Words From Nerds

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Is a 720p HDTV good enough? We debate that question as John gets ready to make a purchase. Nerd News YouTube passes Yahoo as 3rd most visited site on web Music Tech Guru says web is not the enemy Apple music event on Sept 1 should bring new iPods Is your phone the wallet of  Read more »

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We’re dusting off the old grab bag format to celebrate our 75th episode. Nerd News The 5 billionth Internet-connected device will go live this month. Big Macs on campus You won’t be late for school on this bus New Kindles begin shipping Friday FaceBook adds geolocation & check-ins for mobile users Ubuntu 10.10 will add  Read more »

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How do you get your sports information when you’re on the go? Plus, is the Internet running out of cable? And what would the Internet look like if it was a subway map? All this and more! Nerd News Internet traffic jams loom unless more cable is laid The Internet as a subway map. (contributed  Read more »

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The anniversary of a significant invention going back to the 1980s, Apple plays cat and mouse at its stores regarding jailbroken phones and a famous theoretical physicist says its time to leave the planet. Wow! Comment from listener Chris S from Florida on last week’s show about the ability to have eBooks read aloud. Nerd  Read more »