AI, Mobile, and Eveything Around the Cloud

Please indulge me while I get into what the Zune HD is. Zune HD is Microsoft's stunning answer to the iPod Touch with a well built body, interface, and OLED screen. There is not much more go to on at this time as a lot of information are still lacking and demos are limited to a special few (Gizmodo has a video). A few points about the "first" impressions from Gizmodo as mentioned in Appleinsider's post.  I'm looking at my iPod Touch here and I don't see how the Zune HD has a better looking form than than the Touch.  Far from it.  First of the all, the Touch body is has nice curves, no screws, and quite responsive.  The Zune HD as it is now has screws, thicker body, and it's got that original aweful brown hue. First of all, let's get this out of the way. HD for the Zune HD doesn't mean the video is HD quality.  It's got HD radio.  Done.  Let's move on. Now, this is the first looks anyone has is very subjective and Microsoft showed t...

Did you know this? Hulu made available today their desktop application for Mac and Windows computers to watch video directly without going through the browsers. Here's the link to get it: Hulu Desktop . Downloading as I'm writing this. Here's a short FAQ I took from their site about this: How is Hulu Desktop different from Hulu.com? Hulu Desktop runs directly on your computer and does not require a web browser. It provides an alternate way to browse and view content from the Hulu Library. Is the same content on Hulu.com available on Hulu Desktop? Generally speaking the Hulu library on Hulu.com will be available through Hulu Desktop. While our goal is to have the same content library available on through all of our distribution channels, we work together with our partners to determine availability of their content on these various channels. Do I need and account to use Hulu Desktop? No account is required to use Hulu Desktop, just download and enjoy. Can I access my profi...