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Gear, Gadgets and a Car?

Friday, April 20th, 2007 – running time 31:57
Gear, Gadgets and a Car?
Jessica takes a look at the ultimate ride and it's green too. Then she kicks back in the livingroom to check out the new Apple TV. Meanwhile, Wil wanders the streets with GPS navigation in hand. Hahn spends his time at home with a media server that stores your DVD's.
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Highlights
consumer electronics ( 23:03, 23:10, 23:03, 23:10 ) high definition ( 24:37, 26:06, 24:37, 26:06 ) operating system ( 19:35, 19:35 ) Guitar Hero ( 0:42, 0:42 ) consumer electronics ( 23:03, 23:10, 23:03, 23:10 ) high definition ( 24:37, 26:06, 24:37, 26:06 ) operating system ( 19:35, 19:35 ) Guitar Hero ( 0:42, 0:42 )

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" This episode -- who brought you by godaddy get reliable secure web hosting without the long term contract. -- up and started to 399 a month and decode digital one what you check out and an additional 10% off. Hoosier daddy."

" And look and -- digital I'm Jessica Corbin I am absolutely and and down on choice and first order of business people. The Guitar Hero to give away -- I'm so excited I can't wait who gets the good who wins well I'm gonna."

" The way for less than 68. Because obviously that show the -- it release date has come crunch things. Complicated story there was a rift in the space time continuum Phelan qualified to make that -- again. So I yes I deleted it we'll get to watch episode twelve and thirteen. All the details and you have to go back and watched while began well."

" And I when you want Leo and."

" Because if there's one thing in digital has it is awesome replay value yes I get better and better watch it it does just that the send us your ripped tracks as well enjoy there from there it."

" So let's jump right and I checked out a car that doesn't. --"

" Wow world won't."

" who could have suspected that going grain could -- this in good."

" This is the Tesla roadster and it is picking up where so many electric car companies have left off. Combining style and for. The electric power train puts out a 240 horsepower and it goes from zero to sixty in under four seconds so I think her red GT here. They do with -- to speed manual gearbox it tops out at 130 miles per hour. So it's no in the body movement in that department. -- on a year 2005 and it's. And then there's the 200 pounds the airport. Tor is what goes back seat of the title -- the war. Let's hear me now like a lot compared to a ledger sports car. But the big difference this data available right away internal combustion engines need to build up to several thousand our hands but there."

" So I am standing here with Rick -- director of product marketing and the first -- that want to talk to you about. Of the batteries how the range I mean are they just bigger batteries in the end."

" Good question actually we use a lot of little batteries we use this with -- chemistry."

" Which by the way through that texture on there and changed I'm making here this is alive better lot of matter and view of."

" Find board native is in a typical notebook computer. In our current we have been used a few more when you're 6831. It is -- and its work allows please Carter have a range up to 250 miles. And it's worth is able to deliver the performance. 400 fault since it's in the fifties and for the voters to give them scores sessions are."

" Sixty acceleration. The battery tech is liquid cool if you want longevity. Of batteries -- want to -- the temperature battery -- 495. Its -- So there's actually quite a sophisticated. Liquid cooling system that runs through the battery -- Can expect to go 500 cycles and cycle is complete charge to distance even though. The car may be charged 1500 times so it's five years of miles. Expect to go through 500 cycles. And then what happens when we've gone through those 500 cycles what happens that's so when the batteries start to fade. Fuels. Begin -- sense. Degradation of range. In the spotlight the hard disk fails it -- on -- you're gonna like 230 minutes to -- just starts dropping okay and and when you're at that point workers to vote for you. Then you bring the cars are extremely common good. I suggest you change the -- We recycle. The batteries there's. Useful battles inside of liquefied. With in my. Batteries so August recycled sheets that battery. -- We do expect the path to go about five years 100000 miles and its warranty there's an extended warranty. For the -- that covers just the battery -- for -- the cars for yours if you."

" Sun let's talk about maintenance what is the maintenance on this. I'm not."

" Very little there's very few moving parts of the power train is exactly seventeen. In the engine and transmission. By comparison a typical four cylinder internal combustion engine has over 250. But even better we don't have things like -- an oil portal built. So there. Catalytic converters adults all these maintenance where -- typically. A lot of cars and."

" Absolutely amazing these engineers and it just. -- of those aspects to it. And can I can my mechanic. Maintains there's a couple of systems that you're mechanic could work I'm."

" Chose to take it you're mechanic. The suspension. And the braking system is fairly traditional on the card but the rest of the systems are ones were formally. Certified Tesla solution -- the -- So anyone can you read this fancy vehicle. I'd love to take pictures --"

" That's actually -- watch list fiction. They never need to shift for normal -- it's more like switching from low high and it's. On inside the Tesla roadster feels like any car with a little record where it's made of leather seats. Cruise control. Power windows locks Eric listening CD player without question -- is optional seven speakers stereo upgrade. Satellite radio facilities you can even get a built in navigation systems and -- for yourself. And there's this little fellow -- it restricts the acceleration. And mileage. For safety there's traction control anti lock brakes high of course monitoring citing patent and airbags. Everything gets back memory. When you carry yourself away from the driver's seat you plug it in a special 200 wonderful card. And he building charts in just three half hours. Best of -- it cost forming two dollars and fifty cents for a full charge. Take that record profit price gouging oil companies."

