The Queue: Week in review

Celebs saving energy in the name of Live Earth, AllofMP3 closes its digital doors, a nagging HD DVD piracy solution, ICEing your cell phone, and starting a hobby as a cell phone network test guy.
http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-28190.html
HEY THERE I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV AND THIS IS THE QUEUE...
HELPING TECH LOVERS FEEL LESS DORKY SINCE 2006!
LET'S GET YOU STARTED WITH YOUR MUST CLICK MOMENT!
A LIST CELEBS TELLING US HOW TO CURB GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE...
BY RECYCLING PAPER, LOWERING THE THERMOSTAT, AND DOWNLOADING MUSIC...
THE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCMENTS PART OF A LIVE EARTH PUSH...
THAT'S THE 24 HOUR, SEVEN CONTINENT CONCERT RAISING AWARENESS FOR GLOBAL WARMING...
A RUSSIAN MUSIC SITE SELLING MP3'S FOR A FRACTION OF ITUNES PRICES SHUT DOWN THIS WEEK...
ALL OF MP3 DOT COM INSISTED THEY WERE LEGIT...SUPPOSEDLY PAYING ROYALITIES ACCORDING TO A RUSSIAN COPYRIGHT LAW...
SONGS SOLD FOR PENNIES COMPARED TO THE 99 CENTS THEY'D FETCH FROM AMERICAN SITES...
WHILE THAT SITE IS DOWN THERE'S A NEW ONE CALLED MP3SPARKS DOT COM BUT I COULDN'T GET IT TO LOAD.
MOVING THROUGH THE QUEUE...
REMEMBER WHEN THE HD-DVD KEY WAS REAVEALED ON THE WEB AND HACKERS REJOICED AT THE CRACKED CODE?
NOW THE NEWEST OFFENSIVE FROM THE INDUSTRY COULD MEAN LOTS OF HEADACHES FOR CONSUMERS.
IN A NUTSHELL - THE SOLUTION FROM THE HD DVD GROUP IS TO MAKE YOU UPGRADE HD DVD PLAYING PROGRAMS EVERY TIME A NEW KEY IS CRACKED.
IF YOU POP IN THE LATEST DISC WITHOUT THE UPDATED SOFTWARE, YOUR COMPUTER WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO PLAY IT UNTIL YOU DOWNLOAD A FIX.
THIS COULD HAPPEN MANY, MANY TIMES AS HACKERS CONTINUALLY CRACK THE CODES AND RELEASE THE KEYS.
FRUSTRATING, BUT IT WON'T AFFECT STAND-ALONE HD DVD PLAYERS.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF ICE?
THIS IS WHEN YOU PUT AN EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBER IN YOUR CELL PHONE SO FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTACT A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOU.
THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE BUT I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED WHEN I FOUND AN EMAIL FROM PALM SAYING - ICE YOUR TREO!
ICE STANDS FOR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY..
PALM PROMOTING BIG RED STICKERS YOU PUT ON THE BACK OF YOUR PHONE LETTING PARAMEDICS AND POLICE KNOW THERE'S AN ICE CONTACT IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK TO CALL.
FOR THIS TO WORK, YOUR PHONE HAS TO BE UNLOCKED AND EASY TO USE...
FINALLY - THE BETA...
WHILE WIRELESS PROVIDERS GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA OF COVERAGE - ONLY SIGNAL MAP GIVES YOU BAR COUNTS AND DEAD SPOTS.
T-MOBILE USED TO THE MARKET LEADER IN TERMS OF DISCLOSING STREET LEVEL COVERAGE...
BUT OTHER PROVIDERS HAVE FOLLOWED SUIT...
STILL THE ABSOLUTE BEST WAY TO REALLY CHECK COVERAGE IS TO BRING A PHONE AND SEE THE BARS...
SIGNAL MAP LETS AVERAGE JOE'S BECOME THE NETWORK TEST GUY BY INPUTTING SIGNAL INFO ON TOP OF A GOOGLE MAP.
LOVE THE EXTRA INFO...
MY FRIENDS ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS SO WIERD FOR WANTING TO COMPARE SIGNAL STRENGTH EVERYWHERE WE WENT...
I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV IN NEW YORK CITY...
DON'T SAY I DIDN'T TELL YOU SO.

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