It's here-Introducing the iPhone

As the crowd roars the runners finally make it across the finish line. The iphone made history finally crossing over to the hands of the public. People stood in line and camped as early as 4:00 am just to buy this new gadget. Now here is some of the stories i have heard: A couple of the guys that waited for the new phone only bought one to open it up and examine the contents of the iphone. One proud customer yelled out "I got One" as if winning the lottery or bingo after a lucky number is called. Apple has changed the rules. The bar has been raised as of 06-29-2007 the iphone emerged as a big opponent in the ring. The crowd roars as the iphone gets ready to crush the competition. Marketing history has been made. The way that handheld computers are evolving is amazing. Just imagine, phone, fax, email, tv, music, video, word/pdf files, pictures, cameras, voicemai, voice dialing, games, internet, all in a neat little package right in the palm of your hand. Please elevate your right hand and salute the best multimedia phone on the market.

Why Did RIM Drop the Ball on Video for the Pearl?

Well, actually they did NOT.
There has been talk in the Pearl section questioning RIM not providing software or at least a "How To" in regards to getting videos on to the Pearl.
For months I have opined that it possibly has to do with RIM not wanting to get sued by the Studios for copyright violations, etc. The basis for my statement was, and remains, that if RIM provided software, a "how to" or references to Sites, etc. about converting movies for the Pearl, that the Studios would sue RIM as they have done against other sites or software producers. [E.g., DVD XCopy who were put out of business, their argument failing that their software simply allowed DVD owners to make a backup copy of legitimately owned DVDs].
IMHO the same goes for recording MP3's for the Pearl.
In contrast, Apple has avoided suits because, as far as I know, it provides or refers users only to video and music on its Site, that is available for a fee, part of which goes to the Studios and Recording Companies as licensing fees and royalties.
Considering the below, it seems to me that my suspicions and opinion are correct.
So that is why RIM has not provided us Pearl users with even a whisper of how to convert and get video and music on to the Pearl.
Make sense?
THE SECRET IS: To download Virtual Dub. Its Free.
Be careful of copyright laws.

The blackberry pearl

BLACKBERRY PEARL SPECS
BlackBerry Media Player - Supported Media Types
BlackBerry Media Player supports the playing of various audio and video file formats. See the Detailed Specifications section in this article for more information on supported audio formats, audio file containers, and video formats.
Supported Video Formats
BlackBerry Media Player is designed to support playback of videos encoded in the following formats:
MPEG-4 Part 2 (Simple Profile and DivX)
File formats - .avi, .3gp, .mp4, .mov
Video - Video - Up to 320 x 240 (optimal is 240 x 180), up to 800 kbps (optimal is 400 kbps), up to 30 frames per second
Audio - MP3 or AAC, sample rate of up to 44 kHz, stereo audio
H.263 (Profile 0 & Profile 3)
File formats - .avi, .3gp, .mp4, .mov
Video - up to 320 x 240 (optimal is 240 x 180), up to 800 kbps (optimal is 400 kbps), up to 30 frames per second
Audio - MP3 or AAC, sample rate of up to 44 kHz, stereo audio
The following are examples of unsupported video formats:
MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264 / AVC)
MPEG-4 Part 2 (Advanced Simple Profile)
H.263+
XviD
3GPP2 (.3g2)
Windows Media Video (.wmv, .wm)
Advanced Systems Format (.asf)
Real Media (.rm)
MPEG-1 / MPEG-2
Supported Audio Formats
BlackBerry Media Player is designed to support playback of audio files encoded in the following formats:
MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Layer 3 (.mp3)
AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ (.m4a or .aac)
MIDI (.mid or .smf)
AMR-NB (.amr)
WAVE (.wav)
The following are examples of unsupported audio formats:
MPEG-1 Layer 1 & 2
MPEG-2 Layer 1 & 2
Windows Media Audio (.wma)
Real Audio (.ra)

WHAT IS A PVR?

WHAT IS A PVR?
PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER SYNONYMOUS WITH DVR
WHAT DO THEY DO?
THESE DEVICES ALLOW VIEWERS TO WATCH THEIR FAVORITE
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN CAPTURED FOR COMPUTER, TELEVISION
DVD'S AND OTHER SOURCES.THE DEVICE CAN BE CONTROLLED
AND SET UP FOR FUTURE VIEWING. THE CONSUMER CAN CONTROL FAST FORWARD
STOP, REPEAT AND SHIFT THE SPEED OF THESE DEVICES. THE BEST PART IS
THAT THIS IS ALL DONE WITH HARD DRIVE STORAGE. THERE ARE SEVERAL
AVAILABLE LIKE SONICBLUES' REPLAY TV, TIVO AND MANY OTHER HANDHELD
DEVICES.
HOW MANY PROGRAMS CAN I RECORD FRO PLAYBACK? HOW MUCH TIME IS ALLOWED?
TYPICALLY 30-35 HOURS OF PROGRAMING IS ALLOWED ON MOST SYSTEMS. THE
BUILT IN HARD DRIVE FOR DIGITAL RECORDING HAS DUAL TUNERS ALLOWING
USERS TO RECORD ONE PROGRAM WHILE WATCHING ANOTHER SIMULTANEOUSLY.

TIVO

This is good stuff. Now i'm hooked on TIVO

BE CAREFUL

INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS
>
> The clothes dryer stopped drying. The repairman went
> to the dryer and pulled
> out the lint filter. It was clean. We always
> clean the lint from the
> filter after every load of clothes.
>
>
>
>
> He told us that he wanted to show us something. He
> took the filter over to
> the sink, and ran hot water over it.
>
> I am sure you know what your dryer's lint filter
> looks like. WELL...the hot
> water just sat on top of the screen! It did not go
> through it at all!
>
> He told us that dryer sheets cause a waxy film to
> build up over the screen,
> and this does not let the air pass through, so the
> heating unit overheats and
> burns out.
>
> You cannot SEE the film, but it's there. This is
> also what causes dryer's
> to catch fire, and potentially burn your house down
> with it!
>
> He said the best way to keep your dryer working for
> a very long time (and to
> keep your electric bill lower because your clothes
> will dry faster), is to
> clean that filter after every load, and wash it
> with hot soapy water with an
> old toothbrush (or other brush) every three months.
> He said that makes the life of the dryer at least
> twice as long!
>
> How about that! Learn something new everyday!
>
> I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that.
> So, I thought I'd share!
>
> NOTE: I went to my dryer & tested my screen by
> running water on it. The
> water ran thru a little bit but mostly collected all
> the water in the mesh
> screen. I washed it with warm soapy water & a nylon
> brush & I had it done in 30
> seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right
> thru the screen! There
> wasn't any puddle of water at all!
>
> That repairman knew what he was talking about!
>
> PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS
> BOOK. NOT ONLY COULD IT
> SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME, BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S
> LIFE

ARCHOS, IPOD, COWAN, BLACKBERRY

I need help. I just bought a mp3 player made by Archos. This may be more than i could handle. This mp3 player is the Archos 404 with 30 gigs of memory. I was able to down load songs. Now how about the videos? Any suggestions.
Yes i read the manual. What is virtual dub?