The New Jazz Thing - Vince Outlaw's Audblog
Monday, January 05, 2004
Rose Says It Was ’Wrong’ and ’Stupid’ to Bet on Baseball
Rose Says It Was ’Wrong’ and ’Stupid’ to Bet on Baseball: "Rose told Selig during a meeting in November 2002 that he bet on baseball 'four or five times a week' though never on his own team and never from the clubhouse, the A.P. reported, citing the Sports Illustrated excerpts. Asked by Selig why he had violated the no-gambling rules, Rose responded, 'I didn't think I'd get caught.'"
Radio Begins to Catch the Eyes as Well as the Ears of Listeners
Radio Begins to Catch the Eyes as Well as the Ears of Listeners: "Like the operagoers now accustomed to supertitles, those Seattle listeners and others are becoming attuned to receiving a small amount of printed information to accompany the sound on their radios, like a station's call letters or the name of the song that is playing. What they are experiencing is not satellite or digital radio, but a technology called Radio Data System, or R.D.S. "
A Crowded Bandwagon Yields Music Without Worries
A Crowded Bandwagon Yields Music Without Worries
A quick rundown on the various music services.
In Your Hand, a Gallery to Go
In Your Hand, a Gallery to Go: "Using Navipass, developed by Soundtrack Productions, a visitor can scroll through 32 thumbnail images of the exhibit's paintings and touch the screen to bring up information.
While studying the 1947 portrait of Lena Horne by Edward Biberman shown on the Navipass at left, for example, a visitor could use the device to view a clip of Ms. Horne in the 1943 MGM musical 'Cabin in the Sky' or to listen to her 1942 recording of 'Honeysuckle Rose.'"
Most cool!
One Family Moves from Free Tunes to iTunes (and Rhapsody)
For the Ex-Buccaneer, a Pillage-Free Playlist: "Sam would listen to music on Rhapsody, and he agreed that when he wanted to download a song, he would grab it from iTunes, which allows parents to set up a monthly allowance for downloading. We connected his computer to his stereo."
Afghan Council Gives Approval to Constitution
Afghan Council Gives Approval to Constitution: "The new bedrock of the government was welcomed by Afghan human rights and women's activists as offering the prospect of the rule of law in the ravaged country. Diplomats and foreign experts who have been here to observe the process also praised it for being coherent and even forward looking for the region."
