Coolness Roundup

This week Stephen Schleicher offers some insight into methods for optimizing traffic to your website, and a new feature offered from Google Analytics. But first... * Charlie While fills everyone in on his Boycott Cable Project. This week he talks about building a media PC for the home theater and how a $65 dollar card may be a great solution for you. * eMusic.com Audio Book Recommendation Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michu Kaku A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible—from death rays and force fields to invisibility cloaks—revealing to what extent such technologies might be achievable decades or millennia into the future. One hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of physical possibility. In Physics of the Impossible, the renowned physicist Michio Kaku explores to what extent the technologies and devices of science fiction that are deemed equally impossible today might well become commonplace in the future. From teleportation to telekinesis, Kaku uses the world of science fiction to explore the fundamentals—and the limits—of the laws of physics as we know them today. He ranks the impossible technologies by categories—Class I, II, and III, depending on when they might be achieved, within the next century, millennia, or perhaps never. * And the Rapid Fire Roundup of Cool Products We've Seen During the Week. Sponsors The Coolness Roundup is brought to you by: eMusic - Download 35 free songs from emusic.com/coolnessroundup GoDaddy - use the codes Roundup1, Roundup2, or Roundup3 for additional savings when you check out from GoDaddy.com

This week Stephen Schleicher and Charlie White continue their discussion on digital cameras, this time focusing on camera accessories. But First * Charlie gives everyone an update on his Boycott Cable project, this week focusing on his family's reaction to going without cable. * Stephen brings up the announcement by Apple that you can now download movies from iTunes the same day you can purchase them on DVD. * Charlie reviews the Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS tracker. * Marc writes in to tell about the service he uses to back up all his important data. All this and the Rapid Fire Roundup of Cool Products the gurus of cool have seen during the week. Sponsors The Coolness Roundup is brought to you by: eMusic - Download 35 free songs from emusic.com/coolnessroundup GoDaddy - use the codes Roundup1, Roundup2, or Roundup3 for additional savings when you check out from GoDaddy.com

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This week, Charlie White has an interesting plan to live video disc and cable free for the next three months - only using over the air television signal and downloadable media for his entertainment and informational viewing. But First * Stephen Schleicher talks about some new gear he's picked up for his Sony Z1U HDV camera * Charlie complains about a HD over-the-air-antenna from Pinnacle Systems * The Gurus of Cool discuss the new Red high quality camera line. * Charlie will believe it when he sees it * Stephen is excited that the Scarlet may be a 3K camera for $3,000 All this and the Rapid Fire Roundup of Cool Products the duo have seen during the week. Sponsors The Coolness Roundup is brought to you by: eMusic - Download 35 free songs from emusic.com/coolnessroundup GoDaddy - use the codes Roundup1, Roundup2, or Roundup3 for additional savings when you check out from GoDaddy.com

This week Charlie White and Stephen Schleicher take a look at the recent update to TiVo desktop which promises to let you stream movies seamlessly from your computer to your TiVo. But first * Stephen broke down and purchased a 32GB iPod Touch and loves it, giving it a good review recommendation. Stephen also asks listeners if they notice anything different about his voice now that he is using the Presonus BlueTube Microphone Preamp. * The Gurus of Cool discuss the recently released Dash Express GPS unit that allows two-way communication between the unit and the "mother-ship" and keeps you up to date on traffic conditions. Plus the Rapid Fire Roundup of Cool Products they've seen during the week and more. Sponsors The Coolness Roundup is brought to you by: eMusic - Download 35 free songs from emusic.com/coolnessroundup GoDaddy - use the codes Roundup1, Roundup2, or Roundup3 for additional savings when you check out from GoDaddy.com

This week Charlie White and Stephen Schleicher take a look at Adobe's brand new Photoshop Express - the online image editing software. But first * The duo talk about Comcast's brand new DOCSIS 3.0 internet offer that gives subscribers 50mbps download and 5mbps upload speed for $150 per month. * Charlie reviews a Samsung Blu-Ray/HD DVD player * Stephen tells bloggers why they shouldn't upgrade to Wordpress 2.5 just yet * and the Gurus of Cool talk about some very cool home security cameras for the home or office. Plus the Rapid Fire Roundup of Cool Products they've seen during the week and more! Sponsors The Coolness Roundup is brought to you by: eMusic - Download 35 free songs from emusic.com/coolnessroundup GoDaddy - use the codes Roundup1, Roundup2, or Roundup3 for additional savings when you check out from GoDaddy.com

This week Stephen and Charlie discuss cool technology to make watching March Madness that much more interesting. But first * The duo weigh in on the Xm and Sirius merger. * Charlie and Microsoft get chummy when Charlie has a great experience with technical support * Stephen and Charlie also weigh in on the announcement that Comcast and BitTorrent are reaching an "agreement". * The Gurus of Cool answer an email from Jay about HD surround sound for the home theater * and the Rapid Fire Roundup of Cool Products seen during the week. Sponsors The Coolness Roundup is brought to you by: eMusic - Download 35 free songs from emusic.com/coolnessroundup GoDaddy - use the codes Roundup1, Roundup2, or Roundup3 for additional savings when you check out from GoDaddy.com

In this episode, Charlie White reviews Vista Service Pack 1, and finds it's not all that it is cracked up to be. Stephen and Charlie answer listener email about power adapters and over the air DVRs. Tthe duo continue their discussion from last week's Coolness Lounge (coolnesslounge.podshow.com) in which Stephen suggests movie studios could make a heck of a lot more money by offering legal high-definition digital downloads of first run movies for $25. Charlie and Stephen respond to the multitude of listeners who wrote in to comment on this hot topic.

The Gurus are might grumpy this week! First, Stephen brings up the topic of Net Neutrality again and is irate that the U.S. is ranked 16th in the world when it comes to broadband speeds. He believes the Telcos, RIAA, and MPAA are applying pressure to stifle innovation and bandwidth increase all under the guise of piracy. Then Charlie has an issue with Daylight Saving Time pointing to a study from Indiana that shows energy consumption actually increased 8% since the government implemented its new Daylight Saving Policy. The gurus both wonder why we are still using this antiquated time keeping method when changes in how citizens use electricity, and improvements in farm technology make DST obsolete. The duo wrap up the show with their Rapid Fire Roundup of Cool Products they've seen during the week.

Stephen talks about his new WD Passport HD, Charlie reviews a new EVDO modem, and the duo discuss the Apple iPhone SDK