" Okay so that car looks beautiful it is I mean like every inch of the cars that do this but. How is the ride the ride actually was its its prototypes of their -- bugs that still -- can be worked out. But on all it wrote it like. In sports -- Unreal. Sports are on -- and that it was dragon was pretty aggressive and we got up to like. Nine you on the freeway and we only had trying to. For a leader to do that I mean really quick and it's just soaring said he got at the hall past from the chp is. --"

" And go about getting a hold its -- I would you moonlight could."

" I did you just have to buy an expensive electric sports and you get I'll ask me if you're also saving the earth you know yeah and then things like -- time actually like a complex fluorescent bulb in my car and if I were to get -- is -- did. And stared off. I mean to make up the chp hall pass or something this last battle to the great work that I mean yet simple I was actually with."

" Looking through the footage and I put that together a few clips from because we actually wanted to get you the car right so we said. Silence we wanted the motor roar right all right let's just the listen to it right. Well we'll bring him."

" It."

" So what economic well I know what you're gonna at a department. Yeah when you're going that fast accurate I'm people a day at last -- Reagan now if you're just tuning in for the night -- it. And as toast the anything anything speed depending jokes and it makes me uncomfortable it's just and that Google's and that's how I roll. I actually thought that as a byproduct of batteries like nitrous oxide."

" And passenger compartment."

" The car without via an upgrade to -- list but yeah I'll be sure to do that right around the time getting my free all that."

" I wish I went for Spain when you have time. Get to go. Because I want to know what -- I was kind of looking forward to hearing on giggle. A you know I'm just gonna."

" Track but I definitely think that that well you know it it's you can get past."

" The sound of my giggles you could actually hear what the -- sounds like and it. On here loves the sound of the nice strong sports scarlet -- he told me almost in tears in his eyes. How is going to miss the sound like that's or sports -- an engine and as I know what this Downey get a thumbs like. Galactic. It's like if I would love like it's like it like. Is hovering are doing it's it's a crazy sound that's that's so much more smooth and -- he did you think about this you take up all that sound pollution. Though the -- is going to be different when you don't have all the engines in -- nine."

" You're gonna have a bunch of guys drive around going."

" I. Wanna. Yeah. --"

" Thing -- get them. Yeah it'll be just like that little gap OK well let's stick with cars for a moment so we're doing a new segment that were Colin drive in. And in this week's inaugural segment of drive in I looked at it GPS navigation unit. That is noted that features the best feature of all is the price."

" Wow world world."

" As a man it goes against everything I believe in to ask for directions -- I straight from my prescribed course of action on a road trip ever. Trip since the war."

" Back in the old days avoiding humiliation of pulling into a gas station and admitting I was lost involved lots of preparation."

" Copious notes map quest Google maps perhaps a road map that I can never really pull back up the way it was originally designed."

" All of that went out the window with the advent of GPS navigation units that fit in your car."

" One problem has always been -- very expensive 600 to a thousand dollars -- all that changes. With this."

" This is the neo did you walker C three and X is except 200 dollar GPS navigation system it's gonna blow your."

" The did you -- clear right LCD screen is three and a half and yet he display with 65000 college who automatically switch."

" From daytime to nighttime displays when the sun goes down and there's so many different things to confront me just think you're using if you've got."

" Memory C -- and acts as one gigabyte. And 64 megabytes ram. Video comes fully loaded with a map of the United States which includes Alaska -- Puerto Rico and want. Your guy that you want to drive to Puerto Rico."

" There's also more than three and a half million fleets of interest."

" policy uses the very best commercial mapping company the entire universe -- Leo."

" In addition to its simple easy to read large brightly colored touch screen interface that comes -- a pretty safety --"

" Want to tell the -- hey while I'm driving don't let me. Play with your happy friendly jolly candy like buttons setting your preferences safety feature will be enabled. Preventing you from fooling around when you should really driving."

" The unit talked several different languages using English. Issues between there and act."

" And 100 yards can. It's very useful for me driving through Los Angeles and listening on radio or news to have my GPS receivers."

" It's going knows that it's not radio talk to me or those places which are constantly battling in my head."

" With a name like did you lockers should be no surprise that you can take -- out of your car and converted to walking."

" Just Helena right now I'm a pedestrian calculate accordingly it'll ignore one way streets we'll send -- all kinds of exciting things."

" If you're out walking around the streets of us San Francisco for example and you want to have a little bit of music with you. And for whatever reason you don't own an iPod or another MP3 player. The meal can be converted to an MP3 player has a headphone Jack and a slot for memory card -- you'll have to install if you want to put your music onto it. I honestly don't know why you wanna use the MP3 player features but. I foresee the mysterious future integrating. Maps and some sort of recorded guided walking tour of areas like national -- Washington DC or the famous red light district and --"

" The unit does have --"

" Drawbacks. It has battery power but if you're relying entirely on battery power you can only go for four hours. I mean charges. It's really get in the way if you have a long way to go when you forget your hard work."

" The deal will alert you when you're coming up -- but it won't tell you the name of the street just the direction it needs. If I could change to things about the -- Make it Mac compatible or at least remove the windows only restriction so I can sum -- clinics. And I would also tell exploits to not update he so frequently fourth approaches. It tells me and a half mile and it tells me 300 feet. -- tells me fifty feet and it tells me to return dude I heard for the first time. The most surprising thing to me about digital locker is how inexpensive it really is. I don't know how they managed to pack all these changes in this little device for just 200 dollars. Whether you're on a budget or not if you are in the market for GPS receiver I highly highly recommend check."

