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Networks
2:51AM Nick Broughall | Today the Pipe International PPC-1 was switched on, providing Australia with its first “carrier neutral” submarine cable. But while we wait for all the ISPs to start selling us huge data caps at bargain basement prices, let’s take a gander at some of the stats of the cable. More »
Here Are Some PPC-1 Pipe Statistics For Your Enjoyment
2:51AM Nick Broughall | Today the Pipe International PPC-1 was switched on, providing Australia with its first “carrier neutral” submarine cable. But while we wait for all the ISPs to start selling us huge data caps at bargain basement prices, let’s take a gander at some of the stats of the cable. More » 
Gadgets
70% of Kindle Owners Are over 40?
4:50AM Mark Wilson | The Official Amazon Kindle Forum has a thread called the “Average Kindle Owner’s Age.” Someone counted up all 1,387 responses and found that 70% of respondents were over 40. More »
Vehicles
Cannondale Bicycles May Get iPod Dock Upgrade + Stat Tracking
10:00AM Jason Chen | Cannondale bikes hired a design firm to render up some possible future features on their rides, one of which is a very interesting one called MetroPolite that has an iPod connector. An iPod seems like the last thing you want to be shoving into your ears when you’re riding in a Metro area, seeing as bikes lose to cars when the latter accidentally hit the former, but the connector isn’t just for that. More »
Entertainment
Blu-ray Awareness Hits 60%…Hooray?
2:45AM Mark Wilson | According to a recent poll by research firm Interpret, 60% of the U.S. is “aware” of Blu-ray. So does this actually mean anything? We’re not so sure. While brand recognition is important, it doesn’t appear that Interpret asked those polled to interpret what the hell Blu-ray really meant. Our guess is that if you asked the public some basic questions (Can Blu-ray players play normal DVDs? Will Blu-ray play on a standard def TV? What new features does Blu-ray bring?) that the 60% statistic would drop abruptly. Why doesn’t Sony just run a simple commercial Q&A? We don’t need hip marketing. We just need a clear explanation. [cepro] More »
Software
Like WoW, The Pirate Bay Has Reached 10 Million
2:54AM Mark Wilson | Torrent sharing group The Pirate Bay has asserted itself as “World’s Largest Tracker,” now claiming over 10 million peers sharing 1 million files. Not only is 10 million more than the population of New York City, it’s just about equal to the user numbers of the most successful MMO on the planet, World of Warcraft, which not so long ago announced the same user milestone…and may have a thing or two to say about The Pirate Bay’s title. More »
Entertainment
Blu-ray Outsells HD DVD Nearly 2-to-1 in US
11:04PM Wilson Rothman | Home Media Research reports that from January 1 through September 30, Blu-ray sold 2.6 million discs in the US, while only 1.4 million HD DVD discs were sold. Since it ended in September, the count doesn’t include Michael Bay’s reluctantly sold 190,000 Transformers HD DVDs, a figure which will probably continue to rise, adding to the HD DVD camp’s overall numbers. And the numbers may shift more favourably towards HD DVD as Paramount and Dreamworks maintain exclusivity for at least 17 more months. Nevertheless, it does suggest that, still without serious pushes from Fox and Disney, the Blu-ray posse is maintaining its lead, and even growing it: Since the advent of high-definition discs back in spring 2006, just over 3 million Blu-ray discs have been purchased stateside, while only around 2 million HD DVD discs have sold. [Reuters] More »According to ComScore, web video watchers …
9:28PM Matt Buchanan | According to ComScore, web video watchers have short attention spans: 2.7 minutes worth, to be exact, though we watch about 3 hours of online video a month. [NYT] More »A study carried out between September 2006 …
10:39AM Gizmodo US Edition | A study carried out between September 2006 and April 2007 shows there are more Americans who only have a mobile than those who only have a landline. [NYT] More »
Where Our Tech Dollars Go: Landlines and Cable TV, Mostly
4:15AM Adam Frucci | Wired had this really cool chart that shows where we spend our tech dollars last week that we somehow missed, but better late than never, eh? The chart breaks down the average household spending on tech goods and services annually, and it shows that we spend way too much money on landline phones: 26% of all tech spending, to be exact. Who out there is still paying for a landline phone these days? Come on, fess up. Full version of the chart after the jump. More »
