and open a chat (we experimented with AIM group chats, Java Chats, etc over the time).
At some point, I decided to get on the mic after Monday Night RAW and talk about it. (I was about out of school and working on that job/career thing, so I had some time on my hands.) And eventually, the Wrestling Mayhem Show was born when we discovered Podcasting. This is why we have been big on the “raw and live” format that we hold to this day. Our show was born on the live element and the interaction, so we’ve been practicing this policy longer than most realize.
For 8 years, I’ve run a site called WesternPAJuggalos.com. A fan site for “Juggalos”. Fans of Insane Clown Posse and their line of music. On November 15, I’m closing the site to make room for future projects. So I’ve been inspired to create a countdown after talking to some people at Podcamp Pittsburgh 4 that were in similar situations.
Sorg and DJLunchbox level a barrage of Voicemails and Fanmails at the beginning of the show and answer some tough questions. Then, we are joined by “The Passion” John Thorne to educate ourselves on Absolute Intense Wrestling in Cleveland, and their next show, Dragged to Hell, on October 23. LB then breaks the news on what WWE is doing right on RAW, Shane McMahon’s departure, and we talk Bragging Rights. Then, we are joined by WrestleFan and Mad Mike to talk about TNA Bound for Glory, and what’s being done right and wrong from here on with them.
This is Episode 190 for Tuesday, October 20, 2009. You can get the
Foreign Legion
from “Kidnapper Van – Beats To Rock While Bike-Stealin”
(Insiduous Urban Records, Inc.)
Buy at eMusic
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Crown City Rockers
from “Mission: One”
(Insiduous Urban Records, Inc.)
Left Standing
from “What It Takes”
(Tom Kat Records)
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I don’t know what it is, probably my inner geek getting all crazed, but I like what’s going on in the cell phone realm right now. The amount of gadgetry is exciting, and the fact that it’s becoming more and more accessible everyday for the common person.
Now, I’m an iPhone guy through and through. I haven’t seen much use in Windows Mobile (though my friend Basick feels different about that fact). Blackberry is fantastic for what it does in the business realm, even though I’ve witnessed my coworkers frustrations with them between the Storms, physical keyboards models, and Verizon’s service not even working in our office building. Android is an awesome alternative to iPhone. It’s just too early in it’s development (I didn’t jump on iPhone until 2.0) and T-Mobile has been holding it back on the network side. (Pittsburgh is just now getting 3G through them).
So, if I’ve picked my side, why am I so happy? Being on the massively winning side sucks. Look at Windows. And as long as the iPhone doesn’t completely dominate, there’s a reason to push it to become a better device. We’re all embarassed to have only gotten both MMS and Copy and Paste in the last four months. Both of these rudimentary functions that all of the above mentioned phones have enjoyed for a good long time, I’m sure. Stiffer competition and feature sets will ensure my upgrade path will be clear, and I can migrate all of these games I’ve been playing the last year. (I’m not willing to buy Wolfenstein yet again…)
So why are things different now?
Marketing: Android has been growing as a device. The MyTouch is a smoother device than the G1′s clunky interface. T-Mobile’s run of ads including Jesse James and Whoopi Goldberg are great, but still don’t stick out as much as Sprint’s Palm Pre creapy-harpie-seance-girl-in-a-monk-orgy commercials. Only with Verizon’s “iDevice iDont” does someone with marketing muscle (we all know about the network people that follow you around by now) that can make Android a household name.
Inovation: Garmin has a phone? A GPS centric phone? That Garmin??? ’nuff said.
“Step the eff up” effect: Windows Mobile 6.5 looks nothing like 6.1. Rumors of Microsoft’s “Project Pink” run rampant. Blackberry Storm screams of “me too”, as does the scores of messaging and less than smart phones by Samsung and LG that pretend to be an iPhone with “apps” and fancy touch screen interfaces. No one’s perfect, but it’s got the industry thinking of something more than flippers and sliders.
It’s a great time to be a gadget-head in the cell phone market right now. When my phone does ten times more than my 1993 DOS machine, and at a much smoother click, it’s starting to feel like the future my 12 year old self looked forward to.
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Podcasting guru that's hard at work building a little empire in my corner of the 'net with Sorgatron Media.
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