" A base in the price has finally come down -- on these things I haven't gotten GPS unit for really long time because there are so expensive -- I have my little hand held like Garmin. -- at all. Everything that I've looked at is been like between 700000. Dollars and this thing. Is just what you saw its phenomenal it has so many features in -- we really didn't have time. To list every single one of them and the it interface so intuitive. That I'd sure like find stuff while you're using it things makes sense."

" And and I loved it."

" Although I did discover that while driving around with that I had -- what about two weeks -- think that about -- my entries are gone for every place I went and I was like using it to give me directions places."

" I totally do not need the GPS unit --"

" I just don't I don't go to places that don't know enough yet again and I kinda know my way around LA and how to get places fast you know like cattle and."

" yes a lot confuses me even more. Yes. Yes and I an an a lot of times because I have my routes are ready downs about have a GPS tonight -- try to follow it up confused and things you can kind of it. You know I just go to my spots in those are right spots and you know the only time ever really used UPS's inside flap it around in your people the driving around you now."

" Well enough. Yeah they're big you like to be a little he's glad attend private -- be nice."

" evil yeah."

" I swear I GPS. But I will admit that I got lazy and I really I know the shortcuts I did it tells me what do I do it. And the other parent with I don't pay attention. It and it like we thought you don't intentionally driving. It just the road and -- it buildings -- I'd like he asked me one landmark on any major street I will have no idea."

" It's like speed dial. And you know I'm now you don't know any but he's number yeah right and it can't do that way regularly drives in years -- on -- in -- tend to it -- it but that's an idiot up."

" Yeah one day today GPS is to be wrong and then that -- can only answer like that now I'm just going have a dog comedy LA and only."

" Well you guys -- GPS device will -- and slaves I'll be out there are leading a small group of rebels with -- road maps and I layer but it also -- those and I can't say this enough it's rare so rare that I review a product that I like so much I have to like kind of look to find things not like about it in this thing is just fantastic its really really fantastic it's or."

" Two battery everything I made a great price except you -- Well I just is I don't -- I would rather spend my 200 dollars unlike you know 200 things that cost a dollar range. Cut -- it coming up next I took a look at it media Centre PC except that this time with X they."

" Wow wow world."

" I love watching movies and have a huge dvd collection isn't just a portion of them. What comes time to watch a movie I have to go through the collection by the movie I won't watch -- and drive wouldn't be. Be nice having 1 central location just -- browse the library hit play that watch how simple as that. I dream of mine is to buy a home media server somewhere to store all my dvds. And then I found this -- might help the keeper of interact TV. And does exactly that. My dreams had been answered my tell he'd seen bits he needs 260. Gigabyte hard drive that's around 32 movies. There's a 400 gigabyte upgrade available and definitely worth considering. All the movies are tagged with cover art and descriptions plus you can store music and all those two. At its core it's a Linux based operating system so basically it's a computer so play a bunch of video formats anything you want throwaway acts in it makes -- BMB just to name it you. It's also a personal video recorder or PBR. Can -- the usual things kind of like -- you record series' first runs all the typical Kenya functions. There's a built in standard definition tuner for standard cable or use with extra cable box with basic analog connections. There's a slot loading dvd -- to. On paper might tell -- sounds pretty impressive it's got nice double designed to and it's pretty quiet. Well that's hard it's still a computer pretending to be a home theatre component and I should -- when I -- track -- on the remote. There's lots and lots of wires to connect. Probably audio and actually uses -- mini Jack which is exactly common cable found that most households. Shall based application to set up the tuner IR blaster for external cable boxes. Basically it. And my -- HD outputs a 720. It's only standard definition -- you get it I -- are the menus. And it comes overall quality dvd players no better than my five year old eighty dollar dvd player. And the PBR well it's more like you cast me. There's no HDMI or even dvi. We can see the hole where my dad that's been replaced by on the -- It does allow networking so you can stream content from other telling you that house that's pretty cool I love that and ripping into. Robinson is just too complicated for average consumers and time. We -- window comes up to figure is just asking for lots of problems. And the user base that easy use. Even windows media Centre devices lot better. But I guess in some what you -- expect some complications when you drop a computer in the living room. I."

" Had such high hopes for this there's so much in the philosophy of this product that I believe in. And this product was originally. On my little queue of things to review. And I was so furious. Yeah like in ninetieth minute of trying to get the god damn thing to do."

" Anything that I gave it you yeah you could make it work well an eight I don't like things that make me feel stupid and between that and this to both of them apply actually."

" I did open up my boxes you know Evelyn that -- any tech guy has that big bucks a cable. I did that -- through like about everything."

" But you had to -- I have a big box and cables and and I don't think. Still didn't have the and cable that you need -- like it's like some kind of you know it's like hook up your beta max player in the he has that any power you know."

" It is I would that was really if I'd like I think that this -- rate -- found -- she lost by so I just didn't like the way it was implemented like optional windows and and the remote is actually I was using it for a couple days of prime real idea using track while. It that's visited the arrows at the bottom actually but it easily hold they just feel more comfortable the track while -- you like it on. Account to the war and."

" And we're talking about about this specific unit is it. Fair and is that right to apply what we call the consumer electronics standard to a device. Like this and -- I think that you absolutely have to plan consumer electronics standards war because the computer so like. I should you be a little bit more forgiving that the computer in the living room but I -- living room so yeah it should work really nicely right. I think that have to be less forgiving. Than you normally would for a computer product because it is going and you living room where -- people who you would not expect to reasonably be computers. Are gonna be interacting. -- yet so I think it has to be innocent."

