Trucker Tom

I’m experimenting with creating a high-definition Apple TV 720p video feed of various HD podcasts that I have subscribed to including my own HD video podcast. Paste the following link into your podcast aggregator such as iTunes or Juice and everything that I’ve put into the channel will automatically download.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/appletv

Here’s the iTunes link:

itpc://www.podshow.com/collection/58046.xml

As I add new HD video podcasts to the channel new HD content will automatically come your way.

Check out this video of a Cambridge, England Microsoft researcher demonstrating multi-touch using existing a modified off-the-shelf Dell laptop LCD.

I am continuing to enjoy my new Sony HC3 HDV camcorder. The videos I’m putting up can easily be accessed at:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/truckertomhd

The standard iPod versions of the same videos can be found at:

http://yazooma.podshow.com

Also be sure to check out Nick Lansley’s awesome London Landscape TV HD video podcast at:

http://londonlandscapetv.info/London%20Landscape%20TV/Welcome%20to%20London%20Landscape%20TV.html

My friend Victor Cajiao just sent me the link to the cancelled O.J. Simpson book called “If I Did It.” Here’s the link:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/121908/OJ-Simpson-If-I-Did-It

I converted the text using text-to-speech to an MP3 file so I can listen to it on my iPod.

I’m posting 640 x 480 video iPod versions of the 1280 x 720p Apple TV format videos I’m posting at http://yazooma.podshow.com.

Here are direct links to them:

Dogs That Ride Around In Trucks…
http://m.podshow.com/media/1165/episodes/65939/yazooma-65939-06-17-2007.mp4 about 63 megabytes

and

Sony Cinema Mode Test Video…
http://m.podshow.com/media/1165/episodes/66143/yazooma-66143-06-19-2007.mp4 about 63 megabytes

A dog waiting in the truck at the T/A Truck stop at Eaton, Ohio for it’s master to return to the truck.

Adam Curry recently appeared on Bloomburg TV LateNight:

Check out this Al Gore campaign speech from 1992 in which he blames George H.W. Bush and the Reagan Administration for failing to be tough enough with Iraq:

Check out this Australian TV:

A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was picked up, then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the center of the bed.

It was addressed, “DAD.” With the worst premonitin, he opened the envelope, and read the letter with trembling hands:

Dear Dad,

It is with great regret and sorrow that I’m writing this. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you.

I’ve been finding real passion with Tammy and she is so nice even with all her piercings, tattoos and her tight motorcycle clothes.

But it’s not only the passion, Dad — she’s pregnant and Tammy assures me that we will be very happy.

Even though you don’t care for her since she is so much older than I am, she already owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood enough for the whole winter. She wants to have many more children with me and that’s now one of my dreams too.

Tammy taught me that marijuana doesn’t really hurt anyone and we’ll be growing it for ourselves and trading it with her friends for all the cocaine and ecstasy we need.

In the meantime, we pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so that Tammy can get better; she sure deserves it!!

Don’t worry, Dad, I’m 15 years old now and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I’m sure we’ll be back to visit so you can get to know your grandchildren.

Love your son,

John

P.S. Dad, none of this is true. I’m over at Billy’s house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my report card, which is in my desk center drawer.

I love you!

P.S. Please let me know when it’s safe to come home!

Sunday I bought a Sony HC3 camcorder. Here’s the first HD 720p video I’ve put up:

http://m.podshow.com/media/131/episodes/63826/truckertom-63826-06-04-2007.m4v

I’m also setting up an HD-only video podcast feed at:

http://hdv.podshow.com

I remember watching this video about multi-touch computing a number of months ago. The idea of multitouch interfaces isn’t new, as stated in the video.

There are those who would argue that Micrsoft has not innovated with Microsoft “Surface.” I disagree, I think Microsoft has innovated beyond the idea of multitouch. The ability of it to recognize objects placed on it is an innovation, sort of like visual USB. Also, it makes practical use of things like WiFi in things like digital cameras to automatically download photos, move things back and forth between cell phones, things like moving music to a Zune, etc.

Surface is a real-world commercial product. Clearly this is the future of computing interfaces. Imagine having a laptop with a multitouch screen that can be flipped around backwards just like existing Tablet PC’s but instead you can use your hands directly on the LCD screen. I don’t think keyboards and mice will completely go away, but it’s obvious that being able to manipulate things directly with your hands is a much better interface for many applications. Imagine being able to lay your iPod on your computer screen and then manage the stuff on it directly by moving things around with your fingers rather than clicking on buttons, etc. Imagine “pouring” data from a program you are installing onto your computer screen. Computers have become powerful enough that we can begin to interact with virtual objects the same way we interact with real everyday physical objects.

This brings computing to a completely different level, and is what is needed to really spur the computer market to a brand new round of growth.