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TunesAtWork is a specialized server for Mac OS X allowing you to stream your iTunes music collection to the world. Great idea and it is free….

Topix.net is a targeted news site using artifical intelligence algorithms to read stories from over 2,000 sources and classify them into 30,000 US cities and towns, 5,500 public company and industry verticals, 48,000 celebrities and musicians, 1,500 sports teams and personalities and more….

The Chicago Cubs will receive 17% of the gross revenue from rooftop businesses surrounding Wrigley Field, according to a report on ESPN.com. An extra $2 million a year for the club, or 2.5% of last season’s opening day payroll of $80 million….

RipDigital will take your entire CD collection and send you back DVD-ROMs full of 224kbs MP3s. $129 for 100 CDs, postage included. You can also have all of your music placed onto an external hard drive or music player….

Bobby night has added advertising to his coaches’ sweaters and Adidas now has larger logos on their shirt collars. ESPN examines the new trend of advertising placed on coaches, and which coaches may benefit the most….

TiVo is coming out with software in the fall which will allow you to move your recorded shows from your TiVo to a PC. A hardware key is required to view the files. You will also be able to program your TiVo from a cell phone or PDA. I am guessing that this software is written in J2ME….

David Pogue of the NY Times reviews MSN Direct. “[T]he Microsoft Smart Watch is, to put it bluntly, for gadget freaks. It’s for early adopters, guys who love “because it’s there” technology, people whose pupils dilate at the mention of the word “wireless.” Others are likely to give these watches the backs of their hands – and not in the way Microsoft is hoping.”…

According to NY Times analysis the Sugar Bowl had 16 minutes and 28 seconds of live action, or 7.3% of the 3 hour and 43 minute game time. In the NFL the Colts vs. Broncos had 12 minutes and 18 seconds of action in a three hour broadcast. (6.8% of the game was action, not counting replays) Soccer gives you close to 90 minutes of action in a 120 minute broadcast….

Intel plans to invest $200 million in companies that are creating digital home entertainment technology….

NY Times article covers low cost carriers adding frills to their flights. Simpsons episodes, gift baskets, Kate Spade uniforms, all to spruce up economy class….