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• In Brief: ABC.com has added HD streaming to their free ...

  Published: July 26, 2007, 4:45 pm

  Tags: Streaming Media, Television, Who Needs Cable

  ABC.com has added HD streaming to their free streaming episode offerings. Between free streaming options from network web sites and BitTorrent season passes, who needs cable anymore?

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• High-five!: FYI: Kazakhstani Internet Starting At The Low, Low Price Of $3,350...Per Month.

  Published: July 27, 2007, 3:59 pm

  Tags: Borat, Cable, Dial Up, Dsl, High Five, Internet, Kazakhstan

  and pay $22,032 for a 6Mbps cable connection. Rest assured that Borat has the 6Mbps connection while Nursultan Tulyakbay only has the dial-up...because he's still asshole. [Ars Technica]

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• Limited Edition Simpsons Xbox 360 Going For Over $4000.00 On EBay

  Published: July 29, 2007, 11:02 pm

  Tags: Microsoft, 360, Auction, Cable Ethernet, Controller Xbox, Ethernet Connectivity, Game System, Harddrive, Keep An Eye, Mtv, Nice Price, Receipt, Simsons, Trl, Xbox 360s, Xbox Console, Xbox Live

  live ready, component HD AV Cable, ethernet connectivity cable, and headset. This was won on MTV’s TRL and so the package was opened upon receipt. Bundle comes with limited warranty. ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:Win Simpsons Xbox and Movie Premiere TicketsHalo 3 To Come In 3 FlavorsAssassin's Creed Limited Edition To Be

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• Of a Beachball, Barbells, and the Trojan Horse

  Published: July 30, 2007, 2:25 am

  Tags: Toys, Myth, Charlisms, Sensory, Parenting, Classics, Asd, Aspergers, Athena, Autism, Beachball, Cable, Children, Education, Family, Greek, Mythology, Odysseus, Parenting, Pdd Nos, Prize, Teaching, Toys, Trojan Horse, Troy, Ulysses, Video

  to figure out what kind of cable I need to transfer the video from a camcorder to my Mac (might this be it?)—-et alia. Crash! Something heavy fell, or was dropped, on the floor above. Jim looks up from his computer, where he is typing final, final edits on the manuscript of his eight-years-in-the-making book on the Irish waterfront. Our

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• Welcome to Kazakhstan - The land of most expensive DSL connection in the world

  Published: July 30, 2007, 2:07 am

  Tags: Readers, 1 5mbps Dsl Connection, Cable Connection, Kazakhstan, Internet

  you are looking for a 6Mbps cable connection in the country, it will cost you $22,032. Surfing internet is no doubt meant for the uber-rich only in Kazakhstan. I am paying around $200 for a 4Mbps/512Kbs unlimited DSL connection and thought I am being charged too high Lolz. Thank Heavens, I don t live in Kazakhstan! via ArsTechnica

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• Sprint bows out of wireless spectrum joint venture

  Published: August 2, 2007, 2:08 am

  Tags: Cable, Communications, Fcc, Joint Venture, Jointventure, Pivot, Spectrum, Spectrumco, Spectrumco

  of two joint ventures with cable operators Comcast, Time Warner Cable (parent company of AOL, which owns Engadget), Cox Communications, and Brighthouse (Advance/Newhouse). Reportedly, the firm is still remaining a part of the Sprint/Cable venture (now known as Pivot) as it focuses on "integrating wireline and wireless services offered by the

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• Cables: Monster Cable for Life HDMI Upgrade Path Guarantees Cables for Five Years

  Published: August 3, 2007, 3:40 pm

  Tags: Cable For Life, Cables, Guarantee, Hdmi, Monster, Monster Cable

  Cable, which we've thoroughly tested in our own hands, have announced if you purchase one of their C4L—which have the price of $99 for 1 meter—you get the guarantee that the cable will meet or exceed all HDMI performance requirements for the next five years. We'd still recommend you get a cheap cable that meets today's specs

