Now a portable version of Guitar Hero for DS

Clearly, it's a Guitar Hero world and we just live in it. I think the interesting tidbit here is that 80% of the songs on the portable version will be master recordings...

Yes, what about a Country version of Guitar Hero?

I'm in sync with this comment on a CMT blog about how a country version of Guitar Hero would uh, rock. Providing that the franchise can get past the legal challenges that have come up.

Will Apple share Hardware $$ with the music labels?

Here's a good overview from CNET about Apple's possible "all you can eat" music deal.

Beatles coming to Guitar Hero?

Yet again it's Guitar Hero bringing buzz to the music biz. Won't the media will go crazy if a Beatles version of "Guitar Hero" really happens?

Google says a "watershed moment" for mobile Internet use

Google knows a whole lot of stuff from all the data it sees daily, and is revealing "We are seeing that mobile Internet use is in fact accelerating."

Google says their new phone search app has increased mobile searches by 20%.

Google's Android platform for mobile phones is coming later this year, and perhaps mobile phones are just the beginning...

Super Smash Brothers debuts with a big punch

Nintendo's Super Smash Brothers Brawl for the Wii has broken Nintendo sales records and pulled in over over $50 Million in first-week sales: "The Puget Sound Business Journal reported that the game has had an overall sales record if 1.4 million units, with 874,000 sold on March 9."

A computer virus from your digital picture frame? Yep

Watch out for viruses if you buy a digital picture frame that can talk to your PC, or pretty much any other gizmo. Yikes.

Beatles music coming to iTunes soon?

Will The Beatles songs finally be coming to iTunes? Sure sounds like things are moving along for an announcement this year. UPDATE 3/11/08: Or... maybe NOT.

Digital camera coming with High-Speed Video, HD, and a lot more

Whoa! A digital camera that can shoot VIDEO at 1,200 frames a SECOND (check out the card shuffle video comparisons)! And 12x Zoom too.

And HD video. Plus a 60 frames a second photo burst mode.

The Exilim site says under a thousand bucks. Wow.

Disney to post classic TV shows online

Add Disney to the list that includes NBC and CBS in streaming classic shows online (though I just checked and didn't see aren't any there yet). Disney already has current Disney Channel episodes online.

Business push e-mail coming in the next iPhone update

On my recent business trip to Nashville I ran in to plenty of iPhone users, and every one of them LOVED their iPhone. The only real complaint I heard was the inability to use push e-mail from their company, like BlackBerry users can. Sounds like the upcoming June iPhone 2.0 update will fix that.

Live video coming to YouTube in 2008?

Sure sounds like it from this scoop from Sarah Meyers as reported by CNET's tech news blog. Don't you think live video will explode then?

There are sites where you can do live streaming video now, but none with the reach and brand name of YouTube.

Seems like a real game changer. And will the Internet be able to take the surge in bandwidth demand?

Guitar Hero 3 comes to AT&T Phones

First it was Verizon, and now CNET reports that AT&T phone customers will be able to play Guitar Hero 3 on their phones. Let's just not hear of someone trying to drive while trying to keep up with the insanely fast GH3 version of "Devil Went To Georgia," 'keh!?

Are digital music sales already 40% of revenue at some majors?

Digital Music News reports that at the recent Digital Music Forum in New York, some surprisingly high digital sales numbers were revealed.

Disney Games coming with "Ultimate Band" for Wii, DS

Another entry is coming in the video game music space, currently dominated by Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Disney Interactive Studios is coming with "Ultimate Band" for the Nintendo Wii and DS. No add-on controllers. "Songs already confirmed for "Ultimate Band" include "Steady as She Goes" by the Raconteurs, the Who's "My Generation" and "Fell in Love With a Girl" by the White Stripes, all of which will be covers."

HTML Code Tutorial

That's the name of the site: HTML Code Tutorial. Looks like a handy reference (I needed to check how to strike out text). Do you have another favorite HTML reference site?

Chris Anderson on "Free" - Wired article, video, links

Lots of info and links from Wired on the idea of "Free" driving digital business success. This quote ends Chris Anderson's video: "Every industry that becomes digital, eventually becomes free."

Google launches wiki-ish "Google Sites"

Here's a critical look from CNET, here's the main Google Sites page from Google. Looks like a simple way to get an intranet up and running.

Gizmodo: Patience advised on going Blu Ray

A nice look here from Gizmodo at where things stand on Blu Ray DVD. "Sony's more affordable new Blu-ray player will hit the market this summer for $400. Nothing built by Sony or anyone else should be considered before then, the one exception being the PS3."

Amazing - over 1 BILLION cell phones sold in 2007

It's staggering, isn't it? "More than 1.15 billion mobile phones were sold worldwide in 2007, a 16 percent increase from the 990.9 million phones sold in 2006."