" and they tell it like that the people it is. It Jack up and that just because something has completely samples for as a computer goes in your living room. Check out the Apple TV. Why won't you."

" And if you don't -- look at ways to download movies and watch television on your computer. And I was pretty much has that whole unlock the day. How is that content onto television. It's Apple -- be like all things Apple its sleek and slender and unassuming and it's robberies the Senate requiring all human. What source of frustration Mikey get back after red after the start -- because no cables come in the box not a nothing. It connects to your television through component or HD nine if you go component audio boosters standard stereo RCA obvious -- or optical. It outputs to high definition resolution 720 he and Kennedy. That you can't use standard definition if your television has the right next. Unique network connectivity to and you have a choice of ethernet -- 8211 BGR. End. For streaming video you need faster speeds than he can provide so keep that in mind. So how everything works. Well it synchronize with iTunes -- with one computer and has the ability to stream audio and video I. Apple TV has a forty gig hard drive -- seeing content he don't have to leave your primary computer on for it to work. If that's not enough storage you're pretty much Cadillac you can set it to remove older shows and podcast -- high bit rate ideal platform. Easily max out the drive. The glimmer of hope is that USB port on the back but it's for diagnostics and service only see it can't like in an external hard drive. The experience surprisingly pleasant that's really seamless and your computer and your television and the user interface is so easy use. Are not -- The biggest drawback is that limited formats it supports essentially it's I can about the computer. You can't watch accident or unix and -- how popular these formats get. However you can watch and listen to your entire iTunes library which is something that no other device and it. So how about the quality well Apple TV's design high definition but. There really isn't any HD content and I can store still produced television looks surprisingly. Not as -- steam but about it and I expect it. Music is overlooked gem with Apple -- mean you could take your iPod docked into your home theater system already. But what Apple TV does is it gives you the visual experience to accompany your audio which."

" I tried it out to that really like it yet I what I was actually when I read this back in the release came out like Leo. Apple products whenever I'm it's it's stupid and this this when I used it problem beauty critic."

" I'm saying -- yeah. Enthusiasts and anytime Apple about the product I'm like oh look what they're gonna be different and that I didn't get I was like a case a wet. Mechanic -- know it's not meant you have and you but ultimately. If you would usually experience your music. It really is we have her fault it is it is you know it's if you're having a party in some wants an. You know what song is on to be able look at the TV and not just seemed like a little lower third thing I like. Album art and moving and maybe like some in your own pictures pulled in iPhoto you know it's it's it's really a great."

" really I think you knew they did great job in I'm not an Apple and VoIP obviously you know a lot of people I I don't like it when they gave me. Right I bought things about airport -- not but I don't like the bank like I'm in their city and thank you feel like I'm actually following. We're human and in this chain."

" And I can hear you yeah you can't talk about what was it might happen I might and I tell me and my tell it. Things work yeah little allocate their -- bottom line and this that they can I need it because at least I won't be. -- well almost -- about the window trying to put this mean yeah there I was just like he just want things."

" Mark I would I -- fireworks I actually want by now having tried it for you know it just did not very long I really. Really like it and you will with playing with earlier with the."

" I wasn't sure I was gonna like they're not because I've you know I just redolent specs on this stuff and actually played with that myself I didn't really know what it was going to do that. Couldn't already do it with different things but it is great. It works it's simple and I love it and I hope. That Apple is going to do some firmware upgrades -- gonna get access they -- important future really hoping. That they will start making it sort of a two way connection so like my biggest like wish for the entire iTunes experience. Is that I can somehow put my iTunes library. In a server environment. That is not necessarily just an account on my machine and the Apple to -- seems like it could be awaited answer that I could like put. Not just purchased music but I can put other things you know my ripped music that stuff on it and then use it like jukebox. And use it storm these and all that stuff and take off your computer taken by accessing react because I would really like to -- for I've always wondered be able to put lightly tickled my music and put her in the computer and the like stored on an iPod or stored on. Apple T stored in some sort of like mass storage back to something like that and I see a lot of potential."

" This is like this -- that they're just gonna be expanding span span and you hear things now that we heard a little inside scoop that. They're gonna be developing a relationship with the YouTube the night stringing YouTube content and you know eventually it's gonna probably really again once again revolution as -- they -- me. They've also if they'd been hacked already it actually add the USB port evidently has been -- As well as you can now look at. Acts and DivX yet you don't have to go through and a half."

" But you can you can do it and they -- hackers eleventh apparently. The passwords Monroe. Act and that's why I've been told that's what we've heard a lot of life yeah it's it's that -- is basically its its trip that involved everyone things that lead by the -- with a sister numbers of Annapolis. So Mike hey it's a Mac mini."

" Well Apple continues to do what I think Apple does best which is take what people want. Make it very easy and make it very accessible. And hopefully at some point in the future."

" They able sort of give us some like advanced tabs and give users that don't mind you know taking some risks and and and messed with their hard -- a little bit the option to do that sort of thing but for regular people like my mom and dad. Like this is great this is a really it's really terrific device I."

" I I these I I would. I'm tempted to not it to actually go violent trying to to resist which is it."

" Well maybe you could take your own bank and then when you are you can do it. -- like -- big that -- be elected Brownback. And you know it's electrons not an Apple being."