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• Cables: Monster Cable for Life HDMI Upgrade Path Guarantees Format Compatibility for Life

  Published: August 3, 2007, 3:40 pm

  Tags: Cable For Life, Cables, Guarantee, Hdmi, Monster, Monster Cable

  Monster Advanced HDMI cables, including the new Monster Cable 1000HD. These cables will be shipping in mid September. If a cable, offered with the Cable For Life program, ever fails to support a component incorporating future generations of HDMI, Monster will replace the cable at no charge (for complete details, please visit

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• Not Much Analysis in This Analysis'

  Published: August 7, 2007, 1:40 pm

  Tags: Media Bias Debate, Cable News, Mcclatchy Newspapers, New Media, News Corp, Talk Radio, Wall Street Journal

  are losing viewers to cable. And among the best-informed viewers are those who tune in regularly to "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central. Historically, a relatively small portion of the population has had control over the dissemination of news. While they claim to be neutral and balanced in their

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• Clever Uses: Stow headphone cord in a coin wrapper

  Published: August 9, 2007, 9:30 am

  Tags: Cable Management, Clever Uses, Cord Management, Headphones, Home Organization

  buds. Ultra-cheap Headphone Cable Wrap [Instructables via Apartment Therapy]

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• Shepard Smith doesn't want to do more crap

  Published: August 9, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: Cable News, Fox News, Network News, Shepard Smith, Shepardsmith, Studio B, Studiob, Tv Newser, Youtube

  Filed under: News, CelebritiesI used to dislike Shepard Smith. Not because he was on FOX News, but for the way he anchored the news. It was as if he was skipping whole words or something, making these short, declarative sentences, and it was hard to listen to him for a long period of time. But my view of him has softened the last couple of years

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• US appellate court upholds order blocking DirecTV ads

  Published: August 10, 2007, 1:35 am

  Tags: Ads, Advertisement, Advertising, Court, Directv, Lawsuit, Legal, Marketing, Sue, Suit, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Timewarner, Timewarnercable, Twc

  in markets where Time Warner Cable operates." Notably, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit did, however, "set aside part of the lower court's order, saying the way it had been worded could be construed to prohibit the unfavorable comparison of even Time Warner Cable's analog programming." Ah well, it's not like those ads were exceedingly

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• Alaska Ski Vacations

  Published: August 11, 2007, 4:17 am

  Tags: Travel, Alaska, Alaska Ski Vacation, Alaska Ski Vacations, Alyeska Prince Hotel, Alyeska Resort, Cable Car Line, Flight Seeing, Nightlife Spots, Skiing Magazine, Ski Experience, Snowboarding Enthusiasts, Tubing Park

  hotel, alyeska resort, cable car line, flight seeing, nightlife spots, skiing magazine, ski experience, snowboarding enthusiasts, tubing parkDid you enjoy reading this post? Buy me a nice cup of coffee to fuel my late night writing sessions and keep the content

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• RIP Merv Griffin, A Showman To the End

  Published: August 12, 2007, 12:01 pm

  Tags: Hollywood, Actors, Producers, Moguls, Music, Networks, Cable, Late Night, History

  Here were all his unfinished projects: Merv Griffin Entertainment, The Merv Griffin Ranch racing stable, TeleView Racing Patrol, Worldwide Real Estate, Inc., The Griffin Ranch Development, Griff Yacht, St. Cleran's Manor (Ireland), Coconut Productions. In fact, Merv's latest game show Crosswords premieres September 10th: the half-hour

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• New TV Programming Study: Cable Up, Syndication Down, International Revived

  Published: August 8, 2007, 3:17 am

  Tags: Big Media, Hollywood, Networks, Cable, Foreign, Finance

  syndication biz. The rise of cable networks has increased original series production, but the decline in sitcom hits has reduced station syndication prices because no big hits have developed recently. Says Deana Myers, senior analyst for SNL Kagan, "As a result, deal prices are not as high as they were five years ago. But on the flip side, we

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