Technogaze Show Notes - May 17, 2010

Tonight's episode of Technogaze was hosted by Mark Powney and David Allen.

You can hear David on JOY 94.9's "An Awkward Pause", Monday nights from 9pm.

News

Applegaze: Apple and Lala

Lala's Official Site

Lala Wikipedia Entry

CNET: Why does the record industry hate music lockers?

Gizmodo: Does Lala's Shut Down Mean Streaming iTunes Launch?

Barack Obama Doesn't Play X-Box Live

The Age: Obama Laments Tech-driven Distractions

Slashdot: Obama Calls Today's Ubiquitous Gadgets and Information "a Distraction"

CNET: Obama: iPod, iPad Don't Empower

Android 2.2 "Froyo" details emerge

Engadget: Froyo to include USB tethering, wifi hotspot functionality

Engadget: Froyo and Flash run like butter on a Nexus One

Gizmodo: Froyo is 450% faster

Gizmodo: Google Makes Giant Froyo Statue To Feed Android Alien

Side note: Google's major Android releases are named after various delicious delicacies, the release of each major version is accompanied by a statue representing the dessert showing up on Google's campus.

Cellphone Use Leads to Cancer?

Reuters: 1-WHO study has no clear answer on phones and cancer

Google Street View Cars Mistakenly Collect Wifi Data

CNET: Google: Oops, we spied on your Wi-Fi

Engadget: Street View cars mistakenly nabs personal data

BoingBoing: Google: We inadvertently collected personal data

Betty White delivers SNL Ratings thanks to Facebook

New York Times: Betty White Helps Boost Ratings of ‘SNL’

Facebook Group: Betty White to host SNL (please?)!

Home Electronics: Essentials for Powering Our Future

X-10 Wikipedia Page

Smart Meters

Clever Home: X-10 Home Automation

FCC Gives Go-ahead to MPAA Control

Gizmodo: FCC Grants Hollywood Control Over Your TV

Engadget: FCC will let the MPAA disable analog outputs, kind of

Australian iPad Pricing and Mobile Plans

Australian Apple Store iPad Page

ZDNet: Optus Reveals Apple iPad Plans

Gizmodo Australia: Telstra Announces Its Pre-Paid iPad Plans