" Also I've had for you Leo from previous shows we use we all know that that's a bad technology of the bad purchases so I I I want one that. Brings me back you'd have to work pretty hard to break AppleTV we."

" I think so much for joining us this time around and of course things GoDaddy for Venus. And thank you for watching thank you for downloading."

" Yeah and so we'll be back with our next show hopefully a little bit sooner we have heard this time around and jealousy all that."

" That remembers only -- members only. -- Amber's going. A sign me up okay."

" This episode -- who brought you by godaddy get reliable secure web hosting without the long term contract. -- up and started to 399 a month and decode digital one what you check out and an additional 10% off. Hoosier daddy."

" And look and -- digital I'm Jessica Corbin I am absolutely and and down on choice and first order of business people. The Guitar Hero to give away -- I'm so excited I can't wait who gets the good who wins well I'm gonna."

" The way for less than 68. Because obviously that show the -- it release date has come crunch things. Complicated story there was a rift in the space time continuum Phelan qualified to make that -- again. So I yes I deleted it we'll get to watch episode twelve and thirteen. All the details and you have to go back and watched while began well."

" And I when you want Leo and."

" Because if there's one thing in digital has it is awesome replay value yes I get better and better watch it it does just that the send us your ripped tracks as well enjoy there from there it."

" So let's jump right and I checked out a car that doesn't. --"

" Wow world won't."

" who could have suspected that going grain could -- this in good."

" This is the Tesla roadster and it is picking up where so many electric car companies have left off. Combining style and for. The electric power train puts out a 240 horsepower and it goes from zero to sixty in under four seconds so I think her red GT here. They do with -- to speed manual gearbox it tops out at 130 miles per hour. So it's no in the body movement in that department. -- on a year 2005 and it's. And then there's the 200 pounds the airport. Tor is what goes back seat of the title -- the war. Let's hear me now like a lot compared to a ledger sports car. But the big difference this data available right away internal combustion engines need to build up to several thousand our hands but there."

" So I am standing here with Rick -- director of product marketing and the first -- that want to talk to you about. Of the batteries how the range I mean are they just bigger batteries in the end."

" Good question actually we use a lot of little batteries we use this with -- chemistry."

" Which by the way through that texture on there and changed I'm making here this is alive better lot of matter and view of."

" Find board native is in a typical notebook computer. In our current we have been used a few more when you're 6831. It is -- and its work allows please Carter have a range up to 250 miles. And it's worth is able to deliver the performance. 400 fault since it's in the fifties and for the voters to give them scores sessions are."

" Sixty acceleration. The battery tech is liquid cool if you want longevity. Of batteries -- want to -- the temperature battery -- 495. Its -- So there's actually quite a sophisticated. Liquid cooling system that runs through the battery -- Can expect to go 500 cycles and cycle is complete charge to distance even though. The car may be charged 1500 times so it's five years of miles. Expect to go through 500 cycles. And then what happens when we've gone through those 500 cycles what happens that's so when the batteries start to fade. Fuels. Begin -- sense. Degradation of range. In the spotlight the hard disk fails it -- on -- you're gonna like 230 minutes to -- just starts dropping okay and and when you're at that point workers to vote for you. Then you bring the cars are extremely common good. I suggest you change the -- We recycle. The batteries there's. Useful battles inside of liquefied. With in my. Batteries so August recycled sheets that battery. -- We do expect the path to go about five years 100000 miles and its warranty there's an extended warranty. For the -- that covers just the battery -- for -- the cars for yours if you."

" Sun let's talk about maintenance what is the maintenance on this. I'm not."

" Very little there's very few moving parts of the power train is exactly seventeen. In the engine and transmission. By comparison a typical four cylinder internal combustion engine has over 250. But even better we don't have things like -- an oil portal built. So there. Catalytic converters adults all these maintenance where -- typically. A lot of cars and."

" Absolutely amazing these engineers and it just. -- of those aspects to it. And can I can my mechanic. Maintains there's a couple of systems that you're mechanic could work I'm."

" Chose to take it you're mechanic. The suspension. And the braking system is fairly traditional on the card but the rest of the systems are ones were formally. Certified Tesla solution -- the -- So anyone can you read this fancy vehicle. I'd love to take pictures --"

" That's actually -- watch list fiction. They never need to shift for normal -- it's more like switching from low high and it's. On inside the Tesla roadster feels like any car with a little record where it's made of leather seats. Cruise control. Power windows locks Eric listening CD player without question -- is optional seven speakers stereo upgrade. Satellite radio facilities you can even get a built in navigation systems and -- for yourself. And there's this little fellow -- it restricts the acceleration. And mileage. For safety there's traction control anti lock brakes high of course monitoring citing patent and airbags. Everything gets back memory. When you carry yourself away from the driver's seat you plug it in a special 200 wonderful card. And he building charts in just three half hours. Best of -- it cost forming two dollars and fifty cents for a full charge. Take that record profit price gouging oil companies."

" Okay so that car looks beautiful it is I mean like every inch of the cars that do this but. How is the ride the ride actually was its its prototypes of their -- bugs that still -- can be worked out. But on all it wrote it like. In sports -- Unreal. Sports are on -- and that it was dragon was pretty aggressive and we got up to like. Nine you on the freeway and we only had trying to. For a leader to do that I mean really quick and it's just soaring said he got at the hall past from the chp is. --"

" And go about getting a hold its -- I would you moonlight could."

