This Week on Channel 9: April 4th Episode (Channel 9)

This Week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian cover:

News
- Open XML approved as an ISO/IEC Standard
- Microsoft Surface partners with AT&T brings Surface devices to AT&T stores starting April 17th
- Game Programming with Silverlight 2.0 by Mike Snow

A rundown of April Fools Day related jokes/activities
- Charles interviews Brian Beckman on Project Quark
- ThinkGeek's Labyrinth Lock
- ThinkGeek's USB Pregnancy Test
- ThinkGeek's Betamax to HD-DVD Converter
- Xbox 360 Wireless Helmet
- Xbox Live, the Board Game
- Xbox 360 Vintage Edition
- Mardi Brekke and Dee Dee Walsh

Picks of the Week
- Dan's Pick: Silverlight Rehab - You're not alone
- Brian's Pick: World of Warcraft Bard Hero Class

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littleguru <3 Seattle

Apr 04, 2008 at 11:31 AM

Downloading, downloading, downloading!!!

Why does Brian remember me of Barney from "How I Met Your Mother"; especially when he mentions the bachelor party? hehe
wisemx Live it

Apr 04, 2008 at 11:50 AM

I really enjoy these but this one, well, just a wee bit goofy this time.
Dan

Apr 04, 2008 at 12:26 PM

Yeah, we'll probably have a goofy show every now and then (Halloween, April Fools Day, Holidays), maybe we should label them in the title so people know we're going to be a little less newsy and a bit more...pointless:P
dcharles

Apr 04, 2008 at 12:33 PM

So the iPhone can actually sync with Microsoft Surface? :O
Dan

Apr 04, 2008 at 12:43 PM

Not exactly, the surface just reads a barcode for whatever hardware or product is put on top of it. That being said, Bluetooth communication and/or wireless should be possible if someone wanted to build something with a little more direct connection on Surface.
HumanCompiler Now with more program management

Apr 04, 2008 at 1:11 PM

littleguru wrote:

Downloading, downloading, downloading!!!

Why does Brian remember me of Barney from "How I Met Your Mother"; especially when he mentions the bachelor party? hehe

Neil Patrick Harris modeled his character after Brian. True story.
littleguru <3 Seattle

Apr 04, 2008 at 2:57 PM

HumanCompiler wrote:

littleguru wrote:
Downloading, downloading, downloading!!!

Why does Brian remember me of Barney from "How I Met Your Mother"; especially when he mentions the bachelor party? hehe

Neil Patrick Harris modeled his character after Brian. True story.

Don't you see it?

They are AWESOME!

We need Brian in a suit to compare... A Barney-like suit... not too tied, a little bit lazy, but in a suit.

Suit up! (to say it in Barney's words)
CKurt while( ( !succeed=try() ) ) { }

Apr 04, 2008 at 4:59 PM

Dan wrote:

Not exactly, the surface just reads a barcode for whatever hardware or product is put on top of it. That being said, Bluetooth communication and/or wireless should be possible if someone wanted to build something with a little more direct connection on Surface.

So they just put a barcode sticker on the back of the device and service reads that ? Or how does it work exactly ?

There must be some connection if you want to drag and drop songs to a phone, no ?

Dan

Apr 04, 2008 at 7:52 PM

DukeNukem wrote:

Dan wrote:
Not exactly, the surface just reads a barcode for whatever hardware or product is put on top of it. That being said, Bluetooth communication and/or wireless should be possible if someone wanted to build something with a little more direct connection on Surface.

So they just put a barcode sticker on the back of the device and service reads that ? Or how does it work exactly ?

There must be some connection if you want to drag and drop songs to a phone, no ?

I think the dragging/dropping of songs onto a phone was demoware meaning I don't think AT&T or Surface has built anything beyond prototypes of that yet. I could be mistaken though and they could be further along here.

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