The Queue: Week in review

Blockbuster cozies up to Blu-Ray; Vista plays nice with Google; last-minute iPhone details to keep us on edge; a site that makes competition a way of life; and classic sitcom 'minisodes' to keep you busy at work. http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_5... VISTA PLAYS NICE WITH GOOGLE, BLOCKBUSTER GOES BLU, AN IPHONE ROUNDUP AND A FIVE MINUTE CHARLIE'S ANGELS BREAK...READY - SET - QUEUE!I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV AND THIS IS THE QUEUE WEEK IN REVIEW...WHERE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOP TECH STORIES FOR THE FOURTH WEEK OF JUNE, 2007.LET'S GET YOU STARTED WITH YOUR MUST CLICK MOMENT!BRILLIANT RE-PURPOSING FROM SONY...CLASSIC HIT TV SHOWS CUT DOWN TO JUST 3 TO 5 MINUTES...BUT YOU STILL GET THE JIST...THE MINISODE NETWORK NOW LIVE ON MYSPACE...FOR STARTERS, 15 CLASSICS INCLUDING DIFF'RENT STROKES, FACTS OF LIFE AND SILVER SPOONS...THERE ARE PLANS FOR 500 MINISODES BY THE END OF THE YEAR.BLOCKBUSTER DEALT AN ACTION PACKED, BONE CRUSHING, CRYSTAL CLEAR, SURROUND SOUND BLOW TO THE FORMAT WAR...BY CHOOSING BLU-RAY AS IT'S HIGH DEF DISC OF CHOICE.THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO DECLARE A WINNER BUT THEY NOTICED CUSTOMERS RENTING THE BLU-RAY FORMAT MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN IT'S RIVAL HD-DVD.THE RENTAL CHAIN WILL ROLL OUT AN EXPANDED SELECTION OF BLU-RAY DISCS AT ALL OF IT'S CORPORATE-OWNED STORES NATIONWIDE BY MID-JULY.THEY'LL CONTINUE TO OFFER HD-DVD ONLINE AND AT SELECT STORES.LESS THAN A WEEK TO THE LAUNCH OF THE IPHONE AND APPLE STILL TEASING US WITH LAST MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS...HERE'S A ROUND UP...THE DEVICE WILL HAVE LONGER BATTERY LIFE THAN THEY ESTIMATED...UP FROM 5 TALK HOURS TO 8.IT WILL GIVE YOU 6 HOURS OF NET SURFING, 7 HOURS OF VIDEO AND 24 HOURS OF AUDIO.IF YOU JUST LEAVE IT ON AND DO NOTHING ELSE...IT'LL LAST 10 DAYS.APPLE ALSO REPLACING THE PLASTIC TOUCH SCREEN WITH GLASS.THEY EVEN GOT A LITTLE WISE GUY-ISH BY COMPARED THE IPHONE SIDE BY SIDE WITH ALTERNATIVES.IN MORE IPHONE NEWS, APPLE SAYS USERS WILL BE ALSO BE ABLE TO WIRELESSLY WATCH YOUTUBE.THE FIRST MAJOR UPDATE TO WINDOWS VISTA WILL HIT DESKTOPS LATER THIS YEAR...AND GOOGLE A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND ONE OF THE KEY CHANGES.THE SEARCH GIANT FELT A LITTLE LEFT OUT OF VISTA'S BUILT IN DESKTOP SEARCH FUNCTION...AND COMPLAINED TO REGULATORS...GOOGLE SAYS VISTA'S SEARCH MAKES IT HARD TO USE RIVAL PRODUCTS...MICROSOFT HAS NOW AGREED TO CHANGE VISTA SO USERS CAN MORE EASILY SELECT A DEFAULT DESKTOP SEARCH PRODUCT...NO COURT ACTION WAS NECESSARY.FINALLY THE SITE...WE ALL WANT TO WIN SOMETHING...AND BIX CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.THE SITE PITS ONE AGAINST THE OTHER IN CONTESTS FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.THE YAHOO-OWNED SITE HAS CONTESTS LIKE CUTEST CAT...BEST SUMMER MOVIE HERO AND ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD...PEOPLE THEN VOTE ON PICTURES, VIDEO OR AUDIO FACE-OFF STYLE UNTIL THERE'S A CLEAR WINNER.SOME OF THE CONTESTS ARE JUST FOR FUN...OTHERS AWARD CASH OR PRIZES.MY CURRENT FAVORITE - THE 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR BEAUTY AND THE BEACH CONTEST...THERE'S ALSO A ROAD TO NASHVILLE AND EXTRA DANCE OFF CONTEST.TIME UP'S FOR THIS POPULARITY CONTEST...REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT THE SHOW NOTES AT BLOG DOT CNET TV DOT COM FOR LINKS TO EVERYTHING I MENTION IN THE SHOW.I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV IN NEW YORK CITY...HAVE A GREAT DAY.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: June 22, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Author: CNETTV

Length: 03:20
Rating: 4.17
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