Videos

I’m sure it’s no secret the reason Apple decided to only provide an iPhone with 4 or 8 gigabytes of storage space is so they wouldn’t kill their wildly popular iPod line.

Ok, that is probably not true. However, I have the same problem that a lot of new iPhone users will have. My phone, a T-Mobile MDA, which is capable of playing music and video, has such a small amount of storage space that I have an iPod just for music and video. How crazy is that? With the low cost of memory and the nano sized technology available today, you would think offering 30 gigabytes of storage in the iPhone would make sense. After I’ve saved some music, videos, pictures, I have nothing left and with the absence of removable storage I’m sunk.

It’s a very well thought out plan. No matter how cool the iPhone is, and I’m sure it’s cool, just ask Robert Scoble who was Twittering about it at 2AM, you’re still going to need two devices to have all you want. I think Apple really dropped the ball. Instead of adding a new device that would rule all it added a device that needs help.

If I were on this flight, the FBI would have had to come and get me off. This is so unacceptable. Especially the part about Food. I hope Delta loses Millions in lawsuits and that everyone, from the flight crew to the terminal personnel lose their jobs.

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Matthew Reinbold gave me a pretty interesting demo of Photobucket at the Utah Tech Spotlight today. The site uses technology from Adobe, and aside from the normal sharing of photos, you can also upload video, and create mixes of photos, videos and music providing a basic movie making tool. It’s pretty neat. I created a video with some stills and a video and stitched them together into one file. I also uploaded a small video and edited out a portion that was crappy. It all worked pretty good.

After spending a few hours messing around with it, the interface is pretty good (although filled with ads), the tools are fairly fast, not as fast I had hoped but it was ok. I was generally pleased with the way it worked and I was able to create my videos and was provided a link to embed in my blog.

What I don’t like is the layout. The links to the various areas (i.e. photos, videos) are not where I would have expected them to be. They are at the bottom of the screen. I’m sure these are things that will be worked out in the future and doesn’t make it any less of a product.

I have a Pro account with Flickr, and Photobucket offers a Pro account as well, but both cost the same. There are limitations on space with Photobucket but not with Flickr. I assume the limitation is because you can create videos that probably don’t compressed like pictures. I could be wrong.

Anyway, check it out, its free, and there seems to be some interesting technology there. Thanks Matt.

Probably one of the best videos I’ve watched in a long time. Stanley Clark playing Bass like a lead guitar, Marcus Miller playing his Fender Jazz Bass like a freak and Victor Wooten playing his Ying Yang Bass like a rhythm guitar. Phenomenal.

Ever wish while you were exercising you could be somewhere other than your living room, bedroom or gym? Starling Fitness has the answer. Laura Moncur, the creative brains behind Starling Fitness, has come up with a great way for you to exercise in one place but feel like you’re in another. Laura actually takes you on a walk with her digital video camera. Shows you all the great sites and locations in a city, like Moab, Utah, or The Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.

There are only a few locations at the moment but I know she has many more planned. The price is right, and these videos will help you take your mind off the mundane or boring surroundings.