" I did you just have to buy an expensive electric sports and you get I'll ask me if you're also saving the earth you know yeah and then things like -- time actually like a complex fluorescent bulb in my car and if I were to get -- is -- did. And stared off. I mean to make up the chp hall pass or something this last battle to the great work that I mean yet simple I was actually with."

" Looking through the footage and I put that together a few clips from because we actually wanted to get you the car right so we said. Silence we wanted the motor roar right all right let's just the listen to it right. Well we'll bring him."

" It."

" So what economic well I know what you're gonna at a department. Yeah when you're going that fast accurate I'm people a day at last -- Reagan now if you're just tuning in for the night -- it. And as toast the anything anything speed depending jokes and it makes me uncomfortable it's just and that Google's and that's how I roll. I actually thought that as a byproduct of batteries like nitrous oxide."

" And passenger compartment."

" The car without via an upgrade to -- list but yeah I'll be sure to do that right around the time getting my free all that."

" I wish I went for Spain when you have time. Get to go. Because I want to know what -- I was kind of looking forward to hearing on giggle. A you know I'm just gonna."

" Track but I definitely think that that well you know it it's you can get past."

" The sound of my giggles you could actually hear what the -- sounds like and it. On here loves the sound of the nice strong sports scarlet -- he told me almost in tears in his eyes. How is going to miss the sound like that's or sports -- an engine and as I know what this Downey get a thumbs like. Galactic. It's like if I would love like it's like it like. Is hovering are doing it's it's a crazy sound that's that's so much more smooth and -- he did you think about this you take up all that sound pollution. Though the -- is going to be different when you don't have all the engines in -- nine."

" You're gonna have a bunch of guys drive around going."

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" Thing -- get them. Yeah it'll be just like that little gap OK well let's stick with cars for a moment so we're doing a new segment that were Colin drive in. And in this week's inaugural segment of drive in I looked at it GPS navigation unit. That is noted that features the best feature of all is the price."

" Wow world world."

" As a man it goes against everything I believe in to ask for directions -- I straight from my prescribed course of action on a road trip ever. Trip since the war."

" Back in the old days avoiding humiliation of pulling into a gas station and admitting I was lost involved lots of preparation."

" Copious notes map quest Google maps perhaps a road map that I can never really pull back up the way it was originally designed."

" All of that went out the window with the advent of GPS navigation units that fit in your car."

" One problem has always been -- very expensive 600 to a thousand dollars -- all that changes. With this."

" This is the neo did you walker C three and X is except 200 dollar GPS navigation system it's gonna blow your."

" The did you -- clear right LCD screen is three and a half and yet he display with 65000 college who automatically switch."

" From daytime to nighttime displays when the sun goes down and there's so many different things to confront me just think you're using if you've got."

" Memory C -- and acts as one gigabyte. And 64 megabytes ram. Video comes fully loaded with a map of the United States which includes Alaska -- Puerto Rico and want. Your guy that you want to drive to Puerto Rico."

" There's also more than three and a half million fleets of interest."

" policy uses the very best commercial mapping company the entire universe -- Leo."

" In addition to its simple easy to read large brightly colored touch screen interface that comes -- a pretty safety --"

" Want to tell the -- hey while I'm driving don't let me. Play with your happy friendly jolly candy like buttons setting your preferences safety feature will be enabled. Preventing you from fooling around when you should really driving."

" The unit talked several different languages using English. Issues between there and act."

" And 100 yards can. It's very useful for me driving through Los Angeles and listening on radio or news to have my GPS receivers."

" It's going knows that it's not radio talk to me or those places which are constantly battling in my head."

" With a name like did you lockers should be no surprise that you can take -- out of your car and converted to walking."

" Just Helena right now I'm a pedestrian calculate accordingly it'll ignore one way streets we'll send -- all kinds of exciting things."

" If you're out walking around the streets of us San Francisco for example and you want to have a little bit of music with you. And for whatever reason you don't own an iPod or another MP3 player. The meal can be converted to an MP3 player has a headphone Jack and a slot for memory card -- you'll have to install if you want to put your music onto it. I honestly don't know why you wanna use the MP3 player features but. I foresee the mysterious future integrating. Maps and some sort of recorded guided walking tour of areas like national -- Washington DC or the famous red light district and --"

" The unit does have --"

" Drawbacks. It has battery power but if you're relying entirely on battery power you can only go for four hours. I mean charges. It's really get in the way if you have a long way to go when you forget your hard work."

" The deal will alert you when you're coming up -- but it won't tell you the name of the street just the direction it needs. If I could change to things about the -- Make it Mac compatible or at least remove the windows only restriction so I can sum -- clinics. And I would also tell exploits to not update he so frequently fourth approaches. It tells me and a half mile and it tells me 300 feet. -- tells me fifty feet and it tells me to return dude I heard for the first time. The most surprising thing to me about digital locker is how inexpensive it really is. I don't know how they managed to pack all these changes in this little device for just 200 dollars. Whether you're on a budget or not if you are in the market for GPS receiver I highly highly recommend check."

" A base in the price has finally come down -- on these things I haven't gotten GPS unit for really long time because there are so expensive -- I have my little hand held like Garmin. -- at all. Everything that I've looked at is been like between 700000. Dollars and this thing. Is just what you saw its phenomenal it has so many features in -- we really didn't have time. To list every single one of them and the it interface so intuitive. That I'd sure like find stuff while you're using it things makes sense."

