You may have heard of HDTV, the logo of which crawls across the bottom of the tv screen at the beginning of JAG. It means "high definition television". I know 'cause I got dragged to Circuit City a few weeks ago and they had a whole bunch of those sets. Not only can you not afford it this year, you can safely assume that you'll never shell out the extra cash for the special version of cable you have to get to see the HDTV signal, so bump that. Fortunately, someone had the good sense to answer the one burning question you'd have about this new technology: "Which celebrities look hot and which ones look tore the hell up on HDTV?" .
Like you technophobe,I don't have an iPod, although I'll probably want one some time in our bleak robo-future. But for now, I can take comfort in the fact that I'm not missing much in the world of podcasting (save for 'FMU of course...). From what I've gathered, podcasting hasn't gone much beyond the archived podcasts of an ongoing game of Dungeons and Dragons , people in their carpools making small talk, and some guy getting his ass waxed (mp3) Signing off from my dial-up! xoxo
You light up my dim view of the future like a candle (which I still use over conventional lighting, by preference, even to work at the *geesh* computer). Not a technophobe, myself -- more of a technogrinch or (since that role has forever been tainted) a technocurmudgeon (though the term lacks that certain linguistic liquidity).
+ cell phone: not no but heck no (but probably not forever)
+ iPod: when pigs fly
+ HDTV: now, here's where I find favor with broadband (not to mention the fact that it's my main line to WFMU). Why don't they come-up Interesting Programming Television (IPTV)? The "IP" is much more attractive sounding than the "HD" prefix which makes it sound like there's an SUV prerequisite for "getting" the boob tube job. And as for definition, my rabbit ears are clear as Webster on the fact that there's precious little worth actually seeing on TV in the first place. Finally, the reality of IPTV will come into fruition like so many weeds around the "HD" Chevy on blocks in the front yard as the increasingly popular news feeds and movies, via the internet, bring the whole line of Swanson favorites in tow.
Posted by: Zach in Philly | April 30, 2005 at 11:43 AM
Your friendly neighborhood KenzoDB developer:
- Cell phone: HELL NO.
- iPod: NEVER.
- Power tools for lawn mowing? NO WAY.
- TV: OF COURSE NOT.
- Computer: Went years without one (there are so many spare computers in the world - does everyone really need to own their own? Again and again every 3 years? ABSURD).
- Podcasting my own radio program: I sheepishly do so and it embarasses me to use the word "Podcasting" - I was already making my MP3's available for downloading.
I move for a new term: PLoDCASTING. (PLoD = Portable Listening Device) OK, I don't really know what to do with that o.
- Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza
Posted by: Kenzo | May 03, 2005 at 02:15 PM
Go here for some HD images. http://www.feldoncentral.com/hdtv/
Posted by: Jeff T | May 06, 2005 at 01:40 AM