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episode 188 (1x188)

Air date: Aug 02, 2007

STUFF • Xbox 360 on a 44 foot wide screen? This week's Viewer Tech Pic comes from Robert Hand in Atlanta, GA. • Brian gives us a critical heads up on AimEncrypt: he says they issue the same key for every user, and to check out Thawte for a personal key. "Securing Your Digital Communcation" explains how to use the free Thawte key to lock down AIM. • iPhone + AT&T + International Roaming = $3000 Bill? Ouch... check out the story (and AT&T's answer) on boingboing. • Lossless Bluetooth Audio Coming Soon... Robert won't believe it until products ship, but Open Interface North America's spec for a lossless Bluetooth audio codec could make stereo audio much more enjoyable than the crunchy sound delivered by today's Bluetooth A2DP technology. • Matt needs a "reliable and safe" waterproof case for his iPod... the best we've seen comes from OtterBox ... they also make a decent pair of underwater earphones. • Speaking of iPod Accessories... SCOTTEVEST calls it the "Ultimate Hoodie" ... this black hooded fleece packs SEV's "Personal Area Network" system for managing your gadgets and the cables that connect them to you (think holes to pass cables and Velcro-type closers to keep your wires tucked in), 11 pockets, at least three of which we haven't found... tho the MP3 player, cell phone and sunglass pockets were obvious, a key chain clip, a bottle holder, and a reasonably generous hood. At $99.99 it's not cheap (tho it's on sale for $69.99 on sale right now), but there's not really anything else like this out there... if you normally have more than three things clipped to you belt, you know this is looking good. • And the thing to shorten your headphone cord that doesn't suck? HandStand's The Core. • 3 Games in 3 Minutes: Scott's back with Games for Window's Darren Gladstone! • Can a PDA substitute for a notebook for college? Possibly, Cassandra, but it takes some effort to write a report on a PDA screen, and you can't type very fast even if you have a