" And and I loved it."

" Although I did discover that while driving around with that I had -- what about two weeks -- think that about -- my entries are gone for every place I went and I was like using it to give me directions places."

" I totally do not need the GPS unit --"

" I just don't I don't go to places that don't know enough yet again and I kinda know my way around LA and how to get places fast you know like cattle and."

" yes a lot confuses me even more. Yes. Yes and I an an a lot of times because I have my routes are ready downs about have a GPS tonight -- try to follow it up confused and things you can kind of it. You know I just go to my spots in those are right spots and you know the only time ever really used UPS's inside flap it around in your people the driving around you now."

" Well enough. Yeah they're big you like to be a little he's glad attend private -- be nice."

" evil yeah."

" I swear I GPS. But I will admit that I got lazy and I really I know the shortcuts I did it tells me what do I do it. And the other parent with I don't pay attention. It and it like we thought you don't intentionally driving. It just the road and -- it buildings -- I'd like he asked me one landmark on any major street I will have no idea."

" It's like speed dial. And you know I'm now you don't know any but he's number yeah right and it can't do that way regularly drives in years -- on -- in -- tend to it -- it but that's an idiot up."

" Yeah one day today GPS is to be wrong and then that -- can only answer like that now I'm just going have a dog comedy LA and only."

" Well you guys -- GPS device will -- and slaves I'll be out there are leading a small group of rebels with -- road maps and I layer but it also -- those and I can't say this enough it's rare so rare that I review a product that I like so much I have to like kind of look to find things not like about it in this thing is just fantastic its really really fantastic it's or."

" Two battery everything I made a great price except you -- Well I just is I don't -- I would rather spend my 200 dollars unlike you know 200 things that cost a dollar range. Cut -- it coming up next I took a look at it media Centre PC except that this time with X they."

" Wow wow world."

" I love watching movies and have a huge dvd collection isn't just a portion of them. What comes time to watch a movie I have to go through the collection by the movie I won't watch -- and drive wouldn't be. Be nice having 1 central location just -- browse the library hit play that watch how simple as that. I dream of mine is to buy a home media server somewhere to store all my dvds. And then I found this -- might help the keeper of interact TV. And does exactly that. My dreams had been answered my tell he'd seen bits he needs 260. Gigabyte hard drive that's around 32 movies. There's a 400 gigabyte upgrade available and definitely worth considering. All the movies are tagged with cover art and descriptions plus you can store music and all those two. At its core it's a Linux based operating system so basically it's a computer so play a bunch of video formats anything you want throwaway acts in it makes -- BMB just to name it you. It's also a personal video recorder or PBR. Can -- the usual things kind of like -- you record series' first runs all the typical Kenya functions. There's a built in standard definition tuner for standard cable or use with extra cable box with basic analog connections. There's a slot loading dvd -- to. On paper might tell -- sounds pretty impressive it's got nice double designed to and it's pretty quiet. Well that's hard it's still a computer pretending to be a home theatre component and I should -- when I -- track -- on the remote. There's lots and lots of wires to connect. Probably audio and actually uses -- mini Jack which is exactly common cable found that most households. Shall based application to set up the tuner IR blaster for external cable boxes. Basically it. And my -- HD outputs a 720. It's only standard definition -- you get it I -- are the menus. And it comes overall quality dvd players no better than my five year old eighty dollar dvd player. And the PBR well it's more like you cast me. There's no HDMI or even dvi. We can see the hole where my dad that's been replaced by on the -- It does allow networking so you can stream content from other telling you that house that's pretty cool I love that and ripping into. Robinson is just too complicated for average consumers and time. We -- window comes up to figure is just asking for lots of problems. And the user base that easy use. Even windows media Centre devices lot better. But I guess in some what you -- expect some complications when you drop a computer in the living room. I."

" Had such high hopes for this there's so much in the philosophy of this product that I believe in. And this product was originally. On my little queue of things to review. And I was so furious. Yeah like in ninetieth minute of trying to get the god damn thing to do."

" Anything that I gave it you yeah you could make it work well an eight I don't like things that make me feel stupid and between that and this to both of them apply actually."

" I did open up my boxes you know Evelyn that -- any tech guy has that big bucks a cable. I did that -- through like about everything."

" But you had to -- I have a big box and cables and and I don't think. Still didn't have the and cable that you need -- like it's like some kind of you know it's like hook up your beta max player in the he has that any power you know."

" It is I would that was really if I'd like I think that this -- rate -- found -- she lost by so I just didn't like the way it was implemented like optional windows and and the remote is actually I was using it for a couple days of prime real idea using track while. It that's visited the arrows at the bottom actually but it easily hold they just feel more comfortable the track while -- you like it on. Account to the war and."

" And we're talking about about this specific unit is it. Fair and is that right to apply what we call the consumer electronics standard to a device. Like this and -- I think that you absolutely have to plan consumer electronics standards war because the computer so like. I should you be a little bit more forgiving that the computer in the living room but I -- living room so yeah it should work really nicely right. I think that have to be less forgiving. Than you normally would for a computer product because it is going and you living room where -- people who you would not expect to reasonably be computers. Are gonna be interacting. -- yet so I think it has to be innocent."

" and they tell it like that the people it is. It Jack up and that just because something has completely samples for as a computer goes in your living room. Check out the Apple TV. Why won't you."

