In-flight cell calls can't annoy fliers, but Net calls can

There are rules against cell phone use on airplanes however, there are no rules aginst using Skype or any other software that lets you make free or cheap phone calls over the Internet. With the increase of airlines offering broadband Internet during flights, this could become a problem.

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Websites dive into video iPod revolution

There's a lot more video heading to Apple's new video iPods — from vintage shows to video-flavored podcasts.

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Tikes' toys get technical

This season, toy manufacturers are trotting out scads of kiddified versions of grown-up gadgets: animatronic MP3 speakers, cellphone-style walkie-talkies, digital camcorders (in kid-friendly shades of blue and orange). And parked in the garage? Mini choppers, Escalades, ATVs and Vespa-like scooters to rival Mom's and Dad's.

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Tech changing TV

Three major networks — ABC, CBS, and NBC will let viewers see for a fee current prime-time hits on cable and satellite video-on-demand (VOD) and via Internet download. CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Survivor, The Amazing Race. ABC: Desperate Housewives & Lost. NBC: Law & Order: SVU & Law & Order: CI

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When Will IPTV Make Its Big Debut?

IPTV is the future of TV, say many analysts, and deployments are just beginning. Television signals delivered over the Internet is already a reality in Roseville, Calif., Kelleher, Tex., and a few other communities, and many more deployments of the technology will be launched in 2006, according to telecom experts.

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Netflix Experiments With Advertising

Netflix has begun incorporating third-party advertising onto their envelopes. Beginning last week, DVDs to certain customers in certain geographic regions were targeted with a Memoirs of a Geisha ad and this week Aeon Flux arriving on customers door steps.

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White Castle Turkey Stuffing Recipe

Tired of your usual holiday stuffing recipe? White Castle is offering a new twist on an old favorite that is made with what else, White Castles. This recipe will make you a stuffing legend to your guests.

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Video Games Are Their Major, So Don't Call Them Slackers

In recent years a small but growing cadre of well-known universities have started formal programs in video game design.

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What To Expect With Microsoft Windows Vista

Very Funny... Blue screen of death...

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Other Uses For Cell Phones

Funny pictures of some other ways you can use your cell phone.

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Carnival in Rio with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Yeah California... I saw this on TechTV... Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this this short travel log of the night life of Rio de Janeiro during the annual Carnival.

Arnold spends some time ogling and groping beautiful models in the Club Oba Oba, as well as uncomfortably sucking carrots with a woman at a local restaurant.

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PEERtrainer: A Virtual Environment for Shedding Pounds

This site looks very cool, especially around the holidays. PEERtrainer is your own personal training group that helps you achieve your diet & fitness goals. The site is a shared, virtual environment in which like-minded people can monitor and encourage one another in groups to achieve their fitness goals.

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LIVE Webcast: World Summit on the Information Society

At 1pm EST today you can watch a live webcast from the 3-day WSIS meeting (World Summit on the Information Society) in Tunisia

Go to Live Webcast from Tunisia -
http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/webcast/english/press_conf.htm

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