A Website names that tune
Friday, February 9, 2007
It can strike anywhere, at any time. It might have been belted out by Christina, Britney, or any number of Swedish pop outfits. You might have heard it in an elevator, in your car, even on someone else's iPod. Fact is, one of the worst things about that annoyingly catchy tune you can't get out of your head is that you don't know its name. But that's about to change with the launch of www.midomi.com, a Web site that puts titles to the tunes you hum, sing or whistle into your computer's microphone. The website relies on voice-activated search technology that analyses sounds and matches them against a music database...
Gadget Fans Slam iPod Ban Plan
When it comes to clothes, some people would rather keel over and die that go without a favorite sweatshirt or baseball hat. For the gadget-lover, it's no different. You can see those famous white iPod headphones in the ears of music fans just about anywhere you travel.
But one lawmaker has had just about enough of the gadget-loving masses. He wants pedestrians to stop plugging in and to start waking up to the potential hazards of urban life. He's pushing a proposal to make plugging in while crossing New York streets a crime.
New York Senator Carl Kruger (D), who represents the 27th district of New York, plans to introduce legislation that would ban the use of hand held devices such as BlackBerries, iPods, and portable video games while crossing streets in major New York cities, such as Buffalo, Albany, and New York City itself.
iPod Blackberry New York Law