" And if you don't -- look at ways to download movies and watch television on your computer. And I was pretty much has that whole unlock the day. How is that content onto television. It's Apple -- be like all things Apple its sleek and slender and unassuming and it's robberies the Senate requiring all human. What source of frustration Mikey get back after red after the start -- because no cables come in the box not a nothing. It connects to your television through component or HD nine if you go component audio boosters standard stereo RCA obvious -- or optical. It outputs to high definition resolution 720 he and Kennedy. That you can't use standard definition if your television has the right next. Unique network connectivity to and you have a choice of ethernet -- 8211 BGR. End. For streaming video you need faster speeds than he can provide so keep that in mind. So how everything works. Well it synchronize with iTunes -- with one computer and has the ability to stream audio and video I. Apple TV has a forty gig hard drive -- seeing content he don't have to leave your primary computer on for it to work. If that's not enough storage you're pretty much Cadillac you can set it to remove older shows and podcast -- high bit rate ideal platform. Easily max out the drive. The glimmer of hope is that USB port on the back but it's for diagnostics and service only see it can't like in an external hard drive. The experience surprisingly pleasant that's really seamless and your computer and your television and the user interface is so easy use. Are not -- The biggest drawback is that limited formats it supports essentially it's I can about the computer. You can't watch accident or unix and -- how popular these formats get. However you can watch and listen to your entire iTunes library which is something that no other device and it. So how about the quality well Apple TV's design high definition but. There really isn't any HD content and I can store still produced television looks surprisingly. Not as -- steam but about it and I expect it. Music is overlooked gem with Apple -- mean you could take your iPod docked into your home theater system already. But what Apple TV does is it gives you the visual experience to accompany your audio which."

" I tried it out to that really like it yet I what I was actually when I read this back in the release came out like Leo. Apple products whenever I'm it's it's stupid and this this when I used it problem beauty critic."

" I'm saying -- yeah. Enthusiasts and anytime Apple about the product I'm like oh look what they're gonna be different and that I didn't get I was like a case a wet. Mechanic -- know it's not meant you have and you but ultimately. If you would usually experience your music. It really is we have her fault it is it is you know it's if you're having a party in some wants an. You know what song is on to be able look at the TV and not just seemed like a little lower third thing I like. Album art and moving and maybe like some in your own pictures pulled in iPhoto you know it's it's it's really a great."

" really I think you knew they did great job in I'm not an Apple and VoIP obviously you know a lot of people I I don't like it when they gave me. Right I bought things about airport -- not but I don't like the bank like I'm in their city and thank you feel like I'm actually following. We're human and in this chain."

" And I can hear you yeah you can't talk about what was it might happen I might and I tell me and my tell it. Things work yeah little allocate their -- bottom line and this that they can I need it because at least I won't be. -- well almost -- about the window trying to put this mean yeah there I was just like he just want things."

" Mark I would I -- fireworks I actually want by now having tried it for you know it just did not very long I really. Really like it and you will with playing with earlier with the."

" I wasn't sure I was gonna like they're not because I've you know I just redolent specs on this stuff and actually played with that myself I didn't really know what it was going to do that. Couldn't already do it with different things but it is great. It works it's simple and I love it and I hope. That Apple is going to do some firmware upgrades -- gonna get access they -- important future really hoping. That they will start making it sort of a two way connection so like my biggest like wish for the entire iTunes experience. Is that I can somehow put my iTunes library. In a server environment. That is not necessarily just an account on my machine and the Apple to -- seems like it could be awaited answer that I could like put. Not just purchased music but I can put other things you know my ripped music that stuff on it and then use it like jukebox. And use it storm these and all that stuff and take off your computer taken by accessing react because I would really like to -- for I've always wondered be able to put lightly tickled my music and put her in the computer and the like stored on an iPod or stored on. Apple T stored in some sort of like mass storage back to something like that and I see a lot of potential."

" This is like this -- that they're just gonna be expanding span span and you hear things now that we heard a little inside scoop that. They're gonna be developing a relationship with the YouTube the night stringing YouTube content and you know eventually it's gonna probably really again once again revolution as -- they -- me. They've also if they'd been hacked already it actually add the USB port evidently has been -- As well as you can now look at. Acts and DivX yet you don't have to go through and a half."

" But you can you can do it and they -- hackers eleventh apparently. The passwords Monroe. Act and that's why I've been told that's what we've heard a lot of life yeah it's it's that -- is basically its its trip that involved everyone things that lead by the -- with a sister numbers of Annapolis. So Mike hey it's a Mac mini."

" Well Apple continues to do what I think Apple does best which is take what people want. Make it very easy and make it very accessible. And hopefully at some point in the future."

" They able sort of give us some like advanced tabs and give users that don't mind you know taking some risks and and and messed with their hard -- a little bit the option to do that sort of thing but for regular people like my mom and dad. Like this is great this is a really it's really terrific device I."

" I I these I I would. I'm tempted to not it to actually go violent trying to to resist which is it."

" Well maybe you could take your own bank and then when you are you can do it. -- like -- big that -- be elected Brownback. And you know it's electrons not an Apple being."

" Also I've had for you Leo from previous shows we use we all know that that's a bad technology of the bad purchases so I I I want one that. Brings me back you'd have to work pretty hard to break AppleTV we."

" I think so much for joining us this time around and of course things GoDaddy for Venus. And thank you for watching thank you for downloading."

" Yeah and so we'll be back with our next show hopefully a little bit sooner we have heard this time around and jealousy all that."

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