Bytecast Weekly

Roku Netflix Player to have HD by 2009

Mike — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:01:15 +0000

According to this article from Engadget, the Roku Netflix Player could be streaming HD content by the end of the year. We discussed this possibility during episode 5. This article also mentions that the Roku developers are adding another new feature that will “blow your minds”. Could it be, Hulu?

For more information, Mike has posted his review of the Roku Netflix Player.

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Postponed

Matt — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:39:35 +0000

Sorry, this week’s episode has been postponed due to Mike’s big move to Chicago. We will be recording tonight, with an amazing double episode chock full of tech news. We are also listed in the Zune Marketplace now. If you’d like to subscribe, just do a search for Bytecast Weekly in the Zune Software. Thanks everyone for listening!

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Follow Apple Announcements

Mike — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:46:10 +0000

As discussed in episode 10, Apple will be announcing iPod price cuts and upgrades TODAY. To receive fresh updates on the meetings, go here.

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Paranoia Ensues

Mike — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:53:56 +0000

The ‘Google Paranoia’ discussed in episode 9 isn’t an unpopular topic. See Matt Cutts‘ (Google Spam Engineer) responses to the concerns below:

Google does not want rights to things you do using Chrome
Preventing paranoia: when does Google Chrome talk to Google.com?
Questions to common Google Chrome Objections

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Mike — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:18:45 +0000

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Jerry Seinfeld’s Computer

Mike — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:01:46 +0000

As discussed on episode 8 of Bytecast Weekly, Jerry Seinfeld, the new Microsoft $10 million man, had an Apple computer on his desk throughout the series of Seinfeld.

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