AlternaGeek Episode 16: Got Gadgets?

 

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AlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 16 for the week of October 1st, 2007
Featuring Linuxchic, Code Ninja and TechMonkey.

What do refridgerators, iPods and smart phones have in common? It’s all stuff we bought this week. For this episode Linuxchic reviews her new iPod Touch and how she ultimately shared her music library from linux into iTunes, Code Ninja reviews his new xv6700 smart phone and tells us why he went to a Windows phone, and TechMonkey shows off his gadget impulse restraint with a practical purchase, a new refrigerator.

We also discuss OpenMoko, the Qtopia Greenphone, and the Apple iPhone drama.

Additional Links:

mt-daapd (Firefly)
A helpful howto for getting mt-dappd working on Ubuntu
Encoding video to mp4 format on Ubuntu linux

Apps for the Windows smartphones:

http://www.pocketputty.net/
http://www.octro.com/
http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/
http://pocketirc.com/

Click here to download this episode in .ogg format